PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nazario Selvas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Horford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Horford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Selvas
vs
Horford

200 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

209 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nazario Selvas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Al Horford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horford swinging wildly here.
Selvas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horford circles away quickly and effectively.
Horford misses with a hook. Selvas ducked under it nicely.
Selvas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Horford does no damage.
Horford misses with a hook. Selvas ducked under it nicely.
Horford swings for the body but Selvas moves out of range.
Horford takes a swing at Selvas's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Selvas.
A punch lands to the side of Selvas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Selvas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - Horford coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Horford.
Horford looks to land a combination but Selvas avoids it well.
Selvas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horford.
Horford sizes up Selvas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Selvas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horford.
Horford misses the shot to the body.
Selvas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horford looks to throw the jab but Selvas is out of range.
Horford throws a hook to the side of Selvas's head but Selvas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Al Horford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horford misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horford lands with an uppercut that bounces Selvas off the cage and back into range.
Horford throws out a loose jab but Selvas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Horford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Selvas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Horford napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Selvas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Horford takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Selvas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horford on the ground.
Horford taking punishment in the form of punches.
Selvas is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Horford's shoulder. That is not cool.
Selvas working the ground and pound from side control.
Selvas scoring with punches and elbows.
Selvas scoring with punches and elbows.
Horford manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selvas wants to get back to his feet.
Selvas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Selvas is pulling down on Horford's head. It's preventing any offense from Horford, at least for the moment.
Selvas wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horford trying to control but Selvas is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horford loads up on a big right hand but Selvas slips the punch.
Horford scores with a sloppy right hand. Selvas should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horford throws a hook to the side of Selvas's head but Selvas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horford clobbers Selvas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Al Horford will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Selvas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horford throws out the jab.
Horford looks to land a right hand but Selvas moved out of range.
Al Horford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Selvas slips a straight right by Horford.
Horford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horford might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Horford drops Selvas with a beautiful combination! Selvas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Horford is looking for the KO!

It looks like Nazario Selvas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Horford. That snapped Selvas's head back.

Selvas is rocked!
Selvas drops his hands momentarily. Horford doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Selvas staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Selvas doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Al Horford!