PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Ferris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Horner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Deftones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mick Ferris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ferris
vs
Horner

198 cm
21
204 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
211 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Carnage Fight Wear
HARDCORE Fighting Brand

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Ferris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Horner!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Ferris scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Horner is trying to improve his position.
Horner wants to control but Ferris postures up.
The strikes coming from Ferris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Horner tries to improve position but can't.

Ferris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Horner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Horner struggling a bit here.
Horner gets back to half guard.
Horner is trying to get back to full guard.
Horner trying to control but Ferris postures up.
Horner taking some punishment here, with Ferris in his half guard.
Ferris prevents Horner from improving his position.
Ferris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horner is looking to improve his position.
Horner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ferris 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.
Ferris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horner keeps working.
Horner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ferris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ferris slips a straight right by Horner.
Ferris shoots in and drives through. Horner sprawls well.
Horner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ferris tries to avoid it but Horner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ferris to the ground. Ferris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horner.
Ferris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferris has his takedown stuffed

and Horner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Horner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Ferris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferris is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Horner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ferris, up you get!
Ferris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Horner there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferris with a lazy takedown attempt

and Horner counters with a shoot takedown. Ferris fights it but they end up in guard.
Ferris trying to keep a closed guard but Horner is proving a slippery customer.
Horner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horner stopping the sweep attempt from Ferris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horner content to stall in guard here.
Horner preventing the sweep.
Horner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferris tries for a takedown but Horner circles away easily
and Horner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ferris with a poor takedown

so Horner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ferris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Horner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Ferris is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horner is trying to maintain the position but Ferris is very close to passing his half guard.

Horner is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ferris pulls his head out easily.
Horner wants to control but Ferris is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ferris throwing shots but Horner is blocking nicely.
Ferris wants to take a breather but Horner is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Horner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferris won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Horner stands up and we're back to a striking position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferris takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Ferris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Horner wants to sweep here but Ferris controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Horner 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.

Horner checks a leg kick.
Mick Ferris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferris with a poor takedown

and Horner moves into the clinch.
Horner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Ferris pulls guard successfully.

Ferris had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Horner is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ferris Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Horner's back instead.
Horner manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ferris's guard. Nice work there by Horner.
Ferris wants to sweep but no luck.
Horner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferris is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Horner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ferris is proving hard to escape from.
Horner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horner trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Horner drops back looking for a leg! Ferris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferris manages to kick Horner off! Horner jumps back into Ferris's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferris fails with the takedown
and Horner counters with a left and a right that stings Ferris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Horner.

Ferris is rocked!
Ferris misses with a takedown

and Horner shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Ferris is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Ferris but Horner is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Kurt Horner!
Kurt Horner is the new light heavyweight champion!