PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Holey (ranked 19775 p4p, 4046 weight class) and Pedro Equilibrium (ranked 323 p4p, 249 weight class). Pedro Equilibrium looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Holey
vs
Equilibrium

150 cm
51
130
20 - 31 - 0

174 cm
24
135
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Equilibrium!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Holey or perhaps it was just good defense by Equilibrium, which made it look bad.
Holey shoots in but Equilibrium avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Equilibrium moves into range and clinches up with Holey.
Holey misses with a hook to the ribs.

Equilibrium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holey tries to clinch there but Equilibrium circles away.

Equilibrium clinches up against the cage.
Holey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Equilibrium has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Equilibrium.

It looks like Nick Holey has been cut.
Equilibrium stops a takedown attempt from Holey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Holey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equilibrium lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holey is trying to pull guard but Equilibrium has him pressed against the cage.
Equilibrium lands an elbow that stopped Holey in his tracks for a moment.

Equilibrium escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Equilibrium rushes Holey and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Equilibrium breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Equilibrium darts in and clinches Holey up against the cage.
Holey working hard to break the clinch.

Equilibrium breaks the clinch.

Equilibrium clinches with his opponent.
Equilibrium with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Equilibrium breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Equilibrium looks winded!

Equilibrium moves into the clinch.

Equilibrium breaks from the clinch.

Equilibrium rushes Holey and presses him up against the cage.
Equilibrium lands an elbow inside.

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

Holey tries to keep at a distance but Equilibrium has taken the fight into the clinch.
Equilibrium keeps control of Holey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Equilibrium.
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!
Equilibrium creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holey's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holey wants to take the fight to the mat but Equilibrium manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Equilibrium breaks the clinch.

Equilibrium takes the fight into the clinch.
Holey jumps guard but Equilibrium turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Equilibrium gets underhooks to prevent Holey's takedown attempt.
Holey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Equilibrium prevents a body shot from Holey.
Holey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Equilibrium prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Equilibrium.

Equilibrium manages to pull guard.

Holey stands up from Equilibrium's guard - Holey perhaps looking for a knockout.

Equilibrium clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Equilibrium holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Equilibrium stalling the fight.
Holey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Equilibrium gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Equilibrium's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Equilibrium gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Equilibrium lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Equilibrium.
Holey trying to land knees to the body.
Holey takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equilibrium stalling.
Equilibrium stalling.
Holey takes an elbow to the temple.
Equilibrium has Holey pressed against the cage, preventing Holey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holey takes an elbow to the temple.
Equilibrium'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.

Equilibrium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Equilibrium closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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

Equilibrium has managed to clinch.
Equilibrium'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.
Holey can't get the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Equilibrium dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Holey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Holey gets tackled into the cage by Equilibrium. Equilibrium maintains the clinch.

Equilibrium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pedro Equilibrium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Equilibrium has Holey up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Equilibrium.
Equilibrium with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Equilibrium pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Equilibrium throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holey trying to control but Equilibrium is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Equilibrium is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holey defends well.
Holey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Holey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Equilibrium is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holey trying to control the position from guard on top but Equilibrium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Equilibrium has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Equilibrium is looking for a triangle but Holey pushes his legs off easily.
Holey looking to pass the guard.
Holey trying to control but Equilibrium is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Equilibrium is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Holey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Equilibrium working Holey over with strikes.
Equilibrium slips a nice elbow through Holey's hands, connecting with Holey's forehead.
Equilibrium working over Holey with some ground and pound. Holey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Equilibrium is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Holey trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Equilibrium there.
Equilibrium scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holey taking some punishment here, with Equilibrium in his half guard.
Holey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Equilibrium is working away from the top position though.
Holey taking some punishment here, with Equilibrium in his half guard.
Equilibrium drops an elbow to the side of Holey's head.
Equilibrium lands strikes from half guard.
Holey wants to get back to full guard.
Holey tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Equilibrium has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Equilibrium raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Equilibrium punishing his opponent with strikes.
Equilibrium landing punches.
Holey takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Equilibrium raining down shots from the mount!
Equilibrium has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at London MMA Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Equilibrium with good strikes from the mount here!
Equilibrium is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Holey is rocked!
Equilibrium scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holey?
Oh Holey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Equilibrium lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Equilibrium showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Holey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Holey misses with a double jab.
Holey seems to have got his legs back now.

Holey tries to keep at a distance but Equilibrium has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holey misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Equilibrium.

Nick Holey's cut is getting worse.
Holey is trying to pull guard but Equilibrium turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holey jumps guard but Equilibrium stands there with Holey around his waist. Holey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holey is trying to pull guard but Equilibrium has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Holey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Equilibrium blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Equilibrium is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Equilibrium has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Holey uses from the top position.

Equilibrium is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Holey frees his head nicely. Oh but Equilibrium has switched to an armbar! Holey is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Pedro Equilibrium!