PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Heaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Everybody Knows My Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Heaney
vs
Holmes

178 cm
28
212 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

184 cm
25
211 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Seamus Heaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heaney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heaney misses with a left hand
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Heaney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
Heaney scores with a jab to the jaw.
Heaney throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
Heaney gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Seamus Heaney has been cut.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Heaney.
Heaney moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heaney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Heaney.
Heaney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Heaney.
Heaney defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heaney manages to avoid it.
Heaney throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Heaney is just out of range.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heaney.
Heaney throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Heaney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holmes defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Heaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Heaney moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Mike Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes scores with a head kick. Heaney tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heaney throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heaney lands a right hook to the body.
Heaney throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holmes swings for the body but Heaney moves out of range.
Heaney connects with a jab.
Heaney throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Holmes clinches up with Heaney and pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heaney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Heaney turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Heaney manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Holmes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Holmes is looking to control Heaney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holmes avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heaney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holmes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heaney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heaney trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Heaney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heaney is looking to work some ground and pound but Holmes has wrist control.
Heaney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heaney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Holmes has Heaney pulled in close to control his posture.
Holmes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Heaney is standing up over Holmes. Holmes looks to escape but Heaney dives into side control.
Holmes is trying to get back to his feet.
Holmes tries to bench press Heaney off him but Heaney keeps the position.
Heaney sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Holmes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heaney scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaney works to advance to full mount. Holmes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Heaney lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Holmes is working to get back to half guard.
Heaney tries to control but Holmes wriggling away.
Holmes wants to hold on but Heaney pushes him away.
Heaney throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Heaney punishing his opponent with strikes.
Holmes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heaney lands a big shot there that rocks Holmes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Holmes tries to hold on but Heaney postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heaney.

Holmes kicks off Heaney and gets to his feet.
Holmes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heaney's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Seamus Heaney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seamus Heaney's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Heaney misses.
Holmes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.
Heaney cracks a nice hook into Holmes's ribs.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seamus Heaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heaney connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Holmes.
Heaney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Heaney gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Heaney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a leg kick.
Holmes tries to clinch but Heaney is having none of it.
Heaney throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.

Heaney gets a double leg takedown into Holmes's guard.
Heaney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holmes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Heaney manages to get himself to full guard.
Holmes being controlled here momentarily.
Holmes tries to stand but Heaney is controlling from the bottom.
Seamus Heaney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heaney pulls Holmes in close to prevent any damage.
Holmes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Heaney keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heaney. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heaney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heaney avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Nice straight punches there by Heaney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Heaney.
Heaney moves away from the strike by Holmes.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Heaney throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heaney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Heaney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Heaney.
Heaney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes throws a head kick that Heaney semi-blocks.

Seamus Heaney's cut is getting worse.
Heaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Heaney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Heaney lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heaney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holmes pulls Heaney in close to prevent any damage.

Holmes pushes Heaney off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Heaney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Heaney showed some decent athleticism there.

Holmes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Heaney pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is concentrating on defense, preventing Heaney from advancing position.
Heaney throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes is trying to stand up here but Heaney is controlling him well.
Heaney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holmes is trying to stand.
Heaney wants to take a breather but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes gets full guard.
Heaney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heaney is working Holmes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heaney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holmes controlling the position.
Heaney wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Heaney is in close to Holmes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Seamus Heaney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seamus Heaney's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heaney has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heaney tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Heaney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mike Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holmes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Heaney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Heaney.
Heaney shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seamus Heaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heaney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heaney fails to land the takedown.
Jab from Holmes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
Heaney chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heaney avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Heaney.
Holmes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heaney's head.
Heaney misses with a body shot.
Heaney cracks Holmes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holmes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heaney.
Holmes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Seamus Heaney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heaney fails to land the takedown.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mike Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heaney connects with a looping right hand.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands with a hook. Heaney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy left from Holmes finds it's target.
Heaney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Jeez, Seamus Heaney's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Heaney misses with a hook

and Holmes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Heaney.
Heaney has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Heaney backwards.
Heaney misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heaney working aggressively here.
Heaney is looking for a takedown.
Heaney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Heaney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
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.
Heaney blocks a body shot from Holmes.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heaney is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heaney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Heaney scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heaney avoids the attempt from Holmes to control.
Heaney fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Heaney landing punches.
Holmes is squirming around, avoiding Heaney's attempts to control the action.
Heaney is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holmes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Heaney thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Heaney prevents Holmes from getting the reversal.
Heaney lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Heaney looking to control but Holmes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Holmes working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heaney 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Holmes!
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