PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe The One Armed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The One Armed Man comes into the arena with Stand Up To be C**ted blaring out of the sound system. Horizon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring your whole crew. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The One Armed Man
vs
Horizon

185 cm
33
240 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

201 cm
28
249 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe The One Armed Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horizon throws a sloppy head kick and The One Armed Man moves out of range easily.
Horizon misses with a wild body shot.
Horizon misses with a low kick.
The One Armed Man is looking to land body kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Horizon.
The One Armed Man misses with a wild body shot.
Evan Horizon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The One Armed Man looks to land a right hand but Horizon moved out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horizon checks a leg kick.
The One Armed Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Horizon.
The One Armed Man swings widly with a right hand
and Horizon counters with a thumping low kick.
The One Armed Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horizon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon throws a shot from downtown. The One Armed Man moves away and avoids it.
Horizon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The One Armed Man's waist but The One Armed Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Horizon off to one side.
The One Armed Man misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by The One Armed Man. That's going to slow Horizon down.
Horizon cracks The One Armed Man with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Horizon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
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!
The One Armed Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Horizon lands a big head kick that sends The One Armed Man tumbling to the mat! Horizon takes a step backwards and waves The One Armed Man back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Joe The One Armed Man has been cut.
Horizon tries to move into range but The One Armed Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horizon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The One Armed Man connects with a body shot that sends Horizon's belly button to the back.
Horizon misses with a looping left.
The One Armed Man throws a push kick but Horizon slaps the foot to one side.
The One Armed Man closes the distance and clinches up with Horizon, looking for a takedown. The One Armed Man pushes Horizon against the cage but Horizon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The One Armed Man takes a kick to the side of the head.
Horizon stuffs the takedown attempt from The One Armed Man. The One Armed Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Horizon counters with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by The One Armed Man.
Horizon tries for a takedown but The One Armed Man circles away easily

and The One Armed Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Horizon manages to break the clinch.
The One Armed Man throws a front kick aimed at Horizon's knee but Horizon avoids it well.

The One Armed Man drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Horizon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Horizon seems keen to control The One Armed Man's posture.
Horizon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The One Armed Man is controlling him.
The One Armed Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The One Armed Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The One Armed Man throws an elbow that misses. Horizon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The One Armed Man's guard. Nice move by Horizon!

Horizon tries to free his leg and advance position but The One Armed Man is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horizon content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The One Armed Man has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Horizon is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for The One Armed Man.
The One Armed Man struggling a bit here.
Horizon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down The One Armed Man's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The One Armed Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Horizon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The One Armed Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Horizon is looking to take a break and control but The One Armed Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Horizon happy to just control the position for now.
The One Armed Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Horizon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Horizon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe The One Armed Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The One Armed Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
The One Armed Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The One Armed Man blocks a leg kick.
Horizon checks a low kick from The One Armed Man.
Horizon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The One Armed Man pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horizon throws the kick towards the body but The One Armed Man avoids it.
The One Armed Man appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Horizon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The One Armed Man.
A jab from The One Armed Man misses.
Horizon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horizon looks for the body kick but The One Armed Man saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Horizon there.
The One Armed Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Horizon if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The One Armed Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horizon.
The One Armed Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Evan Horizon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The One Armed Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Horizon.
Horizon swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horizon 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 The One Armed Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The One Armed Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good exchange - The One Armed Man coming out on top.
Horizon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The One Armed Man misses with a body kick.
The One Armed Man sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Horizon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horizon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horizon scores with a nice right hand.
Horizon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horizon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by The One Armed Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horizon moves out of range as The One Armed Man throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The One Armed Man blocks the body kick.
The One Armed Man scores with a nice body kick.
Donk. Horizon catches The One Armed Man right on the button with a cross.
Good work by Horizon as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon misses with an attempted mid kick.
The One Armed Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Horizon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horizon misses with a head kick.
The One Armed Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horizon.
The One Armed Man scores with a jab to the jaw.
The One Armed Man jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horizon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The One Armed Man tries to counter with a takedown but Horizon is quick to defend against it.
Horizon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and The One Armed Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The One Armed Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The One Armed Man stopping the sweep attempt from Horizon.
Horizon is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The One Armed Man wants to control from the top but Horizon keeps moving.
The One Armed Man throwing strikes but missing.
The One Armed Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Horizon has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for The One Armed Man.
Horizon lands a leg kick that knocks The One Armed Man off balance momentarily.
The One Armed Man feints and then cracks Horizon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horizon down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horizon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horizon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The One Armed Man avoids the head kick by Horizon.
The One Armed Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Horizon avoids it really well and circles away.
Horizon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The One Armed Man.
Horizon cracks The One Armed Man with an open hand slap.
Horizon lands a leg kick that knocks The One Armed Man off balance momentarily.

Horizon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The One Armed Man sprawls well initially but Horizon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horizon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Horizon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Horizon wants to lay and pray for a moment but The One Armed Man keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Evan Horizon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe The One Armed Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Horizon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The One Armed Man can pounce on him.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick but Horizon checks it.
The One Armed Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The One Armed Man throws a shot from downtown. Horizon moves away and avoids it.
The One Armed Man blocks a head kick by Horizon.
The One Armed Man scores with a kick to the midsection.

Horizon instigates a clinch.
The One Armed Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to The One Armed Man's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Horizon misses with a punch to the body.

The One Armed Man pulls Horizon into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon trying to control the position from guard on top but The One Armed Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe The One Armed Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The One Armed Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon is stalling in the full guard.
The One Armed Man trying to control the position.
The One Armed Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Horizon manages to get to full guard.
Horizon controlling the position.
Joe The One Armed Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Horizon being controlled here, momentarily.
Horizon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Horizon is pulling down on The One Armed Man's head. It's preventing any offense from The One Armed Man, at least for the moment.
The One Armed Man with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon looking to hit a scissor sweep but The One Armed Man is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The One Armed Man keeps Horizon at a distance using the push kick.
The One Armed Man throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Horizon scores with a hook to the body. The One Armed Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some bone on bone action there as The One Armed Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Horizon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The One Armed Man throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Horizon counters with a thumping low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horizon.

The One Armed Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than The One Armed Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Horizon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man tries to score with some ground and pound. Horizon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The One Armed Man in side control, throwing shots but Horizon defends.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from The One Armed Man seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The One Armed Man throwing strikes but Horizon manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The One Armed Man is not content to let Horizon control the position.
The One Armed Man is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe The One Armed Man.
I think Horizon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Evan Horizon!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Evan Horizon!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Evan Horizon!

Evan Horizon wins by unanimous decision!
Evan Horizon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.