PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Handy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Holdren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Handy
vs
Holdren

175 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Wolfpack Threadz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Handy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chad Holdren!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handy misses with an uppercut. Holdren saw that one coming.
Handy just misses with a punch to the body.
Handy misses the shot to the body.
Holdren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holdren ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Handy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Handy throws a sloppy body shot
and Holdren counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handy. Holdren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holdren takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Handy throws a series of punches but Holdren avoids them all with ease.
Holdren slips under a jab from Handy.
Handy just misses with a punch to the body.
Handy misses with a hook.
Handy is looking to wear down Holdren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Handy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holdrens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Handy swings for the body but Holdren moves out of range.
Holdren throws a jab when Handy was well out of range.
Holdren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Handy on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Handy, as that shot connected.
Handy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdren ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Handy defending well as Holdren loads up on a big left hand.
Holdren missing with a left hand there. Handy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Holdren catches Handy right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Jack Handy has been cut.
Handy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holdren.
Holdren connects with a body shot that sends Handy's belly button to the back.
Holdren walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Handy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holdren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handy throws a jab when Holdren was well out of range.
Handy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holdren throws a big shot that misses.
Handy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holdren. Handy does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdren misses with a body shot.
Holdren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Handy throws a jab but it's blocked by Holdren.
Handy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Holdren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Handy thuds his right hand into Holdren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holdren.
Handy clobbers Holdren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Holdren is rocked!
Holdren ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Handy sizes up Holdren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holdren is still on wobbly legs! Can Handy finish him?
Handy swinging wildly here.
Holdren seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Handy.
Handy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holdren walks into a left hand.
Jack Handy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holdren works Handy's body with a nice hook.
Holdren gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Handy.
Handy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Handy throws a jab when Holdren was well out of range.
Handy throws an overhand right that lands on Holdren's shoulder, as Holdren tries to avoid the shot.
Handy takes one to the side of the head.
Holdren looks to land a right hand but Handy moved out of range.
Holdren lands a slapping body shot.
Handy scores with a body shot.
Holdren works Handy's body with a nice hook.
Holdren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Handy looks to score with a jab to the body but Holdren is just out of range.
Holdren misses with a jab to the body
and Handy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holdren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holdren throws a body punch but Handy moves out of range.
Handy scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holdren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holdren scores with a punch to the head.
Handy misses with a wild body shot.
Handy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holdren misses with a straight right.
Handy swings for the body but Holdren moves out of range.
Handy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holdren manages to avoid it.
Handy digs a good hook to Holdren's body.
Handy cracks Holdren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Handy throws a lazy uppercut
and Holdren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holdren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Handy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Handy misses with a hook. Holdren ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holdren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Handy on the side of the head.
Holdren lands a slapping body shot.
Holdren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holdren misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Handy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Handy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Handy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Holdren slips a jab from Handy.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Handy throws a jab when Holdren was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Handy. Those never looked like landing.
Handy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holdren swings for the body but Handy moves out of range.
Holdren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holdren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Handy.
A nice combination there by Holdren.
Handy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holdren. Holdren circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Handy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holdren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holdren throws a hook to the side of Handy's head but Handy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Handy throws a jab when Holdren was well out of range.
Holdren misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Handy takes a swing at Holdren's ribcage but misses.
Holdren has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holdren punishes Handy's body with a nice straight punch.
Handy throws a jab but it's blocked by Holdren.
Holdren lands a jab to Handy's midsection.
Holdren cracks Handy with an open hand slap.
Handy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holdren lands a nice shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Handy. Those never looked like landing.
Holdren blocks a jab.
Handy looks to land a right hand but Holdren moved out of range.
Handy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Handy misses.
Handy misses with a lunging right hand
and Holdren counters with a three punch combo that has Handy backing up. Handy nods at Holdren to acknowledge the strikes.
Handy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Handy moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Holdren catches Handy right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holdren was well out of range. Poor timing from Handy.
Handy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handy ducks right into an uppercut from Holdren.
Handy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holdren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holdren ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
A big left from Handy misses.
Handy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Handy scores with a jab. Holdren acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holdren throws a hook but Handy blocks it.
Handy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holdren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Handy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holdren misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handy misses the shot to the body.
Holdren lands an overhand right.
Handy throws a body punch but Holdren moves out of range.
Handy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Handy tries to bum rush Holdren with a series of wild strikes but Holdren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holdren tries to bum rush Handy with a series of wild strikes but Handy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Handy throws a lazy right hand but Holdren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Handy connects with a body shot.
Holdren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handy manages to avoid it.
Holdren ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Handy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handy connects with a looping right hand.
Jack Handy is winning the standup battle so far.
Handy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holdren's hands.
Holdren misses with a two punch combination.
Handy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holdren doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holdren throws a looping overhand right but Handy ducks down to avoid it.
Handy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holdren.
Holdren with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handy looks to land a left hand but Holdren moved out of range nicely.
Holdren misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Handy misses.
Holdren connects with a body shot.
Handy throws a big shot that misses.
Handy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Handy avoids the body shot from Holdren.
Handy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holdren scores with a jab. Handy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Holdren misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chad Holdren will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Handy's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Holdren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holdren moves out of range of the strikes.
Handy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holdren connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Handy scrambles back to his feet.
Holdren throws a combination that misses
and Handy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holdren thinking.
Handy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holdren lands with a nice body punch.
Holdren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Handy.
Handy swings for the body but Holdren moves out of range.
Holdren moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Handy throws a sloppy body shot
and Holdren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Handy thows a body shot but no joy.
Handy moves away from the strike by Holdren.
Handy connects with a body shot.
Holdren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handy stuns Holdren with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Handy looks to score with a jab to the body but Holdren is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holdren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holdren doesn't seem bothered though.
Holdren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handy.
Holdren takes one on the button.
Handy misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Handy slips a straight right by Holdren.
Holdren looks to score with a jab to the body but Handy is just out of range.
Handy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holdren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Handy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holdren. Handy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handy thows a body shot but no joy.
Handy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Handy thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holdren slips a jab from Handy.
Holdren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handy.
Handy misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Holdren.
Holdren moves out of range as Handy strikes.
Holdren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holdren throws a body punch but Handy moves out of range.
Handy blocks a jab.
Handy lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holdren lands with a good body shot.
Holdren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Handy at a distance.
Handy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holdren looks to land a left hand but Handy moved out of range nicely.
Handy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holdren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Handy was well out of range. Poor timing from Holdren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holdren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holdren takes a swing at Handy's ribcage but misses.
Handy misses with a wild body shot.
Holdren throws out a loose jab but Handy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holdren thows a body shot but no joy.
Handy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holdren misses the body punch
and Handy counters with a right hand to the body.
Handy takes a swing at Holdren's ribcage but misses.
Holdren misses with a looping right.
Handy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Handy looks to score with a jab to the body but Holdren is just out of range.
Handy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holdren.
Handy avoids the body shot from Holdren.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handy throws a jab but it's blocked by Holdren.
Holdren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Handy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holdren.
Holdren lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holdren ducks right into an uppercut from Handy.
Handy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holdren throws a shot from downtown. Handy moves away and avoids it.
Holdren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handy's corner calls for a 1-2. Handy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holdren ducks under a wild hook from Handy.
Holdren misses the jab.
Holdren thuds a left hand into Handy's body.
Holdren just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Handy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Handy 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Handy!