PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Holmstrom (ranked 1754 p4p, 2161 weight class) and The Dude (ranked 239 p4p, 290 weight class). The Dude has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holmstrom
vs
Dude

181 cm
27
183
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
173
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theodore Holmstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Dude!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dude closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holmstrom.
Dude stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmstrom is trying to break free.
Dude keeps control of Holmstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmstrom has had enough of the clinch but Dude keeps him there for the moment.

Dude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dude drives through and clinches with Holmstrom against the cage.
Holmstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Dude won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dude is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holmstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Holmstrom breaks from the clinch.

Dude darts in and clinches Holmstrom up against the cage.
Dude avoiding damage.
Holmstrom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Holmstrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dude breaks from the clinch.
Dude scores with a jab.
Holmstrom definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmstrom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmstrom misses with a left hand
and Dude counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holmstrom in his tracks.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dude looks to throw a body kick
and Holmstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Dude throws a series of punches but Holmstrom avoids them all with ease.
Dude tries to clinch but Holmstrom moves out of range.
Dude tries to clinch but Holmstrom moves away
and Dude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dude rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmstrom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dude tries to clinch but Holmstrom moves out of range.
Dude throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dude darts in trying to clinch
and Dude takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dude breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmstrom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmstrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Dude falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmstrom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Holmstrom - just one landing.
Dude throws a lazy head kick
and Holmstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dude doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmstrom circles away.
Holmstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Dude is looking for the big counter here.
Dude is looking to clinch.
Dude throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmstrom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom misses with a hook.
Dude blocks a jab.
Holmstrom misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Dude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmstrom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dude misses with a shot to the body
and Holmstrom counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dude has taken the fight to the clinch.

Holmstrom breaks the clinch.

Dude closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Dude has double underhooks.
Holmstrom tries to break the clinch but Dude is controlling the position.
Holmstrom tries to circle away but Dude has him pinned against the cage.
Holmstrom has had enough of the clinch but Dude keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Theodore Holmstrom will probably get the nod.
That's time! Holmstrom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Holmstrom throws a hook but Dude blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Holmstrom.
Dude misses with a series of wild punches.
Dude throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmstrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmstrom throws a big shot that misses.
Holmstrom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dude misses with a body shot.
Holmstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dude.
Dude lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dude tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holmstrom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dude misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dude unleashes a big counter combination but Holmstrom bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Holmstrom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Dude forces Holmstrom back against the cage and clinches.
Holmstrom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dude is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holmstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holmstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Dude won't allow it.
Holmstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmstrom wants to break free but Dude has control.
Dude stalling in the clinch.
Dude blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom is trying to break the clinch but Dude is controlling him.

Dude pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dude gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dude manages to break the clinch.

Dude takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmstrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmstrom wants to get back to striking at distance but Dude won't allow it.
Dude keeps control of Holmstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmstrom holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Holmstrom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmstrom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Holmstrom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dude gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dude leaning against his opponent.
Holmstrom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dude's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dude taking a breather.
Holmstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom is trying to force a seperation but Dude has the dominant position.
Holmstrom is trying to break the clinch but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Dude leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dude is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmstrom gets an underhook and turns Dude into the cage.
Holmstrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmstrom tries to break free but Dude pushes him back against the cage.
Holmstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Holmstrom's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dude keeps control of Holmstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmstrom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Dude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Dude bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmstrom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dude.
Holmstrom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holmstrom looks to land a right hand but Dude moved out of range.
Holmstrom slips a jab and a cross from Dude.
Dude misses with a double jab
letting Holmstrom counter with a right hand.
Holmstrom catches Dude with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dude looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holmstrom is fending him off so far but Dude persists. Nope, Holmstrom circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmstrom misses with a looping left.

Dude closes the distance and clinches.
Dude lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmstrom backwards.
Holmstrom tries to break free but Dude pushes him back against the cage.
Holmstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Dude has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holmstrom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Dude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmstrom's efforts to push away.
Dude keeps control of Holmstrom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on Dude - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holmstrom is trying to break the clinch but Dude is controlling him.
Holmstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmstrom is looking to break free of the clinch but Dude has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Holmstrom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Holmstrom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dude swinging wildly here.
The Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmstrom looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Dude throws a counter combo.
Holmstrom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dude.
A swing and a miss from Holmstrom.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Holmstrom.
A nice side step and Dude releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Holmstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Dude's shoulder, as Dude tries to avoid the shot.
Dude lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Holmstrom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmstrom looks to throw the jab but Dude is out of range.

Dude forces Holmstrom back against the cage and clinches.

Dude breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude tries to clinch
and Holmstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Dude moves away from the strike by Holmstrom.
Dude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dude is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holmstrom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dude.
Dude throws a combination that misses
and Holmstrom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dude clinches up with Holmstrom and pushes him back against the cage.
Dude stalling in the clinch.
Dude is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holmstrom is keeping busy.
Holmstrom is trying to break the clinch but Dude has him pressed against the cage.
Holmstrom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Dude breaks from the clinch.
Dude moves out of range as Holmstrom strikes.
Dude wants to clinch up but Holmstrom keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Holmstrom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmstrom.
Dude tries to clinch but Holmstrom is having none of it.
The Dude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmstrom missing with a left hand there. Dude was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dude wants to clinch up but Holmstrom keeps it at a distance.
Dude displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Holmstrom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dude tries to clinch
and Holmstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holmstrom misses with a hook. Dude ducked under it nicely.

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 Theodore Holmstrom.
I think Holmstrom 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

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