PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Heizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heizel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Doctor Doctor. The crowd seem to be enjoying Holmes's choice of entrance music: F.A.M.E. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Heizel
vs
Holmes

184 cm
26
198 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

189 cm
26
221 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Heizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heizel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heizel slips under a jab from Holmes.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heizel's sensitive parts.
Heizel thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Holmes tries to score with a low kick but Heizel moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heizel.
Heizel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes looks to land a right hand but Heizel moved out of range.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heizel misses the shot to the body.
Heizel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Holmes gets a clinch.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Heizel improves position.
Heizel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Holmes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heizel can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heizel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heizel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heizel prevents a body shot from Holmes.
A short right from Holmes.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heizel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heizel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Heizel digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heizel lands a shoulder strike.
Heizel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Heizel digs a right hand into Holmes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmes's gas tank.
Holmes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heizel's face.
Holmes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heizels head.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Heizel can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heizel is keeping busy.
Heizel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.

Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heizel slips a jab from Holmes.
Heizel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Heizel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heizel 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 Holmes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holmes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Heizel.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Heizel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Heizel with a jab.
Heizel misses with a wild combination.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Heizel throws a leg kick which misses Holmes's front leg but catches the back leg as Holmes tries to avoid it.
Heizel throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heizel throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holmes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heizel ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Heizel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Heizel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmes counters with a series of strikes. Heizel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heizel ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Heizel throws a front kick aimed at Holmes's knee but Holmes avoids it well.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heizel looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Heizel is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holmes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes throws a jab when Heizel was well out of range.
Heizel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes swings for the body but Heizel moves out of range.
Heizel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holmes. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rodney Holmes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Heizel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Heizel circles away.
Holmes swings for the body but Heizel moves out of range.
Heizel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Heizel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Heizel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Heizel swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes throws a poor cross that misses
and Heizel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holmes thinking.
Holmes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Heizel.
Holmes lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Holmes misses.
Holmes checks the leg kick.
Heizel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Heizel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heizel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range of the leg kick from Heizel.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heizel was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
A punch lands to the side of Heizel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Heizel ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes cracks Heizel with a good jab.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heizel, right into the meat.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heizel.
Holmes lands a jab to the head.
Heizel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Heizel does it's job there.
Holmes lands with an uppercut that bounces Heizel off the cage and back into range.
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!
Holmes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heizel counters with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Heizel.
Heizel misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Heizel keeps it at a distance.
Heizel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Heizel. Beautiful body shot.
Heizel lands with a kick to the temple. Holmes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Holmes darts in and clinches Heizel up against the cage.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heizel avoiding damage.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Heizel controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Holmes.
Heizel taking a breather.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Heizel here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Holmes pushes Heizel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holmes letting Heizel take a breather here.
Rodney Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes tries a body shot but Heizel blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heizel blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Heizel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heizel is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Heizel.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Heizel blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Heizel's head.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heizel being controlled against the cage.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heizel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Heizel avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Heizel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries a body shot but Heizel blocks it.

Heizel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes misses the jab.
Holmes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heizel misses with a low kick.
Holmes throws the kick towards the body but Heizel avoids it.
Heizel misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
Heizel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Matt Heizel is winning the standup battle so far.
A left and a right from Holmes both land. Nice combination.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heizel. Heizel obviously looking to wear him down.

Holmes has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rodney Holmes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Heizel misses the shot to the body.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Heizel.
Heizel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heizel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes throws a low kick, looking for Heizel's leg but Heizel calmly moves out of range.
Holmes lands a body shot.
A big right from Heizel misses.
Heizel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heizel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heizel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Heizel throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heizel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Heizel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Heizel as he checks the leg kick.
Holmes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holmes cracks Heizel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heizel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holmes stuns Heizel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Heizel is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes looks to land a combination but Heizel avoids it well.
Heizel throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holmes checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Heizel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heizel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heizel.
Holmes misses with a hook. Heizel ducked under it nicely.
Heizel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heizel checks the leg kick.
Holmes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holmes cracks the inside of Heizel's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heizel avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heizel throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heizel.
Heizel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Holmes.
Matt Heizel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes is looking to clinch but Heizel is avoiding it.
Heizel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heizel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heizel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Heizel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heizel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heizel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Heizel is just out of range.
Heizel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holmes lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Heizel takes a step back to recover.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes lands a head shot.
Holmes lands with a hook. Heizel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holmes lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Heizel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heizel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes checks the leg kick.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crunch! Holmes slams his shin into Heizel's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Heizel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heizel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.