PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Dude (ranked 3114 p4p, 4013 weight class) and Theodore Holmstrom (ranked 391 p4p, 477 weight class). The Dude has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dude
vs
Holmstrom

175 cm
25
173
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
183
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Holmstrom!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmstrom looks to throw the jab but Dude is out of range.
Dude on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dude throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmstrom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dude throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmstrom's waist but Holmstrom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dude off to one side.
Holmstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dude is looking to counter the offense by Holmstrom and move into the clinch.
Holmstrom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holmstrom wants it to stay on the feet.
Holmstrom misses with an uppercut.
Holmstrom misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Dude misses.
Holmstrom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holmstrom scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dude misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmstrom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good exchange - Holmstrom coming out on top.
Theodore Holmstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmstrom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmstrom lands a jab to the head.
Dude blocks a jab.
Dude takes one to the chin there.
Holmstrom jabs Dude right on the nose. Dude blinks but takes it well.

Dude rushes Holmstrom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dude tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmstrom's elbow.
Holmstrom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dude is trying to break free.
Holmstrom prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Dude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holmstrom prevents it.
Dude is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holmstrom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holmstrom is trying to force a seperation but Dude has the dominant position.
Holmstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmstrom is trying to break the clinch but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Dude leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dude wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmstrom won't allow it.
Dude is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holmstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Dude won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Holmstrom.
Dude tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holmstrom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dude tries to pull guard but Holmstrom holds him up against the cage and eventually Dude drops back down to his feet.

Holmstrom manages to break the clinch.
Dude shoots in for a double leg but Holmstrom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom stuffs the takedown attempt from Dude. Dude gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmstrom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dude in his tracks.
Dude with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Holmstrom counter with a right hand.
Holmstrom lands a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Holmstrom as Dude shoots in.
Dude is breathing heavily.
Holmstrom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dude in his tracks.
Holmstrom is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dude had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Holmstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dude counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice straight punches there by Holmstrom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holmstrom.
Theodore Holmstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holmstrom tests Dude's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom is trying to break free.
Dude wants to break free but Holmstrom has control.
Dude blocking some punches.

Dude manages to break the clinch.
Holmstrom throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Dude dives in for a single leg takedown but Holmstrom sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmstrom misses with a hook from the clinch.

Holmstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmstrom might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmstrom.
Holmstrom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dude.
Dude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmstrom misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Holmstrom dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dude tries to clinch there but Holmstrom circles away.
Holmstrom loads up on a big right hand but Dude slips the punch.
Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmstrom.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmstrom, as that shot connected.
Dude fails to land the takedown.
Holmstrom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmstrom throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Holmstrom misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude misses the body punch
letting Holmstrom counter with a right hand.
Dude shoots in but Holmstrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Holmstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmstrom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmstrom thuds his right hand into Dude's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holmstrom throws the left hand but Dude avoids the punch easily.
Dude takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dude darts in looking for a takedown but Holmstrom gets double underhooks and turns Dude into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Dude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Holmstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dude takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dude defending well as Holmstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Dude looks to land a combination but Holmstrom avoids it well.
Holmstrom missing with a left hand there. Dude was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmstrom keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Dude's shoulder, as Dude tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab from Holmstrom.
The Dude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dude tries to clinch up
and Holmstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dude rushes Holmstrom and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dude tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmstrom avoids it.
Dude works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dude is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holmstrom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holmstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Holmstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dude tries to clinch up.
Jab from Holmstrom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dude on the side of the head.
Holmstrom throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Holmstrom.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmstrom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dude fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holmstrom throws a lazy right hand but Dude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmstrom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Holmstrom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dude doesn't seem phased though.

Dude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holmstrom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holmstrom avoiding damage as Dude throws knees to the body.
Holmstrom is trying to break the clinch but Dude is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holmstrom is trying to break the clinch but Dude has him pressed against the cage.

Dude jumps guard and drags Holmstrom to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Holmstrom wants to stand but Dude has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Dude has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holmstrom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmstrom is looking to stand up but Dude won't let him.
Holmstrom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dude. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Theodore Holmstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Holmstrom.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Theodore Holmstrom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dude fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Holmstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holmstrom looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Dude tries to clinch but Holmstrom is having none of it.
Holmstrom throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Holmstrom misses with a looping right.
Dude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmstrom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dude.
Holmstrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holmstrom scores with the left hand. Dude knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude slips under a jab from Holmstrom.
Holmstrom slaps away a takedown attempt from Dude, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Holmstrom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dude blocks a jab.
Dude swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dude slips under a jab from Holmstrom.
Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmstrom.
Dude shoots in but Holmstrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Dude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dude wants to clinch up but Holmstrom keeps it at a distance.

Dude gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dude keeps control of Holmstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Holmstrom manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Holmstrom misses its intended target.
Dude was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No luck for Dude with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Dude with that takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Holmstrom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holmstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dude changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Holmstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dude.
Dude misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Holmstrom misses.
Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmstrom.
Dude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmstrom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude shoots in but no luck this time.
Holmstrom looks to land a right hand but Dude moved out of range.
Holmstrom scores with a nice strike.
Holmstrom lands a head shot.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Holmstrom.
Dude drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dude gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dude uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmstrom.
Dude moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dude.
Dude staying out of range there.
It looked like Dude was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Holmstrom.
Holmstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude slips a jab from Holmstrom.
Dude takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Holmstrom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmstrom misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Holmstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Dude's shoulder, as Dude tries to avoid the shot.
Holmstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dude fails with the takedown
and Holmstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Dude shoots in and drives through. Holmstrom sprawls well.
Holmstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dude.
Dude appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Holmstrom looks to land a right hand but Dude moved out of range.
Holmstrom throws a big shot that misses.
The Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theodore Holmstrom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holmstrom lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Holmstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holmstrom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodore Holmstrom!