PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's entrance music is Everybody Knows My Name. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
Castro

184 cm
25
211 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
214 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Holmes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Castro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Holmes catches Castro right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick from Castro lands but Holmes takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Castro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castro throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
and Castro counters with a right hand to the body.
Castro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a good low kick that Castro was not able to check.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
Castro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Holmes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Castro lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.
Castro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Castro misses with the combination.
Holmes pushes Castro away with a front kick.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castro lands a head shot.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Holmes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Castro moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Castro takes the fight into the clinch.
Castro throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes as Castro tries to tie him up.
Holmes lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Castro.
Castro tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Castro back against the cage.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Castro.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Castro controls the action.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Castro prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Castro slows down the pace here.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Castro avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Castro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Holmes - that landed with a thud.

Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castro.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Holmes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Castro swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boss Castro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Castro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castro throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Castro blocks the leg kick.
Castro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boss Castro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Castro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Castro misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
Holmes is looking to wear down Castro with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castro throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castro feints and then cracks Holmes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes down.
Holmes misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Castro throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castro. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Castro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro slips under a jab.
Holmes thuds his shin into the meat of Castro's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Castro.
Castro throws a body kick that misses.
Castro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castro is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro misses with a low kick.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Castro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castro avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
A swing and a miss from Castro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a low kick as Castro jumps back.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Castro is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
Holmes checks a low kick from Castro.
Holmes throws a body kick the misses
and Castro counters with a left to the body.
Castro misses with an uppercut.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Castro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Castro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castro throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick that half lands.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Castro counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro stalks Holmes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holmes's face. Holmes staggers backwards, shaken.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Jab by Castro.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes throws a push kick but Castro slaps the foot to one side.
Castro attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Holmes is predictable there
and Castro counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boss Castro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Castro down.
Holmes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Castro blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holmes on the side of the head.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Castro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Castro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Castro drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Castro is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
Castro lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
Holmes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Castro misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castro moves away.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Holmes
and Castro counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but Castro moved out of range nicely.
Holmes checks a low kick from Castro.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Castro.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Castro.
Castro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castro thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro thows a body kick. Holmes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Castro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Castro tries to land a leg kick but Holmes saw it coming and moves away.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab from Holmes.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Castro instigates a clinch.

Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Holmes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Holmes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castro throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Castro throws a solid leg kick but Holmes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castro.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castro.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Holmes takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Castro throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Holmes moves forwards but Castro connects with a nice, crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Castro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Mike Holmes!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Mike Holmes!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Mike Holmes!

Mike Holmes wins by unanimous decision!
Mike Holmes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.