PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercer comes to the cage accompanied by Trapt-Still Frame. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Stu Mercer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Crazy Horse's chin.

Mercer
vs
Horse

177 cm
29
177 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

150 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stu Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse scores with a hook to the body. Mercer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mercer is breathing heavily.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Horse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercer looks to land a body kick but Horse moved away.
Horse lands with a good body shot.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.
Horse ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horse throws a series of punches but Mercer moves out of range.
Horse jabs at Mercer's body.
Horse should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Mercer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horse trying to stall but Mercer improves his position.
Mercer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse trying to control the position but instead, Mercer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horse into the cage.
Mercer tries to stall but Horse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Horse taking a breather.
Mercer stalling in the clinch but Horse improves position.
Horse avoids a wild elbow strike from Mercer.
Horse taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.
Horse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercer slips a jab and a cross from Horse.
Horse throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.

Horse gets tackled into the cage by Mercer. Mercer maintains the clinch.
Mercer is looking to control Horse's arms but Horse gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mercer has his back to the cage.
Horse trying to control the position but instead, Mercer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Horse into the cage.
Mercer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Horse looking to stall.
Horse seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws an elbow that misses.
Horse dodges an elbow strike from Mercer.
Horse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mercer is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.

Mercer moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Mercer has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.
Mercer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horse throws a right and a left that Mercer avoids nicely.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Horse has eaten all the pies!
No joy there for Horse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercer at a distance.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercer dodges the punch combination from Horse.

Mercer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Horse dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sloppy strikes from Horse. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Horse does no damage.
Horse throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
Mercer avoids the body shot from Horse.

Mercer has closed the distance and engaged Horse in a clinch.
Mercer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mercer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Horse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Horse's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse wants to stall.
Mercer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.
Horse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horse lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mercer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horse.
Horse lands a jab-cross combination.

Mercer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mercer.
Horse looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.
Horse misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mercer forces Horse back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Horse is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.
Horse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stu Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws a body punch but Mercer moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Horse. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Horse.

Horse gets tackled into the cage by Mercer. Mercer maintains the clinch.
Horse avoids a wild elbow strike from Mercer.
Horse tries to stall but Mercer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Horse blocks the elbow strike.
Horse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercer as Horse tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Horse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Horse throws a right hand that Mercer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercer also avoids with ease.
Horse jabs at Mercer's body.
Horse lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Mercer has managed to clinch.
Horse is trying to maintain a safe position but Mercer gets an underhook and turns Horse into the cage.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horse.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.

Mercer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercer tries to land knees in the clinch but Horse avoids the damage to the body.
Horse looking to slow down the pace here.
Mercer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stu Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but Horse blocks with his arms.
Horse stalling in the clinch but Mercer improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.
Horse moves out of range of the body kick.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer tries to land a leg kick but Horse saw it coming and moves away.
Horse misses with the combination.
Mercer throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Horse. Those never looked like landing.
Horse misses with the combination.
Horse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Horse moves out of range easily.
Horse lands a body shot.
Horse lands a body shot.
Mercer tries to land a front kick but Horse steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Mercer moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mercer as Horse tries to tie him up.
Mercer stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mercer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horse is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crazy Horse.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Horse moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Crazy Horse.
I've got Horse winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Horse!