PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erek Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop Believing. Horton has chosen Sandman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Logan
vs
Horton

180 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 13 - 0

183 cm
19
210 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erek Horton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Logan instigates a clinch.
Horton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Horton lands a good knee to the midsection. Logan won't want to take too many of those.
Logan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Logan is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horton lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horton.
Horton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horton connects with a knee to the head.
Horton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Horton presses Logan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horton lands an elbow just above Logan 's eye.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Horton lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Horton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Logan.
Knees to the body from Horton.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Logan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horton lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Horton.
Knees to the body from Horton.
Horton lands an elbow that stopped Logan in his tracks for a moment.
Horton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Logan's elbow.
Logan takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Horton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horton lands a nice elbow.
Horton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Horton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Logan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horton working Logan over with knees to the body.
Horton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Horton.
Knees to the body from Horton.
Horton landing knees to the body.
Horton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horton lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan blocks a body shot from Horton.
Horton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Logan is trying to drag Horton to the mat but Horton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Horton connects with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Horton.
Horton lands a damaging elbow.
Horton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Logan is trying to force a seperation but Horton has the dominant position.
Horton crunches a lovely knee into Logan's ribcage.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Logan takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Horton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Horton is controlling him.
Logan is trying to pull guard but Horton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Logan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Horton lands a good knee to the midsection. Logan won't want to take too many of those.
Horton tries a body shot but Logan blocks it.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horton misses with some punches.
Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horton misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erek Horton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horton there as he acknowledges the shot.

Logan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Horton.
Horton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Horton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Horton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Horton connects with a knee to the head.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.
Erek Horton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Horton.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horton.
Horton lands with a left to the head.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Logan is trying to pull guard but Horton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Horton lands a right hand.
Horton lands an elbow inside.
Horton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Horton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Horton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Horton.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horton.
Horton crunches a lovely knee into Logan's ribcage.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horton scores with a hook to the body.
Logan jumps guard but Horton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Horton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton connects with a knee to the head.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Horton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Logan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Horton.
Horton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Logan is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Logan throws an elbow but misses.
Logan has had enough of the clinch but Horton keeps him there for the moment.
Logan is trying to pull guard but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Logan's defenses.
Horton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton prevents the takedown attempt.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horton lands an elbow just above Logan 's eye.
Horton scores with a shoulder strike.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Logan wants a takedown but no success here.
Horton lands with a right to the head.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Horton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.
Logan jumps guard but Horton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Horton lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan trying to land knees to the body.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erek Horton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan'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.

Horton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logan. Logan obviously looking to wear him down.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
Logan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Erek Horton has been cut.

Logan drives through and clinches with Horton against the cage.
Logan throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Horton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Logan's defenses.
Horton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Horton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Horton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horton lands an elbow just above Logan 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Horton presses Logan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horton lands an elbow just above Logan 's eye.
Horton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Horton lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.
Horton lands a knee to the head.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Horton.
Nice elbow from Horton.
Logan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Logan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Horton walks away with a smile on his face. Logan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Logan closes the distance and pushes Horton back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Horton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horton crunches a lovely knee into Logan's ribcage.
Horton pushes Logan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Horton with a knee to the head.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.
Horton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Logan.
Horton missing with knees to the body.
Horton lands an elbow that stopped Logan in his tracks for a moment.
Logan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Horton.
Logan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Logan misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Logan has a couple of punches blocked by Horton.
Horton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Logan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Horton to keep the fight standing.
Logan goes for a takedown attempt but Horton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Logan takes the fight into the clinch.
Logan goes for a takedown attempt but Horton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horton shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a body shot.
Horton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Logan pushes Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Horton is working Logan over against the cage.
Horton connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Horton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Logan's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
Logan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erek Horton really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Horton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
Logan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Horton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Horton with a knee to the head.
Logan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Horton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Horton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Logan's face.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan is trying to pull guard but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horton.
Horton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Horton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Horton crunches a lovely knee into Logan's ribcage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Logan blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton digs a right hand into Logan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Logan's gas tank.
Horton lands a good knee to the midsection. Logan won't want to take too many of those.
Logan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton lands an elbow inside.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Logan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Logan is trying to break free.
Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton working aggressively here.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Logan blocks a body shot from Horton.
Logan works on Horton's body with a couple of short punches.
Logan tries to break the clinch but Horton is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Horton fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton misses with a knee strike.
Logan tries to pull guard but Horton won't allow it.
Logan is trying to stall.
Horton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Horton avoiding damage as Logan throws knees to the body.
Logan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Logan jumps guard but Horton stands there with Logan around his waist. Logan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Logan takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton misses with the head strike.
Logan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Horton.
Logan prevents a body shot from Horton.
Logan takes an elbow to the temple.
Horton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Logan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Logan managing to block the knees to the body from Horton.
Logan prevents a body shot from Horton.
Horton prevents the takedown attempt.
Logan avoiding damage as Horton throws knees to the body.
Logan is trying to pull guard but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
Logan tries to break the clinch but Horton is controlling the position.
Logan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Horton smiles and moves away.

Logan takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is working for takedown but Horton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Horton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horton.
Horton landing knees to the head.
Horton lands a nice elbow.
Horton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.
Nice body punch from Horton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Horton.
Horton working Logan over with knees to the body.
Horton lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erek Horton dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horton drops his hands momentarily and Logan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Horton tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Logan moves into the clinch.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.
Horton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Horton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Logan or not.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Horton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Horton.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horton.
Logan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Logan tries to pull guard but Horton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horton presses Logan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton with a knee to the head.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Horton working Logan over with knees to the body.
A short left from Horton.
Horton lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Horton.
Horton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Logan.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
Logan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Horton smiles and moves away.

Logan rushes Horton and presses him up against the cage.
Logan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Horton is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton working Logan over with knees to the body.
Logan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horton obliges.
Horton lands an elbow just above Logan 's eye.
Horton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Logan blocks it with crossed arms.
Logan jumps guard but Horton stands there with Logan around his waist. Logan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
Horton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Logan's defenses.
Logan looking to throw knees to the head but Horton is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Logan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horton scores with a knee to the head.
Horton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan jumps guard but Horton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Logan is working for takedown but Horton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horton.
Horton stops a takedown attempt from Logan.
Horton landing knees to the body.
Horton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Logan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Horton lands an elbow that stopped Logan in his tracks for a moment.
Logan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Logan is trying to pull guard but Horton has him pressed against the cage.
Logan tries to throw a body punch but Horton avoids it by throwing Logan back against the cage.
Horton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Horton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Logan looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands a nice elbow.
Logan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Horton.
Logan is trying to push Horton away but Horton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Logan tries to score a body lock takedown but Horton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Horton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan has Horton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Horton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Logan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horton lands a nice knee to the body.
Horton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Logan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horton scores a nice knee to the body.
Horton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Frankie Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erek Horton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erek Horton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Horton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 44:50
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 44:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erek Horton!
Erek Horton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.