PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bale
vs
Horse

199 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bale is looking to clinch but Horse is avoiding it.

Bale drives through with a takedown into guard.

Horse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bale defends it easily.
Bale wants to get up but he can't break Horse's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Horse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Horse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Horse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bale wanted to stand there but Horse had control of the position.

Horse working for a triangle but Bale defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Horse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bale defends it easily.
Horse is trying to control the position but Bale postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bale gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Bale clinches up against the cage.
Bale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Horse.
Horse looks gassed!
Bale stops a takedown attempt from Horse.
Bale pushes Horse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bale pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bale tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bale has his feet on Horse's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Bale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bale lands an uppercut.
Bale lands a good knee to the midsection. Horse won't want to take too many of those.
Horse tries to pull guard but Bale holds him up against the cage and eventually Horse drops back down to his feet.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Horse.
Bale lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bale.

Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale tries to bum rush Horse with a series of wild strikes but Horse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bale.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Bale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Horse gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bale decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Horse, up you get!
Bale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale lands a jab-cross combination.
Horse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale lands a jab-cross combination.
Bale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horse's hands.

Horse is rocked!

Bale has Horse up against the cage in a clinch.
Bale lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bale looks to land a combination but Horse avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Bale.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.

Bale drives through and clinches with Horse against the cage.
Horse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bale smiles and moves away.
Horse tries to clinch up.
Bale cracks a nice hook into Horse's ribs.
Horse shoots and misses
and Bale counters with an outside leg kick.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches.

Bale drops Horse with a beautiful combination! Horse stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bale is looking for the KO!
Horse is still on wobbly legs! Can Bale finish him?

Bale clinches up against the cage.

Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horse blocks a head kick by Bale.
Horse seems to have recovered his senses.
Horse is breathing heavily.
Bale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bale lands with a cross.
Bale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bale. Bale obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Horse tries to keep at a distance but Bale has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Bale.

Bale pulls Horse into guard.

Bale is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Horse defends well.
Horse wants to stand but Bale has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bale looking for a sweep. Not yet Bale, not yet.
Bale has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bale on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bale tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bale is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Horse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bale scoring well with a low kick there.
Bale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Horse should have avoided that one.

Bale has closed the distance and engaged Horse in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joe Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Horse.
Bale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Bale moves into the clinch.
Bale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horse can do to turn this around?
Bale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horse.
Bale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bale cracks the inside of Horse's front leg.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale throws a nice head kick!
Bale connects with a solid leg kick.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Bale misses.
Joe Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Joe Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bale rushes Horse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Horse momentarily.
Horse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bale throws a combination. Horse tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale misses with the combination.
Bale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bale cracks the inside of Horse's front leg.
Joe Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale works over Horse's head and body with a nice combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale lands a good knee to the midsection. Horse won't want to take too many of those.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bale dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bale lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Horse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bale throws a one two combo.
Bale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bale! Horse is backing up but he can't get away as Bale lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Horse and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Bale!