PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nautotoot Horne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horne has chosen MC Frontalot - Braggadocio (Tekken 2 remix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

English
vs
Horne

192 cm
25
216 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

193 cm
20
223 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dale English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nautotoot Horne!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horne counters with a straight right hand.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horne throws out a powerful jab.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
English uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horne.
English with a poor takedown
and Horne counters with a straight right hand.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a stiff right hand.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and Horne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
English fails with the takedown
and Horne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
English displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horne throws out the jab.
English misses with a takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps English thinking.
Horne cracks a nice hook into English's ribs.
Nautotoot Horne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
English fails with the takedown
and Horne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horne misses with a double jab.
Horne takes a swing at English's ribcage but misses.
Horne scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut there from Horne.
English throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horne digs a good hook to English's body.
Horne swings and misses with a hook to the body.

English shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Horne is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Horne tries to hold on but English pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horne is looking to improve his position but English isn't that keen on the idea.
Horne slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
English prevents Horne from improving his position.
Horne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Horne wants to control but English is keeping busy.
English is looking to advance position but Horne won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horne is refusing to be controlled, as English sits in half guard.
Horne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
English lands strikes from half guard.
English works his way into side control.

English stands up and beckons Horne to his feet.
English tries to clinch but Horne moves away
and Horne counters with a one-two to the body.
Dale English seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horne throws an off balance right hand
and English counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
English misses with a takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
English misses with a takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a right hand to the body.
English with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
English is breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Horne - just one landing.
English tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horne was well out of range. Poor timing from English.
Horne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but English moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
English avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and Horne counters with a series of strikes. English will be more careful next time no doubt.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and Horne counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne counters with a straight right hand.
English misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nautotoot Horne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Horne dips to his left and cracks English with an uppercut!
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
English slips under a jab.
Horne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but English manages to avoid it.
Horne misses with a body shot
and English connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and Horne counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Horne misses.
English shoots and misses
and Horne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale English. That's going to take a lot out of him.

English rushes Horne and presses him up against the cage.
English wants to break free but Horne has control.
English letting Horne take a breather here.
Horne lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Horne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Horne. Those never looked like landing.
Horne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danga de danga de dang - English scores with a four punch combination!
English uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horne.
A swing and a miss from Horne.
Horne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne counters with a nice uppercut.
Horne throws a right hand that English ducks under and follows up with a left that English also avoids with ease.
English with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Horne counter with a right hand.
Horne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horne loads up on a big right hand but English slips the punch.
English shoots and misses
and Horne counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
English misses with a takedown
and Horne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horne thows a body shot but no joy.
English tries for a takedown but Horne circles away easily
and English takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
English moves to clinch but Horne breaks away
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Horne.
English fails with the takedown
and Horne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
English takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
English walks into a jab.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
English throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Horne counters with a two punch combo.
English shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping English at a distance.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a nice body shot.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horne counters with a left to the body.
Dale English is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
English misses the shot to the body.
Horne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from English.
Horne lands with a shot to the body.
Horne fails to land with a series of punches.
English falls off balance throwing a combination
and Horne counters with a series of strikes. English will be more careful next time no doubt.
English looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by English.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
English throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps English thinking.
Nautotoot Horne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Horne counter with a right hand.
Horne lands a nice looking body shot.
Horne misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
English avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horne throws a right hand that English ducks under and follows up with a left that English also avoids with ease.
English throws a leg kick
and Horne counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nautotoot Horne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

English with a poor takedown
and Horne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
English misses with a takedown
and Horne counters with a left to the body.
English takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Horne. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Horne misses the target.
Horne lands a slapping body shot.
Horne throws a right and a left that English avoids nicely.
Horne lunges at English with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by English's hand.
English doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horne lands a lovely overhand right.
English misses with a two punch combination.
English shoots and misses
and Horne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Horne tries to sprawl but English drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Horne is pressing down on English's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horne trying to keep a closed guard but English is proving a slippery customer.

Horne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
English advances position into side control!
English working the head and body with strikes.
Horne wants to control but English postures up.
English is looking to take a break and control but Horne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Horne is working to avoid the ground and pound but English connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on English's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
English grinds an elbow into Horne's temple.
Horne on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Horne manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dale English has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
English lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
English wants to take a breather but Horne is having none of it.
English throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Horne is looking for a sweep. English is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
English slips a nice elbow through Horne's hands, connecting with Horne's forehead.
English scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from English there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horne has hold of English's hands but English slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Horne trying to control from the bottom.
English lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horne is trying to get back to full guard.
English trying to mount his opponent but Horne defends it.

Horne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Horne trying to control but English postures up.
Dale English overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

English is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Horne is just riding it out for now. English eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. English lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horne trying to hold on to English's head to control him but English postures up.
Horne is trying to get back to full guard.
English seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horne wants to get back to full guard.
English working over Horne with some ground and pound. Horne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
English working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dale English showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Horne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nautotoot Horne!