PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Wassisname (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Horn
vs
Wassisname

185 cm
25
201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)
KnockOut

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddy Wassisname!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn takes one to the chin there.

Horn gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Horn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Horn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wassisname is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Horn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Horn scoring with punches from side control.
Horn cracks Wassisname with a big elbow.
Horn prevents Wassisname from escaping the position.
Horn trying to control the position but Wassisname is working away.
Wassisname is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Horn is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Horn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Horn prevents Wassisname from escaping the position.

Horn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wassisname knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wassisname is pushing Horn's head away, looking to escape. Horn manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wassisname can do anything to dispel that myth.

Horn is trying to get an arm triangle but Wassisname is defending well.
Horn wants to control but Wassisname is keeping him busy.
Wassisname is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Horn trying to control the action but Wassisname is working from the bottom.
Horn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wassisname is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wassisname taking a bit of punishment here - Horn scoring with strikes.
Horn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wassisname!
Wassisname taking shots to the head.
Wassisname is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn wants to control the pace but Wassisname is squirming around nicely.
Wassisname trying desperately to get to his feet.
Wassisname really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Horn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Horn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Horn dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Wassisname really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Horn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wassisname tries to buck Horn off but he can't manage it.
Horn lands with some strikes.
Horn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wassisname's face.
Horn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Horn won't let Wassisname get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Horn 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.
Horn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Horn working Wassisname over with strikes here.

Horn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wassisname is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Horn with the ground and pound from mount.
Horn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wassisname looks a forlorn figure.
You get the feeling that Wassisname really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wassisname is squirming around, avoiding Horn's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Horn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wassisname's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Horn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wassisname's face.
Horn looking to control but Wassisname is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wassisname is trying to stand up.
Horn lands a heavy elbow.
Wassisname is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Horn has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Wassisname is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Horn!