PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Lagus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Holnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagus comes to the cage accompanied by Llevas Polka. Ruben Lagus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Donnie Holnick's chin.

Lagus
vs
Holnick

180 cm
26
205 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
217 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruben Lagus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Holnick!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holnick momentarily.
Holnick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lagus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holnick.
Holnick ducks under a wild hook from Lagus.
Lagus throws a low kick, looking for Holnick's leg but Holnick calmly moves out of range.
Lagus thows a leg kick but Holnick checks it

and Holnick counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lagus!
Lagus is desperately trying to improve his position but Holnick has a good base and remains in mount.
Holnick controlling from mount.
Holnick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagus is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holnick dominating with strikes here.
Lagus holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Holnick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lagus tries to hold on but Holnick postures up.
Holnick lands a big shot there that rocks Lagus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagus tries to hold on but Holnick pushes him away.
Holnick lands a big shot there that rocks Lagus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Holnick is nestled in close to Lagus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Holnick trying to control the pace.
Holnick prevents Lagus from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Holnick seems content to control.
Lagus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holnick moves nicely into side control.
Lagus wants to control but Holnick postures up.
Holnick trying to control the action but Lagus is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagus struggling a bit here.
Holnick tries to advance to mount but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holnick is looking to take a break and control but Lagus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holnick in side control, throwing shots but Lagus defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Holnick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lagus misses with a low kick.
Lagus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holnick manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Lagus. Beautiful body shot.
Holnick misses with a double jab.
Lagus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lagus.
Holnick blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holnick.
Lagus wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagus doesn't manage to clinch there - Holnick circles away.
Lagus misses with a hook. Holnick ducked under it nicely.
Holnick scores with a hook.
Holnick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lagus in his tracks.
Holnick defending well as Lagus loads up on a big left hand.
Lagus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lagus misses with a left hand
and Holnick counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holnick throws out the jab.
Lagus throws a big shot that misses.
Holnick loads up on a big right hand but Lagus slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Holnick there.
Lagus cracks the inside of Holnick's front leg.
Lagus misses with a low kick.
Lagus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holnick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Holnick or perhaps it was just good defense by Lagus which made him look bad.
Lagus wants to slow Holnick down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holnick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lagus tries to clinch up.
Lagus moves out of range of the leg kick from Holnick.
Lagus throws a leg kick that misses.
Holnick tries to work over Lagus's front leg with a kick but Lagus checks it.
Lagus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holnick moves away.
Lagus is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Lagus misses.
Holnick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lagus manages to avoid it.
Lagus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holnick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holnick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lagus.
Lagus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holnick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lagus scrambles back to his feet.
Ruben Lagus is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Holnick coming out on top.
Ruben Lagus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holnick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagus doesn't manage to clinch there - Holnick circles away.
Lagus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Lagus dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lagus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holnick as he jumps to the side.
Lagus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holnick circles away.
Lagus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holnick counters with a nice uppercut.
Holnick scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holnick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lagus blocks a low kick nicely.
Holnick misses the shot to the body.
Holnick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lagus.
Holnick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Holnick.
Holnick moves out of range as Lagus strikes.
Lagus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holnick.
Holnick slips a straight right by Lagus.
Holnick looks to land a right hand but Lagus moved out of range.
Lagus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holnick avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Lagus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagus loads up on a big right hand but Holnick slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagus misses with a wild body shot.
Holnick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lagus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lagus lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holnick throws a looping overhand right but Lagus ducks down to avoid it.
Lagus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Holnick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holnick not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagus is staying active underneath Holnick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holnick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Holnick is trying to control. Lagus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donnie Holnick.
Holnick tries to score with a low kick but Lagus moves his leg out of the way.
Holnick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lagus ducks under a wild hook from Holnick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick blocks a low kick nicely.
Lagus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holnick is out of range and Lagus settles back down.
Lagus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holnick.
Lagus throws a leg kick
and Holnick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holnick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagus.
Holnick blocks a head kick by Lagus.
Holnick misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagus throws a jab when Holnick was well out of range.
Holnick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Holnick really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Holnick stuffs the takedown.
Lagus misses with an uppercut
and Holnick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Lagus.
Holnick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good work by Lagus as he checks the leg kick.
Lagus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holnick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lagus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holnick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holnick lands a high kick!
Lagus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holnick is out of range and Lagus settles back down.
Holnick lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holnick counters with a body kick.
Lagus swings for the body but Holnick moves out of range.
Holnick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holnick slips under a jab.
Lagus looks to throw the jab but Holnick is out of range.
Holnick connects with a high kick.
Holnick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lagus throws a low kick, looking for Holnick's leg but Holnick calmly moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lagus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laguss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lagus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lagus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lagus throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holnick throws a sloppy head kick and Lagus moves out of range easily.
Lagus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lagus checks a low kick from Holnick.
Holnick moves out of range as Lagus strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holnick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lagus.
Holnick misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Lagus as Holnick shoots in.
Holnick checks a leg kick nicely.
Lagus tries to work over Holnick's front leg with a kick but Holnick checks it.
Lagus slips under a jab.
Holnick misses with a low kick as Lagus jumps back.
Holnick leaves Lagus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Lagus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagus throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lagus connects with a jab.
Lagus slips a jab from Holnick.
Holnick lands a right hook to the body.
Holnick moves out of range of the strikes.
Holnick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lagus moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holnick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lagus.
Holnick shoots in for a takedown but Lagus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holnick slips a jab from Lagus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donnie Holnick dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Holnick lands a really nice looking cross but Lagus seems unphased.
Holnick takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Holnick.
Holnick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lagus's hands.
Lagus thuds his right hand into Holnick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Lagus.
Lagus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lagus checks a low kick from Holnick.
Holnick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lagus throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holnick manages to avoid it.
Holnick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lagus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holnick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lagus's knee momentarily.
Holnick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holnick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Holnick just misses with a punch to the body.
Holnick throws a hook to the side of Lagus's head but Lagus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Lagus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holnick, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagus has a couple of punches blocked by Holnick.
Ruben Lagus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holnick gets underhooks to prevent Lagus's takedown attempt.
Lagus misses with the head strike.

Holnick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holnick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lagus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holnick works Lagus's body with a nice hook.
Lagus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lagus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lagus lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lagus slips under a jab.
Lagus takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from Holnick finds it's target.
Horrible takedown by Lagus or perhaps it was just good defense by Holnick which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Lagus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holnick fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lagus is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagus dives in and grabs Holnick's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holnick pushes down on Lagus's head and hops out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Holnick looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagus is just out of range.
Lagus stuns Holnick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lagus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Holnick looks to land a right hand but Lagus moved out of range.
Lagus tries a low kick but Holnick avoids it.
Holnick throws an overhand right that lands on Lagus's shoulder, as Lagus tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Holnick slams his shin into Lagus's torso.
A slow jab from Lagus misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Lagus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holnick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Holnick!
Donnie Holnick is the new light heavyweight champion!