PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uruk Owraa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Holtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jeff Holtz enters the cage!

Owraa
vs
Holtz

178 cm
18
156 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

171 cm
18
156 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uruk Owraa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Holtz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owraa tries a head kick but it misses.
Owraa wants to clinch up but Holtz keeps it at a distance.
Owraa misses with a head kick.
Owraa tries to bum rush Holtz with a series of wild strikes but Holtz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Owraa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holtz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Owraa tries a low kick but Holtz avoids it.
Owraa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Owraa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Owraa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holtz circles away quickly and effectively.
Owraa throws a sloppy head kick and Holtz moves out of range easily.

Holtz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Owraa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Holtz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Owraa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The strikes coming from Holtz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Owraa defending against the ground and pound.
Holtz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee asks Holtz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holtz prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Owraa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holtz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Holtz cracks Owraa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Holtz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Owraa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owraa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holtz connects with a decent elbow.
Owraa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holtz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Holtz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holtz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holtz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holtz is looking to take a break and control but Owraa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holtz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owraa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owraa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Holtz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Owraa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Owraa prevents Holtz from improving position.
Holtz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holtz lands some shots froms side control.
Owraa is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Holtz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Owraa tries to bench press Holtz off him but Holtz keeps the position.
Holtz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Owraa some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owraa is looking for a sweep.
Holtz working the ground and pound.
Owraa being controlled for a moment.
Owraa is not content to let Holtz control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holtz looks up at the clock and then as Owraa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Holtz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Holtz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Holtz slips a jab and a cross from Owraa.
Owraa misses with a few strikes there.
Holtz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Owraa gets caught flat footed, as Holtz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Owraa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holtz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holtz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holtz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Owraa has momentary wrist control but Holtz slips an elbow through the middle.
Jeff Holtz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holtz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Owraa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Holtz wants to control from the top but Owraa keeps moving.
Holtz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holtz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owraa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeff Holtz.
Holtz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Owraa misses with a takedown attempt

and Holtz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Holtz.
Holtz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Holtz connects with a couple of short punches.
Holtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Owraa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holtz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Owraa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeff Holtz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Owraa misses the shot to the body.
Uruk Owraa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owraa stuffs the takedown.

Holtz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holtz lands in his opponent's guard.
Holtz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Holtz trying to control but Owraa is working from the bottom.

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

Jeff Holtz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Owraa looks to land a combination. Holtz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holtz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Holtz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holtz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Owraa as he avoids it easily.
Uruk Owraa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Holtz.
A clash of legs there as Owraa blocks the low kick.
Owraa throws a right and a left that Holtz avoids nicely.
Owraa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holtz on the side of the head.
Owraa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Holtz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owraa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holtz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Owraa wants to get back to full guard.

Owraa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holtz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Owraa is looking to control Holtz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Owraa avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Holtz in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Holtz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Owraa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holtz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holtz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Owraa lands with a slapping head kick.
Owraa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Owraa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holtz.
Holtz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holtz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Owraa checks a leg kick.
Holtz misses with a body kick.
Owraa throws a nice looking combination but Holtz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Owraa misses with a double jab

and Holtz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holtz lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holtz controlling the action here.
Holtz slips a nice elbow through Owraa's hands, connecting with Owraa's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holtz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holtz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Holtz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Owraa actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtz controlling the pace.
Owraa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Owraa tries to get to full guard but Holtz has control of the leg.
Holtz is nestled in close to Owraa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Owraa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Holtz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Holtz connects with a nice short shot to Owraa's temple.
Holtz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Holtz in particular looking to stall.
Owraa is looking to improve his position.
Holtz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Uruk Owraa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holtz drops an elbow to the side of Owraa's head.
Holtz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Owraa moves into full guard.
Holtz looking to pass the guard.
Holtz won't allow Owraa to sweep him here.
Holtz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owraa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holtz landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owraa keeping moving, preventing Holtz from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Holtz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holtz 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Holtz!
Uruk Owraa was interviewed post fight and said 'I did not get to drink the blood of my opponent but I promise Il be back to take his soul.'.