PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Brigante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Brigante
vs
Holder

182 cm
26
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
196 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY
MADE IN GERMANY

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Brigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Holder!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigante works over Holder's head and body with a nice combination.
Luke Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holder throws out a leg kick but Brigante moves out of range and Holder only half commits.
Holder scores with a push kick.
Holder throws a low kick, looking for Brigante's leg but Brigante calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holder lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brigante has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brigante and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holder misses with a leg kick.
Brigante misses the jab.
Brigante moves out of range as Holder throws a body kick.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holder moves away.
Some wild striking there from Brigante.
Good work by Brigante as he checks the leg kick.
Brigante throws out a loose jab but Holder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Holder.
Brigante looks to land a combination but Holder avoids it well.
Holder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holder ducks under a wild hook from Brigante.
Brigante swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brigante connects with a right hand. Holder shakes it off.
Brigante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Brigante blocks the low kick.
Nice jab there from Brigante.
Holder misses with a head kick.
Brigante fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brigante throws a series of punches but Holder moves out of range.
Holder misses with a head kick.
Brigante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brigante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holder wants to clinch.
Brigante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brigante throws an overhand right that lands on Holder's shoulder, as Holder tries to avoid the shot.
Holder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brigante.
Holder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brigante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante blocks the body kick.
Holder throws a leg kick
and Brigante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brigante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holder thows a leg kick but Brigante checks it
and Brigante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brigante connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brigante.
Holder pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brigante is out of range and Holder settles back down.
Brigante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holder. Holder obviously looking to wear him down.
Brigante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holder throws a leg kick
and Holder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holder misses with a low kick.
Brigante is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brigante cracks Holder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brigante lands with a good body shot.
Holder looks gassed!
Holder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brigante.
Holder walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brigante.
Brigante lands with a nice body kick.
Brigante takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holder backs up against the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Brigante.
Holder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brigante throws out the jab.
Brigante scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holder crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brigante - the referee stops the clock and Holder gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brigante. Holder manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Brigante throws a body kick the misses
and Holder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brigante feints and then cracks Holder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holder down.
Brigante thows a body shot but no joy.
Brigante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brigante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brigante misses with a hook. Holder ducked under it nicely.
Brigante lands a head shot.
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!
Holder misses with a double jab
and Brigante counters with a thumping low kick.
Brigante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Brigante.
Holder throws a leg kick
letting Brigante counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A low kick from Holder is predictable there
and Brigante makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brigante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brigante swinging wildly here.
Brigante throws a nice head kick!
Brigante punishes Holder's body with a nice straight punch.
Brigante works over Holder's head and body with a nice combination.
Holder moves out of range as Brigante strikes.
Brigante just misses with a punch to the body.
Holder throws a lazy head kick
and Brigante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Brigante misses.
Brigante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigante throws a looping overhand right but Holder ducks down to avoid it.
Brigante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Brigante finds it's way through Holder's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Brigante dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice uppercut there from Brigante.
Holder defending well as Brigante loads up on a big left hand.
Holder misses with a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a nice body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Holder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brigante has got the better of the exchanges.
Holder thuds his shin into the meat of Brigante's side.
Holder connects with a solid leg kick.
Brigante bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holder moves away from the strike by Brigante.
Holder tries to work over Brigante's front leg with a kick but Brigante checks it.
Holder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brigante thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Holder misses.
Brigante moves out of range as Holder strikes.
Brigante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luke Holder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brigante misses with a hook. Holder ducked under it nicely.
Brigante checks a low kick from Holder.
Brigante lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante throws a jab when Holder was well out of range.
Holder finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holder swinging wildly here.
A head kick misses from Holder.
Holder looks to land a body kick but Brigante moved away.
Brigante connects with a single shot there.
Holder throws a push kick but Brigante slaps the foot to one side.
Brigante tests Holder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holder takes one to the side of the head.
Holder tries a head kick but it misses.
Brigante lands with a hook. Holder tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holder is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Holder is predictable there
and Brigante counters with a left to the body.
Brigante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holder's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Holder.
Brigante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holder can do to turn this around?
Holder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante misses with a head kick.
Holder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brigante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brigante lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brigante tries a head kick but it misses.
Brigante checks a leg kick.
Holder throws a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holder thinking.
Holder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brigante throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Brigante finds it's target.
Holder throws a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a thumping low kick.
Holder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holder misses with a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a good low kick that Holder was not able to check.
Holder misses with a head kick.
Brigante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holder stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brigante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brigante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Brigante.
Brigante lands with a kick to the temple. Holder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brigante throws a body punch but Holder moves out of range.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Holder avoids nicely.
Holder misses with a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Brigante scores with a four punch combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Brigante. That's going to slow Holder down.
Holder slips under a jab.
Holder blocks a low kick nicely.
Holder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brigante takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holder moves out of range as Brigante strikes.
Holder looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brigante with a nice cross.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Holder avoids nicely.
Brigante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brigante fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brigante misses its intended target.
Brigante takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brigante moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holder misses with a wild body shot.
Charles Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Brigante throws a big shot that misses.
Holder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brigante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holder throws a leg kick
and Brigante counters with an outside leg kick.
Holder throws a leg kick but Brigante moved away.
Brigante moves out of range of the leg kick from Holder.
The fighters circling - Brigante throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder misses with the combination.
Brigante throws an overhand right that lands on Holder's shoulder, as Holder tries to avoid the shot.
Holder slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Brigante dominated that second round.
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!

