PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Delroy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: K5 - Lovin' Feelin'. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Holmes
vs
Pereira

180 cm
26
184 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

182 cm
27
186 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Holmes is pushing Pereira up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Holmes.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
Pereira slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Pereira.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira won't want to take too many of those.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira stalling in the clinch.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Clint Pereira has been cut.
Pereira misses with an elbow strike.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pereira tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Pereira.

It looks like Delroy Holmes has been cut.
Pereira misses with a body punch.
Pereira lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes tries to stall but Pereira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Pereira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pereira tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pereira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pereira trying to stall but Holmes improves his position.
Pereira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
Pereira working aggressively here.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Pereira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Pereira taking a breather.

Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pereira.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Pereira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Holmes pushes Pereira up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pereira throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pereira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pereira letting Holmes take a breather here.
Pereira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.

Delroy Holmes's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes is looking to control Pereira's arms but Pereira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Pereira avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Pereira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pereira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Pereira pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pereira misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pereira avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delroy Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Delroy Holmes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Pereira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holmes's knee momentarily.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pereira is just out of range.
Pereira checks a low kick from Holmes.
Holmes motions for Pereira to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Pereira.
Pereira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Holmes's head coaches at ELITE GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
Pereira moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Pereira tries to land a body kick
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
Pereira has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holmes.
Holmes throws a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
Holmes lands a jab to Pereira's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holmes clinches up with Pereira and pushes him back against the cage.
Pereira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Pereira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Pereira.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pereira is defending well for now.
Pereira throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pereira creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pereira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pereira misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a right hand.
Holmes is trying to maintain a safe position but Pereira gets an underhook and turns Holmes into the cage.
Pereira working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pereira.
Pereira tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Pereira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Pereira in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pereira checks a low kick from Holmes.
Pereira moves out of range of the leg kick from Holmes.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pereira manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Pereira wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pereira's sensitive parts.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pereira is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
A good leg kick by Pereira.
Pereira tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes throws a hook but Pereira avoids it easily.
Holmes tries to score with a low kick but Pereira moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Pereira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Holmes tenderised Pereira's leg. Pereira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pereira keeps the fight on the outside.
Pereira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pereira.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body.
Pereira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delroy Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira feints and then cracks Holmes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes down.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pereira's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira sizes up Holmes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holmes throws a right hand that Pereira ducks under and follows up with a left that Pereira also avoids with ease.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Delroy Holmes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Holmes.
Pereira blocks a head kick by Holmes.
A head kick misses from Pereira.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Pereira.
Pereira avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Holmes misses.
Pereira moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
Holmes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Holmes moves out of range as Pereira strikes.

Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pereira gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Pereira has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Pereira blocks with his arms.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pereira managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Pereira stalling the fight.
Pereira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holmes letting Pereira take a breather here.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Pereira.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Holmes has Pereira pressed against the cage.
Pereira throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Clint Pereira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira trying to land knees to the body.
Delroy Holmes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Pereira into the cage.
Pereira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Pereira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Holmes breaks the clinch.
Pereira is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes throws a low kick but Pereira moves out of range easily.
Pereira connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira throws a push kick but Holmes slaps the foot to one side.
Pereira scores with a sloppy right hand. Holmes should have avoided that one.
Holmes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pereira throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmes misses with an uppercut
and Pereira counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira checks a leg kick.
Pereira throws a head kick that Holmes semi-blocks.
Pereira throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pereira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pereira digs a good body shot into Holmes's ribs.
Pereira's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Delroy Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Pereira sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmes checks a low kick from Pereira.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.
Pereira throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Pereira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pereira connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Delroy Holmes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Holmes is looking to wear down Pereira with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Pereira wants to slow Holmes down by chopping away at his legs.
Pereira motions for Holmes to come forward. Pereira throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Pereira feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pereira thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a nice body kick.
Pereira tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Pereira.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Pereira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delroy Holmes!
After the big win, Delroy Holmes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.