PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Tetrev (ranked 3830 p4p, 3482 weight class) and Michael Holmes (ranked 523 p4p, 488 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tetrev
vs
Holmes

180 cm
20
213
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
205
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Holmes!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetrev swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Tetrev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tetrev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tetrev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've been hearing that Tetrev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tetrev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Tetrev crashes against the mat.
Tetrev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Holmes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tetrev tries to get to full guard but Holmes has control of the leg.
Tetrev keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tetrev is looking to control Holmes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tetrev avoid being mounted?
Holmes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev keeping hold of Holmes's head, controlling as best he can.
Holmes is trying to control. Tetrev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tetrev is looking to control Holmes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tetrev avoid being mounted?
Tetrev is trying is best to control the position here.
Tetrev is looking for a sweep. Holmes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tetrev regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tetrev working a defensive guard here.
Tetrev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tetrev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Holmes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tetrev is positioning himself well to prevent Holmes advancing to mount.
Tetrev is looking for a sweep. Holmes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tetrev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tetrev is looking to improve his position.
Holmes not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Michael Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tetrev misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tetrev is defended easily by Holmes.
Holmes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tetrev. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tetrev throws out the jab.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Tetrev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Tetrev keeps it at a distance.
Tetrev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Holmes moves forwards but Tetrev connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to slow Tetrev down with leg kicks.
Tetrev misses the shot to the body.
Holmes defending well as Tetrev loads up on a big left hand.
Tetrev sets himself, and Holmes steps forward looking for the clinch! Tetrev avoids it this time.
Tetrev misses with an uppercut.
Tetrev looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tetrev.

Holmes gets caught flat footed, as Tetrev shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes has momentary wrist control but Tetrev slips an elbow through the middle.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Tetrev from controlling successfully.
Tetrev throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Tetrev throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Tetrev throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tomas Tetrev will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Holmes lands a leg kick that knocks Tetrev off balance momentarily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Tetrev.
The strikes coming from Tetrev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Tetrev.
Tomas Tetrev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tetrev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tetrev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tetrev cracks Holmes with a big right hand but Holmes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tetrev scoring with punches from side control.
Holmes taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tetrev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tetrev throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tetrev throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Holmes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tetrev scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tetrev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tetrev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tetrev lands a nice short elbow.
Holmes taking some punishment here, with Tetrev in his half guard.
Tetrev throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Tetrev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tetrev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holmes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tetrev lands with a punch from half guard.
Tetrev winds up and cracks Holmes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tetrev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tetrev is nestled in close to Holmes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to roll over but Tetrev keeps him under control.
Tetrev with the ground and pound but Holmes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tetrev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tetrev lands a couple of elbows.
Tetrev throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Tetrev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holmes's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tetrev cracks Holmes with a solid left hand.

Tetrev throws a sloppy strike and Holmes has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Tetrev is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Holmes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Holmes!
An out of breath Michael Holmes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.