PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kweli comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit em up . Horn has chosen Bill Murray - by Sweatshop Union as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kweli
vs
Horn

160 cm
29
152 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

175 cm
25
159 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Talib Kweli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axl Horn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn feints a jab promting Kweli to slip. Horn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kweli slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kweli defending well as Horn loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Horn - just one landing.
Kweli misses with a looping right.
Kweli looks to land a combination but Horn avoids it well.
Kweli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horn.
Kweli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horn slips a jab and a cross from Kweli.
Kweli takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Kweli scores a takedown into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kweli misses with a head shot.
Horn wants to control but Kweli is having none of it.
Horn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kweli manages to capitalize on a mistake by Horn to take his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn tries to roll but Kweli sticks to his back.

Kweli is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Horn has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kweli has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Horn.
Kweli missing with punches from the back.
Horn is really stuck here.
Horn tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Horn tries to lock up and control but Kweli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kweli trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn wants to control but Kweli is having none of it.
Kweli lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Horn hang on?
Kweli controlling the position easily from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horn tries to reverse the position but Kweli maintains control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kweli tries to control but Horn wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli with shots to the head and body - Horn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Horn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kweli prevents Horn from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kweli tries to control but Horn wriggling away.
Kweli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Horn is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Horn is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Horn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Horn fending off the submission attempt from Kweli.
Horn can't escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kweli doesn't have the hooks in and Horn manages to turn into his guard.
Kweli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kweli is keeping the position for now.
Horn trying to control but Kweli is working from the bottom.
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 Talib Kweli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kweli ducks under a wild hook from Horn.
Sloppy strikes from Kweli. Those never looked like landing.
Kweli stuns Horn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kweli fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Talib Kweli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Horn as he avoids it easily.
Horn misses with a few strikes there.
Horn lands a jab.
Kweli on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Kweli gets a takedown into half guard.

Horn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kweli is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn is not content to let Kweli control the position.

Kweli is working for a kimura but Horn is defending it quite comfortably.

Horn looking for subs from the bottom but Kweli mounts him!
Horn wants to hold on but Kweli pushes him away.
Kweli landing shots from mount.
Kweli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kweli scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Horn?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn is working to get back to half guard.
Horn is trying to stand.
Horn is in all sorts of trouble here.

Kweli working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Horn turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Kweli off and cradles Horn's limp body as Kweli celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Talib Kweli!