PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as James Conway enters the cage!

Holmes
vs
Conway

185 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

THE STEEL PENN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Conway!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Conway misses.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Conway.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conway misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conway thinking.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conway throws out the jab.
Holmes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Conway looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Conway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.

Holmes rushes Conway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Conway loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conway throws a combination that misses
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
Conway throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conway bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holmes's head.
Holmes tries to clinch up
and Conway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes lands a jab to Conway's midsection.
A punch combination from Conway misses.
Conway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Conway's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes has Conway pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Conway - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holmes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holmes effectively controlling the action here.
Conway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes has Conway pressed against the cage.
Conway is looking to control Holmes's arms but Holmes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conway has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
Conway blocks an uppercut.
Holmes cracks Conway with a nice body shot.
Holmes taking a breather.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conway tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Conway uses good head movement to avoid it.

Conway breaks the clinch.
Conway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conway misses with a double jab
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes is looking to wear down Conway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a with a good body shot.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Conway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Conway.
Conway takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conway slips a straight right by Holmes.
Holmes tries to clinch but Conway is having none of it.
Holmes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Holmes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Conway misses the target.
Conway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Conway is looking to chop away at Holmes's legs.
Holmes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Conway misses
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Conway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.

Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Conway in a clinch.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Conway looking to slow down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Holmes as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conway.
Come on Conway - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Conway avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Conway controls his hands.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Conway trying to stall but Holmes improves his position.
Conway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes gets through Conway's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conway.
Conway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Conway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holmes finds it's way round the side to connect with Conway's head.
Conway misses with a double jab
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Conway throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.

Conway tries to keep at a distance but Holmes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Conway breaks the clinch.
Holmes misses with a jab to the body
and Conway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holmes thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Conway.
Holmes cracks Conway with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Conway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes slips under a jab from Conway.
Nice body punch from Conway.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Conway.
Conway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Conway cracks Holmes with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conway misses with the combination.
Conway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.
Conway misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Conway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes wants to clinch
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Conway. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes looks to clinch
and Conway counters with a series of strikes. Holmes will be more careful next time no doubt.

Holmes is rocked!
Holmes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Conway counters with a left and a right that stings Holmes.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Conway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Conway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Conway misses.
Holmes misses with a body shot

and Conway counters with a nice right hand that sends Holmes toppling to the canvas! Holmes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Conway finish him?!

Holmes is rocked!
Conway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Conway lands a nice hook to Holmes's body. Holmes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
James Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Conway lands a big right hand that sends Holmes crashing to the mat! Conway stays standing though and waves Holmes back to his feet!
Conway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Conway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes lunges at Conway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Conway's hand.
Conway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holmes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes tries to clinch up
and Conway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Conway swinging wilding here.

Holmes rushes Conway and presses him up against the cage.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conway.
A frustrated look appears on Conway's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Conway is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes keeps control of Conway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conway throws a head punch that misses.
Conway lands an uppercut.
Holmes digs a right hand underneath Conway's ribcage. Conway let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Conway's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Conway blocks an uppercut.
Conway is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes has Conway pressed against the cage, preventing Conway from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Conway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holmes.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes tries a body shot but Conway blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes effectively controlling the action here.
Conway wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Holmes.
Conway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
Conway wants to stall.
Holmes tries to work over Conway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Conway controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Conway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Conway being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Holmes for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Conway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Conway has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Conway!