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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena shoots and misses
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cena misses with a takedown
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Cena looks to clinch
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cena jumps into guard, dragging Holmes to the mat.
Cena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holmes is controlling him.
Holmes won't allow Cena to sweep him here.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Holmes from controlling successfully.
Holmes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Cena is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Holmes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet.
Cena trying to control but Holmes postures up.
Cena is looking for a sweep. Holmes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to take a break and control but Cena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cena tries to roll over but Holmes keeps him under control.
Holmes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cena defending well though.
Holmes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cena's head.
Cena is refusing to be controlled, as Holmes sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Holmes.
Cena shoots and misses
and Holmes counters with a series of strikes. Cena will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cena is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes dives in and grabs Cena's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cena pushes down on Holmes's head and hops out.
John Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cena misses with a takedown attempt
and Holmes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cena tries for a takedown but Holmes circles away easily
and Holmes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmes decides to pull guard.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Cena from controlling successfully.
Holmes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holmes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holmes seems keen to control Cena's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena trying to stand up but can't free himself from Holmes's guard.
Cena prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holmes gets a clinch.
Holmes is trying to drag Cena to the mat but Cena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holmes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Holmes working the ground and pound.
Holmes with the ground and pound but Cena regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Holmes is nestled in close to Cena, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Holmes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holmes tries to work over Cena's front leg with a kick but Cena checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holmes is defended easily by Cena.
Cena wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Holmes trying to control but Cena is working from the bottom.
Holmes looking to pass the guard.
Cena is looking for a triangle but Holmes pushes his legs off easily.
Cena keeping full guard, as Holmes tries to pass.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Cena keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looking to sit in guard and control but Cena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Holmes pushes Cena off and scrambles back to his feet.
Holmes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cena counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cena is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Holmes has escaped the position, nice work there.
Holmes struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Holmes tries to buck Cena off but Cena is having none of it.
Cena creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Holmes sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holmes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holmes pushes Cena away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cena gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Holmes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holmes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cena. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena wants to control but Holmes is keeping him busy.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet.
Holmes trying to control but Cena postures up.
Cena seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holmes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holmes is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
John Cena has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cena with a poor takedown
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cena tries to pull guard but Holmes holds him up against the cage and eventually Cena drops back down to his feet.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cena fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cena just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cena prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cena fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holmes jumps guard and drags Cena to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Holmes has Cena pulled in close to control his posture.
Cena trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Cena sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Cena will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cena closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Holmes quickly recovers to half guard.
Holmes is looking for a sweep. Cena is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cena working Holmes over with strikes.
Billy Holmes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cena trying to control the action but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes gets back to full guard.
Holmes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.
Cena stops Holmes from standing up.
Cena looking to pass the guard.
Cena stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cena looks to clinch
and Holmes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Holmes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cena.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Cena won't allow it.
Holmes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cena uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes wants to sweep here but Cena controlling him for the moment.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Cena tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Cena just wasn't active enough.
Cena has his takedown stuffed
and Holmes counters with a left and a right that stings Cena.
Holmes gets a takedown into half guard.
Holmes decides to stand and escape the position.
Cena throws a head kick that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cena won't be happy with that.
Cena wants to control but Holmes postures up.
Cena gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
BOOM! Holmes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes looking to finish Cena with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cena!
Holmes lands a big shot there that rocks Cena but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Holmes landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Holmes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Holmes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cena tries to reverse the position but Holmes maintains control.
Holmes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes unloading with bombs!
Holmes looking to finish with strikes here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes 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 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Holmes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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