PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Niedzwiedzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Niedzwiedzki
vs
Holmes

178 cm
21
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Niedzwiedzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Holmes!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Niedzwiedzki rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Niedzwiedzki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niedzwiedzki's efforts to push away.
Niedzwiedzki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Niedzwiedzki into the cage.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niedzwiedzki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Niedzwiedzki after a bit of a struggle.

Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Niedzwiedzki tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes fails with a takedown attempt.

Niedzwiedzki tries to keep at a distance but Holmes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holmes stalling in the clinch.

Holmes jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes controlling Niedzwiedzki's posture.
Holmes tries to strike from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzki is fighting to break Holmes's control of his arms but Holmes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Holmes manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Holmes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lukasz Niedzwiedzki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Holmes.

Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Niedzwiedzki in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Niedzwiedzki tries for a takedown but Holmes manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niedzwiedzki pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Niedzwiedzki rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki is breathing heavily.

Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki slaps away a takedown attempt from Holmes, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzki looking for a takedown.
Holmes avoiding damage as Niedzwiedzki throws knees to the body.
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Holmes jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holmes is on top in guard.

Holmes stands up from Niedzwiedzki's guard - Holmes perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki slaps away a takedown attempt from Holmes, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Niedzwiedzki closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the cage.
Niedzwiedzki is struggling to control the position.
Niedzwiedzki has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes working Niedzwiedzki over with knees to the body.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes shoots in for a double leg but Niedzwiedzki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holmes lands a body shot.

Niedzwiedzki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown but Niedzwiedzki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt - Niedzwiedzki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Niedzwiedzki clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.

Holmes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Holmes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Holmes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Niedzwiedzki from controlling successfully.
Niedzwiedzki wants to stand and escape but instead Holmes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Holmes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Niedzwiedzki fails to land the takedown.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Niedzwiedzki leaves Holmes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Niedzwiedzki moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Niedzwiedzki working hard to break the clinch.

Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Niedzwiedzki as he avoids it easily.
Lukasz Niedzwiedzki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Holmes.

Niedzwiedzki has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Holmes pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holmes holds on and takes a little breather.
Holmes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Niedzwiedzki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Niedzwiedzki looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holmes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rob Holmes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niedzwiedzki.

Niedzwiedzki darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Holmes stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niedzwiedzki's efforts to push away.
Holmes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Niedzwiedzki tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.

Holmes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Holmes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Holmes pushes Niedzwiedzki off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Niedzwiedzki clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Niedzwiedzki. Niedzwiedzki maintains the clinch.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.

Holmes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Holmes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Niedzwiedzki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holmes on the ground.
Holmes controlling the position.
Holmes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Holmes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Niedzwiedzki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown but Niedzwiedzki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Niedzwiedzki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzki closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Niedzwiedzki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to control Holmes's arms but Holmes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niedzwiedzki has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Niedzwiedzki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Niedzwiedzki.

Holmes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Niedzwiedzki, pushing him back against the cage.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niedzwiedzki is working for takedown but Holmes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rob Holmes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Holmes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niedzwiedzki is fending him off so far but Holmes persists. Nope, Niedzwiedzki circles away and we're back to standing.

Niedzwiedzki has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to stall.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes prevents Niedzwiedzki from breaking the clinch.
Holmes has Niedzwiedzki pressed against the cage, preventing Niedzwiedzki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Niedzwiedzki goes for a takedown attempt but Holmes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Niedzwiedzki pushes Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Niedzwiedzki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niedzwiedzki tries to stall but Holmes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holmes is pushing Niedzwiedzki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Niedzwiedzki fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Niedzwiedzki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
Holmes lands a nice elbow.

Niedzwiedzki manages to break the clinch.
Holmes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niedzwiedzki pinned against the cage. Niedzwiedzki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lukasz Niedzwiedzki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Holmes.
Holmes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Niedzwiedzki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Niedzwiedzki is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niedzwiedzki wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.

Niedzwiedzki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lukasz Niedzwiedzki is winning the standup battle so far.
Niedzwiedzki shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Niedzwiedzki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Niedzwiedzki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzki tries to circle away but Holmes has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes taking a breather.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Niedzwiedzki's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki looking to slow down the pace here.
Holmes has Niedzwiedzki pushed against the cage.

Niedzwiedzki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Holmes forces Niedzwiedzki back against the cage and clinches.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holmes to keep the fight standing.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
Holmes wants to take the fight to the mat but Niedzwiedzki manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holmes is keeping busy.

Holmes pulls guard successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes pulls Niedzwiedzki in close to prevent any damage.
Niedzwiedzki trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Holmes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Lukasz Niedzwiedzki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rob Holmes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Holmes moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rob Holmes.
I've got Holmes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Holmes!