PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horacy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao comes to the cage accompanied by Cao Cao. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cao
vs
Horse

175 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
165 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Horacy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse misses with an uppercut. Cao saw that one coming.

Cao closes the distance and clinches.
Cao misses with a body punch.
Horse misses with a body punch.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Cao controls the action.
Cao stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Horse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
I was talking to Cao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on Horse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Horse is trying to break the clinch but Cao is controlling him.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horse tries to work over Cao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cao scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Cao.
Cao just leaning against Horse, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cao.
Cao is struggling to control the position.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cao pushes Horse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cao.
Cao pushes Horse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.
Cao lands a body punch.
Horse avoiding damage as Cao throws knees to the body.
Cao leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cao misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cao.
Nice body punch from Cao - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cao's elbow.

Horse breaks from the clinch.
Cao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Horse.
Horacy Horse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cao wants to clinch.
Horse attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Horse misses.
Cao wants to clinch.

Cao darts in and clinches Horse up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cao blocks a body shot from Horse.
Cao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horse or not.
Cao can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Cao.
Cao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horse tries to stall but Cao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stalling in the clinch from Cao.
A right hook to the body lands for Horse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cao lands a nice shot to the body.
Cao can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Horse throws an elbow but it misses.
Horse is trying to force a seperation but Cao has the dominant position.
Horse takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cao.
Cao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Horse avoids it.
A short left from Cao.
Cao landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cao Cao 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.

Cao slips a jab from Horse.
Cao wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Cao blocks the leg kick.
Cao tries to clinch up.
Cao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cao scores with a nice head shot.

Cao moves into the clinch.
Cao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cao lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Cao.
Cao lands a hook that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Cao pushes Horse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cao slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horse prevents a body shot from Cao.
Horse blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Horse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cao's brow.
Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cao lands a good knee to the midsection. Horse won't want to take too many of those.
Horse is looking to break free of the clinch but Cao has double underhooks.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cao Cao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cao obliges.
Cao slowing the pace effectively.
Cao lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Cao.
Horse is breathing heavily.
Cao blocks an elbow strike from Horse.
Cao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horse can do to turn this around?
Cao lands a nice shot to the body.
Cao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cao scores with a hook to the body.
The referee calls for Cao to work.
Cao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Nice body punch from Cao - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Cao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cao.
Cao digs a right hand into Horse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Horse's gas tank.
Cao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cao.
Cao pushes Horse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cao.
Cao lands a nice knee to the body.
Cao is leaning against Horse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cao cracks Horse with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cao lands a body shot.
Cao lands a left hand.
Horse being controlled against the cage.
Cao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cao taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao lands with a short shot to the head.
Cao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Horse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cao working Horse over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cao.
Come on Cao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cao cracks Horse with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Cao.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horse or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Cao.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cao Cao dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cao lands a body punch.
Horse misses with a punch on the inside.
Cao leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Cao.
A right hand to the body from Cao.
Horse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Cao controls his hands.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Cao.
Horse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse misses with an elbow strike.
Cao working Horse over with knees to the body.
Cao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horse or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cao for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Horse working aggressively here.
Cao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Horse or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cao.
A short right from Cao.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse throws a head punch that misses.
Horse misses with some punches.
Cao pressing his opponent against the cage.
Horacy Horse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cao Cao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Cao.
Cao has Horse pressed against the cage, preventing Horse from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse misses with some punches.
Horse being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao managing to block the knees to the body from Horse.
Horse working hard to break the clinch.
Cao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horse tries to throw a body punch but Cao avoids it by throwing Horse back against the cage.
Horse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cao blocks an uppercut.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Cao.
Horse is trying to force a seperation but Cao has the dominant position.
Cao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cao leaning against his opponent.
Cao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Horse throws a punch but it's blocked by Cao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cao Cao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cao 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cao Cao!
During a confident post fight interview, Cao Cao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Horacy Horse stepped up to the mic, saying 'Neeeeeeeigh why did that happend?Congratulations to my opponent'.