PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Muse: MK Ultra. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Holmes
vs
Trudeau

190 cm
31
212 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

188 cm
34
215 lbs
26 - 12 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes looks to throw a body kick
and Trudeau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holmes's knee momentarily.
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Trudeau.
Holmes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
A jab from Trudeau finds it's way through Holmes's defenses.

It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Trudeau misses the target.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.

Trudeau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trudeau misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Trudeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trudeau has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.

Trudeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes counters with a solid body kick.
Trudeau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.
Holmes is looking to chop away at Trudeau's legs.
Trudeau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Trudeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau wants to clinch
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trudeau punishes Holmes's body with a nice straight punch.
Trudeau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holmes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Holmes misses.

Trudeau closes the distance and clinches.
Trudeau misses with the head strike.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Trudeau won't allow it.
Trudeau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trudeau has Holmes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holmes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Trudeau is pressed up against the cage. Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trudeau down to the mat. Trudeau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Trudeau misses with a left hand
and Holmes counters with an inside leg kick.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the body.
Trudeau lands a jab to the nose.
Trudeau misses the jab.
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holmes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trudeau throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trudeau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trudeau cracks the inside of Holmes's front leg.

Trudeau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trudeau fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trudeau fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a hook.
Holmes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That has opened up Pierre Trudeau's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trudeau throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Trudeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau throws a leg kick
and Holmes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trudeau really felt that one!
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trudeau misses the body punch
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.

Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Trudeau. Trudeau maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trudeau is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holmes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trudeau.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Holmes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Nice body kick from Holmes.
Trudeau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pierre Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trudeau staying out of range there.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trudeau tries a head kick but it misses.
Trudeau misses with a wild body shot.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Trudeau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Holmes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trudeau. Trudeau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trudeau checks a low kick from Holmes.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
A big left from Trudeau misses.
Trudeau blocks a leg kick.

Trudeau moves into the clinch successfully.

Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Trudeau 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a straight right.

Trudeau instigates a clinch.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Trudeau manages to get underhooks.
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!
Trudeau tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trudeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes cracks Trudeau with a nice body shot.
Holmes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holmes wants a takedown but no success here.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmes pulls his leg out and moves away.
James Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Trudeau.
Holmes motions for Trudeau to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses the body punch
and Holmes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Trudeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trudeau connects with a right hand. Holmes shakes it off.
Donk. Trudeau catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
Holmes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trudeau backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trudeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trudeau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Trudeau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holmes, pushing him back against the cage.
Trudeau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.

Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Trudeau scores with a body shot.
Trudeau throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Holmes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Holmes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holmes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trudeau pulls Holmes in close to his closed guard and prevents Holmes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holmes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trudeau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 James Holmes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Trudeau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holmes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Trudeau scrambles back to his feet.
Trudeau tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Trudeau.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Trudeau's head but Trudeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trudeau tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trudeau's knee momentarily.
Holmes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but Trudeau saw it coming and moves away.
Holmes looks to land a body kick but Trudeau moved away.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes slips under a jab from Trudeau.
Holmes tries to work over Trudeau's front leg with a kick but Trudeau checks it.
Trudeau misses with a looping right.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trudeau at a distance.
Trudeau throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Trudeau cracks Holmes with an open hand slap.
Trudeau throws a front kick aimed at Holmes's knee but Holmes avoids it well.
Trudeau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holmes's head backwards.
Trudeau tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau lands with a shot to the body.
Trudeau throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trudeau.
Trudeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau wants to clinch
and Holmes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Trudeau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Trudeau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Trudeau scores with a nice right hand.
Holmes defending well as Trudeau loads up on a big left hand.
Holmes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trudeau really felt that one!
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Holmes tenderised Trudeau's leg. Trudeau is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau avoids a kick to the body.
Holmes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trudeau misses with a wild body shot.
Trudeau throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Trudeau misses with a hook

and Holmes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trudeau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holmes trying to control but Trudeau is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Placeholder name inform us that Trudeau has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holmes throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trudeau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trudeau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trudeau is trying to keep Holmes in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Holmes clearly takes that round.
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!

Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trudeau.
Trudeau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Trudeau slips the punch.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.

Trudeau closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the cage.
Trudeau is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trudeau after a bit of a struggle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trudeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Holmes breaks from the clinch.

Trudeau darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trudeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trudeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trudeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes tries a low kick but Trudeau avoids it.
Trudeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick.
Trudeau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Trudeau moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
Trudeau lands a body punch.
Holmes tries to break free but Trudeau pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Holmes.
Trudeau is trying to break free.
Trudeau tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trudeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trudeau connects with a body shot.
Trudeau scores with a sloppy right hand. Holmes should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau lands with a shot to the body.
Trudeau misses the jab.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Trudeau scores with a nice head shot.
Trudeau lands a jab to the nose.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Holmes misses with a hook. Trudeau ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Trudeau saw that one coming.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Trudeau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trudeau misses with a wild body shot.
Trudeau avoids a kick to the body.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Trudeau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Trudeau misses the target.
Trudeau has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holmes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trudeau is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Trudeau moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Pierre Trudeau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Holmes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trudeau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trudeau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trudeau misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes throws a low kick, looking for Trudeau's leg but Trudeau calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Trudeau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holmes 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 38:38
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 39:37
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 39:37

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... James Holmes!
James Holmes made sure to mention his sponsor, Just Fight (Everything 7$) in his post fight interview.