PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Holtz (ranked 6238 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Addeton (ranked 5071 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Holtz
vs
Addeton

175 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Holtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Addeton!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addeton takes one to the chin there.
Addeton connects with a right hand. Holtz shakes it off.
Craig Addeton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holtz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Addeton misses with a hook. Holtz ducked under it nicely.

Addeton forces Holtz back against the cage and clinches.
Addeton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holtz misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Addeton.
Holtz tries to land knees in the clinch but Addeton avoids the damage to the body.
Addeton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Addeton tries a body shot but Holtz blocks it.
Holtz wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holtz has Addeton pressed against the cage, preventing Addeton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Addeton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Addeton.
Addeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Addeton misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Addeton.
Holtz tries to land knees in the clinch but Addeton avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addeton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Addeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holtz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Addeton working aggressively here.
Holtz lands a hook that snaps the head of Addeton backwards.
Addeton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Addeton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Addeton on the inside.
Addeton blocks a body shot from Holtz.
Addeton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Addeton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holtz or not.
Addeton misses with a punch to the body.
Addeton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holtz is pushing Addeton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holtz trying to land knees to the body.
Holtz missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holtz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Addeton tries a body shot but Holtz blocks it.
Addeton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holtz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holtz has a couple of punches blocked by Addeton.
Holtz is trying to push Addeton away but Addeton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holtz lands an uppercut.
Holtz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Holtz manages to break the clinch.
Holtz walks into a stiff left hand from Addeton.
Addeton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holtz moves out of range of the strikes.
Addeton slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Holtz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Addeton drives through and clinches with Holtz against the cage.
Holtz blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holtz breaks from the clinch.
Holtz throws a looping overhand right but Addeton ducks down to avoid it.
Addeton slips a jab and a cross from Holtz.
Addeton lands with a straight right. Holtz didn't see that one coming.
Holtz throws a right hand that Addeton ducks under and follows up with a left that Addeton also avoids with ease.

Addeton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Addeton fails to land.
Holtz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Addeton misses with a punch to the body.

Holtz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holtz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Addeton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holtz was well out of range. Poor timing from Addeton.
Addeton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Addeton tries to clinch but Holtz moves out of range.
Holtz throws a hook but Addeton avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Addeton closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Holtz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Addeton has Holtz pressed against the cage, preventing Holtz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Addeton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holtz looking to throw knees to the head but Addeton is blocking nicely.
Holtz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Addeton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holtz wants to get back to striking at distance but Addeton won't allow it.

Holtz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holtz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Addeton has closed the distance and engaged Holtz in a clinch.
Holtz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holtz is looking to control Addeton's arms but Addeton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holtz has his back to the cage.
Holtz blocks an uppercut.
Addeton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holtz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Addeton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big right from Holtz misses.
Addeton is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Addeton ducks under a wild hook from Holtz.
Holtz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Addeton.
Addeton works Holtz's body with a nice hook.
Holtz is looking to clinch but Addeton is avoiding it.
Holtz sets himself, and Addeton steps forward looking for the clinch! Holtz avoids it this time.
Holtz tries to move into range but Addeton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Addeton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holtz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Addeton wants to clinch up but Holtz keeps it at a distance.
Addeton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holtz's head.
Addeton throws a series of punches but Holtz moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holtz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Addeton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Addeton keeps the fight on the outside.
Addeton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Addeton slips under a jab.
Holtz takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addeton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holtz finds it's way round the side to connect with Addeton's head.

Holtz tries to keep at a distance but Addeton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holtz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Holtz.

Holtz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holtz tries to keep at a distance but Addeton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Addeton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Holtz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Addeton scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holtz. Addeton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holtz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Holtz misses the target.
Fedor Holtz is winning the standup battle so far.
Addeton lands a jab to Holtz's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtz throws the left hand but Addeton avoids the punch easily.
Addeton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Addeton misses with a wild body shot.
Addeton defending well as Holtz loads up on a big left hand.

Addeton clinches.
Addeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holtz wants to get back to striking at distance but Addeton won't allow it.
Addeton managing to block the knees to the body from Holtz.
Holtz trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Holtz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Addeton.
Addeton avoids the elbow strike from Holtz, against the cage.
Addeton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holtz backwards.

Holtz breaks from the clinch.
Addeton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Addeton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtz misses the jab.
Holtz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Addeton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holtz.
Addeton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holtz paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Addeton clinches up with Holtz and pushes him back against the cage.
Addeton pushes Holtz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Addeton as Holtz tries to tie him up.
A short left from Holtz.
Holtz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Addeton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Addeton swings wildly with an uppercut but Holtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holtz tries a knee to the head but Addeton blocks it.
Holtz throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addeton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Holtz breaks from the clinch.

Addeton rushes Holtz and presses him up against the cage.
Addeton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holtz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Addeton digs a right hand underneath Holtz's ribcage. Holtz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holtz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Addeton's elbow.
Holtz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Addeton misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Holtz to work.
Holtz digs a right hand underneath Addeton's ribcage. Addeton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holtz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Addetons head.
Holtz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Craig Addeton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Addeton.
Holtz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Craig Addeton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Addeton scores with a sloppy right hand. Holtz should have avoided that one.
Holtz is looking to clinch.
Addeton lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Addeton.

Addeton rushes Holtz and presses him up against the cage.
Holtz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Addeton.
Holtz lands a hook that snaps the head of Addeton backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Addeton.
A short right from Addeton on the inside.
Holtz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holtz scores with a hook to the body.
Holtz lands with a light punch inside.
Holtz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holtz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Addeton tries a body shot but Holtz blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Addeton tries a body shot but Holtz blocks it.

Holtz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holtz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Addeton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Addeton connects with a body shot.
Addeton slips a straight right by Holtz.
Horrible takedown attempt by Addeton or perhaps it was just good defense by Holtz, which made it look bad.
Addeton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Addeton darts in and clinches Holtz up against the cage.
Addeton blocks an uppercut.
Addeton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Addeton lands a hook that snaps the head of Holtz backwards.
Addeton swings wildly with an uppercut but Holtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Holtz scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holtz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Addeton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holtz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Addeton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holtz.
A body shot lands from Holtz.
Holtz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holtz throws an elbow but it misses.
Holtz wants to get back to striking at distance but Addeton won't allow it.
Holtz lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holtz.
Holtz misses with a punch on the inside.
Holtz presses Addeton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holtz throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addeton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Addeton tries to throw a body punch but Holtz avoids it by throwing Addeton back against the cage.
Holtz misses with an elbow over the top.
Holtz tries to throw a body punch but Addeton avoids it by throwing Holtz back against the cage.
A short right from Addeton.
Holtz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Addeton blocking some punches.
Addeton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holtz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Craig Addeton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Holtz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Addeton blocks an elbow strike.
Addeton misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holtz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Addeton avoids it.

Holtz manages to break the clinch.

Addeton has managed to clinch.
Holtz tries a body shot but Addeton blocks it.
Addeton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Addeton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holtz backwards.
Fedor Holtz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Holtz breaks the clinch.
Addeton tries to clinch but Holtz is having none of it.
Holtz connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Addeton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Addeton is rocked!
Addeton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Addeton is still on wobbly legs! Can Holtz finish him?
Addeton thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Craig Addeton.
Well Addeton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Addeton!