PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gus The Bus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen F**king Hostile as his entrance music. Gus The Bus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

The Bus
vs
Holmes

225 cm
23
300 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

213 cm
24
290 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gus The Bus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herman Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bus thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bus.
The Bus doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bus. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from The Bus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Bus throws a leg kick
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
The Bus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holmes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Bus misses with a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and The Bus counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bus throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Bus misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
The Bus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The Bus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Bus misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Bus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes misses with a hook to the body
enabling The Bus to counter with a crisp jab.
The Bus wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Bus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Bus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Bus.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Bus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holmes under the eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Holmes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Bus throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes misses with a combination
and The Bus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The Bus tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from The Bus misses
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bus throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
Holmes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Bus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The Bus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Bus misses with the body kick
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Bus counters with a body kick.
The Bus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Bus.
The Bus is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bus thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Bus misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmes counters with a head kick. That will keep The Bus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Bus wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holmes misses with a hook to the body
and The Bus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by The Bus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herman Holmes 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!

The Bus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Herman Holmes has been cut.
A low kick from Holmes misses
and The Bus counters with a good low kick that Holmes was not able to check.
The Bus throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Bus's knee momentarily.
The Bus misses with a double jab
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Bus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
The Bus scores with a jab. Holmes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gus The Bus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a left hand
and The Bus counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - The Bus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Bus counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bus misses with a right hand
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Bus tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
The Bus digs a good body shot into Holmes's ribs.
Herman Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Bus misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a three punch combo that has The Bus backing up. The Bus nods at Holmes to acknowledge the strikes.
The Bus misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
The Bus throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
The Bus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Holmes!