PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haiyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alex Holmes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alex Holmes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Holmes
vs
Haiyes

181 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Haiyes!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haiyes swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.

Haiyes has managed to clinch.
Holmes lands an elbow just above Haiyes 's eye.

It looks like Todd Haiyes has been cut.
Haiyes 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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haiyes throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes is pushing Haiyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haiyes looking to stall.
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Haiyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes avoiding damage as Haiyes throws knees to the body.
Holmes landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haiyes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes has Haiyes pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.

Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Haiyes.
Haiyes looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Haiyes is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Haiyes into the cage.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes taking a breather.
Haiyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Haiyes trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holmes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Haiyes is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmes stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Haiyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haiyes throws a leg kick but Holmes moved away.
Haiyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Haiyes.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haiyes's brow.
Haiyes tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alex Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Todd Haiyes's cut.
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.

A low kick from Haiyes is predictable there

and Holmes counters by clinching up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Haiyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haiyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
Haiyes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmes is pushing Haiyes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haiyes misses with an elbow strike.
Holmes stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.

Haiyes rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Haiyes trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes stalls.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiyes 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.
Haiyes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haiyes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haiyes looking to stall.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Haiyes.
Holmes lands an elbow that stopped Haiyes in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes leaning against his opponent.
Haiyes slows down the pace here.
Haiyes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Haiyes dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.
Holmes stalls.
Haiyes 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 lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Todd Haiyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Todd Haiyes's cut.
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!

Haiyes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.

Haiyes moves into the clinch.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Haiyes improves position.
Haiyes misses with an elbow strike.
Haiyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.
Haiyes is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiyes looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.

Haiyes rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Haiyes shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Holmes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haiyes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haiyes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holmes is looking to control Haiyes's arms but Haiyes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Holmes.

That has opened up Todd Haiyes's cut even more.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Haiyes missing with knees to the body.
Haiyes is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Haiyes into the cage.
Haiyes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haiyes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmes's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Haiyes misses with a looping right.

Holmes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haiyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Haiyes is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Haiyes into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Holmes.
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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28

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