PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foley comes to the cage accompanied by Foley pulls up in his van fresh after bathing in the river.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Foley
vs
Holder

189 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Brock Holder!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley lands with a kick to the temple. Holder shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Foley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Foley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Foley lands a jab.
Nice body kick there by Foley.
Matt Foley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Foley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Foley.
Holder is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Foley lands a really nice looking cross but Holder seems unphased.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Foley.
Foley digs a good body shot into Holder's ribs.
Foley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Foley throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Foley.
A punch lands to the side of Holder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holder circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! Foley slams his shin into Holder's torso.
Holder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foley lands a glancing blow to the side of Holder's head.
Matt Foley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holder has time to react.
Foley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holder ducks right into an uppercut from Foley.
Foley thumps Holder with a low kick.
Foley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Foley connects with a leg kick. Holder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foley cracks Holder with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foley. That's going to slow Holder down.
A punch combination from Foley misses.
And Holder tries to counter it with a takedown but Foley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab lands there for Foley.
Holder takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holder.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Holder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Holder's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Holder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Foley scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Foley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Foley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Foley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Foley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holder walks forward, straight into a front kick from Foley.
Both fighters circling a little - Foley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Holder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Foley. Foley obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holder's sensitive parts.
Foley connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holder tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Foley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Foley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Foley throws a series of punches but Holder moves out of range.
Holder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Holder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Foley has got the better of the exchanges.
Foley tries to bum rush Holder with a series of wild strikes but Holder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holder is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Foley connects with a solid leg kick.
Foley throws a push kick but Holder slaps the foot to one side.
Holder feints the counter takedown.
Holder avoids the head kick by Foley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a series of punches but Holder avoids them all with ease.
Holder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Foley throws a head kick that misses.
Holder with the counter takedown but Foley avoids it easily.
Foley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Foley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holder is out of range.
Foley misses with a series of wild punches.
Foley throws a leg kick but Holder checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley tries a low kick but Holder avoids it.
Holder with the counter takedown but Foley avoids it easily.
Holder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foley.
Holder with the counter takedown but Foley avoids it easily.
Foley lands with a slapping head kick.
Matt Foley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foley scores with a body shot.
Foley throws a wild body kick that Holder sees coming a mile off.
Foley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holder manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Foley.
Foley misses with a straight left.
Foley lands with a nice body kick.
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holder drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Foley defends it well.
Some wild striking there from Foley.
Holder drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Foley defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foley motions for Holder to come forward. Foley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holder tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Foley dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Holder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Foley throws a leg kick but Holder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Holder tries to counter it with a takedown but Foley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Foley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holder can do to turn this around?
Holder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Foley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foley throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Foley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Foley is looking to slow Holder down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Foley.
Foley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holder tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foley misses with a wild combination.
Holder blocks a low kick nicely.
Holder throws a big counter head kick but Foley avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holder checks a leg kick.
Foley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holder.
Foley throws out a leg kick but Holder moves out of range and Foley only half commits.
Holder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Holder tries to move into range but Foley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holder is trying desperately to land a takedown but Foley is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Holder.
Foley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Holder if he has to take too many more of those.
Foley throws a front kick aimed at Holder's knee but Holder avoids it well.
Foley looks to score with a jab to the body but Holder is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley lands a leg kick that knocks Holder off balance momentarily.
Foley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Foley.
Holder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holder unleashes a big counter combination but Foley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Foley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Foley jabs at Holder's body.
Foley tries to land a front kick but Holder steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holder with the counter takedown but Foley avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a solid leg kick but Holder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Foley.
A slapping leg kick lands for Foley.
Foley throws out a leg kick but Holder moves out of range and Foley only half commits.
Holder is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Foley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matt Foley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holder steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Foley. That one must have hurt.
Brock Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Foley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holder scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Foley!
Matt Foley tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.