PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Logan (ranked 4856 p4p, 512 weight class) and Luke Holt (ranked 23947 p4p, 643 weight class). Holt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shotta flow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Logan
vs
Holt

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
172 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 Las Vegas, Benny Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Holt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Logan or perhaps it was just good defense by Holt, which made it look bad.

Logan gets a clinch.

Logan successfully pulls guard.

Holt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Logan, up you get!
Logan shoots in for a double leg but Holt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Logan.
Holt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Logan stuffs the takedown attempt from Holt. Holt gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Holt.
Logan is trying to escape the position but Holt is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan struggling a bit here.

Holt stands up.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Logan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
Holt missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Logan or perhaps it was just good defense by Holt, which made it look bad.
Logan is breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan is pressed up against the cage. Holt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Logan down to the mat. Logan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Logan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holt avoids it really well and circles away.
Logan dives in and grabs Holt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holt pushes down on Logan's head and hops out.
Holt tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Holt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holt looks to land a combination. Logan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the liver by Holt. Beautiful body shot.
Holt misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt cracks a nice hook into Logan's ribs.
Holt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Holt drives through and clinches with Logan against the cage.
Logan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holt tries to circle away but Logan has him pinned against the cage.
Holt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Logan stalling in the clinch but Holt improves position.
Holt just leaning against Logan, taking a breather.

Holt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Holt gets to his feet - Logan follows without any prompting.
Logan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holt looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt works over Logan's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Logan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Holt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Holt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Holt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Logan clinches up with Holt and pushes him back against the cage.
Logan fails to pull guard.
Logan tries to circle away but Holt has him pinned against the cage.

Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holt leaves Logan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holt wants to counter with a clinch but Logan pushes him away.
A head kick misses from Logan.
Holt slaps away a takedown attempt from Logan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Logan somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Logan does no damage.
Luke Holt seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Logan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holt is trying to force a seperation but Logan has the dominant position.
Holt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Logan up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt lands with a light punch inside.

Holt manages to break the clinch.
Holt throws a series of punches but Logan avoids them all with ease.
Holt wants to clinch.

Holt moves into range and clinches up with Logan.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Holt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Logan to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Logan prevents it.
Logan looking to stall.
Holt can't break the clinch.
Logan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Holt holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Logan breaks the clinch.
Holt cracks Logan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Logan takes the fight into the clinch.

Holt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Logan can't fight it off and eventually Holt manages to take the fight to the floor. Logan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Logan wants to get back to his feet but Holt passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Logan wants to control but Holt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Logan is trying to control but can't.

Holt decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Holt throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Logan stuffs the takedown.
Logan misses with a takedown attempt - Holt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Logan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Logan slips a jab and a cross from Holt.
Logan closes the distance and clinches up with Holt, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes Holt against the cage but Holt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holt wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Logan closes the distance and pushes Holt back into the cage.
Holt blocks an elbow strike from Logan.
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.
That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Holt has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Holt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Logan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holt.

Logan gets control of Holt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Logan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Logan being controlled here, momentarily.
Logan is trying to hold Holt in close to prevent damage but Holt has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan wants to control but Holt is keeping busy.
Holt sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holt on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Holt gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Holt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Logan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee asks Holt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holt prefers to stall for the moment though.
Holt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holt trying to control the position but Logan is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I wouldn't like to be where Logan is right now.
Holt in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt controls the position from side control.
Logan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holt controlling from side mount.
Luke Holt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Logan is trying to control Holt's posture but Holt avoids it.
Logan tries to buck Holt off but Holt is having none of it.
Holt staying calm.
Holt cracks Logan with a big right hand but Logan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Benny Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holt just content to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Holt!
Luke Holt took some time post fight to say the following; 'That the best you got '.