PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Holl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Trininski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trininski has chosen Baptised in Blood as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Matt Holl
vs
Trininski

181 cm
20
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

197 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Augusto Trininski!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt Holl connects with the punch.
Matt Holl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matt Holl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trininski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trininski shoots and misses
and Matt Holl counters with a three punch combo that has Trininski backing up. Trininski nods at Matt Holl to acknowledge the strikes.
Trininski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Matt Holl does no damage.
A big left from Matt Holl misses.
Trininski tries to land a front kick but Matt Holl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trininski throws an off balance right hand
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Holl throws a shot from downtown. Trininski moves away and avoids it.
Trininski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matt Holl digs a good hook to Trininski's body.
Trininski throws a sloppy body shot
letting Matt Holl counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Trininski swings widly with a right hand
and Matt Holl counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Trininski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trininski misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl lands with an uppercut that bounces Trininski off the cage and back into rage.
Trininski misses the body punch
and Matt Holl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matt Holl scores with a jab to the body.
Trininski misses with a right hand
and Matt Holl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trininski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matt Holl counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trininski misses the body punch
and Matt Holl counters with a nice uppercut.
Matt Holl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl misses with a hook to the body
and Trininski counters with a straight right hand.
Trininski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matt Holl.
Trininski avoids the body shot from Matt Holl.
Trininski misses with a hook to the body
enabling Matt Holl to counter with a crisp jab.
Trininski cracks a nice hook into Matt Holl's ribs.
Matt Holl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Matt Holl misses with a few strikes there.
Trininski throws an off balance right hand
and Matt Holl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trininski thinking.
Matt Holl thuds a left hand into Trininski's body.
Jab from Matt Holl.
Matt Holl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Matt Holl misses with a hook.
Trininski misses with a hook
and Matt Holl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trininski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Holl dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Trininski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matt Holl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trininski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matt Holl rather than just go for the knockout.
Trininski thows a body shot but no joy.
Matt Holl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matt Holl. Trininski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matt Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trininski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matt Holl counters with a three punch combo that has Trininski backing up. Trininski nods at Matt Holl to acknowledge the strikes.
Trininski throws a sloppy body shot
and Matt Holl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matt Holl looks to land a combination but Trininski avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Holl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trininski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matt Holl looks to land a combination but Trininski avoids it well.
Trininski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matt Holl counters with a three punch combo that has Trininski backing up. Trininski nods at Matt Holl to acknowledge the strikes.
Trininski misses with a right hand
and Matt Holl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trininski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matt Holl counters with a series of strikes. Trininski will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trininski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matt Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matt Holl looks to score with a jab to the body but Trininski is just out of range.
Matt Holl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Trininski tries to keep at a distance but Matt Holl has taken the fight into the clinch.

Matt Holl's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trininski misses with a right hand
and Matt Holl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matt Holl scores with a sloppy right hand. Trininski should have avoided that one.
A left lands for Matt Holl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trininski misses with a jab to the body
and Trininski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trininski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matt Holl thuds his right hand into Trininski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Matt Holl with a jab.
Trininski misses with a jab to the body

and Matt Holl counters by moving into the clinch.
Matt Holl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trininski or not.
Trininski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matt Holl gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Trininski is working for takedown but Matt Holl is calmly controlling the position for now.
Matt Holl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Trininski.

Matt Holl breaks the clinch.
Matt Holl with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl lands a jab to Trininski's midsection.
Matt Holl misses the shot to the body.
Matt Holl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trininski misses with a left hand
and Matt Holl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matt Holl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matt Holl slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trininski throws a right hand that misses
and Matt Holl counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Holl dominated that second round.
That's time! Matt Holl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Matt Holl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trininski.
Trininski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matt Holl throws a combination that misses
and Trininski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trininski misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Matt Holl to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Trininski misses
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matt Holl misses with a straight left.
Trininski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trininski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matt Holl.
A swing and a miss from Matt Holl.
Trininski misses with an uppercut
and Matt Holl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trininski thinking.
Matt Holl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matt Holl looks to land a left hand but Trininski moved out of range nicely.
Trininski misses the body punch
letting Matt Holl counter with a right hand.
Trininski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trininski misses with a body punch
and Matt Holl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trininski moves out of range as Matt Holl strikes.
Trininski misses with a hook
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matt Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trininski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trininski throws a lazy uppercut
and Matt Holl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trininski thinking.
Matt Holl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the body from Trininski misses
and Matt Holl counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matt Holl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matt Holl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trininski was well out of range. Poor timing from Matt Holl.
Matt Holl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Trininski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trininski misses with a body shot
and Matt Holl counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trininski thinking.
Matt Holl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Augusto Trininski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trininski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trininski swats away the attempt to clinch by Matt Holl.
Trininski misses with a takedown attempt
and Matt Holl counters with a stiff right hand.
Trininski misses with a left hand
and Matt Holl counters with a stiff right hand.
Trininski misses with a left hand
and Matt Holl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trininski misses with a shot to the body
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trininski blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Holl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matt Holl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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... Matt Holl!