PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corallus Hortulanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Childs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hortulanus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Great White - Once Bitten, Twice Shy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Childs's choice of entrance music: Bat out of hell. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hortulanus
vs
Childs

175 cm
27
156 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
152 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corallus Hortulanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Childs!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hortulanus throws the kick towards the body but Childs avoids it.
Hortulanus doesn't manage to clinch there - Childs circles away.
Hortulanus blocks a head kick by Childs.
Hortulanus misses with a leg kick
and Childs counters with a body kick that stops Hortulanus in his tracks momentarily.
A lazy body kick from Hortulanus
and Childs counters with a body kick that stops Hortulanus in his tracks momentarily.
Childs throws a sloppy head kick and Hortulanus moves out of range easily.
Hortulanus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Childs counters with a good low kick that Hortulanus was not able to check.
Childs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hortulanus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Childs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Childs scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortulanus throws a leg kick which misses Childs's front leg but catches the back leg as Childs tries to avoid it.
Childs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Childs feints and then cracks Hortulanus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hortulanus down.
Childs tries a head kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Childs.
Hortulanus is breathing heavily.
Hortulanus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hortulanus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hortulanus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hortulanus blocks a head kick by Childs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Childs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hortulanus avoids the head kick by Childs.
Hortulanus 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.
Childs tries a head kick but it misses.
Childs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Corallus Hortulanus has been cut.
Childs connects with a solid leg kick.
Childs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hortulanus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Childs slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Childs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Childs, right into the meat.
Childs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brian Childs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Childs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Childs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hortulanus on the side of the head.
Childs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Childs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Childs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hortulanus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Childs is looking to slow Hortulanus down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Childs tenderised Hortulanus's leg. Hortulanus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Childs misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Childs.
A head kick by Childs misses

and Hortulanus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hortulanus being controlled against the cage.

Childs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hortulanus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Childs.
A head kick misses from Childs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Childs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corallus Hortulanus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hortulanus takes one to the side of the head.
Childs throws a nice head kick!
Good leg kick by Childs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Childs.
Hortulanus connects with a solid leg kick.
Hortulanus looks to throw a body kick
letting Childs counter with a right hand.
Childs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Childs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Childs lands a nice hook to Hortulanus's body. Hortulanus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Childs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Childs delivers a nice body kick.
Hortulanus closes the distance looking to clinch

and Childs counters with a head kick that drops Hortulanus to the mat! Hortulanus scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Hortulanus is rocked!
Hortulanus wants to stay close but Childs steps back to make room for something. Hortulanus seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Childs and Hortulanus drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brian Childs!