PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Horse (ranked 1685 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 222 p4p, 148 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Horse
vs
Morales

175 cm
30
165
13 - 10 - 0

177 cm
31
163
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Brooklyn Apothecary

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse blocks a jab.
Hector Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Horse tries to keep at a distance but Morales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Morales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Morales just leaning against Horse, taking a breather.
Horse blocking some punches.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Horse.
Morales misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morales has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Horse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morales backwards.
Horse blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Morales.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales pushes off an throws an elbow but Horse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morales tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Morales trying to stall but Horse improves his position.
Horse misses with an elbow strike.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
A short body shot lands from Horse as the two fighters clinch.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse fails to pull guard.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Horse has been working on his balance at Clark's Champion's, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Morales.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horse throws an elbow but it misses.
Horse is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Horse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Horse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horse is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Morales.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morales throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Horse.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Horse pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse has Morales pulled in close to control his posture.
Morales trying to control the position from guard on top but Horse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Horse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morales gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Horse looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Morales stays in close to Horse's body and controls the position.
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.
Horse is pulling down on Morales's head. It's preventing any offense from Morales, at least for the moment.
Morales sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Morales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Horse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horse pulls Morales in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Morales tries to clinch but Horse is having none of it.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Morales sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horse lands a jab to the head.

Morales gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morales to keep the fight standing.
Horse tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morales.
Horse blocks a body shot from Morales.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Morales prevents a body shot from Horse.
Morales slowing the pace effectively.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse working aggressively here.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morales looking to slow down the pace here.
Morales tries a body shot but Horse blocks it.
Morales blocks a body shot from Horse.
Horse lands a left hand.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horse's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Horse dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Morales instigates a clinch.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morales throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Horse is trying to pull guard but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Morales prevents a body shot from Horse.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
Horse stalling.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales pushes Horse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse blocks an uppercut.
Horse tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
A short right from Horse on the inside.
Horse misses with an elbow strike.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horse pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crazy Horse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morales just stands there and leans against the cage.
Horse misses with the head strike.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horse pushes Morales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horse throws an elbow that misses.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horse.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales takes an elbow to the temple.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales misses with some punches.
Horse jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morales walks away with a smile on his face. Horse gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Horse. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Morales blocking some punches.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horse backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Horse's defenses.

Horse jumps guard and drags Morales to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Horse keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Morales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Horse is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.
Morales throwing strikes but missing.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Horse is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Horse is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to keep Morales in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Morales sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Horse's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Morales in particular looking to stall.
Horse is looking to control Morales's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horse avoid being mounted?

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

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.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
Morales tries to clinch up
and Horse cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morales tries to move into range but Horse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morales tries to clinch up but Horse circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales wants to clinch
and Horse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales misses with a wild combination.
Horse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy 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 clinches.
Morales blocking some punches.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morales lands a right hand.
Horse dodges an elbow strike from Morales.
Horse working aggressively here.
Morales prevents a body shot from Horse.
Horse fails to pull guard.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Horse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales stalling in the clinch but Horse improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horse throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Horse drags the fight down to the ground.
Horse is trying to control the position but Morales postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is pulling down on Morales's head. It's preventing any offense from Morales, at least for the moment.
Horse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
Morales wants to stand but Horse is controlling his posture from full guard.
Horse looking to control.
Horse trying to control the position here.
Horse wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two 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.
Horse dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Horse counter with a right hand.

Morales clinches up with Horse and pushes him back against the cage.
Morales taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse misses with an elbow strike.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales scores with a shot to the side of Horse's head.
A short body shot lands from Horse as the two fighters clinch.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horse is keeping busy.
Horse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moraless head.
Horse takes an elbow to the temple.
Horse scores with a shoulder strike.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crazy Horse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales slows down the pace here.
Hector Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horse tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
A short left from Horse.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Horse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Horse.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales misses with some punches.
Morales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morales lands a body punch.
Horse tries to pull guard but Morales forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Morales.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Morales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morales blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Morales.
I think Horse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crazy Horse!
After the big win, Crazy Horse made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.