PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Holcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ding's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mortal Kombat. Dick Ding has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ding
vs
Holcomb

212 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
245 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harvey Holcomb!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holcomb scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ding tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holcomb swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ding instigates a clinch.
Holcomb managing to block the knees to the body from Ding.
Holcomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holcomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Holcomb misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ding.
Holcomb misses with a body punch.
Ding tries to land knees in the clinch but Holcomb avoids the damage to the body.
Ding prevents a body shot from Holcomb.
Holcomb tries a body shot but Ding blocks it.
Holcomb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ding or not.
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!
Holcomb avoiding damage as Ding throws knees to the body.
Ding misses with a knee strike.
Ding is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holcomb is keeping busy.
Holcomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holcomb's defenses.

It looks like Harvey Holcomb has been cut.
Ding with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ding stalling against the cage.
Ding looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ding for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ding throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ding tries a knee to the head but Holcomb blocks it.
Ding tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holcomb avoids it.
Ding looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ding throws an elbow but misses.
Holcomb working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Holcomb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ding's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holcomb misses with the head strike.
Ding pushes off an throws an elbow but Holcomb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ding blocks a body shot from Holcomb.
Ding creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ding.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ding blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holcomb misses with the head strike.
Holcomb working aggressively here.
Holcomb tries to work over Ding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holcomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holcomb throws a head punch that misses.
Ding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ding lands an elbow just above Holcomb 's eye.
Holcomb misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding misses with an elbow strike.
Ding is trying to stall.
Holcomb blocks an elbow strike from Ding.
Holcomb misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holcomb.
Ding blocks a body shot from Holcomb.
Holcomb is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ding to keep the fight standing.
Ding comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holcomb takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ding prevents a body shot from Holcomb.
Holcomb tries to work over Ding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holcomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holcomb blocks an elbow strike from Ding.
Holcomb struggles to land a body shot inside as Ding controls his hands.
Holcomb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ding stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holcomb misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb scores with a shoulder strike.
Ding blocks a body shot from Holcomb.
Holcomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Ding.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ding is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ding stalling.
Holcomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Holcomb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holcomb can't find room to land a body shot as Ding controls the action.
Holcomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holcomb lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Holcomb.
Ding tries to land knees in the clinch but Holcomb avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holcomb avoiding damage as Ding throws knees to the body.
Ding lands an elbow inside that Holcomb shrugs off.

That has opened up Harvey Holcomb's cut even more.
Ding throws an elbow but it misses.
Holcomb throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harvey Holcomb will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ding tries to keep at a distance but Holcomb has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ding pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ding blocking some punches.
Ding stalling.
Holcomb misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ding.
Ding's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ding controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dick Ding.

Holcomb clinches up with Ding and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holcomb dodges an elbow strike from Ding.
Ding tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holcomb avoids it.
Holcomb tries to throw a body punch but Ding avoids it by throwing Holcomb back against the cage.
Holcomb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holcomb misses with a body punch.
Holcomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Ding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ding lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holcomb.
Ding misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Holcomb fails to land.
Ding lands an uppercut.

The cut above Harvey Holcomb's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holcomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Holcomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holcomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ding blocks an uppercut.
Ding blocks a body shot from Holcomb.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb can't find room to land a body shot as Ding controls the action.
Holcomb is trying to pull guard but Ding turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ding creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holcomb's defenses.
Holcomb tries a body shot but Ding blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ding - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ding unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Holcomb on the inside.
Holcomb misses with a punch on the inside.
Ding dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holcomb blocks an elbow strike from Ding.
Holcomb lands with a left to the head.
Holcomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holcomb letting Ding take a breather here.
Ding seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ding looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Ding.

Harvey Holcomb's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harvey Holcomb's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Ding!
Dick Ding took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.