PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nice
vs
Holm

171 cm
22
166 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimbo Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Holm!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice tries to clinch but Holm moves out of range.
Nice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holm tries to avoid it but Nice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holm to the ground. Holm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shoots in but Holm avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holm shoots in looking for a takedown. Nice tries to sprawl out of it but Holm keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nice manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Holm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Holm's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nice keeping moving, preventing Holm from controlling successfully.
Holm working some strikes from top position.
Holm postures up.
Holm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm passes into half guard.
Nice wants to improve his position but Holm is controlling well.
Nice is breathing heavily.
Holm is taking a breather. Nice says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Holm thows a huge punch but Nice dodges it nicely.
Holm is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nice reverses the position - he's now on top in Holm's guard.
Nice preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Holm trying to keep a closed guard but Nice is proving a slippery customer.
Nice trying to control the position from guard on top but Holm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice has his takedown stuffed

and Holm counters with a single leg into guard. Nice didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Nice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nice throwing short punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holm trying to control but Nice is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nice's head.

Nice is working an open guard so Holm takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice misses with a takedown

and Holm counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nice!
Nice tries to hold on but Holm postures up.
Holm pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nice is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nice wants to hold on but Holm pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice is desperately trying to improve his position but Holm has a good base and remains in mount.
Nice swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Nice looking very determined here, making life difficult for Holm.

Holm working for a choke but Nice is defending well.
Nice controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice misses with a head kick.

Holm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nice is trying to keep Holm in close.
Holm sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holm trying to control but Nice is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice wants to control but Holm passes easily into half guard.
Holm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice wants to control but Holm is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice won't allow Holm to pass to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice misses with a takedown attempt

and Holm counters with a single leg into guard. Nice didn't expect that.
Holm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holm is one step ahead there.

Holm stands up and waves to Nice to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holm darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Holm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nice keeps working.
Nice trying to control but Holm postures up.
Nice wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Holm is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Holm not doing much here.
Holm is looking to stall here but Nice recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice controls Holm momentarily but Holm frees himself.
Holm controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nice wants to get back to his feet but Holm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nice trying to strike off his back.
Nice tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Holm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Holm bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Holm is putting a hurting on Nice here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nice taking punishment in the form of punches.

Holm thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nice is trying to escape the position but Holm is controlling the position.
Nice wants to control but Holm postures up.
Nice is pushing Holm's head away, looking to escape. Holm manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Nice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Holm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holm tries to pass to full mount but Nice defends it.
Nice is trying to control but can't.
Holm is looking to take a break and control but Nice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Nice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm is pressing down on Nice's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nice is holding on for now.
Nice trying to hold on to Holm's head to control him but Holm postures up.
Holm trying to control the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice leaves Holm with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Holm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nice won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Nice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nice tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Nice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nice is refusing to be controlled, as Holm sits in half guard.
Nice moves into full guard.
Nice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holm is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holm wants to pass the guard but Nice is keeping the position.
Nice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holm manages to get himself to full guard.
Nice won't allow Holm to get back to his feet.
Nice looking to sit in guard and control but Holm gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kimbo Nice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Holm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holm wants to stand but Nice has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Holm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holm 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Holm!