PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holmes
vs
Man

174 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
162 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Money Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ron Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Money Man.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Holmes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like Man might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Holmes tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Money Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holmes's half guard.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Money Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man with a nice head shot there.
Holmes being controlled here, momentarily.
Man passes Holmes's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is controlling the pace.

Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Man is taking a breather. Holmes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holmes is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Holmes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man content to control rather than advance.
Man stops Holmes from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Money Man.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Money Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Man slips a straight right by Holmes.

Man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holmes to the mat! Holmes manages to get full guard.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Man pushing down on Holmes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Man seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Man is working for a submission of some sort.
Man working over Holmes with some ground and pound. Holmes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man not doing much here.
Man's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Man stops Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Man is nestled in close to Holmes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Money Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Money Man hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Man has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Holmes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Holmes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Man is landing with some decent strikes but Holmes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man controlling his opponent.
Man landing strikes, looking to finish!
Man controlling from the full mount.

Man is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Holmes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Holmes shrugs it off.
Man wants to control the pace but Holmes is squirming around nicely.
Man tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Man wants to control the pace but Holmes is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Money Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.

Man dives in and scores a takedown into Holmes's guard.
Man engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Holmes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Man drops back looking for a leg! Holmes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holmes manages to kick Man off! Man jumps back into Holmes's guard.
Holmes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Man controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Money Man wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Money Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.

Man shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holmes is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holmes is trying to stand back up but Man is controlling him

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Money Man wasn't active enough on the ground.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Ron Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Money Man.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holmes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmes swivels and escapes.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
Man fails with the takedown.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man fails to land the takedown.
Man fails with the takedown.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Holmes throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.

Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control from half guard but Holmes is working away.
Man stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Money Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man taking a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Money Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Man!