|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Steven Rover has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 225 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
|
182 cm
20
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Rover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aiden Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rover misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Rover is out of range.
Rover throws a one two combo.
Rover looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Rover scores with a three punch combo!
Steven Rover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rover cracks the inside of Holmes's front leg.
Rover misses with a body kick.
Rover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rover momentarily.
Rover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Rover circles away.
Rover scores with a three punch combo!
Rover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rover works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Rover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Rover really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Rover.
Holmes clinches up against the cage.
Holmes ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Holmes no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Holmes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rover prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Holmes is trying to control the position but Rover postures up.
Rover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holmes's head.
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.
Rover loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holmes looking to control.
Rover won't allow Holmes to sweep him here.
Rover postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rover!
Rover trying desperately to get to his feet.
Holmes looks gassed!
Rover is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Holmes has taken his back!
Rover is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rover manages to stand up with Holmes still on his back. Eventually Holmes drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Rover lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holmes swings for the body but Rover moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rover's guard now.
Rover kicks Holmes off and gets to his feet.
Steven Rover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Rover.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rover.
Rover looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rover pushes Holmes away with a front kick.
Rover works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Rover throws a leg kick which misses Holmes's front leg but catches the back leg as Holmes tries to avoid it.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rover can pounce on him.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rover.
Holmes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rover tries to avoid it but Holmes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rover to the ground. Rover escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rover scores with a spinning back kick!
Holmes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rover lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rover dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rover!
Rover gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Holmes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rover wants to stand up but Holmes is controlling him.
Rover pushes Holmes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rover throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rover moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Rover slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rover.
Rover lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holmes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rover. Rover obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Rover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rover. Holmes shrugs it off though.
Holmes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rover.
Rover looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holmes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rover lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rover throws a one two combo.
Rover looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rover!
Rover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rover lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holmes backs up against the cage.
Rover goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A nice combination there by Rover.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rover. Rover obviously looking to wear him down.
Rover throws a combination. Holmes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rover throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Steven Rover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Holmes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rover swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Rover scores with a one two! Holmes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rover.
Rover lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rover delivers a nice body kick.
Rover moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rover explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rover.
Rover throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holmes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rover lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rover works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Holmes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rover looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rover throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holmes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rover - the referee stops the clock and Holmes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rover. Holmes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Holmes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rover lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Rover sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rover thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Holmes if he has to take too many more of those.
Rover is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rover scores with a leg kick.
Rover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rover lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Rover.
Rover throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rover.
Rover feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
Rover throws a series of strikes that have Holmes backpedaling.
Rover throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rover lands with a nice combination. Holmes backs away looking to recover.
Rover looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rover.
Rover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rover scores with a push kick.
Rover connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rover throws a combination. Holmes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Rover scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Good leg kick by Rover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danga de danga de dang - Rover scores with a four punch combination!
Rover bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rover.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rover. Rover obviously looking to wear him down.
Rover throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Rover.
A left and a right from Rover both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rover dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rover scores with a three punch combo!
Rover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rover throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rover circles away quickly and effectively.
Rover keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Rover.
Holmes throws a right hand that Rover ducks under and follows up with a left that Rover also avoids with ease.
Rover works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
A solid body kick from Rover.
Rover closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steven Rover is winning the standup battle so far.
Rover fakes the leg kick and cracks Holmes in the body.
Holmes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rover. That one must have hurt.
Holmes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rover is fending him off so far but Holmes persists. Nope, Rover circles away and we're back to standing.
Rover scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rover.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rover throws a front kick that sends Holmes stumbling back into the cage.
Rover throws a one two combo.
A good leg kick by Rover.
Holmes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rover.
Holmes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rover finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rover fakes the leg kick and cracks Holmes in the body.
Rover scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rover scores with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Rover both land. Nice combination.
Rover pushes Holmes away with a front kick.
Rover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rover.
Rover throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rover can pounce on him.
Rover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rover works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rover. That's going to slow Holmes down.
Rover closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rover throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rover moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rover looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rover thows a body kick. Holmes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Rover scores with a one two! Holmes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Rover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rover lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
Rover closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rover.
A good leg kick by Rover.
Holmes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rover!
Rover scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rover works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Holmes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rover moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rover closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rover throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Rover both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rover both land. Nice combination.
Rover cracks the inside of Holmes's front leg.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rover.
Rover moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rover scores with a three punch combo!
Rover moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Rover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rover.
Rover lands a two punch combo.
Rover pushes Holmes away with a front kick.
Rover lands a front kick.
Rover lands a front kick.
Rover fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
Rover throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rover throws a leg kick which misses Holmes's front leg but catches the back leg as Holmes tries to avoid it.
Rover lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rover throws a series of strikes that have Holmes backpedaling.
Rover moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rover fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
Holmes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rover thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rover, right into the meat.
Rover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rover.
Rover moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holmes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rover. That one must have hurt.
Holmes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rover can pounce on him.
Rover turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rover lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rover thumps Holmes with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiden Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Rover is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rover.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Rover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rover, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Rover!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
87% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
