PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Borodin (ranked 963 p4p, 27 weight class) and Roar Horse (ranked 822 p4p, 42 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Borodin
vs
Horse

191 cm
33
262 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

206 cm
33
300 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksey Borodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roar Horse!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borodin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Horse counter with a right hand.

It looks like Aleksey Borodin has been cut.
Borodin misses with a wild body shot.
Borodin misses with a lunging right hand
and Horse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Borodin closes the distance and clinches.
Borodin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horse's elbow.
Borodin can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Horse lands with a left to the head.
Horse misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borodin.
Horse scores with a nice hook to the head.

Borodin is rocked!
Horse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borodin misses with a body punch.
Borodin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horse is defending well for now.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borodin avoiding damage as Horse throws knees to the body.
Borodin misses with a body punch.
Borodin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse scores with a hook to the body.
Borodin lands an elbow inside.
Horse has a couple of punches blocked by Borodin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse prevents a body shot from Borodin.
Horse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Our sources have told us that Borodin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Horse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Horse tries to work over Borodin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borodin misses with a knee strike.
Horse lands a nice knee to the body.
Borodin is breathing heavily.
Horse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Horse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horse lands a body punch.
Horse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borodin or not.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Horse.
Horse lands a nice knee to the body.
Horse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borodin.
Horse misses with a punch to the body.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borodin misses with some punches.
Horse cracks Borodin with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borodin backwards.

Aleksey Borodin's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Horse.
Horse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Borodin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horse lands a body shot.
Borodin seems to have got his legs back now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horse working the clinch nicely. Borodin is working for position but Horse cracks him with a big knee to the head! Borodin crumples up against the cage and Horse lands two more shots before the ref can save Borodin! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Roar Horse!
A relieved looking Roar Horse thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.