PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Creeping Death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Xu
vs
Holmes

180 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
198 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)
TITAN

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a combination
and Xu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holmes throws a jab when Xu was well out of range.
Holmes shoots in but Xu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
enabling Xu to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Xu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holmes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xu was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Xu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Xu moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Holmes looks gassed!
Xu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Xu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Xu scores with a knee to the head.
Xu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Xu with a knee to the head.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of 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!
Xu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Xu crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Xu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xu lands a left hand.
Xu lands a knee to the head.

Holmes is rocked!
Knees to the body from Xu.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Xu finish him?
Xu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Xu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Xu working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Holmes seems to have recovered his senses.
Xu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xu has Holmes pressed against the cage.
Xu tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Xu.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Xu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Xu lands a knee to the body.
Xu stalling.
Xu connects with a knee to the head.
Xu lands an elbow inside.
Xu unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Xu - that landed with a thud.
Xu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xu lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Xu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Xu working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Xu lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Xu.
Xu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Xu lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Xu.
A nice left hand lands by Xu.
Xu scores a nice knee to the body.
Xu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu scores with a knee to the head.
Xu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Xu misses with a knee strike.
Xu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holmes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roger Xu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Holmes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Xu.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xu creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Holmes! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Xu.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Xu!
Roger Xu thanked the fans post fight for their support.