PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Malenko (ranked 25169 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Horowitz (ranked 6323 p4p, 0 weight class). Malenko comes to the cage accompanied by Shooter. Horowitz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Horowitz theme. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Barry Horowitz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Malenko
vs
Horowitz

178 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

183 cm
25
221 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dean Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Horowitz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Horowitz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Horowitz throws a strike but Malenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Horowitz controlling the position.
Malenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Horowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horowitz wants to sweep but no luck.
Horowitz keeps trying to improve his position.
Horowitz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horowitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malenko is one step ahead there.
Horowitz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malenko is looking to pass into half guard but Horowitz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Horowitz is in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horowitz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Malenko trying to control the position here.
Malenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horowitz on the ground.

Horowitz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Malenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Malenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Malenko!

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malenko working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Horowitz gets back to half guard.
Horowitz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Horowitz holds on and takes a little breather.
Horowitz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Horowitz.
Horowitz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malenko manages to get himself to full guard.

Malenko looking for subs off his back but Horowitz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Malenko is breathing heavily.
Horowitz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Malenko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz working over Malenko with some ground and pound. Malenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Horowitz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Horowitz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Horowitz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Horowitz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Horowitz stalling.
Ground and pound from Horowitz.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horowitz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Horowitz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Horowitz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Horowitz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Malenko is wriggling around but Horowitz manages to pass to half guard.

Horowitz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Malenko is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Barry Horowitz!
A determined Barry Horowitz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
The defeated Dean Malenko had this to say: 'I took a dive for side profit'.