PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Vennamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vennamo comes to the cage accompanied by Bacchuksen tiellä. Holyfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RAWR. This should be a great matchup!

Vennamo
vs
Holyfield

195 cm
24
240 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
225 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Vennamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vennamo lands a jab to the nose.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vennamo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A frustrated look appears on Holyfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Vennamo gets control of Holyfield's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vennamo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holyfield is looking to stand up but Vennamo won't let him.

Holyfield stands and steps away. Vennamo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vennamo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vennamo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holyfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vennamo scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Vennamo pushes him off.
Vennamo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holyfield needs to keep his hands up - Vennamo had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Joe Holyfield has been cut.
Joe Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vennamo misses with a double jab.
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vennamo blocks a jab.
Vennamo missing with a left hand there. Holyfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vennamo slips a jab and a cross from Holyfield.
Vennamo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Holyfield takes one to the side of the head.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Vennamo.
Holyfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holyfield lands a jab to Vennamo's midsection.
Vennamo drops his hands momentarily and Holyfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Vennamo avoids them all with ease.
Vennamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Holyfield misses with a double jab.
Vennamo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holyfield lands a nice shot that snaps Vennamo's head back.
Vennamo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vennamo misses with a wild combination.
Holyfield lands a jab to Vennamo's midsection.
Holyfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holyfield misses with a body shot.
Vennamo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holyfield on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo throws a combination that misses
and Holyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holyfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holyfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vennamo misses with the combination.
Holyfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vennamo.
Vennamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Vennamo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Holyfield. That snapped Vennamo's head back.
Holyfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vennamo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vennamo takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo misses with a series of wild punches.
Holyfield connects with a single shot there.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Vennamo.
Holyfield feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vennamos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vennamo digs a good body shot into Holyfield's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vennamo.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holyfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Holyfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Holyfield's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Holyfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holyfield stuns Vennamo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holyfield throws the left hand but Vennamo avoids the punch easily.
Sloppy strikes from Holyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Joe Holyfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Holyfield does it's job there.
Holyfield throws a body punch but Vennamo moves out of range.
Heikki Vennamo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holyfield feints a jab promting Vennamo to slip. Holyfield then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vennamo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Vennamo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vennamo throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Vennamo throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vennamo. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vennamo slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vennamo keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vennamo.
Vennamo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holyfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Vennamo.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
Vennamo slips a jab and a cross from Holyfield.
Holyfield catches Vennamo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vennamo scores with a jab to the head.
Vennamo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holyfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Vennamo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Vennamo.
Vennamo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vennamo.
Holyfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vennamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vennamo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vennamo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holyfield fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vennamo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holyfield swings for the body but Vennamo moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Vennamo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Vennamo seems unphased.
Vennamo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holyfield moves away.
Holyfield throws a jab when Vennamo was well out of range.
Vennamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield moves in looking to clinch but Vennamo pushes him off.
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vennamo.
Vennamo misses with a straight left.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Vennamo is having none of it.
Holyfield lands with an overhand left.
Holyfield throws a right hand that misses
and Vennamo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holyfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big left from Vennamo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vennamo swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Vennamo.
Sloppy strikes from Vennamo. Those never looked like landing.
Holyfield throws out a loose jab but Vennamo uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Holyfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vennamo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vennamo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield throws a right hand that Vennamo ducks under and follows up with a left that Vennamo also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Holyfield misses its intended target.
Holyfield throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Holyfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Holyfield's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jab from Vennamo.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Vennamo.

Holyfield lands a left and a right that send Vennamo crashing to the mat, dazed. Holyfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Heikki Vennamo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holyfield tries to bum rush Vennamo with a series of wild strikes but Vennamo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vennamo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holyfield at a distance.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Vennamo seems unphased.
Holyfield walks into a straight right hand from Vennamo.
The crowd cheers as Holyfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vennamo doesn't seem phased though.
Vennamo swinging wildly here.
Vennamo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holyfield misses with a double jab
and Vennamo counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vennamo throws a series of punches but Holyfield moves out of range.
Vennamo lands with an uppercut that bounces Holyfield off the cage and back into range.
Holyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vennamo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holyfield misses with a right hand
and Vennamo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vennamo moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Vennamo does no damage.
Holyfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Vennamo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holyfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holyfield wants to clinch up but Vennamo keeps it at a distance.
Vennamo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Heikki Vennamo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That has opened up Joe Holyfield's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Holyfield coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vennamo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Vennamo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holyfield.
Vennamo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
Holyfield lands a body shot.
Holyfield thuds a left hand into Vennamo's body.
Holyfield misses with a few strikes there.
Holyfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vennamo.
Vennamo throws an overhand right that lands on Holyfield's shoulder, as Holyfield tries to avoid the shot.
Holyfield misses with a two punch combination.
Vennamo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holyfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Vennamo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vennamo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vennamo.
Holyfield lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Vennamo.
Vennamo dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Vennamo throws a right hand that Holyfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Holyfield also avoids with ease.
Vennamo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vennamo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vennamo throws a nice looking combination but Holyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holyfield cracks Vennamo with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Vennamo. Those never looked like landing.
Holyfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Vennamo moves out of range.
Holyfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vennamo manages to avoid it.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
Vennamo throws a big shot that misses.
Joe Holyfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vennamo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield misses with an uppercut. Vennamo saw that one coming.
Holyfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vennamo counters with a two punch combo.
Holyfield connects with a body shot that sends Vennamo's belly button to the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Holyfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holyfield 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Holyfield!
Joe Holyfield made sure to mention his sponsor, Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry in his post fight interview.