PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horacy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Nickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horacy Horse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Horse
vs
Nickson

180 cm
17
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Horacy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerry Nickson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Horse misses.
Nickson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nickson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Horse lands a lovely overhand right.
Horse lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Horse.
Nickson is looking to slow Horse down with leg kicks.
Horse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nickson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nickson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Horse pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nickson is out of range and Horse settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickson wants to land a leg kick but Horse is out of range.
Nickson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horse ducks under a wild hook from Nickson.
Nickson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Horse closes the distance and pushes Nickson back into the cage.
Nickson blocks an elbow strike from Horse.
Horse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nickson backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse digs a right hand into Nickson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickson's gas tank.
Nickson has had enough of the clinch but Horse keeps him there for the moment.
Horse lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Horse.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nickson's efforts to push away.
Horse tries to work over Nickson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horse tries a knee to the head but Nickson blocks it.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nickson tries to pull guard but Horse won't allow it.
Horse digs a right hand into Nickson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickson's gas tank.
Horse misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickson.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Horse has Nickson pressed against the cage, preventing Nickson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horse is leaning against Nickson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickson tries to circle away but Horse has him pinned against the cage.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horse prevents Nickson from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Horse - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Nickson breaks the clinch.
Nickson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickson.
Nickson throws a sloppy head kick and Horse moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nickson - that will leave a mark!
Jerry Nickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nickson.
Nickson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Horse's head.

Horse moves into the clinch successfully.
Nickson blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Nickson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Nickson.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nickson blocks an uppercut.
Nickson fails to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickson is trying to pull guard but Horse turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Horacy Horse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Nickson.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse digs a right hand into Nickson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nickson's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Horacy Horse will probably get the nod.
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.

Horse moves out of range of the leg kick from Nickson.
Horse tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jerry Nickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nickson misses with a body kick.
Nickson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Horse.
Horse misses with a straight right.

Horse closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Horse.
Horacy Horse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horse tries a body shot but Nickson blocks it.
Nickson blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicksons head.
Horse lands a shoulder strike.
Horse pushes Nickson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Horse breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickson lands a head kick. Horse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nickson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Nickson.
Nickson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Horse looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickson is just out of range.
Nickson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nickson scores with a spinning back kick!
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickson.
A jab from Horse misses.
Nickson throws the kick towards the body but Horse avoids it.
Horse will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Horse moves into the clinch.
Horse pushes Nickson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse lands a left hand.
Horse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nickson tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horse lands a hook that snaps the head of Nickson backwards.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Nickson controls the action.
Horse looking to throw knees to the head but Nickson is blocking nicely.
Horse stalling the fight.
Nickson has had enough of the clinch but Horse keeps him there for the moment.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
Horse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Horse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Horse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickson throws a sloppy head kick and Horse moves out of range easily.
Horse's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Horse duly obliges.
Nickson misses with a looping right.
Nickson cracks the inside of Horse's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nickson.
A head kick misses from Nickson.
Horse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickson is breathing heavily.
Nickson looks to throw a body kick
and Horse counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nickson's knee momentarily.
Nickson misses with a body kick.
Horse motions for Nickson to come forward. Horse throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nickson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nickson throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickson misses with a kick to the body.
Nickson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horse throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nickson's head.
Jerry Nickson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nickson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nickson throws a push kick but Horse slaps the foot to one side.
Horse moves out of range of the body kick.
Nickson slips under a jab from Horse.
Horse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horse throws a leg kick but Nickson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickson misses with a head kick.
Horse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nickson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nickson avoids the body shot from Horse.
Nickson checks a low kick from Horse.
Nickson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nickson lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horse lands the left hand.
Horse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nickson.
Nickson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nickson is looking to land body kicks.
Nickson throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Nickson.
Nickson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nickson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nickson throws a body kick that misses
and Horse counters with a solid body kick.
Horse throws a low kick but Nickson avoids it.
Horse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horse throws a push kick but Nickson slaps the foot to one side.
Horse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickson.
Horse blocks the body kick.
Nickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horse!
Nickson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse throws a wild body kick that Nickson sees coming a mile off.
Nickson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nickson throws a sloppy head kick and Horse moves out of range easily.
Horse lands a nice looking body shot.
Horse misses with a body kick.
Horse sizes up Nickson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Nickson.
Horse misses with a hook. Nickson ducked under it nicely.
Nickson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickson wants to land a leg kick but Horse is out of range.
Crunch! Horse slams his shin into Nickson's torso.

Horse moves into the clinch.
Horse lands with a left to the head.

Horse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickson throws a sloppy head kick and Horse moves out of range easily.
Horse checks a low kick from Nickson.
Nickson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nickson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Horse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nickson. Nickson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nickson has time to react.
Horse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nickson is looking to land body kicks.
Horse is looking to slow Nickson down with leg kicks.
Nickson walks into a left hand.
Horse moves into range and connects with a jab.

Nickson is rocked!
Horse misses with a wild body shot.
Nickson is still on wobbly legs! Can Horse finish him?
Nickson is looking to land body kicks.
Nickson seems to have recovered his senses.
Horse throws a wild body kick that Nickson sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws a sloppy head kick and Nickson moves out of range easily.
Horse avoids the head kick by Nickson.
Good shot there by Horse.
Horse throws a leg kick but Nickson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Horse swings for the body but Nickson moves out of range.
Nickson throws a lazy uppercut

and Horse counters by clinching up.
Horse lands a shot to the body.

Horse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nickson blocks a low kick nicely.

Horse clinches up with Nickson and pushes him back against the cage.
Horse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nickson's efforts to push away.
A short right from Horse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Horse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nickson trying to control the position but instead, Horse has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nickson into the cage.
Nickson blocks a body shot from Horse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Horse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jerry Nickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 blocks a leg kick.
Nickson throws a wild body kick that Horse sees coming a mile off.

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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacy Horse!
Post fight, Horacy Horse took to the microphone: 'Neeeeigh that makes me feel alive!'.