PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All of the Lights. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stroker's choice of entrance music: Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
Stroker

189 cm
24
221 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
30
217 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™
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Perkele!
Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes punishes Stroker's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Stroker on that attempt.
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Stroker takes one on the button.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Holmes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holmes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Stroker moves away and avoids it.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroker.
Stroker thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stroker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stroker throws a leg kick but Holmes moved away.
Stroker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stroker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes cracks Stroker with a good jab.
Holmes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stroker throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Stroker throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
Nice straight punches there by Holmes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holmes.
Stroker blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stroker is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
Holmes works Stroker's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stroker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holmes takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Stroker drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Stroker from controlling successfully.
Stroker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Stroker from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bob Stroker.
Holmes slips a jab from Stroker.
Holmes moves out of range as Stroker throws a body kick.
Stroker lands with a kick to the temple. Holmes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stroker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stroker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holmes misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a hook but Stroker blocks it.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Stroker looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroker tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
A big right from Stroker misses.
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stroker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holmes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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 Rodney Holmes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stroker misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Stroker misses with a head kick.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stroker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rodney Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Stroker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stroker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holmes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stroker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stroker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Holmes rushes Stroker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stroker blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stroker backwards.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stroker misses with a punch to the body.
Stroker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
Stroker is trying to drag Holmes to the mat but Holmes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stroker blocks an uppercut.
Stroker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stroker fails to pull guard.

Stroker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Stroker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a body punch but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Stroker moves out of range as Holmes strikes.
Holmes throws a hook but Stroker blocks it.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes tries to score with a low kick but Stroker moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Stroker.
Stroker blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Stroker throws a leg kick which misses Holmes's front leg but catches the back leg as Holmes tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Holmes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holmes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stroker slips a jab from Holmes.
Stroker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holmes circles away.
Rodney Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Stroker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes checks the leg kick.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Stroker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
Stroker throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
Stroker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stroker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holmes tests Stroker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stroker misses with a low kick as Holmes jumps back.
Stroker needs to keep his hands up - Holmes had a free shot at his head there.
Holmes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stroker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmes scrambles back to his feet.
Stroker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Stroker does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroker takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Stroker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stroker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holmes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroker staying out of range there.
Stroker fails to land the takedown.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Stroker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stroker moves out of range as Holmes strikes.
Stroker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes stuffs the takedown attempt from Stroker. Stroker gets slowly back to his feet.
Stroker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holmes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stroker scrambles back to his feet.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Stroker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Holmes. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Stroker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holmes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Stroker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stroker throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stroker's knee momentarily.
Holmes cracks Stroker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holmes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stroker is out of range.
Stroker throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Stroker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes lands a jab to Stroker's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Stroker misses the target.
Stroker fails with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Holmes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Stroker.
Holmes connects with a looping right hand.
A leg kick checked by Stroker.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Holmes throws a hook but Stroker blocks it.
Stroker shoots in for a takedown but Holmes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodney Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Stroker.
Stroker misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroker throws a body kick that misses.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stroker.
Stroker throws a front kick aimed at Holmes's knee but Holmes avoids it well.
Holmes digs a good body shot into Stroker's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker misses with a hook.
Stroker throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holmes scores with a nice right hand.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Stroker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Stroker saw that one coming.
Holmes jabs Stroker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stroker takes a step back to recover.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1-2. Holmes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range as Stroker throws a body kick.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Stroker is looking to land body kicks.
Stroker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stroker tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stroker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crunch! Stroker slams his shin into Holmes's torso.
Stroker scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Holmes!
After the big win, Rodney Holmes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.