PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rog Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rog Bison will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Holmes
vs
Bison

195 cm
28
205 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

193 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rog Bison!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bison does it's job there.
Good standup being displayed there by Bison as he connects with a hook.
Bison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bison looks to land a combination. Holmes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Tim Holmes has been cut.
A slow jab from Bison misses its intended target.

Holmes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holmes keeps control of Bison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bison blocks an elbow strike.
I was talking to Holmes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Bison breaks the clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bison is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

Holmes clinches with his opponent.
Bison tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Bison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bison is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bison tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Bison wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.

Bison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
Bison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rog Bison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Holmes moves into the clinch successfully.
Bison wants to break free but Holmes has control.

Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bison gets tackled into the cage by Holmes. Holmes maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as Bison controls the action.
Bison tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bison's elbow.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Bison can't break the clinch.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.

Bison manages to break the clinch.
Holmes looks to clinch
and Bison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bison scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes slips a jab from Bison.
Bison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bison counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bison lands with a right hand.
Holmes closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bison to counter with a crisp jab.

Holmes instigates a clinch.
Bison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Holmes rushes Bison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bison is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.

Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Holmes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Holmes darts in trying to clinch
enabling Bison to counter with a crisp jab.
Bison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes tries to clinch but Bison moves away
and Bison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rog Bison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmes tries to clinch but Bison is having none of it.
Rog Bison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Holmes clinches.
Bison has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holmes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bison can turn it around.

Bison breaks from the clinch.
Tim Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes tries to clinch but Bison moves away
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Bison circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Holmes tries to clinch but Bison moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Holmes has managed to clinch.

Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tim Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison lands a nice shot to the body.
Bison connects with a single shot there.
Holmes wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmes scrambles back to his feet.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Bison does no damage.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Bison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bison counters with a series of strikes. Holmes will be more careful next time no doubt.

Tim Holmes's cut is getting worse.
Holmes wants to clinch
and Bison counters with a straight right hand.

Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes stalls.
Holmes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bison being controlled against the cage.
Bison is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bison avoids it.
Holmes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Bison blocks with his arms.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Bison pushes him off.
Bison throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes closes the distance but Bison moves to the side
and Bison counters with a big head kick but Holmes shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rog Bison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Holmes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bison misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.

Bison tries to keep at a distance but Holmes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
Holmes avoiding damage.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Bison avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holmes prevents Bison from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bison up against the cage.

Bison breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes tries to clinch but Bison is having none of it.
Bison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Bison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Bison circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes tries to clinch but Bison moves out of range.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Bison.

Holmes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holmes is pushing Bison 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 fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bison wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bison is keeping busy.

Bison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bison misses with a jab to the body
and Holmes counters with a solid body kick.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Bison pushes him off.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Bison is avoiding it.
Bison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Bison circles away.
Bison throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Holmes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tim Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Bison moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to clinch but Bison moves out of range.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Bison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rog Bison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Holmes darts in and clinches Bison up against the cage.
Bison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bison breaks the clinch.
Holmes darts in trying to clinch
and Bison counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Bison.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Bison circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rog Bison.
I've got Bison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rog Bison!
A very excited looking Rog Bison rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.