PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Holmes (ranked 6204 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghita Pluta (ranked 23051 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by Batman Interrogation (Badman). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Holmes
vs
Pluta

198 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
29
205 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghita Pluta!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Pluta blocks the leg kick.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.

Holmes pushes Pluta up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Pluta controls his hands.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Pluta prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Pluta.
Pluta blocks an uppercut.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pluta is looking for a takedown.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pluta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pluta looks winded!
Pluta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holmes smiles and moves away.
Pete Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghita Pluta.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.

Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pluta takes a shot to the head.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pluta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pluta blocking some punches.
Holmes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pluta blocks an uppercut.
Holmes stalls.
Pluta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Pluta controls his hands.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holmes tries a body shot but Pluta blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pluta.
Holmes trying to control the position but instead, Pluta has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holmes into the cage.
Pluta has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Holmes after a bit of a struggle.
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Pluta avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Holmes tries to work over Pluta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pluta.
Holmes tries a body shot but Pluta blocks it.
Pluta tries to pull guard but Holmes holds him up against the cage and eventually Pluta drops back down to his feet.
Pluta blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pluta.
Pluta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Pluta blocking some punches.
Holmes works on Pluta's body with a couple of short punches.
Pluta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pluta.
Pluta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holmes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes tries to work over Pluta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Pluta.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Pluta.
Pluta blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pluta.
Pluta blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Pluta avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Pluta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holmes cracks Pluta with a nice body shot.
Holmes stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Pluta controls his hands.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Holmes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pluta wants to counter the offense by Holmes and move into the clinch position.
Pluta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pluta.
Ghita Pluta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pluta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holmes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Pluta counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Holmes!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pluta working away.
Holmes tries to buck Pluta off but Pluta is having none of it.
Holmes has one of Pluta's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Pluta is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is looking for a sweep.
Holmes is working hard here to advance position.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pluta can do to turn this around?
Holmes wants to control but Pluta postures up.
Holmes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pluta on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes tries to improve position but can't.
Pluta tries to move into full mount but can't pass Holmes's legs.
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holmes wants to control but Pluta postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holmes tries to bench press Pluta off him but Pluta keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Holmes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holmes tries to bench press Pluta off him but Pluta keeps the position.
Holmes is trying to control Pluta's posture but Pluta avoids it.
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Pluta presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Holmes wants to control but Pluta is having none of it.
Holmes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Holmes tries to lock up and control but Pluta gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holmes tries to reverse the position but Pluta maintains control.
Pluta avoids the attempt from Holmes to control.
Holmes is desperately trying to improve his position but Pluta has a good base and remains in mount.
Pluta wants to control the pace but Holmes is squirming around nicely.
Holmes is looking to improve his position but Pluta isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to improve his position but instead Pluta has taken his back!
Holmes trying to control the action but Pluta just sinks the hooks in.
Pluta trying to control.
Holmes trying to control the action but Pluta just sinks the hooks in.
Holmes tries to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghita Pluta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Holmes misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Holmes finds it's target.
Pluta darts in looking for a takedown but Holmes gets double underhooks and turns Pluta into the cage.
Holmes throws a jab when Pluta was well out of range.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes tries to stall but Pluta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Pluta controls the action.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Pluta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pluta prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Pluta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pluta blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pluta.
Pete Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghita Pluta.
Holmes scores with a shot to the side of Pluta's head.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Pluta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Pluta improves position.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Pluta avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Pluta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Pluta controls the action.
Pluta blocks a body shot from Holmes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes tries to work over Pluta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Pluta controls the action.
Pluta blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes looking to stall.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Pluta controls his hands.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pluta tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
Pluta wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pluta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes tries to work over Pluta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to work over Pluta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holmes tries to stall but Pluta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pluta's elbow.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Pluta controls his hands.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Pluta.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Pluta is trying to pull guard but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pluta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Pluta blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Holmes on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes tries a body shot but Pluta blocks it.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pluta tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Pluta controls the action.
Holmes stalling in the clinch but Pluta improves position.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Pluta controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:26
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Holmes!