PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horacy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Horse
vs
Christ

180 cm
16
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 4 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Christ!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Christ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
Christ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Christ lands a jab to Horse's midsection.
Horse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christ swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Horse counters with a nice body kick.
Christ fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christ connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Horse has managed to clinch.
Horse prevents Christ from breaking the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ blocking some punches.
Horse misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christ tries to break free but Horse pushes him back against the cage.
Christ tries to break free but Horse pushes him back against the cage.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Horse is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christ.
Christ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horse has him pressed against the cage.
Horse misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Horse.
Horse misses with some punches.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christ's elbow.
Horse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christ's efforts to push away.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horse lands a good knee to the midsection. Christ won't want to take too many of those.
Horse misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horse.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Horse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Horse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Christ's brow.
Christ tries to circle away but Horse has him pinned against the cage.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
Christ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Christ.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Christ.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse keeps control of Christ as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Horse as the two fighters clinch.
Horse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Christ is trying to break free.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horse leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Horse.
Horse tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horse stalling in the clinch.
Christ has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Christ blocks a body shot from Horse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Christ misses with a few strikes there.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Horse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horse dodges the punch combination from Christ.
Christ uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Christ lands with a good body shot.
Christ misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horse 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.
Christ throws a good cross that connects.
Horse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Christ throws a body punch but Horse moves out of range.
A lazy left from Christ finds it's target.
Johnny Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnny Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christ blocks a leg kick.
Christ scores with a jab to the body.
Christ's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Christ duly obliges.
Christ digs a good hook to Horse's body.
Christ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christ lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Horse backs up against the cage.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christ lands with a nice body punch.
Christ lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christ lands a right hook to the body.
Horse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ misses with a series of wild punches.
Horse misses with a body shot.
Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christ tries to bum rush Horse with a series of wild strikes but Horse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horse slips under a jab from Christ.
Christ misses with the combination.
Horse lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Horse closes the distance and pushes Christ back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Horse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Horse gets through Christ's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christ blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Horse is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Christ's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
Horse misses with an elbow over the top.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Horse has double underhooks.
Christ blocks a body shot from Horse.
Christ blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Horse.
A short uppercut from Horse.
Horse tries to work over Christ's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ prevents a body shot from Horse.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Horse has him pressed against the cage.
Horse lands a body punch.
Horse lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Christ wants to break free but Horse has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christ's calf.
Horse throws a solid leg kick but Christ takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horse.
Christ misses with a double jab.
Christ moves out of range of the body kick.
Christ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horse circles away quickly and effectively.
Christ fails to land with a series of punches.
Christ throws a body punch but Horse moves out of range.

Horse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Horse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Christ is defending well for now.
Christ tries to circle away but Horse has him pinned against the cage.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Christ.
Christ can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse missing with knees to the body.
Christ tries to break free but Horse pushes him back against the cage.
Christ wants to break free but Horse has control.
Christ blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Horse lands with a light punch inside.
Christ is trying to break free.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Horse.
Horse leaning against his opponent.
Horse misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse swings wildly with an uppercut but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Horse is controlling the position.
Horse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Horse just leaning against Christ, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Horse.
Christ has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christ blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christ or not.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Horse has Christ pressed against the cage, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horse misses with a body punch.
Christ blocks an elbow strike from Horse.
Horse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christ's efforts to push away.
Christ has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Christ is trying to break free.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Horse.
Christ is trying to force a seperation but Horse has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is looking to break free of the clinch but Horse has double underhooks.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christ has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Horse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Christ ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Christ swings for the body but Horse moves out of range.
Horse throws a leg kick but Christ moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christ lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Horse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Horse has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Horacy Horse.
I think Horse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

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