PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorstein Horgmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian's entrance music is Limp Bizkit - My Way. A fine choice. Thorstein Horgmo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kazarian
vs
Horgmo

165 cm
27
140 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
144 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thorstein Horgmo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horgmo connects with a high kick.
Horgmo throws a series of punches but Kazarian avoids them all with ease.

Kazarian gets a double leg takedown into Horgmo's guard.
Horgmo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Horgmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kazarian landing some decent shots from guard.
Kazarian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazarian preventing the sweep.
Horgmo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kazarian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horgmo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kazarian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kazarian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian lands a couple of digs.

Kazarian drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Horgmo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kazarian has Horgmo in his guard.
Kazarian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Horgmo looking to sit in guard and control but Kazarian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian tries to free his leg and advance position but Horgmo is retaining full guard.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but Horgmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian is working Horgmo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kazarian lands a couple of elbows.
Kazarian is working Horgmo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian connects with a couple of short punches.
Kazarian stands up over Horgmo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Horgmo keeps moving.
Kazarian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Horgmo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kazarian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kazarian advances to half guard.
Horgmo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazarian.
Horgmo taking some punishment here, with Kazarian in his half guard.
Kazarian lands strikes from half guard.
Kazarian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Horgmo is not content to let Kazarian control the position.
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!
Kazarian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kazarian is working for a submission of some sort.
Kazarian lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kazarian lands a nice short elbow.
Kazarian 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.

Kazarian seems to be working for a kimura but Horgmo defends the submission attempt.
Kazarian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kazarian is looking for a kimura but Horgmo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kazarian to get the leverage.
Horgmo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kazarian.
Kazarian is nestled in close to Horgmo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kazarian shoots in but Horgmo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Horgmo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Horgmo keeps moving.
Kazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kazarian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Horgmo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Horgmo can't keep his opponent in guard - Kazarian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kazarian is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kazarian with the ground and pound from mount.
Horgmo is looking to get to half guard.
Kazarian landing strikes from the mount and Horgmo is in trouble!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kazarian landing strikes from the mount and Horgmo is in trouble!
Kazarian working the ground and pound effectively.
Kazarian lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Horgmo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazarian landing strikes from the mount.
Horgmo is still in real trouble! Can Kazarian finish him?
Kazarian unloading with bombs!
Kazarian postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Horgmo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Horgmo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Tony Kazarian, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.