PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Heynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Holman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Heynes
vs
Holman

187 cm
25
255 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anton Heynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Holman!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holman slips under a jab from Heynes.
Heynes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heynes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holman throws a series of punches but Heynes avoids them all with ease.
Heynes tries to clinch but Holman moves out of range.

Holman moves into the clinch.
Holman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heynes slowing the pace effectively.
Heynes looking to stall.
Heynes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holman avoiding damage as Heynes throws knees to the body.
A short left from Holman.
Heynes landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heynes backwards.
Holman lands with a right to the head.
Heynes tries to stall but Holman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holman is looking to break free of the clinch but Heynes has double underhooks.
Holman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Holman.
Heynes lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Kyle Holman has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Holman.
Nice body punch from Holman - that landed with a thud.
Heynes trying to land knees to the body.
Heynes is trying to maintain a safe position but Holman gets an underhook and turns Heynes into the cage.
A short left from Holman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holman throws a head punch that misses.

Holman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Holman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heynes, pushing him back against the cage.
Holman lands a shoulder strike.
Heynes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holman managing to block the knees to the body from Heynes.
Holman gets through Heynes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holman misses with a punch on the inside.
Heynes is looking to control Holman's arms but Holman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heynes has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Holman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heynes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holman's brow.
Holman misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Holman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holman is looking to break free of the clinch but Heynes has double underhooks.
Holman has a couple of punches blocked by Heynes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heynes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holman lands a hook that snaps the head of Heynes backwards.
Heynes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holman cracks Heynes with a nice body shot.
Heynes is breathing heavily.
Holman pushes Heynes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holman scores with a hook to the body.
Heynes blocks a body shot from Holman.

Holman breaks from the clinch.
Holman swinging wildly here.

Holman has closed the distance and engaged Heynes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heynes prevents Holman from breaking the clinch.
Holman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holman misses with the head strike.
Holman working hard to break the clinch.
Holman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heynes.
Holman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holman tries to throw a body punch but Heynes avoids it by throwing Holman back against the cage.
Holman tries to circle away but Heynes has him pinned against the cage.
Holman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heyness head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heynes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holman is keeping busy.
Holman presses Heynes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holman wants to break free but Heynes has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Heynes tries to keep at a distance but Holman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holman swings wildly with an uppercut but Heynes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heynes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heynes blocking some punches.
Heynes prevents a body shot from Holman.
Heynes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heynes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heynes taking a breather.
Holman managing to block the knees to the body from Heynes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holman misses with the head strike.
Holman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holman lands a hook that snaps the head of Heynes backwards.
A shot in the inside from Holman.
A short right from Holman on the inside.
Heynes prevents a body shot from Holman.
Holman gets through Heynes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Holman.
Heynes stalling in the clinch but Holman improves position.
Good body shot from Holman.
Kyle Holman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holman digs a right hand into Heynes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heynes's gas tank.
Holman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holman lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Holman scores with a nice short uppercut.

Heynes is rocked!
Holman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heynes backwards.
Oh Heynes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holman gets through Heynes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holman creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Heynes with a big uppercut! Heynes tries to clinch up but Holman pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Heynes to the mat! Heynes covers up and Holman unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kyle Holman!
Kyle Holman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.