PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erek Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Stamper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Horton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Horton
vs
Stamper

183 cm
19
210 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erek Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Stamper!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton fails with a takedown attempt.
Stamper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Horton swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Horton as Stamper shoots in.
Horton misses with a combination
and Stamper counters with a two punch combo.
Horton shoots in but Stamper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horton scores with a leg kick.
Stamper looks gassed!

Stamper closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Horton's guard.
Horton has a closed guard, preventing Stamper from standing up.
Horton looking for a sweep. Not yet Horton, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stamper is controlling him.
Stamper content to stall in guard here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Harry Stamper wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Stamper as Horton shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erek Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton closes the distance and clinches up with Stamper, looking for a takedown. Horton pushes Stamper against the cage but Stamper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Stamper closes the distance and clinches.
Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.
Horton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stamper's defenses.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stamper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton lands an elbow just above Stamper 's eye.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Horton landing knees to the head.
Stamper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stamper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
Horton lands an elbow inside that Stamper shrugs off.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Stamper controls his hands.
Horton connects with a knee to the head.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Horton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Horton.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Horton tries to work over Stamper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stamper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stamper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Horton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horton pushes Stamper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horton is working Stamper over against the cage.
Stamper tries to circle away but Horton has him pinned against the cage.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.
Horton lands an elbow inside that Stamper shrugs off.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Horton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horton lands a body punch.
Horton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horton looks to land a combination but Stamper avoids it well.
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.
Stamper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stamper throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Horton counters with a leg kick.
Horton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stamper.

Horton moves into the clinch.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Stamper controls the action.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horton tries a body shot but Stamper blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
Erek Horton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stamper is breathing heavily.
Horton lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton working Stamper over with knees to the body.
Horton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Horton lands a good knee to the midsection. Stamper won't want to take too many of those.
Horton working Stamper over with knees to the body.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Horton is working Stamper over against the cage.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horton lands an elbow that stopped Stamper in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Horton.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Horton.
Stamper is trying to break the clinch but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
Horton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stamper.
Horton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stamper can do to turn this around?
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton stops a takedown attempt from Stamper.
Erek Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Stamper.
Horton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stamper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Horton lands a knee to the head.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Horton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stamper's defenses.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamper blocking some punches.
Stamper wants to break free but Horton has control.
Horton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stamper or not.
A right hand to the body from Horton.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Stamper avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.
Horton with a knee to the head.
Horton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton tries to land a knee to the head but Stamper blocks with his arms.
Horton prevents Stamper from breaking the clinch.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stamper avoids it.
Stamper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton looking to throw knees to the head but Stamper is blocking nicely.
Stamper blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Stamper has clasped his hands together around Horton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horton wants to control but Stamper postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stamper is trying to get an arm triangle but Horton is defending well.
Horton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stamper on the ground.
Horton wants to get back to his feet but Stamper drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erek Horton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stamper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Horton wants to get back to full guard.
Horton is looking to escape.
Horton wants to control but Stamper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Horton wants to get back to full guard.
Horton is looking to escape.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stamper in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Erek Horton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.

Stamper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Horton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stamper escapes and throws Horton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stamper controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Stamper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stamper working away.
Horton is looking to get back to his feet here but Stamper is keeping cool and he's managed to take Horton's back.
Stamper lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Horton hold on?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton trying to get back to his feet but Stamper is in full control for now.
Stamper has good solid back control here.

Stamper working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Horton is doing well to defend. Stamper seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Horton is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Harry Stamper!
Harry Stamper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Nature's Edge Nutrition, into his post fight interview.