PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Boogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Boogi
vs
Holmes

194 cm
21
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Boogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sami Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boogi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Boogi coming out on top.
Holmes shoots in and drives through. Boogi sprawls well.
Boogi misses with a hook.
Holmes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boogi pinned against the cage. Boogi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boogi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boogi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Boogi.
Boogi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.

Boogi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Boogi misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Jim Boogi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Holmes.
Holmes avoiding damage as Boogi throws knees to the body.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Boogi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boogi misses with a knee strike.
Holmes looking to stall.
Boogi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes is looking for a takedown.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Holmes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boogi prevents it.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boogi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.

Holmes is trying to trip Boogi. He has hold of a leg but Boogi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Holmes persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Boogi is keeping the position.
Boogi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Holmes throws a strike but Boogi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boogi tries to stand but Holmes is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sami Holmes was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Boogi clinches with his opponent.
Holmes fails to pull guard.
Holmes looking for a takedown.
Boogi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boogi lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boogi tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Boogi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boogi.
Boogi lands a nice knee to the body.
Boogi misses with a knee to the head.
Boogi misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Boogi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Horrible takedown by Holmes or perhaps it was just good defense by Boogi which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boogi. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boogi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Boogi.
Boogi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holmes.
Boogi throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boogi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Boogi.
Holmes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boogi tries to avoid it but Holmes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boogi to the ground. Boogi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jim Boogi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Holmes.
Holmes fails with the takedown.
Sami Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Boogi takes the fight into the clinch.
Boogi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boogi landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Sami Holmes has been cut.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Boogi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boogi misses with a knee strike.
Holmes avoiding damage as Boogi throws knees to the body.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boogi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Boogi.
Holmes wants to take the fight to the mat but Boogi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boogi misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoiding damage as Boogi throws knees to the body.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Boogi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boogi misses with a knee strike.
Holmes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boogi after a bit of a struggle.
Boogi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Jim Boogi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boogi tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.

Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Boogi misses its intended target.
Holmes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boogi is fending him off so far but Holmes persists. Nope, Boogi circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogi misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Boogi missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Boogi misses with a body shot.
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boogi.
Boogi takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Boogi missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Boogi rushes Holmes and presses him up against the cage.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes defending well as Boogi loads up on a big left hand.

Holmes tries to keep at a distance but Boogi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boogi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes is working for takedown but Boogi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Boogi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Boogi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boogi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boogi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Boogi gets underhooks to prevent Holmes's takedown attempt.
Boogi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holmes has Boogi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boogi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Boogi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sami Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boogi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.

Boogi drives through and clinches with Holmes against the cage.
Boogi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Boogi misses with a knee strike.
Boogi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes can't get the takedown.
Holmes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boogi fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Boogi pushes Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Boogi looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boogi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jim Boogi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Holmes.
Boogi missing with knees to the body.
Boogi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes is looking for a takedown.
Holmes wants to take the fight to the mat but Boogi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boogi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Boogi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boogi is pressed up against the cage. Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boogi down to the mat. Boogi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boogi throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Jim Boogi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown but Boogi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boogi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boogi swivels and escapes.
Boogi lands with a right hand.
A big right from Boogi misses.

Boogi darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Knees to the body from Boogi.
Boogi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogi missing with knees to the body.
Boogi is pressed up against the cage. Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boogi down to the mat. Boogi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holmes shoots in and drives through. Boogi sprawls well.

Holmes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Boogi is retaining full guard.
Holmes passes Boogi's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boogi is doing well to control the position and prevent Holmes from advancing to side control.

Holmes seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Boogi has recovered full guard.
Boogi pulls Holmes in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Boogi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boogi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Boogi!