PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Van Gundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everybody Knows My Name. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Holmes
vs
Van Gundy

184 cm
32
196 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

183 cm
31
189 lbs
23 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stan Van Gundy!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Gundy throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes lands a leg kick that knocks Van Gundy off balance momentarily.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gundy works the jab nicely.
Holmes misses with a hook to the body
and Van Gundy counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Gundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes tries to work over Van Gundy's front leg with a kick but Van Gundy checks it.
Van Gundy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Van Gundy.
Good leg kick by Van Gundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Gundy throws a solid leg kick but Holmes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Gundy.
We've been told by Holmes's head coaches at The Sweat Lodge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Gundy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes throws a push kick but Van Gundy slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gundy misses with a leg kick
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Gundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Gundy avoids the body shot from Holmes.
A jab from Holmes does it's job there.
Van Gundy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Gundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holmes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Gundy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Van Gundy misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Gundy.
Van Gundy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Gundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holmes. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Gundy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Van Gundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Van Gundy throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Gundy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Van Gundy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Gundy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Mike Holmes has been cut.
Van Gundy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Van Gundy connects with a solid leg kick.
Holmes takes a swing at Van Gundy's ribcage but misses.
Van Gundy misses with a body kick.
Holmes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Gundy doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes lands a really nice looking cross but Van Gundy seems unphased.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Holmes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes cracks Van Gundy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Gundy lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes off balance momentarily.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - Van Gundy had a free shot at his head there.
Holmes ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gundy.
Holmes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes is looking to chop away at Van Gundy's legs.
Van Gundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Gundy misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy ducks right into an uppercut from Holmes.
A left lands for Holmes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gundy throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Van Gundy.
Van Gundy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Van Gundy settles back down.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gundy.
Holmes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Holmes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holmes.
Holmes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holmes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Gundy. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Gundy tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mike Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Van Gundy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes misses with the combination.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Van Gundy moves out of range.
Holmes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Gundy counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stan Van Gundy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Holmes is rocked!
Van Gundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Gundy moves in close and cracks Holmes with a massive right hand! Holmes, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Van Gundy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Van Gundy!
Stan Van Gundy is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stan Van Gundy made sure he mentioned //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.