PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Champion Of Champions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sterling Horizon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Horizon
vs
Of Champions

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sterling Horizon !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Champion Of Champions!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Champions keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horizon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Of Champions is out of range.
Of Champions gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horizon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horizon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Of Champions takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Of Champions has his takedown stuffed
and Horizon counters with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horizon . That's going to slow Of Champions down.
Horizon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horizon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Of Champions shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horizon counters with a solid body kick.
Sterling Horizon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Champion Of Champions.
A head kick from Horizon lands but Of Champions takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horizon lands a head kick. Of Champions smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Champion Of Champions has been cut.
Of Champions looks gassed!
Of Champions 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.
Of Champions shoots and misses
and Horizon counters with a good low kick that Of Champions was not able to check.
Of Champions chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horizon can pounce on him.
Champion Of Champions seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horizon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horizon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horizon lands with a slapping head kick.
Of Champions tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horizon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Champions's calf.
Of Champions is trying desperately to land a takedown but Horizon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Of Champions.
Of Champions on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horizon . Horizon obviously looking to wear him down.
Horizon scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Horizon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horizon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Of Champions walks forward, straight into a front kick from Horizon .
A solid leg kick lands there for Horizon .
Sterling Horizon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horizon scoring well with a low kick there.
Horizon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Of Champions if he has to take too many more of those.
Of Champions has his takedown stuffed
and Horizon counters with a solid body kick.
Horizon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horizon throws a low kick, looking for Of Champions's leg but Of Champions calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon thuds his shin into the meat of Of Champions's side.
A head kick from Horizon lands but Of Champions takes it in his stride.
Of Champions chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horizon can pounce on him.
Of Champions has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Horizon .
Horizon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Of Champions's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horizon , right into the meat.
Of Champions takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horizon .
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horizon , right into the meat.
Of Champions should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That kick from Horizon tenderised Of Champions's leg. Of Champions is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horizon cracks the inside of Of Champions's front leg.
Horizon misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horizon .
Horizon lands with a kick to the temple. Of Champions shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horizon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horizon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Horizon .
Horizon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horizon lands a leg kick that knocks Of Champions off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horizon .
Both fighters circling a little - Horizon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Horizon scores with a head kick. Of Champions tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horizon .
Horizon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Horizon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Of Champions takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horizon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horizon tried to score with a low kick but Of Champions checks it.
Horizon lands a leg kick that knocks Of Champions off balance momentarily.
Horizon throws a sloppy head kick and Of Champions moves out of range easily.
Of Champions has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Horizon .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horizon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horizon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horizon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Of Champions will feel that in the morning.
Horizon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horizon throws a leg kick but Of Champions checks it.
Of Champions gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Horizon lands a head kick!
Horizon scores with a head kick.
Horizon lands a head kick. Of Champions smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Champions doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Horizon tenderised Of Champions's leg. Of Champions is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Horizon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Champion Of Champions's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Horizon .
Horizon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Of Champions can do to turn this around?
Of Champions doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Horizon counters with a low kick, right behind Of Champions 's knee.
Horizon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Of Champions tries for a takedown but Horizon circles away easily
and Horizon counters with a nice leg kick.
Of Champions on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horizon . Horizon obviously looking to wear him down.
Horizon throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horizon .
Champion Of Champions is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horizon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Champions. That did some damage!
Horizon fakes the leg kick and cracks Of Champions in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of Champions takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horizon . That's going to slow Of Champions down.
Of Champions on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Of Champions takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Champions 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.
Of Champions gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horizon counters with a leg kick.
Sterling Horizon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Champion Of Champions.
Of Champions 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.
Horizon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Champions. That did some damage!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Of Champions might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Horizon has got the better of the exchanges.
A good leg kick by Horizon .
Horizon connects with a leg kick. Of Champions looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horizon throws a sloppy head kick and Of Champions moves out of range easily.
