PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Raheem Holmes (ranked 6441 p4p, 22147 weight class) and Litticius Nugetio (ranked 604 p4p, 634 weight class). Litticius Nugetio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holmes
vs
Nugetio

203 cm
21
230
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
28
240
12 - 7 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raheem Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nugetio misses with an uppercut
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nugetio can pounce on him.
Nugetio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nugetio misses the jab.
We've been informed that Nugetio 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.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nugetio.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes moves out of range as Nugetio strikes.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but Nugetio saw it coming and moves away.
Nugetio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nugetio jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Holmes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nugetio is out of range and Holmes settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nugetio. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Nugetio tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Nugetio throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Nugetio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Holmes misses with a leg kick
and Nugetio counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nugetio lands with a straight right. Holmes didn't see that one coming.
Holmes throws a lazy head kick
and Nugetio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nugetio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Nugetio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Nugetio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nugetio looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Nugetio walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
Nugetio checks a leg kick.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nugetio circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nugetio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nugetio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nugetio throws out the jab.
Holmes throwing a counter right hand but Nugetio manages to avoid it.
Nugetio throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nugetio throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nugetio.
Nugetio pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Nugetio settles back down.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Nugetio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Nugetio scores with a decent looking hook.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nugetio at a distance.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nugetio.
Nugetio throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Nugetio misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nugetio moves away.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nugetio lands with a right hand.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Nugetio.
Holmes jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Nugetio throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Nugetio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nugetio throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nugetio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmes scrambles back to his feet.
Holmes slips under a jab from Nugetio.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nugetio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Nugetio down.
Holmes defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
Nugetio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holmes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nugetio is able to avoid easily.
Nugetio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Nugetio misses its intended target.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugetio manages to avoid it.
A big right from Nugetio misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Nugetio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nugetio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nugetio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Nugetio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nugetio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nugetio checks it well.
Nice cross by Holmes.
Holmes with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nugetio.
Holmes moves out of range as Nugetio strikes.
Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes is looking for a counter combo.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nugetio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nugetio misses with a hook.
It looked like Holmes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Nugetio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice jab there from Nugetio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Litticius Nugetio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nugetio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nugetio.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Holmes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nugetio jabs Holmes right on the nose. Holmes blinks but takes it well.
Holmes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nugetio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nugetio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nugetio throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes digs a good hook to Nugetio's body.
Nugetio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nugetio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Holmes. That snapped Nugetio's head back.
Nugetio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raheem Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nugetio misses with a straight right.
Nugetio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHolmes.
Nugetio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes slips under a jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nugetio takes one to the side of the head.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holmes throws a right hand that Nugetio ducks under and follows up with a left that Nugetio also avoids with ease.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
and Nugetio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nugetio digs a good hook to Holmes's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nugetio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nugetio. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes is looking to slow Nugetio down with leg kicks.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Nugetio counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes slips a straight right by Nugetio.
It looked like Holmes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nugetio throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nugetio lands with a nice body punch.
Nugetio lands a slapping body shot.
Nugetio jabs Holmes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Nugetio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugetio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Litticius Nugetio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nugetio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Litticius Nugetio!

Litticius Nugetio wins by unanimous decision!