PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoy
vs
Holder

191 cm
25
203 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
196 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% )

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Hoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Holder!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holder throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Holder throws a low kick, looking for Hoy's leg but Hoy calmly moves out of range.
Hoy connects with a jab.
Hoy misses with a body shot.
Hoy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holder tries to clinch but Hoy moves out of range.
Hoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holder moves away.
Hoy scores with a shot to the body.
Hoy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hoy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoy is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hoy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hoy.
Holder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoy's sensitive parts.
Hoy lands with a kick to the temple. Holder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hoy misses with a shot to the body
and Holder counters with a good low kick that Hoy was not able to check.
Holder throws a front kick aimed at Hoy's knee but Hoy avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Nate Hoy has been cut.
Holder will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Holder throws a sloppy head kick and Hoy moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Holder - that will leave a mark!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hoy checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder jabs at Hoy's body.
Hoy moves out of range of the body kick from Holder.
Holder bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hoy walks into a jab.
Holder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hoy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hoy connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hoy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hoy stopping the sweep attempt from Holder.
Hoy is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder is trying to control the position but Hoy postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holder moves away from the strike by Hoy.
A punch lands to the side of Hoy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holder catches Hoy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hoy avoids the head kick by Holder.
Holder gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Hoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoy throws a combination that misses
and Holder counters with a good low kick that Hoy was not able to check.
Good leg kick by Holder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoy is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoy throws the left hand but Holder avoids the punch easily.
Holder misses with a body shot.
Holder connects with a right hand. Hoy shakes it off.
Hoy throws a push kick but Holder slaps the foot to one side.
Hoy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holder 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.
Hoy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy swings for the body but Holder moves out of range.
Holder checks a leg kick.
Hoy takes one to the chin there.

Holder closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hoy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Holder.
A punch lands to the side of Hoy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holder tries a low kick but Hoy avoids it.
Holder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoy connects with a body shot that sends Holder's belly button to the back.
Hoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Holder is just out of range.
Holder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoy is looking to wear down Holder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holder keeps Hoy at a distance using the push kick.
Hoy misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holder.
Holder plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Holder forces Hoy back against the cage and clinches.
Hoy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holder backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoy avoids it.
Holder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hoy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
Hoy tries to throw a body punch but Holder avoids it by throwing Hoy back against the cage.
Hoy is working Holder over against the cage.
Holder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoy backwards.
Hoy misses with a hook from the clinch.

Holder breaks the clinch.
Luke Holder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hoy.
Good work by Hoy as he checks the leg kick.
Luke Holder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holder wants it to stay on the feet.
Holder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Holder pushes Hoy up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoy is keeping busy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder tries to work over Hoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holder backwards.
Holder tries to work over Hoy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoy dodges an elbow strike from Holder.

Hoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoy avoids a kick to the body.
Holder thuds his shin into the meat of Hoy's side.
Holder stuns Hoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holder looks to land a body kick but Hoy moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holder.
Holder throws a wild body kick that Hoy sees coming a mile off.
Hoy moves away from the strike by Holder.
Holder misses with a leg kick
and Hoy counters with a body kick that stops Holder in his tracks momentarily.
Holder lands with a cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holder.
Nice takedown defense from Holder. No joy for Hoy on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holder.
A good leg kick by Holder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holder can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holder.
Holder throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hoy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Holder slams his shin into Hoy's torso.
Holder fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoy.

Holder clinches with his opponent.
Hoy tries to work over Holder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoy's elbow.
Holder landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holder using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holder missing with knees to the body.
Holder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holder lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Holder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Hoy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Holder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holder misses with a leg kick.
Holder delivers a nice body kick.
Holder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holder lands a high kick!

Hoy drives through with a takedown into Holder's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holder is trying to control the position but Hoy postures up.
Hoy is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoy looking to sit in guard and control but Holder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoy keeping moving, preventing Holder from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Luke Holder hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Holder clinches with his opponent.
Nate Hoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoy managing to block the knees to the body from Holder.

Holder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hoy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holder checks a low kick from Hoy.
Hoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hoy throws a leg kick which misses Holder's front leg but catches the back leg as Holder tries to avoid it.
Holder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoy in his tracks.
Holder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holder looks to land a left hand but Hoy moved out of range nicely.
Hoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holder at a distance.
Holder blocks a leg kick.
Holder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoy.
Hoy lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hoy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hoy ducks right into an uppercut from Holder.
Hoy shoots in but no luck this time.
Holder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hoy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holder stuns Hoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hoy shoots in looking for a takedown. Holder tries to sprawl out of it but Hoy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holder throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holder throws a leg kick which misses Hoy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoy tries to avoid it.

Holder clinches up with Hoy and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Holder - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Luke Holder seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holder tries a knee to the head but Hoy blocks it.
Luke Holder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Holder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holder thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoy if he has to take too many more of those.
Holder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holder throws a nice head kick!
Hoy tries to move into range but Holder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Hoy misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Holder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Holder!
During a confident post fight interview, Luke Holder thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.