PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Cart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cart
vs
Holmes

201 cm
27
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

210 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cart throws a body kick that misses.
Holmes cracks Cart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cart moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Holmes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cart. Cart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cart swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cart.

It looks like Eric Cart has been cut.
Cart misses with a body kick.
Holmes is looking to score with low kicks.
Holmes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cart's calf.
Cart lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes cracks Cart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body. Cart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cart is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cart checks a low kick from Holmes.
Cart tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes cracks Cart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cart doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Cart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cart tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cart tries to move into range but Holmes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Cart.
Holmes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cart.
Holmes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice cross by Holmes.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Cart counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cart is breathing heavily.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Cart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmes looks to land a combination. Cart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holmes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holmes lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes connects with a high kick.
Nice uppercut there from Holmes.
Holmes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cart.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Cart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Holmes.
Cart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Cart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cart.
Holmes works over Cart's head and body with a nice combination.
Holmes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Eric Cart's cut is getting worse.
Cart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holmes is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Cart drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holmes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cart takes a step back to recover.
Holmes feints and then cracks Cart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cart down.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cart's head.
Cart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Holmes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cart.
Cart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holmes.
Holmes stuns Cart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Eric Cart's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Cart moves out of range easily.
Holmes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Holmes there.
Holmes scores with a three punch combo!

Jeez, Eric Cart's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Holmes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cart in his tracks.
Cart throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Cart should have avoided that one.
Cart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hank Holmes!