PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Holomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes Holomes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Jones
vs
Holomes

185 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 St Petersburg, Bubba Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johannes Holomes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Holomes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jones drives through and clinches with Holomes against the ropes.
Jones cracks Holomes with a nice body shot.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holomes is defending well for now.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Holomes avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Johannes Holomes has been cut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holomes tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Holomes back against the ropes.
Holomes misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Holomes's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holomes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Holomes missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holomes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holomes tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holomes tries to score with a low kick but Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holomes lands an overhand right.
Holomes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holomes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Holomes misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holomes, right into the meat.
Holomes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Holomes.
Holomes tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holomes is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Holomes into the ropes.
Holomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Holomes shrugs off.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holomes misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holomes misses with a straight right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holomes.
Holomes staying out of range there.
Holomes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bubba Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johannes Holomes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Jones misses.
Jones misses with the combination.
Holomes misses with a straight left.
Holomes throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Holomes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bubba Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holomes, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jones stalling the fight.
Holomes lands a right hand.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holomes avoids it.
Holomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holomes trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Holomes blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Holomes fails to land.
Holomes throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holomes's defenses.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Holomes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holomes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Holomes.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holomes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones is looking to control Holomes's arms but Holomes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the ropes.
Holomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holomes is working Jones over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Holomes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Holomes gets an underhook and turns Jones into the ropes.
Holomes working aggressively here.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Holomes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right hand to the body from Holomes.
Holomes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holomes.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Holomes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Jones.
Holomes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Holomes tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johannes Holomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johannes Holomes's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Holomes punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holomes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Holomes misses.

Jones moves into range and clinches up with Holomes.
Holomes lands with a left to the head.
Holomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Holomes.
Holomes working hard to break the clinch.
Jones trying to stall but Holomes improves his position.
Holomes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Holomes has him pressed against the ropes.
Holomes is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holomes has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holomes working aggressively here.
Holomes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holomes is defending well for now.
Holomes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Holomes shrugs off.
Jones stalling the fight.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Johannes Holomes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holomes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holomes trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holomes into the ropes.
Holomes avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Holomes tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the ropes.
Holomes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Holomes blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holomes.
Holomes blocking some punches.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Holomes throws a head punch that misses.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johannes Holomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones moves away from the strike by Holomes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to clinch up but Holomes keeps it at a distance.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johannes Holomes.
Well Holomes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Johannes Holomes!

Johannes Holomes wins by unanimous decision!
Johannes Holomes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Untouchable Fight Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.