PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry The Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Hooah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Horse
vs
Hooah

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Stand Alone Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry The Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Hooah!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hooah scores a takedown into full mount!
Hooah controlling from the full mount.
Hooah dominating with strikes here.
The Horse working to try and regain half guard.
Hooah cracks The Horse with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hooah content just to control the position here.
Hooah prevents The Horse from getting the reversal.
Hooah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Horse keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hooah controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Horse in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hooah controlling from mount.
The Horse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hooah controlling from the full mount.
The Horse working to try and regain half guard.
Hooah looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Horse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hooah controlling his opponent.
The Horse is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hooah content just to control the position here.
The Horse is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hooah controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mauricio Hooah just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hooah feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hooah stands up over The Horse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Horse wants to improve his position but instead Hooah has moved into half guard.
The Horse tries to get to full guard but Hooah has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Horse actively working from the bottom here.
Hooah controlling the pace.

The Horse actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hooah in particular looking to stall.
Hooah prevents The Horse from improving his position.

The Horse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Horse is breathing heavily.
Hooah slows the pace down in half guard.
The Horse moves into full guard.

The Horse is looking for a triangle but Hooah pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The Horse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hooah sitting in guard here, content to control.

The Horse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hooah advances to half guard.
Hooah stalling.
The Horse tries to get to full guard but Hooah has control of the leg.
The Horse tries to kick Hooah off but Hooah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The Horse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hooah drops an elbow to the side of The Horse's head.
The Horse wants to improve his position but Hooah is controlling well.
Hooah is taking a breather. The Horse says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Hooah dominated that round.
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.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hooah.
Hooah controls the position.
The Horse tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hooah presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hooah won't let The Horse get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The Horse regains half guard.

The Horse is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hooah pulls his head out easily.
The Horse tries to get to full guard but Hooah has control of the leg.
Hooah controlling the action here.

The Horse actively working from the bottom here.
Hooah not doing much here.
Hooah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mauricio Hooah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hooah is breathing heavily.
Hooah wants to control but The Horse is keeping him busy.
Hooah throwing shots but The Horse is blocking nicely.

The Horse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hooah content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The Horse looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hooah takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Horse is trying to stand up here but Hooah is controlling him well.
The Horse is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Horse doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooah circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hooah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Horse tries to buck Hooah off but Hooah is having none of it.
The Horse manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hooah's best efforts.
Hooah wants to take a breather but The Horse is having none of it.

The Horse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hooah not doing much here.
Let's hope that Hooah has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hooah lands with a punch from half guard.
Hooah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Hooah is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The Horse is looking to escape.
Hooah slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mauricio Hooah just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Horse tries to clinch up.
The Horse tries to clinch there but Hooah circles away.
Hooah fails with a takedown attempt.
The Horse tries to clinch but Hooah is having none of it.
The Horse doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooah circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Horse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Horse misses with a straight right.
The Horse wants to clinch.
The Horse wants to clinch up but Hooah keeps it at a distance.

Hooah drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hooah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The Horse is looking for a triangle but Hooah pushes his legs off easily.
Hooah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hooah preventing the sweep.
The Horse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hooah controls the pace.

The Horse looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Hooah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! The Horse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Horse misses with a hook.

Hooah looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hooah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Horse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hooah trying to control but The Horse is working from the bottom.
The Horse is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hooah is controlling him.

Hooah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

The Horse is looking for a triangle but Hooah pushes his legs off easily.
Hooah content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The Horse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hooah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hooah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Horse looking for a sweep. Not yet The Horse, not yet.
Hooah sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hooah stops The Horse from standing up.

The Horse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hooah controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The Horse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Horse wants to improve his position but instead Hooah has moved into half guard.
The Horse tries to get to full guard but Hooah has control of the leg.
Hooah takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Horse gets back to full guard.

The Horse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hooah sitting in guard here, content to control.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mauricio Hooah just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hooah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hooah showed some decent athleticism there.
Hooah prevents The Horse from improving his position.
Hooah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hooah scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harry The Horse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Horse gets back to full guard.

Hooah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hooah preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooah advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
The Horse sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hooah in particular looking to stall.

The Horse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hooah stalling.

The Horse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooah prevents The Horse from improving his position.

The Horse is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hooah pulls his head out easily.
The Horse is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The Horse actively working from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hooah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hooah showed some decent athleticism there.

The Horse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The Horse is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hooah pulls his head out easily.
Hooah trying to control the pace.
The Horse wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Hooah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hooah 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Hooah!