PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delroy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Konopacki
vs
Holmes

179 cm
26
171 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
184 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konopacki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Konopacki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Konopacki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
Holmes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Konopacki has time to react.
Konopacki tries a head kick but it misses.
Konopacki blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but Konopacki is out of range.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Konopacki was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Konopacki closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Konopacki.
Konopacki lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Konopacki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes keeps control of Konopacki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Konopacki is defending well for now.
Holmes stops a takedown attempt from Konopacki.
Konopacki misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Konopacki wants a takedown.
Konopacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Konopacki looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holmes obliges.
Konopacki scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Konopacki working aggressively here.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Konopacki is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Konopacki as Holmes tries to tie him up.
Holmes is pressed up against the cage. Konopacki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holmes down to the mat. Holmes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Konopacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konopacki shoots in for a takedown but Holmes shows good takedown defense.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Konopacki.
Konopacki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delroy Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Holmes blocks the low kick.
Konopacki throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Holmes slams his shin into Konopacki's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Konopacki misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a body kick that stops Konopacki in his tracks momentarily.
Konopacki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Konopacki misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Konopacki throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice leg kick.
Konopacki tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Konopacki misses with a double jab
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Konopacki.
Pawel Konopacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Konopacki scores with a leg kick.
Konopacki fails with a takedown attempt.
Konopacki lands a slapping body shot.
Konopacki shoots in but Holmes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holmes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Holmes slips a jab from Konopacki.
Konopacki misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Konopacki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Konopacki misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Konopacki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
Konopacki misses with a looping right.

Konopacki moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Konopacki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Konopacki avoids it.
Konopacki misses with a body punch.
Konopacki lands a shot to the body.
Konopacki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Konopacki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holmes just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes is trying to push Konopacki away but Konopacki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
Konopacki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pawel Konopacki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Konopacki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
Konopacki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
Konopacki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes motions for Konopacki to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Konopacki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Konopacki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Konopacki blocks a low kick nicely.
Konopacki fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Konopacki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes tries to work over Konopacki's front leg with a kick but Konopacki checks it.
A head kick misses from Konopacki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Konopacki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmes tries to avoid it but Konopacki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmes to the ground. Holmes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Konopacki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konopacki shoots in for a takedown but Holmes shows good takedown defense.
Holmes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holmes cracks the inside of Konopacki's front leg.
Holmes lands with a kick to the temple. Konopacki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Konopacki checks a low kick from Holmes.
Holmes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Konopacki's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Konopacki. That's going to slow Holmes down.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes checks a low kick from Konopacki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Konopacki or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Konopacki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Konopacki cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.
Holmes walks into a stiff left hand from Konopacki.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Konopacki scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Konopacki misses its intended target.
Konopacki doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes is looking to chop away at Konopacki's legs.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but Konopacki is out of range.
Holmes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes falls off balance throwing a combination

and Konopacki counters with a shoot takedown. Holmes fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Konopacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes seems keen to control Konopacki's posture.
Konopacki trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Konopacki 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pawel Konopacki.
Holmes looks to land a left hand but Konopacki moved out of range nicely.
Konopacki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Konopacki throws a body kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Konopacki gets a takedown into half guard.
Konopacki throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konopacki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Konopacki throws some wild stikes that Holmes manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pawel Konopacki will probably get the nod.
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!

Holmes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Konopacki shoots in looking for a takedown but Holmes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Konopacki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Konopacki blocks a leg kick.
Delroy Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Konopacki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Konopacki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes is looking to slow Konopacki down with leg kicks.

Konopacki closes the distance and clinches.
Konopacki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holmes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Konopacki.

Holmes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Konopacki is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holmes to the mat. Holmes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Konopacki 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.
Holmes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Konopacki throws an elbow that misses. Holmes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Konopacki's guard. Nice move by Holmes!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Konopacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Konopacki is retaining full guard.
Konopacki wants to sweep here but Holmes controlling him for the moment.
Konopacki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Konopacki trying to control from half guard but Holmes is working away.
Delroy Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes gets back to full guard.
Konopacki trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Holmes working a defensive guard here.
Konopacki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Konopacki trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pawel Konopacki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Konopacki throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Konopacki fakes the leg kick and cracks Holmes in the body.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holmes lands an overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Konopacki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Konopacki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Konopacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Konopacki lands with a slapping head kick.

Konopacki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Konopacki lands in his opponent's guard.
Pawel Konopacki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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 managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holmes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Konopacki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Konopacki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Konopacki controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konopacki trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pawel Konopacki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Konopacki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pawel Konopacki!