PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Bodashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathanial Hornblower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathanial Hornblower acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bodashi
vs
Hornblower

177 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

171 cm
20
166 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Bodashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathanial Hornblower!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bodashi rushes Hornblower and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bodashi scores with a shot to the side of Hornblower's head.
Hornblower wants a takedown.
Hornblower managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
A hook to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Hornblower in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Nathanial Hornblower has been cut.
Bodashi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hornblower.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Hornblower's ribcage.
Hornblower looks gassed!
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Hornblower blocks it.
Hornblower drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathanial Hornblower.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hornblower lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bodashi working Hornblower over with knees to the body.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hornblower lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bodashi is working Hornblower over against the cage.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodashi working Hornblower over with knees to the body.
Bodashi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bodashi obliges.
Bodashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hornblower or not.
Bodashi lands a good knee to the midsection. Hornblower won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bodashi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Hornblower's ribcage.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
Bodashi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bodashi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hornblower's defenses.
Hornblower goes for a takedown attempt but Bodashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bodashi has managed to clinch.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hornblower takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hornblower blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hornblower tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bodashi digs a right hand underneath Hornblower's ribcage. Hornblower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hornblower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hornblower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hornblower is defending well for now.
Hornblower fails to pull guard.
Hornblower fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hornblower tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi prevents the takedown attempt.
Hornblower has Bodashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bodashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hornblower fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hornblower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bodashi working Hornblower over with knees to the body.
Hornblower tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Hornblower shrugs off.
Hornblower drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bodashi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.

Hornblower pulls Bodashi into guard.
Hornblower doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi trying to control but Hornblower is working from the bottom.
Bodashi is fighting to break Hornblower's control of his arms but Hornblower is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Bodashi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bodashi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hornblower controls Bodashi momentarily but Bodashi frees himself.

Hornblower is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bodashi is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi trying to control but Hornblower is working from the bottom.
Hornblower trying to keep a closed guard but Bodashi is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hornblower throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bodashi's waist but Bodashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hornblower off to one side.
Hornblower misses with a takedown

and Bodashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsu Bodashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathanial Hornblower's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hornblower.
Hornblower takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bodashi digs a right hand into Hornblower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hornblower's gas tank.
Bodashi landing knees to the body.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hornblower's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Hornblower in his tracks for a moment.
Bodashi with a knee to the head.
Bodashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hornblower backwards.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Hornblower shrugs off.
Bodashi throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bodashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bodashi.
Hornblower blocks an elbow strike.
Hornblower is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bodashi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hornblower wants a takedown.
Hornblower has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bodashi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathanial Hornblower.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodashi lands an uppercut.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hornblower pulls guard successfully.
Hornblower trying to control the position here.
Hornblower tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hornblower is looking to sweep but instead, Bodashi has passed into half guard.
Bodashi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hornblower has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bodashi is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Hornblower is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bodashi pulls his head out easily.
Hornblower trying to get back to full guard but Bodashi takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bodashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornblower is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hornblower can't escape the position.
Bodashi punching from mount but Hornblower doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower is squirming around, avoiding Bodashi's attempts to control the action.

Bodashi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hornblower is on top in guard.

Hornblower drops back looking for a leg! Bodashi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bodashi manages to kick Hornblower off! Hornblower jumps back into Bodashi's guard.
Hornblower trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.

Hornblower thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bodashi is trying to keep Hornblower in close.
Hornblower throws and elbow that misses. Bodashi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hornblower's guard. Nice move by Bodashi!
Hornblower is adopting a defensive guard.
Hornblower looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsu Bodashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathanial Hornblower's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hornblower throws a head kick that misses

and Bodashi moves into the clinch.
Hornblower tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hornblower tries to pull guard but Bodashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Hornblower drops back down to his feet.
Bodashi lands with a left to the head.
Hornblower is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bodashi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tetsu Bodashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathanial Hornblower.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.
Bodashi digs a right hand underneath Hornblower's ribcage. Hornblower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bodashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Hornblower shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hornblower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hornblower takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Bodashi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bodashi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bodashi misses with a knee to the head.
Hornblower wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodashi gets through Hornblower's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Bodashi gets underhooks to prevent Hornblower's takedown attempt.
Hornblower tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bodashi lands an elbow that stopped Hornblower in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bodashi throws an elbow but misses.
Hornblower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hornblower is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bodashi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bodashi missing with knees to the body.
Hornblower is working for takedown but Bodashi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bodashi scores with a shoulder strike.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hornblower.
Hornblower tries to score a body lock takedown but Bodashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tetsu Bodashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
Bodashi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hornblower is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bodashi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bodashi digs a right hand into Hornblower's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hornblower's gas tank.
Bodashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hornblower is defending well for now.
Bodashi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hornblower.
Hornblower fails to pull guard.
Hornblower looking for a takedown.
Hornblower tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bodashi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hornblower tries to pull guard but Bodashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Hornblower drops back down to his feet.
Hornblower tries to pull guard but Bodashi holds him up against the cage and eventually Hornblower drops back down to his feet.
Bodashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bodashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hornblower has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bodashi uses from the top position.

Hornblower working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bodashi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hornblower is tightening it up a little... Bodashi has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bodashi reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bodashi taps out! nice BJJ there by Hornblower!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nathanial Hornblower!