PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey The Hangman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Holmes
vs
The Hangman

178 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morgan Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harvey The Hangman!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hangman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and The Hangman counters with a body kick.
The Hangman misses with a kick to the body.
The Hangman throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holmes lands a nice hook to The Hangman's body. The Hangman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes throws a series of punches but The Hangman avoids them all with ease.
Donk. The Hangman catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
The Hangman scores with a kick to the midsection.
The Hangman tries a head kick but it misses.
The Hangman misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes lands a nice shot that snaps The Hangman's head back.
The Hangman doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Harvey The Hangman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and The Hangman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hangman misses with a head kick.

The Hangman moves into the clinch successfully.
The Hangman misses with a body punch.
The Hangman tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Hangman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as The Hangman controls the action.
Holmes lands a body punch.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Hangman swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

The Hangman is rocked!
Holmes works on The Hangman's body with a couple of short punches.
The Hangman is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
The Hangman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but The Hangman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Holmes pushes The Hangman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but The Hangman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hangman seems to have recovered his senses.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but The Hangman avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from The Hangman.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hangman tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
A hook to the body from Holmes.
The Hangman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Hangman prevents a body shot from Holmes.
The Hangman misses with the head strike.
The Hangman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Hangman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Hangman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Hangman presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Hangman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
The Hangman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Hangman.
The Hangman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but The Hangman avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hangman has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
The Hangman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
The Hangman misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Hangman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and rocks The Hangman with a big uppercut! The Hangman tries to clinch up but Holmes pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples The Hangman to the mat! The Hangman covers up and Holmes unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Morgan Holmes!