PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Gratscheff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gratscheff's choice of entrance music: Steamline. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
Gratscheff

191 cm
22
252 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
250 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hannes Gratscheff!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gratscheff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gratscheff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Gratscheff moves forwards but Holmes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gratscheff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gratscheff throws a push kick but Holmes slaps the foot to one side.
Gratscheff pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gratscheff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hannes Gratscheff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gratscheff fails with a takedown attempt.
Gratscheff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gratscheff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Gratscheff is just out of range.
Gratscheff closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Gratscheff pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gary Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Gratscheff.
Holmes cracks Gratscheff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Gratscheff's ribs.
Gratscheff throws a leg kick but Holmes checks it.
Gratscheff misses with a double jab.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gratscheff doesn't seem bothered though.
Gratscheff tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gratscheff looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Gratscheff or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Holmes punishes Gratscheff's body with a nice straight punch.
Holmes connects with a right hand. Gratscheff shakes it off.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes thuds a left hand into Gratscheff's body.
Gratscheff fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Gary Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gratscheff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holmes thuds a left hand into Gratscheff's body.
Holmes is looking to wear down Gratscheff with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gratscheff takes one on the button.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Gratscheff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gratscheff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes lands a head shot.
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gratscheff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gratscheff doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Holmes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gratscheff drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holmes lands a jab to Gratscheff's midsection.
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Gratscheff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gratscheff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a jab to the head.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gratscheff stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holmes thuds a left hand into Gratscheff's body.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Holmes scores with the left hand. Gratscheff knows he should have avoided that one.
Gratscheff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gratscheff has time to react.
Holmes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Holmes scores with the left hand. Gratscheff knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Holmes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gratscheff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holmes cracks Gratscheff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gratscheff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gratscheff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holmes is fending him off so far but Gratscheff persists. Nope, Holmes circles away and we're back to standing.
Gratscheff closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Gratscheff pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gratscheff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gratscheff is trying desperately to land a takedown but Holmes is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gratscheff.
Gratscheff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gratscheff there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gratscheff.
Gary Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Gratscheff.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a nice shot that snaps Gratscheff's head back.
Gratscheff is breathing heavily.
Gratscheff walks into a jab.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Gratscheff on that attempt.
Holmes lands an overhand right.
Gratscheff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holmes defends it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Gratscheff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holmes thuds a left hand into Gratscheff's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a really nice looking cross but Gratscheff seems unphased.
Holmes lands with a shot to the body.
Holmes scores with a nice head shot.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1-2. Holmes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gratscheff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes lands a with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holmes.
Gary Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Gratscheff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holmes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gratscheff takes one to the chin there.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Gratscheff tries to move into range but Holmes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gratscheff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holmes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gratscheff shoots in but no luck this time.
Holmes sizes up Gratscheff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good shot there by Holmes.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holmes scores with a jab.
Holmes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gratscheff doesn't seem bothered though.
Gratscheff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Gratscheff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gratscheff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes thuds a left hand into Gratscheff's body.
A head kick misses from Gratscheff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Holmes dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Holmes lands a jab to the head.
Holmes stuffs the takedown attempt from Gratscheff. Gratscheff gets slowly back to his feet.
Gratscheff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes throws out a powerful jab.
Gratscheff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gratscheff somewhat.
Hannes Gratscheff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Gratscheff.
Gratscheff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes works the jab nicely.
Holmes lands a with a good body shot.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes thuds a left hand into Gratscheff's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gratscheff might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Holmes has got the better of the exchanges.
Holmes lands a lovely overhand right.
Gratscheff throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gratscheff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gratscheff takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gratscheff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gratscheff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holmes stuffs the takedown.
Gary Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Gratscheff.
Gratscheff takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gratscheff's head.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Holmes digs a good body shot into Gratscheff's ribs.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gratscheff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.
Holmes scores with a decent looking hook.
Holmes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gratscheff shoots for a takedown but Holmes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hannes Gratscheff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes digs a good body shot into Gratscheff's ribs.
Holmes connects with a body shot.
Gratscheff walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.
Gratscheff takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes 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.
Gratscheff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gratscheff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to de liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmes, as that shot connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Holmes works Gratscheff's body with a nice hook.
Gary Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gratscheff pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holmes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26

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