PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Hornitos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Barton
vs
Hornitos

182 cm
25
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Hornitos!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton looks to land a combination. Hornitos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Joey Barton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hornitos shoots in and gets a takedown into Barton's guard.
Barton working a defensive guard here.
Barton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barton is working hard here to advance position.
Hornitos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hornitos throwing strikes from guard but Barton blocks nicely.
Barton looking for a sweep. Not yet Barton, not yet.
Barton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hornitos.
Barton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barton tries to get out of the position.
Hornitos is in close to Barton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barton trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hornitos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hornitos thows a big elbow that misses.
Hornitos postures up in Barton's guard and throws a big left but Barton blocks it.
Barton 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.
Barton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hornitos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hornitos looking to pass the guard.
Barton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hornitos wants to pass the guard but Barton is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hornitos postures up in Barton's guard and throws a big left but Barton blocks it.
Hornitos throws a strike but Barton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hornitos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barton's guard.
Hornitos throws and elbow that misses. Barton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hornitos's guard. Nice move by Barton!
Hornitos keeping moving, preventing Barton from controlling successfully.
Barton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornitos 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.
Barton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hornitos wants to get back to his feet but Barton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hornitos holds on and takes a little breather.
Hornitos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hornitos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barton!
Barton tries to lock up and control but Hornitos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hornitos lands a big elbow.
Hornitos landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hornitos working Barton over with strikes here.
Barton tries to hold on but Hornitos postures up.
Hornitos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barton's face.

Barton is rocked!
Hornitos is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Barton goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Hornitos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julio Hornitos!