PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augusto Trininski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Holl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trininski comes to the cage accompanied by Baptised in Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Trininski
vs
Matt Holl

197 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
20
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Augusto Trininski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Holl!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trininski misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matt Holl throws a right and a left that Trininski avoids nicely.
Matt Holl bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trininski's head.
Matt Holl misses with a body shot.
Trininski misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Matt Holl to counter with a crisp jab.
Matt Holl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trininski with a poor takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Holl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trininski thows a body shot but no joy.
Trininski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matt Holl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trininski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matt Holl misses with an uppercut. Trininski saw that one coming.
Trininski misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trininski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matt Holl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trininski throws a poor cross that misses
and Matt Holl counters with a nice uppercut.
Trininski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matt Holl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trininski thinking.
Trininski throws a lazy uppercut
and Matt Holl counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matt Holl throws a hook but Trininski blocks it.
No joy there for Matt Holl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matt Holl thuds a left hand into Trininski's body.
Trininski throws a leg kick but Matt Holl sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trininski swings widly with a right hand
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Trininski throws an off balance right hand
and Matt Holl counters with a left to the body.
Matt Holl is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trininski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Trininski throws a lazy uppercut
and Matt Holl counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Trininski misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a right hand to the body.
Trininski misses with a hook to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trininski misses with a takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augusto Trininski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trininski takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Matt Holl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Matt Holl breaks from the clinch.
Matt Holl swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trininski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matt Holl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trininski circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Holl dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trininski misses with a hook to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matt Holl scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trininski in his tracks.
Trininski tries for a takedown but Matt Holl circles away easily
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Holl scores with a jab to the body.
Matt Holl lands a nice hook to Trininski's body. Trininski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trininski misses the body punch
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trininski swings widly with a right hand
enabling Matt Holl to counter with a crisp jab.
Matt Holl moves in looking to clinch but Trininski pushes him off.
Trininski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matt Holl manages to avoid it.
Matt Holl lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Trininski misses
and Matt Holl counters with a left to the body.
Matt Holl throws a body punch but Trininski moves out of range.
Matt Holl throws a hook but Trininski avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl misses with a looping left.
Matt Holl swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Trininski.
Trininski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matt Holl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trininski misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Holl lands with a cross.
Trininski misses with a right hand
and Matt Holl counters with a left and a right that stings Trininski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl scores with a jab to the body.
Trininski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matt Holl throws a shot from downtown. Trininski moves away and avoids it.
Trininski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Matt Holl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matt Holl throws a hook to the side of Trininski's head but Trininski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trininski is looking to wear down Matt Holl with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trininski looks to throw the jab but Matt Holl is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Trininski misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Matt Holl catches Trininski right on the button with a cross.
Trininski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matt Holl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trininski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matt Holl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matt Holl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Holl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Trininski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matt Holl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matt Holl misses with a few strikes there.
Matt Holl scores with a hook.
Matt Holl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matt Holl keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trininski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matt Holl counters with a left and a right that stings Trininski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Holl misses with the combination.
Trininski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trininski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matt Holl tests Trininski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matt Holl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trininski throws a poor cross that misses
and Trininski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matt Holl looks to score with a jab to the body but Trininski is just out of range.
Matt Holl misses with a wild body shot.
Trininski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matt Holl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matt Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trininski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl thows a body shot but no joy.
Matt Holl pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trininski back to the cage. Matt Holl follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trininski swats away the attempt to clinch by Matt Holl.
Matt Holl just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Matt Holl.
Matt Holl misses with a body shot.
Augusto Trininski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trininski misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trininski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matt Holl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt Holl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trininski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Trininski duly obliges.
Matt Holl scores with a nice head shot.
Trininski tries for a takedown but Matt Holl circles away easily
and Matt Holl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Holl comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matt Holl 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Holl!