PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Spatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton has chosen Sorry, you're not a winner as his entrance music. Jamie Horton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Spatz
vs
Horton

175 cm
22
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
147 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Spatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horton throws a series of strikes that have Spatz backpedaling.
Horton lands a two punch combo.
Horton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spatz was well out of range. Poor timing from Horton.
Spatz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horton.
Spatz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horton.
Spatz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Horton misses with an uppercut.
Spatz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horton throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Horton misses.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz lands with a nice combination. Horton backs away looking to recover.
Spatz connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Horton.
Spatz throws a series of punches but Horton moves out of range.
Horton avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Horton misses with a jab to the body
and Spatz counters with a nice body shot.
Horton looks gassed!
Spatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Spatz.
Spatz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Horton on the side of the head.
Horton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spatz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
A swing and a miss from Horton.
Spatz lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spatz thuds a left hand into Horton's body.
Karl Spatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spatz connects with a single shot there.
Horton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Spatz lands an overhand right.
Horton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spatz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spatz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horton doesn't seem bothered though.
Spatz throws a sloppy body shot
and Horton counters with a two punch combo.
Spatz connects with a nice looking jab.
Spatz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spatz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Spatz coming out on top.
Spatz punishes Horton's body with a nice straight punch.
Spatz cracks a nice hook into Horton's ribs.
Spatz lands a nice shot to the body.
Horton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.
Spatz takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.
Spatz is looking to wear down Horton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton looks to throw the jab but Spatz is out of range.
Karl Spatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Horton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz lands with a shot to the body.
Spatz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spatz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spatz feints and then cracks Horton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horton down.
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!
Spatz digs a good hook to Horton's body.
Spatz feints and then cracks Horton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horton down.
Spatz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Horton's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spatz throws a series of punches but Horton moves out of range.
Horton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Horton ducks right into an uppercut from Spatz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Spatz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Horton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spatz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Spatz walks into a jab.
Spatz catches Horton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karl Spatz is winning the standup battle so far.
Horton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spatz.
Horton drops his hands momentarily and Spatz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spatz swings for the body but Horton moves out of range.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
Horton misses with a hook to the body
and Spatz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spatz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Horton is breathing heavily.
Horton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spatz circles away quickly and effectively.
Horton misses with a body shot
and Spatz counters with a straight right hand.
Horton misses with a combination
and Spatz counters with a nice body shot.
Spatz scores with a sloppy right hand. Horton should have avoided that one.
Horton throws a lazy right hand but Spatz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Horton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Spatz misses
and Horton counters with a series of strikes. Spatz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Spatz thumps Horton with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spatz. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Spatz.
Spatz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Horton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horton manages to avoid it.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Horton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horton there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spatz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horton looks to land a combination but Spatz avoids it well.
Horton missing with a left hand there. Spatz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spatz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spatz just misses with a punch to the body.
Horton misses with a combination
and Spatz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spatz scoring well with a low kick there.
Spatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Spatz.
Spatz misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Horton does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spatz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Spatz lands with a right hand.
Spatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horton manages to avoid it.
Spatz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Spatz digs a good hook to Horton's body.
Spatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Spatz scores with a jab to the head.
Horton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spatz scores with a jab to the body.
Horton swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Spatz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Spatz dodges the punch combination from Horton.
Horton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horton misses with a jab to the body
and Spatz counters with a right hand to the body.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spatz scores with a leg kick.
Spatz misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Horton.
Spatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spatz does it's job there.
Spatz scores with a body shot.
Horton avoids the body shot from Spatz.
An inside leg kick lands from Spatz.
Spatz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.
Spatz lands a jab to Horton's midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Spatz.
An inside leg kick lands from Spatz.
Horton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spatz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spatz, as that shot connected.
Spatz scores with a hook to the body. Horton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jamie Horton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spatz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spatz connects with a crisp jab.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Horton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Spatz has got the better of the exchanges.
Spatz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spatz lands a nice looking body shot.
Spatz lands with an uppercut that bounces Horton off the ropes and back into rage.
Spatz scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton avoids the body shot from Spatz.
Nice body punch from Spatz.
Spatz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spatz connects with a body shot.
Spatz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Horton throws a series of punches but Spatz moves out of range.
Spatz lands with a nice body punch.
Spatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spatz throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a hook to the side of Spatz's head but Spatz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spatz misses with a wild body shot.
Spatz lands a slapping body shot.
Spatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spatz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horton's sensitive parts.
Spatz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Horton backs up against the ropes.
Spatz connects with a body shot.
Jamie Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spatz.
Karl Spatz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horton misses with a shot to the body
and Spatz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Spatz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spatz 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Spatz!