PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Holmes enters the cage!

Gremlin
vs
Holmes

170 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

181 cm
23
166 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobcat Gremlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holmes rushes Gremlin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gremlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Our sources have told us that Gremlin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Gremlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gremlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Bobcat Gremlin has been cut.
Gremlin misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Gremlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmes.
Gremlin looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
Gremlin scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Gremlin lands with a left to the head.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Gremlin trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Holmes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gremlin 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.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two 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.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
Gremlin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gremlin misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Gremlin.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes lands an elbow that stopped Gremlin in his tracks for a moment.

Bobcat Gremlin's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gremlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gremlin's defenses.
Gremlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gremlin misses with the head strike.
Gremlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gremlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmes looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
A slow jab from Gremlin misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Gremlin moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes stalling in the clinch.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Gremlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gremlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Gremlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobcat Gremlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobcat Gremlin'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.

Gremlin cracks Holmes with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Gremlin.

Gremlin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gremlin being controlled against the cage.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Gremlin.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gremlin is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Gremlin.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holmes is looking to control Gremlin's arms but Gremlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.
Gremlin throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Gremlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gremlin takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes taking a breather.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gremlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gremlin letting Holmes take a breather here.
Gremlin throws a head punch that misses.
Gremlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Gremlin.
Gremlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking to stall.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Holmes has Gremlin pressed against the cage.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes avoiding damage as Gremlin throws knees to the body.
Holmes avoiding damage as Gremlin throws knees to the body.
Gremlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes wants to stall.
Gremlin tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Gremlin fails to land.
Gremlin 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gremlin throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Gremlin, against the cage.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Gremlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Holmes lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Gremlin improves position.
Gremlin 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 trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobcat Gremlin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobcat Gremlin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gremlin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gremlin misses with an elbow strike.
Gremlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Gremlin misses with a knee strike.
Gremlin blocks an elbow strike.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes lands a damaging elbow.

Bobcat Gremlin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gremlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes leaning against his opponent.
Holmes avoiding damage as Gremlin throws knees to the body.
Holmes is looking to control Gremlin's arms but Gremlin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Gremlin misses with some punches.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes trying to control the position but instead, Gremlin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holmes into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Gremlin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gremlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gremlin tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gremlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Bobcat Gremlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes wants to stall.
Gremlin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gremlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Gremlin.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gremlin fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gremlin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Gremlin shrugs off.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Gremlin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeez, Bobcat Gremlin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes is trying to maintain a safe position but Gremlin gets an underhook and turns Holmes into the cage.
Gremlin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gremlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bobcat Gremlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gremlin is keeping busy.
Alex Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Holmes.

Gremlin drives through and clinches with Holmes against the cage.
Holmes lands an elbow just above Gremlin 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobcat Gremlin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alex Holmes!