PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes Jr (ranked 922 p4p, 899 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 135 p4p, 130 weight class). Holmes Jr's entrance music is Red - Damage. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Holmes Jr
vs
Mirage

194 cm
32
205
20 - 15 - 0

191 cm
37
212
30 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

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 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage feints and then cracks Holmes Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes Jr down.
Mirage works the jab nicely.
Mirage lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holmes Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mirage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holmes Jr checks it well.
It looked like Holmes Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mirage.
Mirage fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holmes Jr checks it well.
Holmes Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mirage throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Holmes Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holmes Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Holmes Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage misses with a left hand
and Holmes Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mirage connects with a solid leg kick.
Holmes Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage throws a lazy head kick
and Holmes Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmes Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirage.
Mirage throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Holmes Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Mirage toppling to the canvas! Mirage scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Holmes Jr finish him?!

Mirage is rocked!
Mirage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.
Holmes Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Mirage was just out of range.
Mirage swings away with a body shot that misses

and Holmes Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr tries to pull guard but Mirage holds him up against the cage and eventually Holmes Jr drops back down to his feet.
Mirage has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes Jr.
Nice body punch from Holmes Jr.
Mirage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirage working aggressively here.
Holmes Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes Jr fails to pull guard.
Holmes Jr gets through Mirage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mirage throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes Jr.
I was talking to Holmes Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holmes Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirage.
Mirage misses with the head strike.
Mirage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes Jr jumps guard but Mirage stands there with Holmes Jr around his waist. Holmes Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Holmes Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mirage working aggressively here.
Mirage blocks a body shot from Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirage's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes Jr tries to throw a body punch but Mirage avoids it by throwing Holmes Jr back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirage.
Mirage blocks an uppercut.
Holmes Jr blocks an uppercut.
Holmes Jr blocking some punches.
Mirage swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holmes Jr lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Holmes Jr successfully pulls guard.

Holmes Jr looking for a guillotine here but Mirage defends easily.
Mirage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mirage stands and steps away. Holmes Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mirage throws a solid leg kick but Holmes Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mirage.
Mirage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes Jr.
Mirage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Holmes Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mirage throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Holmes Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mirage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holmes Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mirage can pounce on him.
Mirage throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Holmes Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Holmes Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Mirage misses.
Mirage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Alphonzo Mirage has been cut.
Holmes Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirage misses with a left hand
and Holmes Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Mirage lands a leg kick that knocks Holmes Jr off balance momentarily.
Mirage misses with a hook.
Mirage throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Mirage avoided it.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mirage misses with a leg kick.
Holmes Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Holmes Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes Jr slips under a jab.
Holmes Jr is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mirage lunges at Holmes Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes Jr's hand.
Holmes Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mirage.
Holmes Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Holmes Jr slips under a jab.
Mirage throws a hook but Holmes Jr blocks it.
Holmes Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mirage misses with a double jab
letting Holmes Jr counter with a right hand.
Mirage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes Jr.
Mirage throws a head kick that Holmes Jr semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mirage.
Mirage throws a leg kick
and Holmes Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holmes Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirage throws out the jab.
Holmes Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mirage misses with a left hand
and Holmes Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage motions for Holmes Jr to come forward. Mirage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Mirage coming out on top.
Mirage misses with an uppercut
and Holmes Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mirage pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes Jr is out of range and Mirage settles back down.
Holmes Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Mirage was just out of range.
A combination from Mirage does no damage.
Holmes Jr throwing a counter right hand but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Mirage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Holmes Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holmes Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick lands for Mirage.
Mirage misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmes Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mirage tries to score with a low kick but Holmes Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Holmes Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
As Mirage backs away, Holmes Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mirage.
Holmes Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mirage lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirage misses with a straight left.
Mirage digs a good body shot into Holmes Jr's ribs.
Holmes Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage wants to land a leg kick but Holmes Jr is out of range.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Holmes Jr moved away.
Holmes Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Mirage throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirage misses with a right hand
and Holmes Jr counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Mirage! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Holmes Jr!
An out of breath Mike Holmes Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.