PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Horunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horunge has chosen Make It Bun Dem as his entrance music. Dan Horunge is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bolt
vs
Horunge

190 cm
21
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Horunge!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Horunge avoids it really well and circles away.
Horunge looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bolt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horunge with a poor takedown

and Bolt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Horunge's guard now.
Bolt throws an elbow that misses. Horunge uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bolt's guard. Nice move by Horunge!
Bolt pulls Horunge in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bolt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Horunge off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bolt is looking to slow Horunge down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Horunge gets caught flat footed, as Bolt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bolt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horunge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Horunge keeping full guard, as Bolt tries to pass.
Horunge can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bolt controls the pace.
Bolt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt pushes down on Horunge's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bolt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bolt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Bolt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Horunge defends it well.

Horunge is defending against the submission attempts here by Bolt.

Bolt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bolt is working for a submission of some sort.

Bolt seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bolt is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Bolt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bolt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Horunge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolt.
Horunge is breathing heavily.

Bolt seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horunge is not content to let Bolt control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Horunge can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bolt is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Horunge!

Bolt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Horunge to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Horunge shrugs it off.

Bolt working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Horunge is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bolt cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bolt is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bolt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Felix Bolt!
After the fight, Felix Bolt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.