Brigante tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brigante checks a leg kick.
Holder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brigante.
Brigante on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brigante misses with a hook. Holder ducked under it nicely.
Brigante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holder throws a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holder connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Holder.
Brigante throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brigante counters with a right hand to the body.
Holder scores with a three punch combo!
Brigante misses with a hook. Holder ducked under it nicely.
Brigante swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brigante.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brigante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holder wants to slow Brigante down by chopping away at his legs.
Brigante looks to land a combination but Holder avoids it well.
Brigante lands with a right hand.
Brigante connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Brigante misses the target.
Brigante throws a sloppy head kick and Holder moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Holder.
A low kick from Holder misses
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holder throws a low kick but Brigante avoids it.
Holder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brigante throws out the jab.
Holder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holder throws a head kick that misses
and Brigante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holder throws a lazy head kick
and Brigante counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Brigante lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Charles Brigante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Brigante.
Holder throws a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holder throws a leg kick
and Brigante makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Holder avoids nicely.
Holder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab lands there for Brigante.
Brigante fails to land with a series of punches.
Brigante avoids a kick to the body.
Brigante lands a two punch combo.
Holder lands a leg kick that knocks Brigante off balance momentarily.
Holder throws a nice looking combination but Brigante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brigante cracks Holder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brigante throws a series of strikes that have Holder backpedaling.
Brigante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holder blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brigante there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holder thows a leg kick but Brigante checks it
and Brigante counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Holder tries a head kick but it misses.
Holder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holder wants to clinch.
Brigante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Holder.
Brigante stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holder misses with a low kick.
Brigante bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holder's head.
A clash of legs there as Brigante blocks the low kick.
Brigante looks to land a left hand but Holder moved out of range nicely.
Brigante lands with a shot to the body.
Brigante misses with a kick to the body
and Holder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Holder throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
A lazy body kick from Brigante
and Holder counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brigante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brigante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brigante tries to bum rush Holder with a series of wild strikes but Holder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holder misses with a body kick.
Brigante scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brigante looks to score with a jab to the body but Holder is just out of range.
Holder tries to land a body kick
and Brigante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Luke Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brigante thows a body kick. Holder tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A low kick from Holder is predictable there
and Brigante makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brigante jabs Holder right on the nose. Holder blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brigante misses with a straight left.
Brigante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brigante lands with a shot to the body.
Brigante scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Brigante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brigante 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Brigante!