PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hortons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and La Vics (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hortons
vs
Vics

174 cm
23
164 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hortons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, La Vics!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vics wants to clinch but Hortons slips to the side
and Hortons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hortons 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 Vics has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vics and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Vics closes the distance and clinches.
Hortons is struggling to control the position.
Vics tries a knee to the head but Hortons blocks it.
Hortons avoiding damage as Vics throws knees to the body.
Vics looking to throw knees to the head but Hortons is blocking nicely.
Hortons blocks the elbow strike.
Vics misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hortons.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortons blocks an elbow strike.
Vics tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hortons putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vics in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vics keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hortons's efforts to push away.
Vics misses with an elbow over the top.
Vics on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortons's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hortons looking to stall.
Hortons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vics throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hortons managing to block the knees to the body from Vics.
Hortons trying to control the position but instead, Vics has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hortons into the cage.
Vics lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortons misses with a knee strike.
Vics throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vics throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hortons blocks it with crossed arms.
Hortons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vics missing with knees to the body.
Hortons wants to stall.
Vics pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vics is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hortons is defending well for now.
Hortons controlling the action here for a moment.
Hortons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vics is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hortons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vics has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hortons avoids a wild elbow strike from Vics.
Vics trying to land knees to the body.
Hortons blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vics is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hortons is defending well for now.
Hortons is trying to break the clinch but Vics has him pressed against the cage.
Vics tries to land a knee to the head but Hortons blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but La Vics will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vics clinches.
Vics with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hortons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hortons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vics misses with a knee strike.
Vics lands an elbow that stopped Hortons in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Tim Hortons has been cut.
Vics tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hortons avoids it.
Vics with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hortons.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vics as Hortons tries to tie him up.
Hortons tries a knee to the head but Vics blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hortons tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vics avoids it.
Vics throws an elbow but it misses.
Vics misses with a knee strike.
Vics scores with a knee to the head.
Vics throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Vics seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hortons avoiding damage as Vics throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vics.
Vics is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hortons is defending well for now.
Vics tries to land knees in the clinch but Hortons avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hortons looking to slow down the pace here.
Hortons avoiding damage as Vics throws knees to the body.
Vics looking to throw knees to the head but Hortons is blocking nicely.
Vics trying to land knees to the body.
Hortons trying to control the position but instead, Vics has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hortons into the cage.
Vics using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hortons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vics missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hortons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hortons trying to land knees to the body.
Hortons stalling the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vics misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hortons.
Hortons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vics has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vics missing with knees to the body.
Hortons misses with a knee to the head.
Vics tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hortons avoids it.
Vics with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vics throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hortons blocks it with crossed arms.
Vics tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hortons avoids it.
Hortons is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vics is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hortons is defending well for now.
Vics misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hortons.
Hortons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hortons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vics creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Hortons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vics wants to clinch.
Tim Hortons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hortons swats away the attempt to clinch by Vics.
Vics is looking to clinch but Hortons is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vics closes the distance but Hortons moves to the side
and Hortons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vics moves in looking to clinch but Hortons pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vics darts in trying to clinch
and Hortons counters with a two punch combo.
Hortons misses with a few strikes there.
Vics is looking to clinch.

Hortons gets tackled into the cage by Vics. Vics maintains the clinch.
Vics misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hortons.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hortons misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vics misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hortons.
Hortons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vics pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vics missing with knees to the body.
Vics lands an elbow just above Hortons 's eye.
Hortons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vics misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hortons.
Vics lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Hortons throws an elbow but misses.
Hortons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vics is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vics tries to land knees in the clinch but Hortons avoids the damage to the body.
Vics on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hortons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vics as Hortons tries to tie him up.
Hortons misses with a knee to the head.
Hortons lands a nice knee to the body.
Vics is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hortons is defending well for now.
Vics tries to land knees in the clinch but Hortons avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hortons managing to block the knees to the body from Vics.
Hortons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vics with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vics misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hortons.
Tim Hortons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vics utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vics landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hortons trying to stall but Vics improves his position.
La Vics is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vics with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
La Vics comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vics has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... La Vics!