PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Bonjovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Bonjovi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Holt
vs
Bonjovi

212 cm
18
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bonjovi!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bonjovi moves into the clinch.
Bonjovi fails to pull guard.

Bonjovi successfully pulls guard.

Bonjovi is looking for a triangle here but Holt uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bonjovi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bonjovi taking a bit of punishment here - Holt scoring with strikes.
Holt working the head with strikes.
Holt cracks Bonjovi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Holt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bonjovi can't do much from the bottom here.
Bonjovi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Holt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holt working away.
Bonjovi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bonjovi wants to control but Holt is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjovi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holt defending well though.
Holt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonjovi tries to stand but can't do so whilst Holt controls his leg.
Holt wants to control but Bonjovi is keeping busy.

Holt is defending against the submission attempts here by Bonjovi.
Holt wants to control but Bonjovi is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Holt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bonjovi.
Holt is doing well to control the position and prevent Bonjovi from advancing to side control.
Holt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bonjovi wants to pass the guard but Holt is defending well.
Holt wants to improve his position but Bonjovi is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt trying to hold on to Bonjovi's head to control him but Bonjovi postures up.
Holt is looking to improve his position.
Bonjovi trying to pass the guard but Holt defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjovi prevents Holt from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holt is doing well to control the position and prevent Bonjovi from advancing to side control.

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

Bonjovi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holt's guard.

Bonjovi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Holt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bonjovi has Holt in his guard.

Holt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjovi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Holt works over Bonjovi with some ground and pound from guard.
Holt landing with the ground and pound.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Holt 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.
Bonjovi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bonjovi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holt.
Bonjovi is trying to control the position but Holt postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holt preventing the sweep.
Holt postures up and lands a big shot to Bonjovi's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Holt dominated that 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.

Bonjovi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holt defends it nicely.
Holt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Bonjovi clinches with his opponent.
Bonjovi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonjovi stalling in the clinch but Holt improves position.
Bonjovi fails to pull guard.
Edgar Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Bonjovi.
Bonjovi has Holt pressed against the cage, preventing Holt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Holt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt has had enough of the clinch but Bonjovi keeps him there for the moment.

Bonjovi decides to pull guard.
Holt landing with the ground and pound.
Holt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holt is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonjovi has wrist control.
Holt landing with the ground and pound.
Bonjovi wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonjovi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Bonjovi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Holt passes into side control.
Bonjovi is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt is putting a hurting on Bonjovi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bonjovi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Holt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Holt landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Holt misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Holt prevents Bonjovi from escaping the position.
Bonjovi is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonjovi is still trying to improve position.
Holt working the ground and pound from side control.
Holt is putting a hurting on Bonjovi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Holt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holt lands an elbow.
Bonjovi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holt scores with punches from side control.
Bonjovi taking a bit of punishment here - Holt scoring with strikes.
Bonjovi is looking to reverse the position.
Holt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bonjovi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Holt working the body and head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjovi is trying to control Holt's posture but Holt avoids it.
Bonjovi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Holt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bonjovi to see if he's OK.
Holt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bonjovi to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonjovi taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bonjovi is looking for a sweep.
Edgar Holt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holt scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bonjovi to see if he's OK.
Bonjovi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Holt's best efforts.
Bonjovi taking some punishment here, with Holt in his half guard.
Holt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holt lands with a punch from half guard.
Holt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Holt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Holt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Bonjovi throws a sloppy head kick and Holt moves out of range easily.
Bonjovi takes a kick to the side of the head.

Bonjovi forces Holt back against the cage and clinches.
Bonjovi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holt smiles and moves away.
Bonjovi throws a head kick that misses

and Holt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bonjovi's guard.
Bonjovi wants to get back to his feet but Holt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bonjovi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt working some strikes from top position.
Holt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonjovi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holt throwing strikes from guard but Bonjovi blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bonjovi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonjovi can do to turn this around?
Holt is working Bonjovi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Holt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonjovi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bonjovi is looking to stand up but Holt isn't so interested in that idea.
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bonjovi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bonjovi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bonjovi is trying to control the position but Holt postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bonjovi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Bonjovi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holt defends it easily.
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Holt landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Holt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bonjovi's head.

Bonjovi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bonjovi has momentary wrist control but Holt slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bonjovi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holt chips away with some ground and pound.
Holt is in close to Bonjovi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bonjovi working a defensive guard here.
Holt lands a couple of elbows.
Holt chips away with some ground and pound.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Holt lands a couple of elbows.

Holt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt with a nice head shot there.
Holt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bonjovi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Holt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Holt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonjovi's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
John Bonjovi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edgar Holt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holt works over Bonjovi with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Holt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Holt!