PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colt Plum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delroy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Plum
vs
Holmes

188 cm
27
178 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Plum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plum is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Plum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Plum blocks with his arms.
Plum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes just leaning against Plum, taking a breather.
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!
Plum avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Plum wants to break free but Holmes has control.
A frustrated look appears on Plum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Plum avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum wants a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Plum blocks with his arms.
Holmes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Plum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Plum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Plum won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Plum wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Plum managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Plum avoids the damage to the body.

Plum jumps guard and drags Holmes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Plum throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Plum can't keep his opponent in guard - Holmes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plum keeping hold of Holmes's head, controlling as best he can.
Plum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holmes is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Colt Plum has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Holmes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Plum if he has to take too many more of those.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Plum.
Holmes throws a push kick but Plum slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Plum throws a push kick but Holmes slaps the foot to one side.
Plum lands a glancing blow to the side of Holmes's head.

It looks like Delroy Holmes has been cut.
Plum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Plum thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Plum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Holmes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Plum.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Plum walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holmes.
Plum is breathing heavily.
Plum throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Holmes.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Plum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes lands a head kick. Plum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Plum takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Plum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holmes.
Plum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes cracks the inside of Plum's front leg.
Holmes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Plum moves forwards but Holmes connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Holmes clinches up with Plum and pushes him back against the cage.
Plum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Delroy Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Plum.
Holmes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Plum's face.
Holmes is struggling to control the position.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Plum avoids it.
Plum managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Plum.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmes obliges.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plum blocks it with crossed arms.

Plum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plum throws a lazy head kick
and Holmes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Plum really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Plum in a clinch.
Plum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Plum up against the cage.

Plum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plum.
Plum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plum.
Plum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A punch combination from Plum misses.
Plum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses Plum's front leg but catches the back leg as Plum tries to avoid it.
Plum swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Plum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Colt Plum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes throws a head kick but Plum moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plum blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Delroy Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Plum misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
Plum misses with the combination.
A combination from Plum does no damage.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes pushes Plum away with a front kick.
Plum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Holmes lands a big head kick that sends Plum tumbling to the mat! Holmes takes a step backwards and waves Plum back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Plum is rocked!
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Plum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holmes.
Plum sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Plum seems to have got his legs back now.

Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Plum in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Plum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Delroy Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Delroy Holmes'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick by Plum misses
and Holmes counters with a body kick.

Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plum blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Plum blocks it with crossed arms.

Plum manages to break the clinch.
Holmes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes throws a head kick but Plum moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Plum.
Plum lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Holmes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes lands with a nice body kick.

Holmes instigates a clinch.
Plum avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Plum's brow.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Plum is blocking nicely.
Plum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Plum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes pushes off an throws an elbow but Plum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Plum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plum throws a push kick but Holmes slaps the foot to one side.
A lazy body kick from Plum
and Holmes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Plum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Plum is predictable there
and Holmes counters with a low kick, right behind Plum 's knee.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Plum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Plum.
Plum looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Holmes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Plum will feel that in the morning.
Holmes lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holmes rushes Plum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Plum tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Plum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Plum takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Delroy Holmes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Plum tries to land a body kick
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Plum's knee momentarily.
Plum throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Plum scores with a head kick. Holmes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Colt Plum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plum looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plum misses with the combination.
Holmes throws a head kick that half lands.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch but Plum is having none of it.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Plum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Colt Plum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plum avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Plum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Plum misses with a low kick as Holmes jumps back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Delroy Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holmes 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delroy Holmes!
Delroy Holmes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition, into his post fight interview.