PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Holmes (ranked 4324 p4p, 5299 weight class) and Garyn Girith (ranked 385 p4p, 416 weight class). Garyn Girith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jesse Holmes's chin.

Holmes
vs
Girith

176 cm
25
146
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garyn Girith!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes scores with a jab. Girith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Holmes.
Girith misses with a straight left.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Holmes lands with a cross.
Girith misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Girith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Girith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Girith throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Girith clobbers Holmes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Holmes is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Girith throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Girith missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes works the jab nicely.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Girith loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes staying out of range there.
It looked like Holmes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Girith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a double jab.
Girith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Girith.

Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Girith. Girith maintains the clinch.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Holmes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Girith backwards.
Girith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Girith tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Girith.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Girith throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Girith is keeping busy.
Holmes looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.

Girith manages to pull guard.
Girith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Girith is controlling Holmes's posture.
Let's hope that Girith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Holmes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Girith is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Holmes rolls with it to try and escape but Girith cranks on the arm and Holmes is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Garyn Girith!
A very excited looking Garyn Girith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.