PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siren Tero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Holmes
vs
Tero

210 cm
25
300 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Siren Tero!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tero lands with a hook. Holmes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Hank Holmes has been cut.
Tero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holmes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Tero throws a head kick that misses.
Tero misses with a series of wild punches.
Tero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hank Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Tero moves out of range easily.
Tero looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Tero tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Holmes pushes Tero up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holmes.
Tero is trying to maintain a safe position but Holmes gets an underhook and turns Tero into the cage.
Tero blocks an uppercut.
Holmes blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes keeps control of Tero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tero's elbow.
Tero tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
Tero wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Tero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tero's efforts to push away.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tero backwards.
Tero taking a breather.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tero backwards.
Tero wants to stall.
Holmes pushes Tero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tero looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes just leaning against Tero, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holmes.
Holmes digs a right hand into Tero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tero's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Holmes.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tero.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Holmes stalls.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Holmes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teros head.
Tero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tero wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Holmes keeps control of Tero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holmes.
Tero can't break the clinch.
Tero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tero backwards.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Tero is trying to stall.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike.
Tero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tero has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes lands a right hand.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Holmes lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Holmes.
Holmes works on Tero's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Tero being controlled against the cage.
Holmes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tero takes a shot to the head.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes lands a hook that snaps the head of Tero backwards.
Holmes taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tero.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Holmes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.

Holmes clinches.
Holmes presses Tero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holmes effectively controlling the action here.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes digs a right hand into Tero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tero's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Holmes.
Holmes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice left hand lands by Holmes.
Hank Holmes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holmes stalling the fight.
Tero is breathing heavily.
Holmes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teros head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tero backwards.

Tero is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes slows down the pace here.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tero.
Holmes is leaning against Tero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tero backwards.
Tero being controlled against the cage.
Holmes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Tero's head.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holmes.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Holmes.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
Holmes cracks Tero with a nice body shot.
Holmes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tero takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Tero takes a shot to the head.
Tero is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Holmes creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Tero's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Tero drops to his knees and Holmes pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Holmes!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hank Holmes waved his t-shirt featuring FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!)'s logo in front of the cameras.