PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Homelius (ranked 3332 p4p, 391 weight class) and Bol Strike (ranked 4978 p4p, 520 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Homelius
vs
Strike

181 cm
19
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Forge Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aulis Homelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bol Strike!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homelius slips under a jab from Strike.
Strike uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Homelius.
Strike misses with an uppercut.
Homelius swats away the attempt to clinch by Strike.
Homelius staying out of range there.
Homelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strike was well out of range. Poor timing from Homelius.
Homelius with a nice cross.

Strike takes the fight into the clinch.
Strike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strike lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Homelius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strike.
Homelius looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Homelius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Homelius blocking some punches.
Homelius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Strike after a bit of a struggle.
Homelius takes a shot to the head.
Homelius is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Strike is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aulis Homelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strike lands a body shot.
Strike misses with a punch on the inside.
Strike tries a body shot but Homelius blocks it.
Homelius is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Strike is defending well.
Homelius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strike struggles to land a body shot inside as Homelius controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Strike.
Strike misses with a body punch.

Strike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike fails with an attempt to clinch.
Homelius half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Homelius ducks under a wild hook from Strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Homelius misses the target.
Strike drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Homelius defends it well.
Strike slips a jab and a cross from Homelius.
Homelius moves away from the strike by Strike.
Homelius tries to counter with a takedown but Strike is quick to defend against it.
Strike has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Strike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Homelius is looking to take this one to the mat.
Strike lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Homelius backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strike misses with the head strike.
Strike swings wildly with an uppercut but Homelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strike lands a shot to the body.
Homelius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strike prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Strike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strike connects with a looping right hand.
Strike doesn't manage to clinch there - Homelius circles away.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Homelius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strike circles away.
Strike drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Homelius defends it well.
Strike throws a looping overhand right but Homelius ducks down to avoid it.
Homelius attempts a counter takedown but Strike avoids it well and moves away.
Strike cracks Homelius with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Homelius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homelius missing with a left hand there. Strike was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from Strike. No joy for Homelius on that attempt.
Bol Strike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strike scores with a hook.

Strike gets a clinch.
Homelius prevents a body shot from Strike.
Strike lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Homelius can't get the takedown.
A body shot lands from Strike.
Strike presses Homelius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Homelius is breathing heavily.
Homelius tries for a takedown. No joy.
Homelius drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strike gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Strike goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bol Strike dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Strike cracks Homelius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Strike. No joy for Homelius on that attempt.
Strike might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Strike fails to land with a series of punches.
Bol Strike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strike tries to clinch up

so Homelius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Strike is looking to stand up but Homelius isn't so interested in that idea.
We've been hearing that Homelius has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homelius throwing strikes but missing.
Homelius pushes down on Strike's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Homelius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike is looking to improve his position.
Homelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Homelius working the head and body with strikes.
Strike taking some punishment here, with Homelius in his half guard.
Homelius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Homelius is working for a kimura but Strike is defending it quite comfortably.
Homelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strike defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Homelius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Homelius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Homelius tries to pass to full mount but Strike defends it.
Strike blocking the ground and pound attempt from Homelius.
Homelius works his way into side control.
The ground and pound from Homelius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Homelius cracks Strike with a big right hand but Strike just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strike is letting Homelius control him for a moment.
Homelius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strike keeps working.
Strike tries to improve position but can't.
Homelius throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Homelius landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Strike tries to improve position but can't.
Homelius working the head with strikes.
Strike is trying to buck Homelius off.
Homelius 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.
Homelius landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike tries to buck Homelius off but Homelius is having none of it.
Homelius scores with punches from side control.
Strike taking punishment in the form of punches.
Homelius working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strike can do anything to dispel that myth.
Strike on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Homelius are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here as Homelius stalls from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Homelius scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aulis Homelius dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Strike throws a lazy right hand but Homelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Strike moves into the clinch.
Strike lands with a light punch inside.
Homelius blocking some punches.
Strike working aggressively here.
Strike misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strike misses with a punch on the inside.
Strike scores with a shot to the side of Homelius's head.
A short right from Strike on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strike throws a head punch that misses.

Homelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Homelius throws a looping overhand right but Strike ducks down to avoid it.
Strike tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Strike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Homelius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strike connects with a crisp jab.
Homelius ducks under a wild hook from Strike.
Homelius appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Homelius avoids the body shot from Strike.
Homelius tries to counter with a takedown but Strike is quick to defend against it.
Strike has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strike fails in his attempt to clinch.

Strike has Homelius up against the cage in a clinch.
Strike tries a body shot but Homelius blocks it.
Homelius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Strike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strike lands an uppercut.
Strike throws a punch but it's blocked by Homelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Strike fails to land.
Strike throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Strike.
Strike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Homelius or not.
Strike works on Homelius's body with a couple of short punches.

Homelius breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Homelius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strike goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Strike stuffs the takedown attempt from Homelius. Homelius gets slowly back to his feet.
Strike changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Homelius swings for the body but Strike moves out of range.

Strike has Homelius up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Strike breaks the clinch.
Strike scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Homelius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Homelius throws out the jab.
Strike throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strike tries to close the distance and clinch but Homelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Homelius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Homelius thows a huge punch but Strike dodges it nicely.
Homelius perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike wants to get back to his feet.
Homelius controlling the action here.
Strike is looking to improve his position.
Homelius prevents Strike from standing back up.
Strike is looking to improve his position.
Homelius is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bol Strike comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strike has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bol Strike!
Bol Strike very nearly forgot to thank Forge Clothing Co. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.