PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Maes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maes
vs
Holmes

182 cm
27
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 11 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leon Maes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sami Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maes throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Maes throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maes misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes shoots in but Maes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maes tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maes misses with a wild combination.
Maes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Maes.
Maes misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maes stuffs the takedown attempt from Holmes. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Maes stuffs the takedown attempt from Holmes. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Leon Maes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Holmes.
Maes throws a combination that misses

and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Holmes is trying to control the action in half guard but Maes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maes tries to get out of the position.

Holmes is looking for a kimura here.

Holmes seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sami Holmes!