PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope has chosen LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manny Holt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holt
vs
Pope

185 cm
30
270 lbs
21 - 21 - 0

198 cm
33
273 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pope rushes Holt and presses him up against the cage.
Pope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
Pope tries to throw a body punch but Holt avoids it by throwing Pope back against the cage.

Pope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pope avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt misses with a hook. Pope ducked under it nicely.

Holt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pope tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holt is in Pope's guard.
Pope keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Pope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holt.
Holt is fighting to break Pope's control of his arms but Pope is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Holt wants to control from the top but Pope keeps moving.
Pope seems keen to control Holt's posture.
Pope looking for a sweep. Not yet Pope, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Holt moves into the clinch.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holt.
Pope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holt.
Pope is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Manny Holt has been cut.
Holt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holt avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Pope as the two fighters clinch.
Pope misses with some punches.
Pope with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pope lands a nice knee to the body.
Holt is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Holt avoids the damage to the body.
Pope tries a knee to the head but Holt blocks it.
Pope is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pope.

Manny Holt's cut is getting worse.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pope.
Pope lands with a short shot to the head.
Holt managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
A right handed body shot lands from Pope.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holt looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is leaning against Holt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pope scores with a knee to the head.
Pope lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Holt back against the cage.
Pope tries to work over Holt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holt takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Pope.

Manny Holt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pope scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Manny Holt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pope lands a knee to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trent Pope!
An out of breath Trent Pope thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.