PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Holm
vs
James

187 cm
28
215 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Holm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David James!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a hook to the body
and Holm counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like David James has been cut.

James has managed to clinch.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Holm is blocking nicely.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Holm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
James lands a knee to the head.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James missing with knees to the body.
Holm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Holm.
James takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Holm.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James tries a knee to the head but Holm blocks it.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holm blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Holm.
Holm working aggressively here.
James blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Holm.
A hook to the body from Holm.
Holm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for James.
James tries to work over Holm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James misses with a knee strike.
Holm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Holm fails to land.
Holm misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holm.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James missing with knees to the body.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holm misses with a hook to the ribs.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Martin Holm has been cut.
Holm lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holm.
Holm avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Holm won't want to take too many of those.
Holm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James misses with a knee strike.
James misses with a knee strike.
James misses with a knee strike.
James blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Holm.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holm misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Holm with a nice body shot.
Holm lands with a short shot to the head.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Holm.
Holm misses with a short punch on the inside.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Holm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holm lands a hook to the side of the head.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James is leaning against Holm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Holm avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Holm fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Holm fails to land.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Holm - that landed with a thud.
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!
James misses with some punches.
Holm takes a shot to the head.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holm blocks it with crossed arms.
Holm lands a nice uppercut.
Holm presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James looks winded!
Holm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James misses with a punch to the body.
Holm scores with a shoulder strike.
Holm misses with a punch on the inside.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holm lands with a light punch inside.
Holm throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Holm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Martin Holm will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

James closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Holm to counter with a crisp jab.
James looks to throw a body kick
and Holm counters with a straight right hand.
James throws a head kick that misses
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James moves to clinch but Holm breaks away
and Holm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James looks to throw a body kick
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James throws a leg kick that is checked
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Holm. Beautiful body shot.
Holm circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Holm counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James tries to clinch
and Holm counters with a nice body shot.
James throws a combination that misses
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James throws a sloppy head kick
and Holm counters with a right hand to the body.
James is breathing heavily.
James wants to clinch
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That has opened up David James's cut even more.
James closes the distance but Holm moves to the side
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James throws a leg kick
and Holm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James tries to clinch up
and Holm counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James darts in trying to clinch
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Holm lands a big uppercut and James crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but James looks OK. Holm waves James back to his feet!
James wants to clinch but Holm slips to the side
and Holm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holm counters with a nice uppercut.
James looks to clinch
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The cut above David James's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
James misses with a combination
and Holm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James darts in trying to clinch
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James throws a combination that misses
and Holm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Holm finds it's way through James's defenses.
James wants to clinch
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

David James's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
James closes the distance looking to clinch
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holm sends James crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Holm is motioning to the referee to let James up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at David James's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Martin Holm!
A less than humble Martin Holm misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.