PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 1724 p4p, 198 weight class) and Pax Africa (ranked 727 p4p, 91 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Horse
vs
Africa

175 cm
19
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pax Africa!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crazy Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Africa has time to react.
Africa throws a hook to the side of Horse's head but Horse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Clark's Champion's in the buildup to the fight.
Horse throws a sloppy body shot
and Africa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Africa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Africa slips under a jab from Horse.
A little jabbing left from Africa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Africa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Africa looks to land a left hand but Horse moved out of range nicely.
Africa misses with a hook. Horse ducked under it nicely.
Horse fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse wants to clinch but Africa slips to the side
and Africa counters with a stiff right hand.
Horse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Africa manages to avoid it.
Africa moves out of range of the strikes.
Africa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horse walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
Horse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Africa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horse slips under a jab from Africa.
Africa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Africa counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Horse.
Horse throws a body shot but no joy.
Africa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horse connects with a body shot that sends Africa's belly button to the back.
Horse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Africa throws a lazy right hand but Horse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Horse misses the target.
Horse punishes Africa's body with a nice straight punch.
Horse throws a sloppy body shot
and Africa counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws a body shot but no joy.
Horse wants to clinch.
Horse misses with a looping right.
Africa throws out a counter right but Horse avoids it with no problem.
Africa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horse lands a jab to the nose.
Africa on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse connects with a looping right hand.

Horse shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Africa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Horse is working away from the top position though.
Horse tries to pass the half guard into mount. Africa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Horse is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Africa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Horse content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Horse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Horse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
Horse misses with a jab to the body
and Africa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Africa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horse.
A shot to the body from Africa misses
and Horse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
As Horse backs off Africa throws a huge counter combo but Horse manages to avoid it all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africa avoids the body shot from Horse.
Horse slips a jab from Africa.
Africa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pax Africa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Africa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Horse misses.
Africa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Horse lands a nice looking body shot.
Horse throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africa throws a shot from downtown. Horse moves away and avoids it.
Africa misses with an uppercut
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Africa throws a body shot but no joy.
Horse swings for the body but Africa moves out of range.
Africa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Africa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horse.
Africa throws a jab when Horse was well out of range.
Horse shoots for a double leg takedown but Africa sprawls well. He's pushed Horse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Horse has managed to clinch.

Horse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse controls Africa momentarily but Africa frees himself.
Africa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horse is keeping the position for now.
Africa working some strikes from top position.

Horse working for a triangle but Africa defends it easily.
Africa looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Africa wants to control from the top but Horse keeps moving.

Horse working for a triangle but Africa defends it easily.
Africa wants to control from the top but Horse keeps moving.

Horse is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Africa frees his head nicely. Oh but Horse has switched to an armbar! Africa is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Crazy Horse!
Crazy Horse gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).