PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen Am I Demon by Danzig as his entrance music. Timoteo Belo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Benedict Holmes's chin.

Belo
vs
Holmes

182 cm
18
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timoteo Belo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benedict Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belo throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.

Holmes clinches up with Belo and pushes him back against the cage.
Belo prevents a takedown attempt there.

Belo lands a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Belo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Belo isn't so interested in that idea.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belo wants to get up but he can't break Holmes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Belo throwing strikes but missing.
Belo is stalling in the full guard.
Holmes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo throwing strikes but missing.
Holmes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belo.
Belo landing with the ground and pound.
Belo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holmes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belo throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Holmes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Belo trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belo wants to stand and escape but instead Holmes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belo wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Timoteo Belo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Holmes has a takedown stuffed.
Belo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belo dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Holmes tries to bum rush Belo with a series of wild strikes but Belo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes misses with a double jab

and Belo moves into the clinch.
Belo lands with a short shot to the head.

Belo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Holmes regains guard immediately.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belo distracts Holmes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belo landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belo wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belo throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Belo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timoteo Belo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Belo moves into the clinch.

Holmes pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Belo passes into half guard.
Belo trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Belo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Belo working Holmes over with strikes.
Belo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Belo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belo is trying to control the action in half guard but Holmes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo is really struggling to control Holmes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Belo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holmes's head.
Holmes is staying active underneath Belo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

We're going to have a standup here because Timoteo Belo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Belo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmes wants to clinch but Belo slips to the side
letting Belo counter with a right hand.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belo is trying to drag Holmes to the mat but Holmes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Belo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Belo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Belo is avoiding it.
Holmes doesn't manage to clinch there - Belo circles away.
Benedict Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Belo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belo connects with a solid leg kick.
Belo misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Belo tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmes doesn't manage to clinch there - Belo circles away.

Belo pushes Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Belo wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timoteo Belo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belo tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.
Belo wants a takedown but no success here.
Belo tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Belo 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belo throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Belo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holmes can't fight it off and eventually Belo manages to take the fight to the floor. Holmes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Holmes trying to control the position.
Belo throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Belo tries to pass.
Holmes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timoteo Belo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Belo throws a head kick that misses.
Belo keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
letting Belo counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Belo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belo.
Belo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belo keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belo.
Holmes has his takedown stuffed
and Belo counters with a nice kick to the body.

Belo moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
Belo lands a damaging elbow.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Belo manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Belo fails with a takedown attempt.
Holmes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belo swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Belo misses with a head kick.
Holmes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belo's waist but Belo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holmes off to one side.
Timoteo Belo is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belo throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.

Belo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belo lands in his opponent's guard.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Belo from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belo's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Belo stands up from Holmes's guard - Belo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice body kick there by Belo.
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!
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Belo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a combination
and Belo counters with a left and a right that stings Holmes.
Belo misses with a wild combination.

Belo gets a clinch.

Belo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Holmes regains guard.
Timoteo Belo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Belo lands a couple of elbows.
Belo trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Belo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belo trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Benedict Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes trying to control the position.
Holmes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Timoteo Belo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Holmes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belo counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Belo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Belo does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timoteo Belo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timoteo Belo!