PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Friday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Horton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Friday
vs
Horton

176 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francis Friday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Horton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Friday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Friday shoots in and gets a takedown into Horton's guard.
Horton keeping full guard, as Friday tries to pass.
Friday is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Friday wants to stand but Horton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Friday engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Francis Friday.
Friday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horton.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Friday dives in and scores a takedown into Horton's guard.
Friday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Horton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Horton working a defensive guard but Friday manages to pass into side control anyway.
Friday prevents Horton from escaping the position.
Horton is trying to control Friday's posture but Friday avoids it.
Friday tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friday grinds an elbow into Horton's temple.
Friday trying to control the action but Horton is working from the bottom.
Horton is trying to improve his position.
Horton struggling a bit here.

Friday stands up and beckons Horton to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friday.
Friday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Friday takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Friday shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Horton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Horton is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Friday.
Horton manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friday is looking to stall here but Horton recovers full guard.
Friday's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Horton is keeping the position for now.
Friday throws an elbow that misses. Horton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Friday's guard. Nice move by Horton!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton wants to stand but Friday has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Friday is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Friday dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Horton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Friday avoids a kick to the body.
Horton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horton throws a right hand that Friday ducks under and follows up with a left that Friday also avoids with ease.
Friday connects with a leg kick. Horton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Friday shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Horton napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Friday decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Horton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horton misses with the combination.
Tim Horton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton throws a nice looking combination but Friday bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday sizes up Horton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Friday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Friday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Friday controlling the action here for a moment.

Friday breaks from the clinch.
Friday lands a jab-cross combination.

Friday drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Horton can't do much from the bottom here.
Horton looking for a sweep but Friday has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to hold on but Friday postures up.
We've been informed that Horton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Friday looking to control but Horton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friday cracks Horton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Friday is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horton misses with a jab, cross combination.

Friday pushes Horton up against the cage in a clinch.

Friday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Friday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horton throws a right and a left that Friday avoids nicely.

Friday closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Horton quickly recovers to half guard.
Horton wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking to control Friday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horton avoid being mounted?
Friday is controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friday.
Horton looks to land a combination but Friday avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horton swinging wildly here.
Horton scores with a one two! Friday had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Friday gets a takedown into half guard.
Friday is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Horton!
Friday looking to control and managing it successfully.
Friday with a couple of short strikes.
Friday controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friday has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Horton has given up his back. Will we see Friday going for some submissions?
Friday lands strikes to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Friday goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Horton escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Friday is trying to get back to full guard.
Francis Friday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Friday wants to control but Horton is keeping busy.

Horton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Friday defends it well.

Horton seems to be working for a kimura but Friday defends the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Friday to regain full guard.

Friday looking for a guillotine here but Horton defends easily.

Horton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Horton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Friday seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Horton wants to stand but Friday has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Friday is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Friday advances to half guard.
Friday perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tim Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Friday working over Horton with some ground and pound. Horton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Horton wants to control but Friday is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horton pushes Friday off looking to stand but Friday dives back in and keeps control.
Friday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Friday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Friday, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Francis Friday!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Francis Friday!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Francis Friday!

Francis Friday wins by unanimous decision!