PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bing
vs
Holt

185 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bada Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Holt!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt tries to clinch up but Bing circles away and keeps his distance.
Bing throws a hook but Holt avoids it easily.
Holt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bing misses the shot to the body.
Holt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holt.
Holt with a jab.
Bing lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Steve Holt has been cut.
Holt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bing shoots in for a takedown but Holt shows good takedown defense.
Bing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holt counters with a big head kick but Bing shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bing is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Holt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bing missing with a left hand there. Holt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bing has his takedown stuffed

and Holt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Bing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bing is breathing heavily.
Holt looking to sit in guard and control but Bing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bing!
Holt working Bing over with strikes here.
Holt looking to finish Bing with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bing!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bing is in a horrible position here. Holt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Holt is landing with some decent strikes but Bing is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Holt.

Bing is rocked!

Holt with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bing wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Holt.
Bing holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Holt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bing on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bing tries to get out of the position.
A nice elbow there by Holt.

Holt wants to finish this one by submission but Bing is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Holt.

Holt looking to secure an arm triangle but Bing defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands a nice shot to the head.
Bing is in a horrible position here. Holt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Holt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bing wants to hold on but Holt pushes him away.
Holt lands a nice shot to the head.
Bing is trying to escape the mount.
Holt landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt landing shots from mount.

Holt swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bing is now in Holt's guard. A big mistake from Holt there, giving up the dominant position!
Bing wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Holt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bing's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holt won't allow Bing to sweep him here.
Holt wants to control from the top but Bing keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Holt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Holt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Holt lands an overhand right.
Bing throws a body punch but Holt moves out of range.
Bing misses with an uppercut.
Holt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bing ducks right into an uppercut from Holt.
Bing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holt takes a swing at Bing's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt throws a sloppy body shot

so Bing counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holt is keeping the position for now.
Holt has control of Bing's left arm, preventing Bing from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Bing won't allow Holt to sweep him here.
Holt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bing looking to sit in guard and control but Holt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holt stopping the sweep attempt from Bing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bing with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holt connects with the punch.
Holt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bing rather than just go for the knockout.
Bing doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Holt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bing's guard.
Holt lands a couple of digs.
Holt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holt trying to control but Bing is working from the bottom.
Holt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Holt is working Bing over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to control from the top but Bing keeps moving.
Bing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bing is keeping the position for now.
Holt stopping the sweep attempt from Bing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bing misses with a jab, cross combination.

Holt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Holt is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bing moves into full guard.
Steve Holt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Holt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bing is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bing has escaped and now he's on top!
Bing stays in close to Holt's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Holt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bing throws a combination that misses
and Holt counters with an outside leg kick.
Bing throws a hook but Holt avoids it easily.

Holt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bing's guard.
Holt wants to control from the top but Bing keeps moving.
Holt preventing the sweep.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Holt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bing is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bing has escaped and now he's on top!
Bing cracks Holt with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Holt has Bing pulled in close to control his posture.

Bing is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holt swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Holt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bing drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bing jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holt pulls Bing in to control the position.
Holt controls Bing momentarily but Bing frees himself.
Holt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bing is one step ahead there.
Holt striking off his back but it's not causing Bing any problems.
Bing tries to free his leg and advance position but Holt is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bing misses with a takedown

so Holt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holt tries to free his leg and advance position but Bing is retaining full guard.
Bing thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bing has his foot on Holt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holt works his way back into a safe position though.
Bing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bing is on top in guard.
Holt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bing!
Bada Bing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt prevents Bing from getting the reversal.
Bing is working hard here to advance position.
Holt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Holt scoring with strikes but Bing is staying in there.
Bing is squirming around, avoiding Holt's attempts to control the action.
Bing regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holt 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Holt!