PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen All of the Lights as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mackey
vs
Holmes

194 cm
25
207 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

189 cm
24
221 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Mackey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackey scores with a leg kick.
Holmes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mackey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mackey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Mackey.
Mackey keeps Holmes at a distance using the push kick.
Mackey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Mackey is out of range.
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!
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mackey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mackey misses with a looping right.
Mackey throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Mackey.
Mackey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holmes takes a swing at Mackey's ribcage but misses.
Mackey lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holmes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mackey misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Mackey connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mackey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mackey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Holmes looks gassed!
Mackey cracks Holmes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocking the ground and pound.
Mackey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mackey postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holmes looks a forlorn figure.
Mackey lands a nice shot to the head.
Mackey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Holmes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mackey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey thowing shots but they're missing.
Mackey lands a nice shot to the head.
Mackey looking to ground and pound but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Mackey trying to control but Holmes is having none of it.
Mackey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mackey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Holmes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey throws some wild stikes that Holmes manages to avoid easily.
Holmes tries to hold on but Mackey pushes him away.
Mackey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Holmes because Mackey loaded up on that one.
Mackey wants to control the pace but Holmes is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mackey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holmes is squirming around, avoiding Mackey's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mackey 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.

Mackey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Mackey blocks the leg kick.
Mackey throws out a leg kick but Holmes moves out of range and Mackey only half commits.
Mackey throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Mike Mackey is winning the standup battle so far.
Mackey scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Mackey.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Mackey.
Mackey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Mackey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holmes's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackey fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes cracks Mackey with an open hand slap.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Mackey.
Mackey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Mackey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mackey. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mackey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mackey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mackey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey misses with a low kick.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Mackey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mackey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Mackey misses with a body shot.
Mackey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
Holmes misses with a low kick as Mackey jumps back.
Holmes looks to land a combination but Mackey avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Mackey misses the shot to the body.
Mackey scores with a nice body kick.
Mackey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Mackey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmes's waist but Holmes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mackey off to one side.
Mackey looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes lands an overhand right.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mackey looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes cracks Mackey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holmes cracks Mackey with a good jab.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mackey to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mackey throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a body punch
and Mackey counters with a low kick, right behind Holmes 's knee.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Mackey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Mackey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mackey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes lands with an overhand left.
Mackey is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mackey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mackey connects with a body shot.
Mackey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mackey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mackey.
Mackey scores with a kick to the body.
Mackey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mackey.
Holmes takes a swing at Mackey's ribcage but misses.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Mackey.
Holmes digs a good hook to Mackey's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mackey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Mackey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Mackey.
Mackey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mackey looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Mackey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
A combination from Holmes does no damage.
Holmes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mackey looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Mackey takes one to the side of the head.
Mackey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Mackey shoots in looking for a takedown but Holmes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mackey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Mike Mackey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mackey slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Mackey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Mackey.
Mackey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holmes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mackey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
Holmes throws a sloppy body shot
and Mackey counters with a straight right hand.
Mackey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mackey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holmes.

Holmes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Mackey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mackey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackey slips nicely into half guard.

Mackey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mackey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mackey clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mackey scores with a body shot.
Mackey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mackey lands a nice hook to Holmes's body. Holmes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Mackey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mackey lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mackey looks to land a body kick but Holmes moved away.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Holmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mackey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mackey lands a head kick!
Holmes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Mackey keeps it at a distance.
Mackey moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
Jab from Mackey.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mackey!
Holmes misses with a hook. Mackey ducked under it nicely.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mackey.
Holmes throws a hook but Mackey blocks it.
Mackey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mackey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mackey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mackey keeps the fight on the outside.
Mackey cracks the inside of Holmes's front leg.
Mackey cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes avoids a kick to the body.
Mackey throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mackey looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
Mackey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mackey misses with a body kick.
Mackey scores with a three punch combo!
Mackey scores with a nice strike.
Mackey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mackey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holmes under the eye.
Mackey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mackey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mackey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mackey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Mackey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Mackey misses.
Mackey connects with a solid leg kick.
Holmes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Mackey.
Mackey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mackey throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mackey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mackey with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mackey had his way with Rodney Holmes in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mackey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmes takes a swing at Mackey's ribcage but misses.
Mackey lands a glancing blow to the side of Holmes's head.
Mackey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Mackey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mackey misses with a wild combination.
Mackey scores with a kick to the midsection.
Holmes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mackey fails to land the takedown.
Mackey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Mackey.
Mackey looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Mackey misses with a low kick as Holmes jumps back.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mackey moves away.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Mackey.
Mackey looks to land a body kick but Holmes moved away.
Mackey misses with a wild body shot.
Mackey throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Mackey fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holmes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mackey misses with a body shot.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but Mackey ducks down to avoid it.
Mackey listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodney Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Mackey pushes him off.
Holmes misses with a body shot
and Mackey counters with a nice leg kick.
Mackey tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackey scores with a jab to the body.
Mackey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
Holmes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holmes wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mackey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mackey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holmes checks it well.
Mackey connects with a jab.
Mackey circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Holmes.
Mackey is looking to land body kicks.
Mackey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
and Mackey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Mackey is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mackey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mackey lands a nice shot that snaps Holmes's head back.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but Mackey ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Mackey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mike Mackey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mackey throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mackey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mackey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:44
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:44
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mackey!
Mike Mackey retains his light heavyweight title!