PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horghain Yan Spentliche (ranked 2794 p4p, 3893 weight class) and Manuel Rios (ranked 327 p4p, 418 weight class). Horghain Yan Spentliche has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yan Spentliche
vs
Rios

185 cm
23
190
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
24
193
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horghain Yan Spentliche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Rios!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan Spentliche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rios misses with a jab to the body
and Yan Spentliche finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yan Spentliche misses with an uppercut. Rios saw that one coming.
Yan Spentliche scores with a nice strike.
Yan Spentliche changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horghain Yan Spentliche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yan Spentliche. That's going to slow Rios down.
Yan Spentliche thumps Rios with a low kick.
Rios misses with a hook
and Yan Spentliche counters with a nice uppercut.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yan Spentliche scoring well with a low kick there.
Yan Spentliche scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yan Spentliche slips a jab from Rios.
Yan Spentliche throws a looping overhand right but Rios ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Rios releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rios misses with a straight right.
Yan Spentliche with the inside leg kick.
Rios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche misses with a double jab.
Yan Spentliche looks to throw a body kick
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Rios throws a series of punches but Yan Spentliche avoids them all with ease.
Yan Spentliche throws a poor cross that misses
and Rios counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Rios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yan Spentliche swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yan Spentliche looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche misses with a right hand
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
Yan Spentliche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Rios misses.
A big right from Yan Spentliche misses.
Rios steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
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!
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook.
Rios throws a leg kick
and Yan Spentliche counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yan Spentliche looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yan Spentliche staying out of range there.
Yan Spentliche throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Yan Spentliche scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Manuel Rios has been cut.
A slow jab from Yan Spentliche misses its intended target.
Rios flicks out a counter leg kick but Yan Spentliche steps away.
A jab from Rios misses.
Rios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yan Spentliche misses with a right hand
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche swinging wildly here.
Rios lands with a nice body punch.
Rios throws a right hand that Yan Spentliche ducks under and follows up with a left that Yan Spentliche also avoids with ease.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
Rios lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rios throws a leg kick but Yan Spentliche sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rios checks a leg kick.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yan Spentliche throws a low kick but Rios avoids it.
Yan Spentliche looks to throw the jab but Rios is out of range.
Rios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche misses with a double jab.
Yan Spentliche buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yan Spentliche throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yan Spentliche pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Rios's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yan Spentliche misses with a shot to the body
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yan Spentliche.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yan Spentliche misses the shot to the body.
Yan Spentliche missing with a left hand there. Rios was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Yan Spentliche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yan Spentliche moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Horghain Yan Spentliche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Rios's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yan Spentliche moves away from the strike by Rios.
Rios staying out of range there.
Yan Spentliche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rios can do to turn this around?
Rios blocks a jab.
Yan Spentliche lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yan Spentliche tries to land a leg kick but Rios saw it coming and moves away.
Rios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yan Spentliche throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rios.
Yan Spentliche moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRios.
Yan Spentliche looks to land a right hand but Rios moved out of range.
Rios checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rios is looking for the big counter here.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yan Spentliche.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan Spentliche slips a jab from Rios.
It looked like Yan Spentliche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yan Spentliche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yan Spentliche misses with a right hand
and Rios counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rios throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rios's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yan Spentliche throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yan Spentliche thinking.
Rios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yan Spentliche throws out the jab.
Rios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook
and Rios counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rios misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yan Spentliche counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rios looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rios gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rios throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan Spentliche throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yan Spentliche misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios avoids the body shot from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche throws an off balance right hand
and Yan Spentliche takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manuel Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Rios moves out of range as Yan Spentliche strikes.
Yan Spentliche moves out of range of the strikes.
Yan Spentliche tries a head kick but it misses.
Rios throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan Spentliche throws a jab but it's blocked by Rios.
Yan Spentliche looks to throw the jab but Rios is out of range.
A jab from Yan Spentliche misses.
Yan Spentliche looks to land a left hand but Rios moved out of range nicely.
Rios misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Yan Spentliche lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook
and Rios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yan Spentliche throws a hook but Rios blocks it.
Rios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yan Spentliche throws a hook but Rios avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Rios's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rios misses with an uppercut. Yan Spentliche saw that one coming.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook. Rios ducked under it nicely.
Yan Spentliche slips a jab and a cross from Rios.
Yan Spentliche throws a lazy right hand but Rios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yan Spentliche swings widly with a right hand
and Rios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yan Spentliche misses with a double jab
and Rios counters with a straight right hand.
Yan Spentliche misses with a left hand
and Rios counters with a leg kick.
Yan Spentliche slips under a jab from Rios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios swings for the body but Yan Spentliche moves out of range.
Yan Spentliche looks to land a combination but Rios avoids it well.
Yan Spentliche thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Yan Spentliche backs off Rios throws a huge counter combo but Yan Spentliche manages to avoid it all.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRios.
Yan Spentliche misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Rios's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yan Spentliche pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yan Spentliche slips a jab from Rios.
Yan Spentliche connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rios. Rios circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yan Spentliche throws a poor cross that misses
and Rios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rios wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yan Spentliche connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Horghain Yan Spentliche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manuel Rios's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yan Spentliche throws a one two combo.
Yan Spentliche throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rios might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Yan Spentliche has got the better of the exchanges.
Rios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yan Spentliche.
Rios misses with a wild body shot.
Rios misses with an uppercut
enabling Yan Spentliche to counter with a crisp jab.
Yan Spentliche misses with a hook
and Rios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yan Spentliche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Rios's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rios misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yan Spentliche misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yan Spentliche's head backwards.
Yan Spentliche pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yan Spentliche showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yan Spentliche.
Despite the aggression on Rios's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yan Spentliche looks to land a right hand but Rios moved out of range.
Rios raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Yan Spentliche.
Rios slips a jab and a cross from Yan Spentliche.
Rios checks a leg kick nicely.
Rios misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yan Spentliche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Rios. Those never looked like landing.
Yan Spentliche misses with a double jab
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rios misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Yan Spentliche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rios closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yan Spentliche throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yan Spentliche throws a lazy uppercut
and Rios counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yan Spentliche takes one on the button.
Yan Spentliche swings widly with a right hand
and Rios counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Yan Spentliche does no damage.
Rios looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Yan Spentliche.
A nice side step and Rios releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yan Spentliche throws a series of punches but Rios avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yan Spentliche throws a sloppy head kick and Rios moves out of range easily.
Rios is looking for the big counter here.
Yan Spentliche misses with a double jab
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
Rios works over Yan Spentliche's head and body with a nice combination.
Rios throws a body punch but Yan Spentliche moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yan Spentliche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Yan Spentliche misses.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rios.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rios looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Yan Spentliche misses.
Yan Spentliche misses with a low kick as Rios jumps back.
Rios lands with a good body shot.
Rios checks a leg kick.
Rios throws out a counter right but Yan Spentliche avoids it with no problem.
Rios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rios blocks a jab.
Rios doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.
Rios takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manuel Rios.
Well Yan Spentliche 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horghain Yan Spentliche!
An out of breath Horghain Yan Spentliche thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.