PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dircus Ben (ranked 4556 p4p, 5028 weight class) and Daniel Horry (ranked 506 p4p, 538 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ben might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The boss. Horry has chosen Earth as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ben
vs
Horry

200 cm
25
270
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
240
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dircus Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Horry!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Topper Green and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Horry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Horry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ben looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Horry tries to free his leg and advance position but Ben is retaining full guard.

Horry decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Horry.
Horry remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ben wants to get back to his feet.

Horry stands up and beckons Ben to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Horry shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Horry keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Horry is trying to control the action in half guard but Ben is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Horry seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Horry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horry wants to take a breather but Ben is having none of it.

Horry gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Horry gets a takedown into half guard.
Horry is controlling the pace.
Horry is trying to control. Ben wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Horry stands up and beckons Ben to join him on the feet.

Horry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Horry controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Horry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Horry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ben to the ground. Horry is now in Ben's guard.
Horry sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Horry from controlling successfully.
Ben keeping full guard, as Horry tries to pass.
Horry won't allow Ben to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Horry trying to control the position from guard on top but Ben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Horry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horry controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Horry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ben manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Horry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ben swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Horry wants to control from the top but Ben keeps moving.
Horry controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horry wants to control from the top but Ben keeps moving.
Horry prevents Ben from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Horry trying to control the position from guard on top but Ben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Horry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Horry seems content to control.
Horry is keen to just control but Ben is a slippery customer.
Horry is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Horry with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Horry gets a takedown into half guard.
Horry not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Horry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Horry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Horry showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Horry is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Horry trying to control from half guard but Ben is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horry content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horry is continuing to stall.
Horry is trying to control. Ben wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Horry decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Horry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ben as he avoids it easily.
Dircus Ben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Horry shoots in and bounces Ben off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Horry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Daniel Horry has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Horry from controlling successfully.
Horry tries to free his leg and advance position but Ben is retaining full guard.
Ben keeping moving, preventing Horry from controlling successfully.
Horry tries to free his leg and advance position but Ben is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Horry wants to pass the guard but Ben is keeping the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dircus Ben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Horry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ben tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Horry is in Ben's guard.
Ben is looking to stand up but Horry isn't so interested in that idea.
Horry trying to control the position from guard on top but Ben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben keeping full guard, as Horry tries to pass.
Horry trying to control but Ben is working from the bottom.

Horry stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Horry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Horry is trying to control. Ben wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dircus Ben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Horry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Horry looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Horry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Horry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Horry!
After the fight, Daniel Horry was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Dircus Ben stepped up to the mic, saying 'On to the next one I guess.'.