PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Holmn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago's entrance music is Lip Gloss & Black. A fine choice. Tom Rabago could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sami Holmn's chin.

Rabago
vs
Holmn

184 cm
21
230 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
260 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Syndicate Drugs

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmn swivels and escapes.

Rabago tries to keep at a distance but Holmn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch but Holmn keeps him there for the moment.
Holmn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Holmn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holmn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holmn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmn keeps control of Rabago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rabago tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Rabago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rabago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Holmn breaks the clinch.
Holmn tries to clinch but Rabago moves out of range.

Holmn moves into the clinch.

Holmn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabago tries to clinch but Holmn moves away
and Holmn counters with a nice body kick.

Rabago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Rabago is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Holmn has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Holmn!
Rabago is breathing heavily.
Holmn wanted to stand there but Rabago had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rabago looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holmn passes into side control.
Holmn working the head and body with strikes.

Holmn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Holmn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Holmn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmn wants to clinch.
Holmn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Holmn clinches.

Holmn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmn wants to clinch up but Rabago keeps it at a distance.
Holmn tries to clinch up

and Rabago counters with a nice double leg into side control. Holmn won't be happy with that.

Rabago goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Holmn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rabago's guard! Nice work there by Holmn!

Rabago is working an open guard so Holmn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rabago jumps guard but Holmn stands there with Rabago around his waist. Rabago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holmn lands an elbow that stopped Rabago in his tracks for a moment.
Holmn scores a nice knee to the body.
Holmn crunches a lovely knee into Rabago's ribcage.

Rabago turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rabago manages to end up in side control.
Holmn wants to get back to his feet.

Rabago tries for a kimura but Holmn is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rabago goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Holmn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rabago but great work by Holmn.

Holmn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rabago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holmn advances to full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Holmn stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Holmn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rabago closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Rabago is looking for a kimura here.
Holmn pushes Rabago off looking to stand but Rabago dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Holmn kicks off Rabago and gets to his feet.
Holmn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Holmn is looking to clinch but Rabago is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holmn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rabago decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Holmn, up you get!
Rabago tries for a takedown but Holmn circles away easily
and Holmn counters with a head kick. That will keep Rabago thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tom Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago shoots in for a takedown but Holmn shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Holmn.

Rabago looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Holmn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rabago goes for an armbar but Holmn turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Holmn.

Rabago escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holmn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is looking for a triangle but Holmn pushes his legs off easily.

Rabago had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Holmn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rabago Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Holmn's back instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmn trying to control the hands but Rabago breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rabago is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Holmn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Holmn is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Rabago is persistently looking for the submission but Holmn is defending it well.

Holmn is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rabago gets his way!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rabago looking for the RNC.

Rabago has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Holmn has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rabago working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Rabago dominated that second round.
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!

Holmn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rabago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmn manages to avoid it.
Rabago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmn pinned against the cage. Holmn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holmn tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabago shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmn tries to sprawl out of it but Rabago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Holmn clinches with his opponent.
Rabago has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holmn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Rabago. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holmn breaks from the clinch.
Holmn lands a head kick. Rabago smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmn wants to clinch.
Holmn throws a series of punches but Rabago avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmn. That's going to slow Rabago down.
Holmn tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rabago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Rabago is trying to work for a kimura but Holmn is defending well.

Rabago is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holmn kicks off Rabago and gets to his feet.
Rabago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmn's waist but Holmn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rabago off to one side.
Rabago lands a nice hook to Holmn's body. Holmn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rabago misses with a looping right.
Holmn stuffs the takedown attempt from Rabago. Rabago gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Rabago shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rabago was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Rabago looking to secure an arm triangle but Holmn defends it well.
Holmn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holmn regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holmn is defending against the submission attempts here by Rabago.

Rabago looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Rabago is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Rabago showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rabago 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Rabago!