PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard has chosen Warrior's Dance as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Holmes
vs
Hazzard

190 cm
26
198 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

178 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 19 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazzard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazzard darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Hazzard moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Hazzard tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.

Hazzard has managed to clinch.
Hazzard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holmes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holmes just leaning against Hazzard, taking a breather.
Hazzard lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Hazzard.
Hazzard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hazzard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hazzard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Hazzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazzard lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Hazzard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holmes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hazzard tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazzard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hazzard darts in trying to clinch

and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Holmes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hazzard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hazzard has escaped and now he's on top!

Hazzard gets to his feet - Holmes follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Holmes clinches up against the cage.
Hazzard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hazzard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hazzard missing with knees to the body.
Hazzard prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Hazzard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holmes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hazzard is working Holmes over against the cage.
Hazzard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hazzard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hazzard lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazzard.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazzard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hazzard is trying to trip Holmes. He has hold of a leg but Holmes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hazzard persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Holmes looking to control.
Hazzard tries to stand but Holmes is controlling from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hazzard fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hazzard takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hazzard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hazzard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hazzard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hazzard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Hazzard.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Hazzard connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Hazzard.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right handed body shot lands from Hazzard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jon Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bio Hazzard.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hazzard lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bio Hazzard dominated 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.

Hazzard moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hazzard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hazzard lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hazzard lands a nice knee to the body.
Hazzard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hazzard with a knee to the head.

Holmes is rocked!
Hazzard lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazzard scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hazzard.
Hazzard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hazzard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hazzard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hazzard is working Holmes over against the cage.
Hazzard putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Hazzard working Holmes over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hazzard.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Hazzard lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hazzard is defending well.
Hazzard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holmes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hazzard.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Hazzard working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Hazzard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazzard scores with a knee to the head.
Hazzard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Hazzard lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hazzard as the two fighters clinch.
Hazzard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hazzard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Hazzard landing knees to the head.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Hazzard.
Hazzard lands with a light punch inside.
Holmes goes for a takedown attempt but Hazzard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hazzard takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Hazzard.
A left hand lands to the body for Hazzard.
Bio Hazzard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hazzard fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hazzard moves into the clinch successfully.
Hazzard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
Hazzard stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Hazzard scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.

Hazzard jumps guard.

Hazzard pushes Holmes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Hazzard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holmes, pushing him back against the cage.
Hazzard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmes pulls his leg out and moves away.

Holmes gets caught napping as Hazzard dives in and scores a takedown. Holmes manages to retain guard.
Holmes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hazzard is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.

Bio Hazzard has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hazzard closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.
Holmes is looking to control Hazzard's arms but Hazzard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hazzard lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bio Hazzard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hazzard fails with an attempt to clinch.

Holmes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hazzard is trying to defend but Holmes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Holmes prevents Hazzard from standing back up.

Holmes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hazzard is just riding it out for now. Holmes eventually gives up the hold.
Hazzard is trying to stand back up but Holmes is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes trying to advance position but Hazzard counters by regaining guard.

Holmes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hazzard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hazzard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hazzard!
Holmes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hazzard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Hazzard has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hazzard moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hazzard.

Hazzard has clasped his hands together around Holmes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hazzard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Holmes to his feet.

Hazzard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hazzard lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Hazzard is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hazzard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside.
Hazzard lands an elbow inside.
Hazzard scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazzard lands a nice knee to the body.

Hazzard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Hazzard stands up and waves to Holmes to follow him.
Holmes shoots in for a double leg but Hazzard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hazzard dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Hazzard's head and hops out.
Hazzard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Holmes gets the takedown into side control.
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!

Hazzard explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Holmes rushes Hazzard and presses him up against the cage.
Hazzard scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hazzard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holmes gets through Hazzard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hazzard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hazzard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Hazzard tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hazzard.
Hazzard lands a knee to the head.
Hazzard crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazzard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hazzard landing knees to the body.
Hazzard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jon Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazzard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bio Hazzard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hazzard 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bio Hazzard!

Bio Hazzard wins by unanimous decision!
Bio Hazzard made sure to mention his sponsor, A.C: Awesome Clothing in his post fight interview.