PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaylord Boosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gaylord Boosh enters the cage!

Holt
vs
Boosh

157 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaylord Boosh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boosh feints and as Holt raises his hands in defense, Boosh changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boosh trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Boosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holt is keeping the position for now.

Boosh stands up and waves to Holt to follow him.

Boosh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boosh is stalling here. Holt is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Boosh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Holt has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Boosh is looking for a sweep.
Holt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boosh keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Holt stalls from top position.
Holt working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Boosh regains half guard.
Holt really is a fat lump.
Boosh is trying to control but can't.
Holt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Boosh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boosh tries to roll over but Holt keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt not doing much here.
Boosh trying to control but Holt postures up.
Holt controlling the action here.
Boosh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt stalling.

Greg Holt has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Holt clinches up against the cage.

Boosh pulls guard successfully.
Boosh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boosh wants to sweep here but Holt controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Boosh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holt is controlling him.
Holt controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Boosh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boosh trying to mount his opponent but Holt defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Holt is looking to clinch but Boosh is avoiding it.

Boosh instigates a clinch.

Holt has Boosh pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Holt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Boosh tumbling to the mat - Holt dives into Boosh's guard.
Boosh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boosh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Holt is now in half guard.
Holt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Holt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gaylord Boosh has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boosh is defending against the submission attempts here by Holt.
Holt prevents Boosh from improving his position.

Boosh actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holt is controlling the pace.
Boosh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holt.
Boosh tries to get to full guard but Holt has control of the leg.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boosh. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Greg Holt wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Holt moves into the clinch.

Boosh gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Boosh is thwarting Holt's attempts to control the position.
Holt wants to get back to his feet.

Boosh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holt sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boosh is looking to stall here but Holt recovers full guard.
Boosh wants to stand and escape but instead Holt has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boosh looking for a sweep. Not yet Boosh, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boosh has his hands on Holt's head, controlling the position.
Boosh is breathing heavily.
Holt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Holt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holt is defended easily by Boosh.

Boosh dives in and scores a takedown into Holt's guard.

Holt pushes Boosh off and scrambles back to his feet.

Boosh closes the distance and pushes Holt back into the cage.
Boosh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Holt is trying to break free.

Boosh is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holt can't fight it off and eventually Boosh manages to take the fight to the floor. Holt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt trying to control the position.
Boosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Boosh has gone for a leg lock! Holt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boosh's guard.
Boosh keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boosh wants to control the position but Holt says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Holt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boosh wants to improve his position but Holt is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Holt seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boosh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boosh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Boosh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holt pulls his head out easily.
Holt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Greg Holt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Boosh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boosh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holt down.
Boosh tries to advance to mount but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaylord Boosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boosh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaylord Boosh!