PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Axl Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darra Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late has chosen Gangstarr - Full Clip as his entrance music. Darra Late has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Horn
vs
Late

175 cm
20
140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

169 cm
24
146 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axl Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darra Late!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Late does no damage.
Horn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horn lands a lovely overhand right.
Good shot there by Horn.
Horn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Late.
Late on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horn dodges the punch combination from Late.
Horn stuns Late with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Late takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Late misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Late at a distance.
Horn lands with a good body shot.
Horn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Late's head.
Late takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Late backs up against the cage.
Late tries to move into range but Horn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Late throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horn punishes Late's body with a nice straight punch.
Horn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Late on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Horn cracks a nice hook into Late's ribs.
Horn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Late shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Late.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Late scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Horn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Late.
Horn tries to hold on but Late pushes him away.
Horn is in a horrible position here. Late smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Horn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Horn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Late on the ground.
Horn tries to hold on but Late pushes him away.
Horn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Late.
Horn is looking to improve his position but Late isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Horn blocking the ground and pound.
Late is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Horn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Late thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Horn is looking to improve his position but Late isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Late avoids the attempt from Horn to control.
Late misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn can't escape the position.
Late throwing strikes here but Horn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Late thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Late looking to finish with strikes here!
Horn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Late tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Late goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Horn is on top in guard.
Late looks gassed!
Horn looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Horn is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horn lands a nice shot that snaps Late's head back.
Late takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darra Late is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Late lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Late misses with a jab, cross combination.
Late takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horn avoids the body shot from Late.
Horn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Late.
Horn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horn digs a good hook to Late's body.
Horn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horn lands a nice hook to Late's body. Late takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Late rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horn lands a body shot.
Horn thuds a left hand into Late's body.
Late tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Late's head backwards.
A jab from Horn does it's job there.
Horn cracks a nice hook into Late's ribs.
Horn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horn, as that shot connected.
Horn scores with a nice head shot.
Late ducks right into an uppercut from Horn.
Horn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Late on the side of the head.
Horn scores with a jab to the body.
Late is breathing heavily.
Horn lands with a good body shot.
Late slips a jab and a cross from Horn.
Horn digs a good hook to Late's body.
Horn lands with an overhand left.
Horn lands a slapping body shot.
Horn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Late looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Late fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horn connects with a body shot.
Horn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Horn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Horn lands an overhand right.
Horn lands a jab to the head.
Horn cracks Late with a good jab.
Horn swinging wildly here.
Horn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Late.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late moves forwards but Horn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horn scores with a shot to the body.
Horn lands a body shot.
Horn lands with a right hand.
Horn scores with a nice strike.
Horn lands a nice shot to the body.
Late misses with a body shot.
Late takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horn lands a jab to Late's midsection.
Axl Horn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horn.
Axl Horn is winning the standup battle so far.
Horn digs a good hook to Late's body.
Horn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Late on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horn connects with a single shot there.
Horn cracks Late with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horn clobbers Late with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Horn stalks Late and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Late's face. Late staggers backwards, shaken.
Late closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Late doesn't manage to clinch there - Horn circles away.
Horn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Late walks into a straight right hand from Horn.
Late has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Late takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Late takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Late is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Late has time to react.
Late is still on wobbly legs! Can Horn finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Horn knocks Late out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Axl Horn!