PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cees Van Horsekick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Horsekick
vs
Romero

191 cm
18
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cees Van Horsekick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Romero!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Horsekick sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romero somewhat.
Van Horsekick looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Van Horsekick misses with a body kick.

Romero darts in and clinches Van Horsekick up against the cage.
Romero avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Horsekick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Horsekick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Romero jumps guard and drags Van Horsekick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Van Horsekick wants to get up but he can't break Romero's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Van Horsekick wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Van Horsekick wants to stand but Romero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Romero seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

We're going to have a standup here because Cees Van Horsekick wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A bone on bone clash there as Romero blocks the leg kick.
Van Horsekick throws a solid leg kick but Romero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick that misses.
Van Horsekick tries to land a front kick but Romero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Horsekick lands with a slapping head kick.
Romero on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Romero lands a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Van Horsekick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Van Horsekick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Romero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Van Horsekick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cees Van Horsekick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Romero.
Van Horsekick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cees Van Horsekick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romero looks winded!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Romero is defended easily by Van Horsekick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Horsekick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Horsekick connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Horsekick thuds his shin into the meat of Romero's side.
Romero tries to clinch up but Van Horsekick circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Horsekick connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Horsekick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Horsekick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Horsekick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Horsekick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Romero blocks a head kick by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Van Horsekick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Romero takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Hector Romero has been cut.
Romero blocks a head kick by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Romero moves into the clinch.
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!
Romero working hard to break the clinch.
Van Horsekick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to pull guard but Van Horsekick forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Horsekick is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Horsekick throws an elbow but misses.
Van Horsekick missing with knees to the body.
Van Horsekick missing with knees to the body.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Horsekick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Van Horsekick has him pressed against the cage.
Van Horsekick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Horsekick stops a takedown attempt from Romero.
Romero tries to break free but Van Horsekick pushes him back against the cage.

Romero decides to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cees Van Horsekick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero'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.

Van Horsekick lands a nice looking body kick.
Romero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick obviously looking to wear him down.

Romero rushes Van Horsekick and presses him up against the cage.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Van Horsekick.
Romero tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Romero tries a knee to the head but Van Horsekick blocks it.
Romero blocks the elbow strike.
Romero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Van Horsekick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero tries to work over Van Horsekick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romero is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Horsekick connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Horsekick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Romero trying to control the position but instead, Van Horsekick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romero into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick missing with knees to the body.
Van Horsekick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Horsekick is looking to break free of the clinch but Romero has double underhooks.
Van Horsekick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Horsekick is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Van Horsekick is pressed up against the cage. Romero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Horsekick down to the mat. Van Horsekick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cees Van Horsekick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Romero.
Romero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Horsekick throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Van Horsekick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Horsekick scores with a leg kick.
Van Horsekick lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Horsekick throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Van Horsekick.
Romero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Horsekick. That one must have hurt.
Romero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Romero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Horsekick keeps Romero at a distance using the push kick.
Nice body kick from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Horsekick is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Hector Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Horsekick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Horsekick defends it nicely.

Van Horsekick lands a big head kick that sends Romero tumbling to the mat! Van Horsekick takes a step backwards and waves Romero back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Romero is rocked!
Romero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Horsekick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Romero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Horsekick - the referee stops the clock and Romero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Horsekick. Romero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cees Van Horsekick is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Horsekick throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Van Horsekick misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick connects with a leg kick. Romero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Horsekick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Horsekick. Romero shrugs it off though.
Van Horsekick is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Van Horsekick throws the kick towards the body but Romero avoids it.
Van Horsekick throws a push kick but Romero slaps the foot to one side.
Cees Van Horsekick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Horsekick scores with a leg kick.
Van Horsekick misses with a kick to the body.
Romero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Horsekick pinned against the cage. Van Horsekick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Horsekick thuds his shin into the meat of Romero's side.
Van Horsekick throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
Van Horsekick keeps Romero at a distance using the push kick.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Horsekick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Romero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Horsekick is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Horsekick lets loose with a powerful body kick. Romero will feel that in the morning.
Romero steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Horsekick. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Van Horsekick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Romero crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Horsekick - the referee stops the clock and Romero gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Horsekick. Romero manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick pushes Romero away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Horsekick throws a sloppy head kick and Romero moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cees Van Horsekick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Romero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Crunch! Van Horsekick slams his shin into Romero's torso.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Romero effectively controlling the action here.
Van Horsekick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romero's efforts to push away.
Romero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Horsekick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Romero trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Van Horsekick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero avoiding damage as Van Horsekick throws knees to the body.
Romero is looking to take this one to the mat.

Romero ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Romero no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Van Horsekick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick wants to stand and escape but instead Romero has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Horsekick is trying to control the position but Romero postures up.
Van Horsekick wants to control the position but Romero says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Van Horsekick tries to roll over but Romero keeps him under control.
Romero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Horsekick wants to improve his position but Romero is controlling well.

Romero decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick lands a head kick!
Van Horsekick is looking to land body kicks.
Romero avoids a kick to the body.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt.
Cees Van Horsekick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Romero.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Horsekick scores with a push kick.
Romero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Horsekick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body kick from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Horsekick scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Horsekick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
Crunch! Van Horsekick slams his shin into Romero's torso.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Horsekick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Horsekick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romero checks it well.
Romero blocks a head kick by Van Horsekick.
Romero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Romero tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Van Horsekick defends well and Romero ends up having to push Van Horsekick into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Horsekick tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Van Horsekick is pressed up against the cage. Romero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Horsekick down to the mat. Van Horsekick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick misses with a body kick.
Van Horsekick cracks the inside of Romero's front leg.
Van Horsekick tries a head kick but it misses.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but Van Horsekick shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Horsekick misses with a head kick.
Van Horsekick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romero.
Romero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Horsekick lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Horsekick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
Romero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cees Van Horsekick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Horsekick, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cees Van Horsekick!