PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Holmes (ranked 5094 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bahtless Man (ranked 24828 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Holmes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Holmes
vs
Man

205 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bahtless Man!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Holmes misses the target.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes is looking to counter the offense by Man and move into the clinch.
Holmes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.

Man moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
Man is trying to break free.

Holmes manages to pull guard.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Holmes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.

Holmes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man moves to clinch but Holmes breaks away
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man gets a clinch.

Man pulls guard effortlessly.
Holmes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Man throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Holmes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Man throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Holmes content to stall in guard here.
Holmes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Holmes is working Man over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Man tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holmes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Man is striking from the bottom but Holmes uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Holmes content to control rather than advance.
Man taking some punishment here, with Holmes in his half guard.
Holmes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ground and pound from Holmes.

Holmes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Man doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holmes.
Man has a hand on Holmes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Holmes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Man really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Man is in a horrible position here. Holmes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Man is looking to get to half guard.
Holmes scoring with strikes but Man is staying in there.
Man is wriggling around trying to escape.
Man taking shots to the head.
Man is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holmes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Holmes content just to control the position here.
Man working to try and regain half guard.
Holmes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes controlling from the full mount.
Man flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Holmes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Man?
Man swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Man swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Holmes prevents Man from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes controlling from the full mount.
Holmes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
BOOM! Holmes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Man flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Holmes content just to control the position here.
Holmes scoring with strikes but Man is staying in there.
Holmes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Holmes wants to finish this one by submission but Man is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Holmes dominated that round.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Man is looking to clinch.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes is looking for a counter combo.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man wants to clinch.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Holmes is looking for a counter combo.
Man is looking to clinch.
Holmes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Holmes throws a big counter combination but Man scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man looks to clinch
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to clinch up.
Holmes appears to be looking for a big counter.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.

Man jumps guard and drags Holmes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holmes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holmes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Holmes landing some decent shots from guard.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Holmes connects with a couple of short punches.
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 controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Man tries to strike from the bottom.
Man throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Holmes with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes working some strikes from top position.
Man throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Man will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Man manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Man's guard.
Holmes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Man is proving hard to escape from.

Man is working an open guard so Holmes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Holmes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Man wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Holmes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes throws a big counter combination but Man scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Holmes throws a big counter combination but Man scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Man tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Holmes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Man tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
As Man looks to move away, Holmes throws a big counter combo but Man just gets out of the way.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt

and Holmes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Man's guard.
Holmes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Man doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Man striking off his back but it's not causing Holmes any problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes lands a couple of elbows.

Holmes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holmes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Man manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Man's guard.
Holmes cracks Man with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holmes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Holmes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holmes passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Holmes is taking a breather. Man 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.

Holmes wants to work for an arm triangle but Man is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Man tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holmes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Holmes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Man punching from the bottom.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Holmes seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Holmes.
Holmes moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Man.
The referee asks Holmes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holmes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Holmes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Holmes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Man, who protects the arm well.
Man is looking to reverse the position.
Holmes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Holmes lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Holmes grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Man is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holmes connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Holmes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Holmes stands up and beckons Man to his feet.
Holmes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Man tries to clinch up.
Holmes is looking to counter punch.
Man moves to clinch but Holmes breaks away
and Holmes counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Man tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a series of strikes. Man will be more careful next time no doubt.
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes throws a quick counter head kick but Man was just out of range.
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Christopher Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes is looking for a counter combo.
Bahtless Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christopher Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Holmes!