PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Por no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Por no has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

no
vs
Holm

225 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Soylent Green

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Por no!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Holm!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no misses with a takedown
and no takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
no shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holm sprawls well. Holm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. no gets slowly back to his feet.
no misses with a takedown
and Holm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Por no. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holm counters with a straight right hand.
no shoots in and drives through. Holm sprawls well.
Holm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
no is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
no shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holm sprawls well. Holm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. no gets slowly back to his feet.
Holm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
no fails with the takedown
and Holm counters with a straight right hand.
no shoots for a double leg takedown but Holm sprawls well. He's pushed no's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holm has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
no shoots for a takedown but Holm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
no shoots for a takedown but Holm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Holm misses.
Holm throws a hook to the side of no's head but no sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
no seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
no with a poor takedown
and Holm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. no takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Holm sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! no bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Holm!
In his post fight interview, Martin Holm started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.