PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes into the arena with Muse: MK Ultra blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
Trudeau

190 cm
32
212 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

188 cm
35
215 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Pierre Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau misses with a looping left.
Trudeau motions for Holmes to come forward. Trudeau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trudeau is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Holmes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Holmes seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Holmes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
James Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Trudeau throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a nice body kick.
Trudeau swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Holmes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Pierre Trudeau has been cut.
A shot to the body from Trudeau misses
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trudeau connects with a jab.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick
and Trudeau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Trudeau clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Holmes.
Trudeau blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau takes a shot to the head.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trudeau misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Holmes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holmes tries to work over Trudeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Trudeau controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trudeau is working for takedown but Holmes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes is pressed up against the cage. Trudeau 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trudeau. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes feints and then cracks Trudeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudeau down.
Holmes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trudeau's calf.
Good leg kick by Holmes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trudeau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Trudeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
A leg kick checked by Trudeau.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
A slow jab from Trudeau misses its intended target.
Holmes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Trudeau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trudeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trudeau checks it well.
Trudeau keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - Trudeau had a free shot at his head there.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Trudeau throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holmes's head.

It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Trudeau is just out of range.
Trudeau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holmes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holmes moves out of range as Trudeau strikes.
Holmes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Trudeau takes a step back to recover.
Holmes lands a nice looking body kick.
Holmes scores with a leg kick.
Holmes misses the jab.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Trudeau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Trudeau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trudeau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trudeau throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Trudeau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Trudeau takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trudeau.
Trudeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trudeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trudeau lands a hook to the side of the head.

Trudeau turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Trudeau manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Trudeau crashes against the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trudeau creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Holmes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trudeau cracks Holmes with a big right hand but Holmes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Trudeau trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
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 James Holmes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Holmes tries to keep at a distance but Trudeau has taken the fight into the clinch.

Trudeau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes throws a lazy body kick
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trudeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Trudeau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A leg kick checked by Trudeau.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Trudeau! But no joy.
Trudeau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holmes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Trudeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 staying out of range there.
Holmes is looking to counter with a body kick.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trudeau looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau stuns Holmes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Trudeau.
Trudeau tries to clinch up.
Trudeau lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes motions for Trudeau to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Trudeau avoids nicely.
Holmes misses with a lunging right hand
and Trudeau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Holmes misses
and Trudeau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trudeau wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Trudeau scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holmes in his tracks.
Holmes throws a low kick but Trudeau moves out of range easily.
Trudeau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
Trudeau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Trudeau misses.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Trudeau with a nice cross.
Trudeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Holmes throws a hook but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Trudeau throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trudeau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trudeau is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Good work by Trudeau as he checks the leg kick.
Trudeau throws a big shot that misses.
Trudeau connects with the punch.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes feints and then cracks Trudeau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trudeau down.
Holmes thuds his shin into the meat of Trudeau's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trudeau throws a sloppy body shot

and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Trudeau takes a shot to the head.
Trudeau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Trudeau has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
A right handed body shot lands from Holmes.
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trudeau blocks an uppercut.
Trudeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trudeau throws a head punch that misses.

Trudeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trudeau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trudeau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holmes throws a hook but Trudeau avoids it easily.
Trudeau swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Holmes throws a body punch but Trudeau moves out of range.
Trudeau checks a leg kick.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmes.
Trudeau checks a low kick from Holmes.
Trudeau connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
Holmes misses with a low kick as Trudeau jumps back.
Trudeau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes throws a leg kick that misses.
Trudeau 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.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Trudeau tries to get set, Holmes tries to push him back and clinch up but Trudeau manages to avoid the attempt.
Trudeau thuds a left hand into Holmes's body.
Holmes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Trudeau. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trudeau looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pierre Trudeau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A jab from Holmes misses.
Holmes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes tests Trudeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes looks to land a combination but Trudeau avoids it well.
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes takes a swing at Trudeau's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
Trudeau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trudeau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes tries to work over Trudeau's front leg with a kick but Trudeau checks it.
Holmes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trudeau.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Trudeau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Trudeau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trudeau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Trudeau.
Trudeau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holmes on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.
Trudeau ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
James Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Trudeau has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holmes.
Trudeau misses the shot to the body.
Holmes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trudeau cracks a nice hook into Holmes's ribs.
Holmes misses with a kick to the body
letting Trudeau counter with a right hand.
Holmes throws a hook but Trudeau blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau blocks a head kick by Holmes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trudeau scores with a nice strike.
Holmes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Trudeau.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Trudeau rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
James Holmes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
Trudeau misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Trudeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Trudeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Trudeau is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Trudeau scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Trudeau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trudeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trudeau blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes tries to work over Trudeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Trudeau fails to land.
Trudeau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holmes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trudeau prevents it.
Holmes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trudeau is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Trudeau on the inside.
Trudeau blocking some punches.

Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trudeau lands the left hand.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Trudeau moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a front kick that sends Trudeau stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Trudeau misses with a body shot.
Trudeau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holmes under the eye.
Holmes wants to slow Trudeau down by chopping away at his legs.
Holmes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Trudeau closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a good low kick that Trudeau was not able to check.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trudeau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick from Holmes misses.
Holmes misses the jab.
Holmes drops his hands momentarily and Trudeau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trudeau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Trudeau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes slips a straight right by Trudeau.
It looked like Holmes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

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 James Holmes.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pierre Trudeau!
During a confident post fight interview, Pierre Trudeau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.