PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Andrade (ranked 2588 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Marc Horton (ranked 257 p4p, 405 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andrade
vs
Horton

177 cm
20
165
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
164
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Horton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Andrade as Horton shoots in.
Horton lands a leg kick that knocks Andrade off balance momentarily.
Andrade dips to his left and cracks Horton with an uppercut!
Andrade misses with a looping right.
Horton misses with a leg kick
enabling Andrade to counter with a crisp jab.
Horton shoots in for a takedown but Andrade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good exchange - Andrade coming out on top.
Horton misses with a right hand
and Andrade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andrade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrade throws out a loose jab but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade misses with a looping left.
Andrade lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Horton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrade takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrade misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Horton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andrade scores with a hook to the body. Horton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Horton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andrade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horton's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Horton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
A jab from Horton does it's job there.
Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Horton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horton throws a leg kick but Andrade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horton looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Horton lands a front kick.
Horton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joey Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horton sizes up Andrade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Andrade.
Horton throws a poor cross that misses

and Andrade moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Horton to work.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrade is keeping busy.
Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Horton controls his hands.
Horton can't get the takedown.
Joey Andrade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Horton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking for a takedown.
Andrade keeps control of Horton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Horton blocks a body shot from Andrade.
Horton tries to break free but Andrade pushes him back against the cage.
Horton leaning against his opponent.
Horton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andrade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Horton backwards.
Horton wants a takedown but no success here.
Horton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Horton controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Andrade scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrade.
Horton blocks an uppercut.
Horton tries to work over Andrade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horton has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
A short uppercut from Andrade.
Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horton blocking some punches.
Horton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andrade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade stops a takedown attempt from Horton.
Horton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Andrade after a bit of a struggle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Horton as the two fighters clinch.
Horton tries to pull guard but Andrade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Horton is trying to break the clinch but Andrade is controlling him.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Horton wants to get back to striking at distance but Andrade won't allow it.
Andrade takes a shot to the head.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horton blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Andrade.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andrade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Horton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andrade misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrade.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Andrade is keeping busy.
Andrade working aggressively here.

Horton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Andrade looks to throw the jab but Horton is out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Horton dives in and scores a takedown into Andrade's guard.

Horton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andrade is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andrade has escaped and now he's on top!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Horton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrade has managed to get both his arms back between Horton's legs - danger averted.
Andrade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horton on the ground.
Horton working a defensive guard but Andrade manages to pass into side control anyway.
Horton is trying to get back to half guard.
Horton keeps trying to improve his position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Horton is not content to let Andrade control the position.
Andrade slows the pace down.
Horton tries to improve position but can't.
Andrade trying to control the action but Horton is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Andrade politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Andrade prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andrade working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horton prevents Andrade from moving into mount.
Andrade working away.
Andrade content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Andrade working away.
Andrade just content to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Andrade dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horton.
Andrade wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Andrade misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Andrade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horton scores with a leg kick.
Horton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrade throws out the jab.
Horton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Andrade throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horton tries to land a leg kick but Andrade saw it coming and moves away.
Horton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrade.
Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horton can do to turn this around?
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Horton ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton takes a swing at Andrade's ribcage but misses.
Andrade checks a leg kick.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton misses with an uppercut.
Andrade misses with an uppercut.
Horton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horton throws out a powerful jab.
Horton looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
Horton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Horton.
A counter left hand to the body from Andrade misses its target.
Horton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andrade thuds his right hand into Horton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade tries to move into range but Horton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Andrade.
Andrade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horton.
Andrade connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horton throws an off balance right hand
and Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
Horton looks for the body kick but Andrade saw that one coming.
Andrade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Horton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
Horton misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Andrade misses.

Andrade gets caught napping as Horton dives in and scores a takedown. Andrade manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a big right hand that misses.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Andrade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andrade tries to get out of the position.
Horton postures up in Andrade's guard and throws a big left but Andrade blocks it.
Andrade wants to stand and escape but Horton is having none of it.
Horton stopping the sweep attempt from Andrade.
Andrade keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
Horton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Horton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Andrade keeps Horton under control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horton trying to control the action but Andrade is working from the bottom.
Andrade is looking for a sweep.
Andrade is not content to let Horton control the position.
Andrade defending against the ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Horton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Andrade has escaped the position, nice work there.
Horton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Andrade is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Horton thows a huge punch but Andrade dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Horton lands a nice short elbow.
Andrade won't allow Horton to pass to mount.
Horton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Horton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrade keeps working.

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

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horton moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Horton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horton dodges the punch combination from Andrade.
Andrade scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horton throws out the jab.
Andrade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Horton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrade looks to throw the jab but Horton is out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Andrade catches Horton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Horton throws the left hand but Andrade avoids the punch easily.
Horton tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrade throwing a counter right hand but Horton manages to avoid it.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Horton.
Horton moves forwards but Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Andrade misses.
Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Horton slips a straight right by Andrade.
Andrade throws a lazy right hand but Horton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horton throws a head kick that misses.
Andrade wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a wild combination.
Andrade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andrade throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Horton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrade's head.
Andrade misses with a body shot.
Horton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Andrade there.
Andrade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horton.
Andrade misses with a body shot.
Horton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrade. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big left from Andrade misses.
And Horton tries to counter it with a takedown but Andrade pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andrade throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
Horton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Andrade dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Horton throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
Andrade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Horton manages to circle out of the way.
Andrade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horton misses with a low kick.
Horton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton wants to slow Andrade down by chopping away at his legs.
Horton throws the kick towards the body but Andrade avoids it.

Andrade has Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Joey Andrade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horton goes for a takedown attempt but Andrade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andrade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade checks a low kick from Horton.
Horton throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton moves out of range as Andrade strikes.
Andrade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horton's head.
Andrade moves away from the strike by Horton.
Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horton.
Horton is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy left from Andrade finds it's target.
Horton ducks right into an uppercut from Andrade.
Andrade digs a good hook to Horton's body.
Andrade avoids the head kick by Horton.
Horton throws a sloppy head kick and Andrade moves out of range easily.
Andrade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrade.
Andrade looks to score with a jab to the body but Horton is just out of range.
Horton was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Horton lands with a nice body kick.
Horton throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrade scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton looks for the body kick but Andrade saw that one coming.
Horton throws a body kick that misses.
Andrade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horton.
Horton looks to land a right hand but Andrade moved out of range.
Andrade takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrade.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Jab, jab by Horton - just one landing.
Horton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joey Andrade is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Andrade.
Horton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Andrade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andrade throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
Andrade scores with the left hand. Horton knows he should have avoided that one.

Horton is rocked!
Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horton.
Horton is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrade finish him?
Horton moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Horton is trying to force a seperation but Andrade has the dominant position.
Andrade lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade blocks a body shot from Horton.
Andrade unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Horton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Andrade is unloading with more strikes now! Horton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Andrade!
After winning the bout, Joey Andrade thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.