PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Arenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenzo comes to the ring accompanied by Bad Boys, Bad Boys. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Arenzo
vs
Holmes

181 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lawrence Arenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arenzo moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Holmes closes the distance looking to clinch

and Arenzo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arenzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Arenzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Josh Holmes has been cut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Arenzo throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Arenzo throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Arenzo improves position.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks it.
Arenzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Arenzo is looking to control Holmes's arms but Holmes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arenzo has his back to the ropes.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Arenzo trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes is trying to maintain a safe position but Arenzo gets an underhook and turns Holmes into the ropes.
Holmes seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arenzo lands an elbow inside.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arenzo avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arenzo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holmes.
Holmes darts in trying to clinch

and Arenzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arenzo.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Arenzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arenzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arenzo lands a nice elbow.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arenzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes looks gassed!
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arenzo trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes avoiding damage as Arenzo throws knees to the body.
Arenzo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arenzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.

That has opened up Josh Holmes's cut even more.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Arenzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenzo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arenzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks it.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Arenzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Arenzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks it.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks with his arms.
Arenzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Arenzo lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Arenzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arenzo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arenzo lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Arenzo lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Arenzo stalling the fight.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Arenzo.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Arenzo.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes avoiding damage as Arenzo throws knees to the body.
Arenzo lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arenzo is keeping busy.
Arenzo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arenzo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arenzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Josh Holmes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
Arenzo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Arenzo lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Arenzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Arenzo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holmes's brow.
Arenzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arenzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Arenzo is blocking nicely.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arenzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Arenzo.
Holmes avoiding damage as Arenzo throws knees to the body.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Arenzo.
Arenzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Arenzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Arenzo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks it.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Arenzo.
Arenzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arenzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks with his arms.
Arenzo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arenzo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arenzo landing knees to the body.
Arenzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arenzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks it.
Arenzo lands a nice elbow.
Arenzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Arenzo misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arenzo missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Arenzo tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Arenzo lands an elbow inside.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks with his arms.
Arenzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes avoiding damage as Arenzo throws knees to the body.
Holmes stalling the fight.
Arenzo trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arenzo missing with knees to the body.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Arenzo lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Arenzo lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Arenzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawrence Arenzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Holmes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Arenzo fails with an attempt to clinch.

Arenzo pushes Holmes up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arenzo prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Arenzo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Arenzo is blocking nicely.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arenzo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holmes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Arenzo blocks it.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arenzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arenzo avoids it.
Holmes trying to control the position but instead, Arenzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holmes into the ropes.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arenzo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Arenzo lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Arenzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Arenzo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arenzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Josh Holmes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh Holmes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lawrence Arenzo!