PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebel Ank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nebel Ank will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Horton
vs
Ank

222 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nebel Ank!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ank shoots in and drives through. Horton sprawls well.
Ank fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ank fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Horton drives through and clinches with Ank against the cage.
Ank is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Horton is defending well.
Lester Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nebel Ank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Horton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Horton clinches up with Ank and pushes him back against the cage.

Horton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ank enables Horton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ank manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Horton scoring with some ground and pound.
Horton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Horton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Horton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Horton is stalling in the full guard.
Horton won't allow Ank to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ank wants to stand but Horton is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ank rushes Horton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anks head.

Horton manages to break the clinch.
Ank tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Horton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ank has his takedown stuffed
and Horton counters with a good low kick that Ank was not able to check.
Ank throws a right hand that Horton ducks under and follows up with a left that Horton also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ank throws a leg kick that is checked
and Horton counters with an outside leg kick.
Ank tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.

Horton pushes Ank up against the cage in a clinch.
Ank tries to pull guard but Horton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ank is trying to break the clinch but Horton is controlling him.
Ank tries to break free but Horton pushes him back against the cage.
Ank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Horton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nebel Ank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Horton closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Horton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ank throws a lazy head kick

and Horton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ank pushes Horton off looking to stand but Horton dives back in and keeps control.
Horton slips a nice elbow through Ank's hands, connecting with Ank's forehead.
Horton working over Ank with some ground and pound. Ank looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Horton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Horton working the head and body with strikes.
Ank looks winded!
Ank taking some punishment here, with Horton in his half guard.
Horton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Horton dominated that round.
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.

Horton drives through and clinches with Ank against the cage.

Horton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ank can do to turn this around?
Ank looks for a takedown but Horton sprawls well.
Ank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ank shoots in and drives through. Horton sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ank throws a lazy head kick
and Horton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Ank gets tackled into the cage by Horton. Horton maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ank darts in trying to clinch

so Horton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ank is breathing heavily.
Horton distracts Ank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Ank has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Horton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ank being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Horton stops Ank from standing up.
Horton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Horton.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ank thows a leg kick but Horton checks it

and Horton moves into the clinch.

Horton breaks the clinch.
Ank shoots in for a takedown but Horton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lester Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nebel Ank.

Horton gets the takedown into side control.
Horton scores with punches from side control.
Ank is looking to regain half guard here but Horton keeps moving and retains side control.
Horton landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ank seems a little lost for a moment, as Horton dominates the positioning.
Horton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ank is being controlled here.
Horton advances to mount.
Ank is wriggling around trying to escape.
Horton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horton lands a couple of good shots and Ank has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horton lands punches and elbows.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lester Horton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A chopping leg kick lands by Horton.
Ank dives in and grabs Horton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Horton pushes down on Ank's head and hops out.

Ank clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ank stalling in the clinch but Horton improves position.
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ank smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Horton takes the fight into the clinch.

Horton pulls guard effortlessly.
Ank connects with a couple of short punches.

Ank decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Horton, up you get!
Ank tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.
Ank moves to clinch but Horton breaks away

and Horton counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Horton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ank working a defensive guard here.
Horton working some strikes from top position.
Ank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ank throws a sloppy head kick

and Horton counters with a single leg into guard. Ank didn't expect that.
Ank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horton stops Ank from standing up.
Ank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Horton controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester Horton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ank has his feet on Horton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ank dives in for a single leg takedown but Horton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Horton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horton 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Horton!