PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darius Dorsey (ranked 4973 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Holt (ranked 4327 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Holt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dorsey
vs
Holt

164 cm
21
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
172 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Dorsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Holt!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dorsey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holt somewhat.

Dorsey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Holt has Dorsey pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dorsey is fighting to break Holt's control of his arms but Holt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holt trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Dorsey.
Dorsey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holt.
Dorsey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holt circles away.

Dorsey moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorsey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dorsey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Holt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Holt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dorsey is looking to stand up but Holt won't let him.
Dorsey lands a couple of elbows.
Dorsey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holt is trying to control the position but Dorsey postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to sweep here but Dorsey controlling him for the moment.
Holt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dorsey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dorsey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Holt's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dorsey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Holt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dorsey quickly recovers to half guard.
Holt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dorsey is controlling Holt's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holt wants to take a breather but Dorsey is having none of it.

Holt stands up out of the half guard.
Holt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dorsey half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Holt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dorsey regains half guard.
Dorsey trying to control here.
Dorsey is looking to improve his position.
Dorsey is trying to control but can't.
Dorsey holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dorsey is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holt prevents Dorsey from improving his position.
Dorsey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holt's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darius Dorsey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Holt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dorsey wants to control but Holt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dorsey flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dorsey is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Holt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Holt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorsey is trying to control but can't.
Dorsey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dorsey punching from the bottom.
Dorsey desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dorsey is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorsey.
Holt throws a sloppy body shot
and Dorsey counters with a right hand to the body.
Holt throws out a powerful jab.
Dorsey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Dorsey closes the distance and pushes Holt back into the cage.

Holt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Holt manages to end up in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorsey manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Holt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dorsey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorsey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dorsey trying to control the position.
Dorsey has his hands on Holt's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Holt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dorsey is proving hard to escape from.

Dorsey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holt is aware though and is defending well.
Holt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dorsey keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorsey managing to control the position.
Dorsey is trying to control the position but Holt postures up.
Holt wants to control from the top but Dorsey keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dorsey holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Holt instigates a clinch.

Dorsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Holt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dorsey has time to react.

It looks like Darius Dorsey has been cut.
Holt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Holt pushes Dorsey up against the cage in a clinch.
Dorsey can't break the clinch.
Dorsey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Dorsey manages to pull guard.
Holt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Luke Holt has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Dorsey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dorsey.
Dorsey fails with a takedown attempt.

Holt gets a double leg takedown into Dorsey's guard.
Holt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holt trying to control but Dorsey is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorsey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt works over Dorsey with some ground and pound from guard.
Dorsey has his hands on Holt's head, controlling the position.
Dorsey looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dorsey is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Holt. No joy for Dorsey on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Dorsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt throws out a powerful jab.

Holt clinches up against the cage.
Holt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dorsey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A combination from Holt does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorsey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holt lands a nice hook to Dorsey's body. Dorsey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Holt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dorsey wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

Holt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dorsey's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt wants to control but Dorsey is keeping him busy.
Holt slips a nice elbow through Dorsey's hands, connecting with Dorsey's forehead.
Holt working the head and body with strikes.
Dorsey is staying active underneath Holt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holt scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorsey is staying active underneath Holt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dorsey is looking for a sweep. Holt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dorsey is doing well to control the position and prevent Holt from advancing to side control.
Dorsey is looking to control Holt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dorsey avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Holt there.
Holt controlling the pace.
Dorsey is refusing to be controlled, as Holt sits in half guard.
Holt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holt is keen to just control but Dorsey is a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Holt thows a huge punch but Dorsey dodges it nicely.
Holt trying to control the action but Dorsey is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darius Dorsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dorsey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holt quickly recovers to half guard.

Holt makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Holt lands a jab to Dorsey's midsection.
Holt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Holt moves into the clinch.
Dorsey gets underhooks to prevent Holt's takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holt 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

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