PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nautotoot Horne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvano Assunicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horne comes to the cage accompanied by MC Frontalot - Braggadocio (Tekken 2 remix). The key to victory for Nautotoot Horne has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Horne
vs
Assunicao

193 cm
20
223 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nautotoot Horne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silvano Assunicao!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assunicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horne.
Assunicao tries to clinch but Horne moves away
and Horne counters with a nice uppercut.

Assunicao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Horne is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Assunicao is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Assunicao with shots to the head and body - Horne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Assunicao lands a big shot there that rocks Horne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Assunicao working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horne is looking to improve his position but Assunicao isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Assunicao goes for an armbar but Horne turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Horne.
Assunicao wants to sweep but no luck.
Assunicao trying to keep a closed guard but Horne is proving a slippery customer.
Horne passes Assunicao's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assunicao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Assunicao looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Horne controlling the action here.
Assunicao is refusing to be controlled, as Horne sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assunicao is trying to get back to full guard.
Assunicao is not content to let Horne control the position.
Horne tries to pass to full mount but Assunicao defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Assunicao is refusing to be controlled, as Horne sits in half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Nautotoot Horne wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horne throws a right hand that misses

and Assunicao decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Horne's guard.
Assunicao looking to sit in guard and control but Horne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Assunicao 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assunicao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Assunicao looking for a guillotine here but Horne defends easily.
Assunicao wants to sweep but no luck.
Horne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assunicao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horne wants to pass the guard but Assunicao is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Assunicao is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horne wants to stand but Assunicao is controlling the position.
Horne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horne looking to control.
Assunicao is looking to work some ground and pound but Horne has wrist control.
Horne wants to sweep here but Assunicao controlling him for the moment.
Horne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Assunicao works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assunicao keeping moving, preventing Horne from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvano Assunicao dominated that round.
That's time! Horne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Assunicao darts in and clinches Horne up against the cage.
Assunicao is trying to drag Horne to the mat but Horne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Horne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horne wants to get back to striking at distance but Assunicao won't allow it.
Assunicao wants a takedown.

Horne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horne throws a lazy uppercut

and Assunicao counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Horne!
Horne sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Assunicao lands with a punch from half guard.
Horne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Assunicao is working away from the top position though.
Assunicao winds up and cracks Horne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Horne wants to control but Assunicao is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Assunicao takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assunicao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horne's head.
Horne won't allow Assunicao to pass to mount.
Assunicao trying to control the action but Horne is working from the bottom.

Assunicao wants to work for an arm triangle but Horne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Horne is concentrating on defense, preventing Assunicao from advancing position.
Assunicao working Horne over with strikes.
Assunicao lands strikes from half guard.
Horne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Assunicao is working away from the top position though.
Assunicao is looking to take a break and control but Horne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Assunicao winds up and cracks Horne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assunicao tries to pass the half guard into mount. Horne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Horne is pressing down on Assunicao's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assunicao trying to control but Horne is working from the bottom.

Assunicao drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assunicao jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Horne wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assunicao throws a strike but Horne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assunicao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Horne's guard.
Assunicao won't allow Horne to sweep him here.
Horne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvano Assunicao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Horne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Assunicao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Horne wants to sweep but no luck.
Assunicao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assunicao wants to control from the top but Horne keeps moving.
Horne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Horne keeping moving, preventing Assunicao from controlling successfully.
Horne is trying to control the position but Assunicao postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Assunicao shoots in looking for a takedown. Horne tries to sprawl out of it but Assunicao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Horne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nautotoot Horne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvano Assunicao.
A combination from Horne does no damage.
Horne misses with a hook

and Assunicao counters with a nice double leg into side control. Horne won't be happy with that.
Assunicao lands a decent elbow from side control.
Assunicao is putting a hurting on Horne here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assunicao landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvano Assunicao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Assunicao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a one-two to the body.
Horne fails to land with a series of punches.
Horne throws out a loose jab but Assunicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horne connects with a nice looking jab.
Horne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Assunicao.
Horne throws a poor cross that misses

and Assunicao counters with a takedown into side control.
Horne is trying to get back to half guard.
Assunicao landing a few strikes.
Assunicao working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horne tries to bench press Assunicao off him but Assunicao keeps the position.
Assunicao lands some shots froms side control.
Horne tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Assunicao wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Assunicao advances to full mount.
Assunicao lands with some strikes.
Horne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Assunicao with the ground and pound from mount.
Assunicao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Horne is looking to escape.
Assunicao raining down hammerfists from mount.
Assunicao looking to finish Horne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Horne!
Nautotoot Horne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assunicao prevents Horne from getting the reversal.
Horne tries to hold on but Assunicao postures up.
Assunicao working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Assunicao.
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!
Assunicao looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Assunicao with good strikes from the mount here!
Assunicao lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Horne hang on?

Horne is rocked!
Assunicao postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Horne badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Assunicao around the waist but Assunicao pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Assunicao is the winner by TKO! Assunicao jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvano Assunicao!