PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horacy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eggbert Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eggbert Bacon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Horse
vs
Bacon

180 cm
16
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Horacy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eggbert Bacon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon shoots in but Horse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horse misses with a hook.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Horse swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Horse does it's job there.
Bacon wants to clinch.
Bacon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bacon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horse looks for the body kick but Bacon saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horse.

Horse has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
Bacon prevents a body shot from Horse.
Horse lands a left hand.
Horse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Horse misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bacon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Horse lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bacon has eaten all the pies!
Horse lands with a right to the head.
Bacon tries for a takedown but Horse manages to get underhooks.
Horacy Horse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eggbert Bacon.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacon.
A nice left hand lands by Horse.
Bacon blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Horse.
Bacon wants a takedown.
Horse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Horse.
Horse pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bacon's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Horse.
Horse pushes Bacon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bacon tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Horse.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Horse.
Bacon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Horse as the two fighters clinch.
Bacon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horse is keeping busy.
Horse misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horse pushes Bacon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse is working Bacon over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bacon avoids the body shot from Horse.
Bacon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horse throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horse throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bacon.

Horse drives through and clinches with Bacon against the cage.
Horse misses with an elbow over the top.
Horse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bacon backwards.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse lands with a right to the head.
Horse lands an uppercut.
Horse tries to land a knee to the head but Bacon blocks with his arms.
Bacon blocking some punches.
Horse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bacon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bacons head.
Bacon goes for a takedown attempt but Horse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horacy Horse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eggbert Bacon.
Horse lands a jab to Bacon's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horse circles away.
Bacon fails to land with a series of punches.
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horse scores with a nice strike.
Horse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bacon slips under a jab from Horse.
Bacon shoots for a takedown but Horse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bacon is breathing heavily.
Horse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bacon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Horse instigates a clinch.
Horse lands an uppercut.
Horse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bacon.
Horse lands a left hand.
Horse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horacy Horse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Horse.
Horse lands an uppercut.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Bacon controls the action.
Horse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bacon.
Horse tries to land knees in the clinch but Bacon avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horse tries a knee to the head but Bacon blocks it.
Bacon prevents a body shot from Horse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horacy Horse dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Horse cracks Bacon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bacon moves away from the strike by Horse.
Bacon staying out of range there.
Bacon shoots for a takedown but Horse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horse lands a nice looking body kick.
Horse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bacon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Horse counters with a right hand to the body.
Horse thuds his right hand into Bacon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bacon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horse can pounce on him.
Bacon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bacon.
A head kick from Horse lands but Bacon takes it in his stride.
Bacon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horse sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horacy Horse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eggbert Bacon.
Bacon misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
Horse connects with a single shot there.
Bacon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Horse is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bacon.
Horse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bacon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horse can pounce on him.
Horacy Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse digs a good body shot into Bacon's ribs.
Eggbert Bacon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands the left hand.
Bacon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Horse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bacon's calf.
Horse connects with a body shot that sends Bacon's belly button to the back.

Horse takes the fight into the clinch.
Horse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bacon can do to turn this around?
Horse lands a body punch.
Horse stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Horse breaks the clinch.
Horacy Horse is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Horse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Horse - just one landing.
Horse scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut there from Horse.

Horse drives through and clinches with Bacon against the cage.
Horse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bacon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Horse after a bit of a struggle.
Horse stalling the fight.

Horse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Eggbert Bacon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bacon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bacon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horse scores with a sloppy right hand. Bacon should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horse is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bacon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horse can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horse throws a head kick but Bacon moves out of range.
Horse lands a leg kick that knocks Bacon off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horacy Horse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

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