PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horus Egyptian (ranked 1727 p4p, 1792 weight class) and Pollos Hermanos (ranked 225 p4p, 235 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Egyptian
vs
Hermanos

185 cm
25
165
7 - 4 - 1

176 cm
24
165
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Horus Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pollos Hermanos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian tries to score with a low kick but Hermanos moves his leg out of the way.
Hermanos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egyptian counters with a straight right hand.
Hermanos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Egyptian was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Hermanos avoids them all with ease.
Hermanos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Egyptian.

Hermanos has closed the distance and engaged Egyptian in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hermanos as the two fighters clinch.
Egyptian trying to control the position but instead, Hermanos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Egyptian into the cage.
Hermanos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egyptian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Egyptian scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Our sources have told us that Egyptian has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.

Egyptian breaks from the clinch.

Hermanos rushes Egyptian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Egyptian breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hermanos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Egyptian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Hermanos steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Egyptian.

Hermanos gets a clinch.
Egyptian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermanos avoids the damage to the body.
Egyptian can't break the clinch.
Egyptian tries to work over Hermanos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egyptian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian lands a nice knee to the body.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian scores with a knee to the head.
Hermanos managing to block the knees to the body from Egyptian.
Hermanos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Egyptian backwards.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermanos looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hermanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Egyptian.
A knee to the head by Egyptian.
Hermanos prevents a body shot from Egyptian.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian lands a nice knee to the body.
Egyptian lands an uppercut.
Egyptian effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Egyptian as Hermanos tries to tie him up.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian lands a nice knee to the body.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egyptian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hermanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks it.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Egyptian.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Egyptian lands with a left to the head.
Egyptian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egyptian gets through Hermanos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hermanos avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
Egyptian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hermanos backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
Egyptian missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian lands with a left to the head.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermanos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Egyptian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Egyptian scores with a hook to the body.
Egyptian has Hermanos pushed against the cage.
Hermanos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Egyptian obliges.
Hermanos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Egyptian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Egyptian blocks an elbow strike from Hermanos.
Hermanos avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body punch from Egyptian.
Egyptian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egyptian appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hermanos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Egyptian counters with an outside leg kick.
Egyptian swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Hermanos darts in and clinches Egyptian up against the cage.
Egyptian landing knees to the head.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hermanos blocks it with crossed arms.
Egyptian is trying to stall.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egyptian blocks it with crossed arms.
Egyptian is working Hermanos over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egyptian scores with a knee to the head.
Egyptian blocks an elbow strike from Hermanos.
Egyptian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Egyptian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hermanos can do to turn this around?
Hermanos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egyptian blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermanos missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanos is defending well for now.
Hermanos managing to block the knees to the body from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Egyptian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermanos trying to land knees to the body.

Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hermanos pushes Egyptian up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egyptian.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian pushes Hermanos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hermanos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egyptian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermanos.
Hermanos is looking to control Egyptian's arms but Egyptian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hermanos has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hermanos.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egyptian scores with a hook to the body.
Egyptian tries a body shot but Hermanos blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Egyptian.
Hermanos is breathing heavily.
Egyptian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Egyptian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermanos.
Hermanos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian avoids a wild elbow strike from Hermanos.
Egyptian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Egyptian lands a right hand.
Egyptian misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egyptian is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian is working Hermanos over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Egyptian - that landed with a thud.
Egyptian is pushing Hermanos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Egyptian.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanos is defending well for now.
Hermanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egyptian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egyptian scores a nice knee to the body.
Hermanos trying to land knees to the body.
Hermanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egyptian is defending well for now.
Egyptian crunches a lovely knee into Hermanos's ribcage.
Egyptian lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Egyptian.
Egyptian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hermanos backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Egyptian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hermanos tries to clinch but Egyptian is having none of it.
A counter left hand to the body from Egyptian misses its target.
Hermanos walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hermanos rushes Egyptian and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Egyptian.
Hermanos lands a knee to the head.
Egyptian missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Egyptian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermanos avoids the damage to the body.
Egyptian scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Egyptian.
Hermanos managing to block the knees to the body from Egyptian.

Egyptian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pollos Hermanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermanos throws a head kick that misses.
Egyptian feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hermanos tries to close the distance and clinch but Egyptian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Horus Egyptian dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Egyptian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egyptian blocks it with crossed arms.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanos is defending well for now.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
A short right from Egyptian on the inside.
Egyptian tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermanos avoids the damage to the body.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermanos is defending well for now.
Egyptian working Hermanos over with knees to the body.
Egyptian landing knees to the head.
Hermanos looking to throw knees to the head but Egyptian is blocking nicely.
Egyptian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hermanos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Egyptian's brow.
Hermanos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hermanos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Egyptian trying to control the position but instead, Hermanos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Egyptian into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Hermanos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Egyptian working aggressively here.
Egyptian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Egyptian fails to land.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Egyptian swings wildly with an uppercut but Hermanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egyptian is defending well for now.
Egyptian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Egyptian is trying to stall.
Egyptian misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Egyptian.
Egyptian is working Hermanos over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egyptian.
Egyptian missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egyptian blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a body punch.
Egyptian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egyptian looking to throw knees to the head but Hermanos is blocking nicely.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Egyptian takes an elbow to the temple.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egyptian tries a knee to the head but Hermanos blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egyptian has Hermanos pressed against the cage.
Egyptian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hermanos tries to land a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks with his arms.
Hermanos has a couple of punches blocked by Egyptian.
Egyptian lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egyptian.
Egyptian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermanos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermanos avoiding damage as Egyptian throws knees to the body.
Hermanos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermanos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Egyptian with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Egyptian breaks the clinch.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horus Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hermanos clinches up with Egyptian and pushes him back against the cage.
Hermanos misses with a knee to the head.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanos tries a knee to the head but Egyptian blocks it.
Egyptian effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermanos missing with knees to the body.
Hermanos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hermanos stalling the fight.
Hermanos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Egyptian is defending well for now.
Egyptian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermanos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egyptian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermanos misses with a knee strike.
Pollos Hermanos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egyptian avoiding damage as Hermanos throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horus Egyptian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Egyptian 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horus Egyptian!
Horus Egyptian thanked the fans post fight for their support.