PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Allmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allmen comes to the cage accompanied by "Snakebite" by Racer X. Steve Holt told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Allmen
vs
Holt

180 cm
19
172 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Allmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Holt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Allmen rushes Holt and presses him up against the cage.
Holt slowing the pace effectively.

Allmen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allmen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allmen misses with a head kick.
Holt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allmen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holt misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Allmen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Holt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Allmen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Holt pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt lands with a punch from half guard.

Allmen actively working from the bottom here.

Allmen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Allmen actively working from the bottom here.
Allmen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt is keen to just control but Allmen is a slippery customer.
Holt not doing much here.
Allmen taking some punishment here, with Holt in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Holt there.
Holt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holt is thwarting Allmen's attempts to control the position.
Allmen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Allmen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Allmen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holt.
Holt trying to control from half guard but Allmen is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt working over Allmen with some ground and pound. Allmen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Allmen is refusing to be controlled, as Holt sits in half guard.
Allmen taking some punishment here, with Holt in his half guard.
Holt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Allmen taking some punishment here, with Holt in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holt lands a nice short elbow.
Holt working Allmen over with strikes.
Holt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Allmen defending well though.
Allmen wants to get back to his feet.
Holt trying to control the action but Allmen is working from the bottom.
Holt thows a huge punch but Allmen dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Holt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Allmen's head.
Holt lands strikes from half guard.
Holt is taking a breather. Allmen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Allmen actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Holt throws a right hand that Allmen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allmen also avoids with ease.

Holt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Holt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Check out the look on Holt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Allmen throws Holt to one side and escapes!
Allmen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allmen throws a head kick that misses.
Holt lands a slapping body shot.
Holt looks for the body kick but Allmen saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allmen throws a head kick that misses.
Holt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Allmen misses with a double jab
and Holt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holt throws a wild body kick that Allmen sees coming a mile off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Holt.
Holt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Allmen some visible discomfort.
Allmen tries to bench press Holt off him but Holt keeps the position.
Holt wants to control but Allmen is keeping him busy.
Allmen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holt connects with a decent elbow.
Allmen is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Holt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Holt throws the kick towards the body but Allmen avoids it.
Holt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Allmen as he jumps to the side.
Allmen wants to clinch but Holt slips to the side
and Holt counters with a nice body shot.
Allmen misses with a straight right.
Allmen tries to clinch but Holt moves away

and Holt counters with a shoot takedown. Allmen fights it but they end up in guard.

Allmen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Holt misses the shot to the body.
Holt misses with the combination.
Holt lands a two punch combo.
Allmen falls off balance throwing a combination

and Holt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holt lands a nice short elbow.
Steve Holt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt trying to control the pace.
Holt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allmen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Allmen looking to control.
Allmen keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Allmen wants to stand but Holt is controlling the position.

Holt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Allmen wants to get back to his feet but Holt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Allmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holt has a takedown stuffed.
Holt fails to land the takedown.
James Allmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Holt.
Allmen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Allmen misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Allmen.
James Allmen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt closes the distance and clinches up with Allmen, looking for a takedown. Holt pushes Allmen against the cage but Allmen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Allmen is just out of range.
Holt dodges the punch combination from Allmen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holt, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allmen tries to clinch
and Holt counters with a left and a right that stings Allmen.
James Allmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt avoids the head kick by Allmen.

Holt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Allmen is looking for a sweep.
Allmen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Allmen wants to improve his position but Holt is controlling well.
Allmen pushes Holt off looking to stand but Holt dives back in and keeps control.

Holt is working for a submission of some sort.
Holt sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Allmen pushes Holt off and gets back to his feet.
Holt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Allmen momentarily.
Allmen wants to clinch

and Holt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Holt.
Holt lands a couple of elbows.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Allmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holt prevents Allmen from getting back to his feet.

Holt drops back looking for a leg! Allmen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allmen manages to kick Holt off! Holt jumps back into Allmen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Allmen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allmen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allmen closes the distance but Holt moves to the side
and Holt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holt explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Holt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Allmen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Holt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holt prevents Allmen from escaping the position.
Holt working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Holt wants to control but Allmen is keeping him busy.
Holt scoring with punches from side control.
Holt scoring with punches and elbows.
Holt working away.
Holt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Allmen is trying to improve his position.
Holt wants to control but Allmen is keeping him busy.

Holt has hold of Allmen's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Allmen tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Holt cranks the arm and Allmen screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Allmen, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Steve Holt!