PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bellum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bellum
vs
Holmes

171 cm
18
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Bellum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Morgan Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Bellum misses
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
It seemed like Holmes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bellum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bellum defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Bellum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bellum misses with a hook
and Bellum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes lands with a straight right. Bellum didn't see that one coming.
Bellum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bellum clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holmes presses Bellum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holmes.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes trying to stall but Bellum improves his position.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bellum throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellum controls his hands.
Bellum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellum misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellum throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes is leaning against Bellum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellum digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes is leaning against Bellum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellum stalling against the cage.
Bellum misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bellum misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes taking a breather.
Bellum is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes tries a body shot but Bellum blocks it.
Bellum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes tries to work over Bellum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellum.
Bellum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Bellum.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellum stalling in the clinch.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Holmes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellum.
Bellum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bellum stalling against the cage.
Bellum seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Bellum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Bellum tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellum backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellum.
Bellum misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Holmes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bellum closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Mark Bellum has been cut.
Holmes works Bellum's body with a nice hook.
Bellum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes digs a good body shot into Bellum's ribs.
Bellum throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Bellum slips the punch.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bellum throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes slips a straight right by Bellum.
Bellum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bellum swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Bellum is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Oh Bellum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bellum misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bellum seems to have got his legs back now.
Bellum throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mark Bellum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellum was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bellum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes slips a jab from Bellum.
Holmes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bellum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bellum swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Holmes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bellum doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellum throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Bellum misses.
Bellum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bellum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holmes throws the left hand but Bellum avoids the punch easily.
Bellum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holmes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bellum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Bellum misses with a hook.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bellum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Bellum looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.

Bellum moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bellum is keeping busy.
Bellum working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Bellum.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Bellum stalls.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellum stalls.
Bellum has Holmes pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bellum misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes taking a breather.
Holmes taking a breather.
Bellum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Bellum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bellum is trying to stall.
Holmes wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Bellum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bellum swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bellum misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellum misses with a shot to the body
and Bellum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bellum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bellum's head.
Bellum misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Holmes throws out a counter right but Bellum avoids it with no problem.
Bellum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellum misses the body punch
and Holmes counters with a big right hand! Oh Bellum is in trouble here! Holmes follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Holmes!