PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delroy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu's entrance music is Metallica - Creeping Death. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Xu
vs
Holmes

180 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu digs a good body shot into Holmes's ribs.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Xu keeps it at a distance.
Holmes throws a front kick aimed at Xu's knee but Xu avoids it well.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Xu.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Xu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Xu.
Xu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes sizes up Xu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xu was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Xu.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body
and Xu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holmes's knee momentarily.
Xu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xu thows a body shot but no joy.
Xu throws a solid leg kick but Holmes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xu.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xu takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holmes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Xu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Holmes really felt that one!

Xu rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Xu won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Xu.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xu misses with the head strike.
Xu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Delroy Holmes has been cut.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Xu, against the cage.
Xu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Xu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xu misses with an elbow over the top.

Holmes manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xu swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xu's sensitive parts.

Xu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes landing knees to the head.

It looks like Roger Xu has been cut.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xu pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Xu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xu trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Xu throws an elbow but it misses.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Xu working aggressively here.
Holmes tries to break free but Xu pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Xu scores with a knee to the head.
Xu struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Xu misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but Xu is out of range.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Xu checks it.
Xu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
A bone on bone clash there as Xu blocks the leg kick.
Xu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Xu thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a body kick.
Xu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.

Xu has managed to clinch.
Xu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu missing with knees to the body.
Xu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holmes working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Xu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Xu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Xu.
Roger Xu is winning the standup battle so far.
Xu moves out of range of the body kick.
Xu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Xu wants to slow Holmes down by chopping away at his legs.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Xu moved away.
Delroy Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xu blocks a leg kick.
Holmes lands a head kick!

Holmes darts in and clinches Xu up against the cage.
Xu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xu keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xu misses with an elbow strike.
Roger Xu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Xu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Xu is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Xu controls his hands.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
Xu blocks an uppercut.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes is trying to maintain a safe position but Xu gets an underhook and turns Holmes into the cage.
Xu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
Holmes lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Xu.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Xu blocks with his arms.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes has Xu pressed against the cage.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xu pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xu swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Xu thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Xu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu scores with a leg kick.
Holmes misses with a low kick as Xu jumps back.
Xu throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.

Xu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Xu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Xu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Xu controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xu throws an elbow but misses.
Xu prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Xu obliges.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xu blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Xu.
A knee to the head by Holmes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Delroy Holmes's cut even more.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Xu misses with the head strike.
Xu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Xu scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Xu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Xu working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Holmes misses
and Xu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xu thows a body shot but no joy.
Xu fails in his attempt to clinch.
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 Roger Xu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
A leg kick checked by Holmes.
Xu blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xu is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holmes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Xu will feel that in the morning.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Xu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Xu.
Xu blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes lands with a nice body kick.
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
Xu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holmes scores with the left hand. Xu knows he should have avoided that one.
Holmes lands with a kick to the temple. Xu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Xu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xu can pounce on him.
Xu connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Xu blocks the low kick.
Xu wants to slow Holmes down by chopping away at his legs.
Xu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xu lands with an overhand left.
Holmes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xu.
Holmes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Xu keeps it at a distance.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
That kick from Holmes tenderised Xu's leg. Xu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holmes scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xu.
Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Xu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Delroy Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Xu's knee momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holmes misses with a low kick as Xu jumps back.
Xu is looking to score with low kicks.
Xu throws a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes lands a head kick!
Xu throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Xu sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Holmes is predictable there

and Xu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Xu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Xu missing with knees to the body.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes is trying to force a seperation but Xu has the dominant position.
Xu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roger Xu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmes tries a body shot but Xu blocks it.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Xu controls the action.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Xu with a knee to the head.

The cut above Delroy Holmes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Xu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Xu blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Xu, against the cage.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Xu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Xu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Xu keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Xu.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Xu on the inside.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Xu.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Xu.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roger Xu.
Well Xu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Xu!
A relieved looking Roger Xu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.