Horizon connects with a leg kick. Of Champions looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horizon connects with an inside leg kick.
Horizon lands a leg kick that knocks Of Champions off balance momentarily.
Horizon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Of Champions.
Of Champions with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horizon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Of Champions takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Champions takes a kick to the side of the head.
Horizon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Of Champions misses with a takedown attempt
and Horizon counters with an inside leg kick.
Of Champions fails with the takedown
and Horizon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Horizon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Of Champions's head.
A good leg kick by Horizon .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Of Champions has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Horizon throws a front kick aimed at Of Champions's knee but Of Champions avoids it well.
Of Champions with a poor takedown
and Horizon counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horizon .
Horizon lands with a slapping head kick.
Horizon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horizon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Champions. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horizon .
Of Champions takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horizon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Horizon scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horizon .
Of Champions with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horizon counters with a leg kick.
Horizon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Of Champions shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horizon counters with an outside leg kick.
Of Champions takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horizon .
Horizon pushes Of Champions away with a front kick.
Horizon throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Horizon .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horizon scores with a kick to the body.
Of Champions tries for a takedown but Horizon circles away easily
and Horizon counters with a nice kick to the body.
That kick from Horizon tenderised Of Champions's leg. Of Champions is trying to keep his angry face on.
Of Champions 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.
Of Champions with a poor takedown
and Horizon counters with a low kick, right behind Of Champions 's knee.
Horizon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Horizon .
Of Champions takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horizon lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Horizon tenderised Of Champions's leg. Of Champions is trying to keep his angry face on.
Of Champions tries for a takedown but Horizon circles away easily
and Horizon counters with a good, hard body kick but Of Champions shrugs it off.
Of Champions shoots and misses
and Horizon counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Horizon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Champion Of Champions's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Of Champions misses with a takedown attempt
and Horizon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Horizon .
Good work by Of Champions as he checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horizon .
Horizon throws a solid leg kick but Of Champions takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Horizon .
Horizon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Champions's calf.
Horizon throws a head kick that Of Champions semi-blocks.
Of Champions steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Horizon . That one must have hurt.
Horizon throws a nice head kick!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Horizon . Of Champions shrugs it off though.
Horizon lands a head kick. Of Champions smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horizon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Of Champions has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Champions and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Of Champions checks a leg kick.
Horizon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horizon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horizon .
Horizon scoring well with a low kick there.
Horizon scoring well with a low kick there.
Of Champions takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Of Champions shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horizon counters with a nice body kick.
Horizon tries to work over Of Champions's front leg with a kick but Of Champions checks it.
Of Champions gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horizon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sterling Horizon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Champion Of Champions.
Horizon tries to score with a low kick but Of Champions moves his leg out of the way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Horizon .
Horizon scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horizon , right into the meat.
Of Champions on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon connects with a leg kick. Of Champions looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horizon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Of Champions gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horizon counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horizon .
Horizon throws a leg kick which misses Of Champions's front leg but catches the back leg as Of Champions tries to avoid it.
Horizon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Horizon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horizon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Champions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Champions checks a leg kick.
Horizon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horizon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Champions.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Horizon , right into the meat.
Horizon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Of Champions's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horizon !
Of Champions takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horizon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Horizon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horizon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Of Champions's calf.
Horizon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Of Champions checks the leg kick nicely there.
Champion Of Champions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Of Champions has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horizon .
Horizon lands a head kick. Of Champions smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horizon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horizon scores with a head kick.
Horizon tries a low kick but Of Champions avoids it.
Horizon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Champions tries for a takedown but Horizon circles away easily
and Horizon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horizon thumps Of Champions with a low kick.
Horizon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horizon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Of Champions shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horizon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Of Champions takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horizon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Horizon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horizon scores with a nice body kick.
Horizon lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick from Horizon .
Of Champions with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horizon counters with an inside leg kick.
Horizon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sterling Horizon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horizon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Horizon !