PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is F.A.M.E. Smith has chosen Grand Magus - Hammer of the North as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Holmes
vs
Smith

189 cm
27
221 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

187 cm
30
215 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 clothing)
Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

Perkele!

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 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Smith!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holmes throws a lazy head kick
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holmes.
Holmes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Rodney Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Rodney Holmes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Holmes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Holmes scores with a spinning back kick!
Holmes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a leg kick.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Holmes lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of 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!
A low kick from Holmes misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmes thumps Smith with a low kick.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Smith stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Smith.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes thows a body kick. Smith tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smith works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Smith misses.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith motions for Holmes to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holmes under the eye.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Holmes's cut.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Holmes is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Holmes in his tracks momentarily.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Holmes cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Smith cracks Holmes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holmes takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to work over Smith's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination

and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Smith breaks the clinch.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Holmes throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Peter Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith checks a low kick from Holmes.
Holmes connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Holmes.
Holmes digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Holmes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Donk. Holmes catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Holmes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Peter Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rodney Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Holmes misses with a straight right.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Holmes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Smith misses.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Smith manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holmes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.

Smith tries to keep at a distance but Holmes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.

Smith manages to break the clinch.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Holmes moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Holmes connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodney Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Holmes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Holmes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes with a nice cross.
Holmes lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes takes one to the chin there.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peter Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter Smith!
After winning the bout, Peter Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.