PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Contador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole comes to the cage accompanied by Louie Louie/ Motorhead. Lou Hole could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alberto Contador's chin.

Hole
vs
Contador

178 cm
29
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

185 cm
22
179 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Contador!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contador throws a right and a left that Hole avoids nicely.
Contador lands with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Hole misses its intended target.
Hole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Contador connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Contador gets caught flat footed, as Hole shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Contador is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hole presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Hole tries a body shot but Contador blocks it.
Hole is looking for a takedown.
Contador throws a punch but it's blocked by Hole.
Contador lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hole backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contador throws a punch but it's blocked by Hole.
Contador has a couple of punches blocked by Hole.
Hole struggles to land a body shot inside as Contador controls his hands.
Contador told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Contador throws a head punch that misses.
Contador avoids the elbow strike from Hole, against the cage.
Hole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Contador lands a right hand.
Hole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contador working aggressively here.
Contador has a couple of punches blocked by Hole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hole.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hole.
Contador swings wildly with an uppercut but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Contador has a couple of punches blocked by Hole.
Contador working aggressively here.
Contador lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contador swings wildly with an uppercut but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole lands with a right to the head.
Hole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contador throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holes head.
Hole misses with the head strike.
Hole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hole misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Contador.
Hole tries a body shot but Contador blocks it.
Contador lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contador lands a shoulder strike.
Hole throws a punch but it's blocked by Contador.
Hole misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contador blocks a body shot from Hole.
Contador misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Contador fails to land.
Hole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contador working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hole drags the fight down to the ground.
Hole is trying to keep Contador in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Contador wanted to stand there but Hole had control of the position.

Contador decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Contador is looking to land body kicks.
Hole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contador ducks under a wild hook from Hole.
Hole wants to clinch but Contador slips to the side
and Contador counters with a stiff right hand.
Contador lands with a slapping head kick.
Alberto Contador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a body shot but no joy.
Contador misses with a head kick.
Contador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Contador tries to land a front kick but Hole steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hole shoots in for a double leg but Contador sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hole tries to clinch but Contador moves out of range.
Contador unleashes a big counter combination but Hole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Contador keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Contador's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Contador to score with a decent uppercut.
Hole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contador sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hole misses with a straight left.
Hole thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Contador darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hole dips to his left and cracks Contador with an uppercut!
Hole throws a sloppy head kick and Contador moves out of range easily.
Contador raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hole ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contador paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hole blocks a head kick by Contador.
Contador throws a series of punches but Hole moves out of range.
Contador slips a jab from Hole.
Hole avoids the head kick by Contador.
Contador looks to score with a jab to the body but Hole is just out of range.
Hole slips under a jab from Contador.
Contador throws a head kick that misses.
Hole lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Contador darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Contador, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Contador! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Hole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Contador swinging wildly here.
Contador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hole moves in looking to clinch but Contador pushes him off.
Contador misses with a kick to the body.
Contador has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Contador blocks a head kick by Hole.
Contador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Contador tries a head kick but it misses.
Contador lands with a kick to the temple. Hole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hole throws a body shot but no joy.
Hole misses with a hook to the body
and Contador counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hole lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole punishes Contador's body with a nice straight punch.
Alberto Contador seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hole throws a body shot but no joy.
Hole scores with a jab. Contador acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Contador's head.
Contador scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Contador misses with the combination.
Hole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hole takes a swing at Contador's ribcage but misses.
And Contador responds with a good body kick, but Hole manages to step out the way in time.
Hole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Contador tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hole throws a body shot but no joy.
Hole shoots for a takedown but Contador saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hole lands with a hook. Contador tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Contador throws a combination that misses

and Hole counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Contador keeping moving, preventing Hole from controlling successfully.
Hole passes Contador's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Contador defending well though.
Hole stops Contador from getting back to his feet.
Hole is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Contador can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hole is looking for a kimura here.
Contador regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hole.
Contador utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Contador preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole passes into half guard.
Contador blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hole.

Hole is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Contador defends it well.
Hole looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Contador with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Contador is staying active underneath Hole, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Contador wants to get back to his feet.
Hole is looking to advance position but Contador won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Contador uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Contador explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hole goes for a double leg but Contador avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Contador continues to drive forward.
Contador throws a big counter head kick but Hole avoids it with no problem.
A left and a right from Hole both land. Nice combination.
Hole scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot by Hole.
Hole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Contador.
Contador bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Contador lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hole slips under a jab from Contador.
Hole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hole connects with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hole. Contador does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contador is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Contador throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Contador lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Contador jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lou Hole dominated that second round.
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!

Hole moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid body kick from Contador.
Contador lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hole lands a nice shot that snaps Contador's head back.
Contador lands a jab.
Hole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contador moves away.
Hole fails with the takedown.
Hole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Contador manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Contador throws a right and a left that Hole avoids nicely.
Hole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Contador does no damage.
Contador throws a sloppy head kick and Hole moves out of range easily.
Hole throwing a counter right hand but Contador manages to avoid it.
Contador thuds his shin into the meat of Hole's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contador scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Contador.
Contador pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick from Contador lands but Hole takes it in his stride.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contador manages to avoid it.
A big right from Hole misses.
Contador circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Contador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Contador misses with a body kick.
Hole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Contador manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hole takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Contador. Those never looked like landing.
Contador takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hole ducks under a wild hook from Contador.

Hole fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Contador sprawls well initially but Hole persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hole throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hole 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.

Hole wants to work for an arm triangle but Contador is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hole wants to take a breather but Contador is having none of it.

Contador is defending against the submission attempts here by Hole.
Lou Hole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hole is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Contador sees it coming and defends easily.
Contador looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hole is trying to work for a kimura but Contador is defending well.
Contador really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hole is looking for a kimura but Contador is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hole to get the leverage.
Contador is looking to escape.
Hole tries to pass to full mount but Contador defends it.
Contador is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hole scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hole seems to be looking for submissions.

Hole looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Hole is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Contador is just riding it out for now. Hole eventually gives up the hold.
Contador wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Contador comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Contador has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Contador!
An intense looking Alberto Contador took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Good fight, neither of us can take a punch, so that was fun.'.
Lou Hole spoke after the fight, saying 'What can I say you got me man'.