PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Van Horsekick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theron Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Van Horsekick
vs
Harris

175 cm
23
139 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Van Horsekick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Theron Harris!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harris closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Horsekick quickly recovers to half guard.

Harris is trying to work for a kimura but Van Horsekick is defending well.
My spies in Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems inform me that Harris has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Van Horsekick trying to control from the bottom.
Van Horsekick won't allow Harris to pass to mount.

Van Horsekick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Horsekick is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Laboratorium, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Horsekick keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Horsekick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Van Horsekick wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is stalling here. Van Horsekick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harris seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Horsekick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Van Horsekick sits in half guard.
Van Horsekick prevents Harris from improving his position.
Van Horsekick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick prevents Harris from improving his position.
Harris trying to hold on to Van Horsekick's head to control him but Van Horsekick postures up.
Harris tries to get to full guard but Van Horsekick has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Horsekick.
Harris is trying to maintain the position but Van Horsekick is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Horsekick is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Harris manages to get to full guard.
Van Horsekick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Horsekick preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Van Horsekick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harris takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Horsekick lands a nice looking body kick.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Horsekick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Van Horsekick cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
Van Horsekick thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Van Horsekick throws a leg kick

and Harris counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Horsekick won't allow Harris to pass to mount.

Van Horsekick has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Harris escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Harris!
Van Horsekick prevents Harris from moving into mount.
Van Horsekick is looking to reverse the position.
Van Horsekick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Van Horsekick prevents Harris from improving his position.
Van Horsekick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Van Horsekick wants to free his trapped foot but Harris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricky Van Horsekick will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harris feints and then cracks Van Horsekick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Horsekick down.
Harris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Horsekick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Van Horsekick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Horsekick tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Horsekick keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Horsekick throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Horsekick sprawls well. Van Horsekick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Ricky Van Horsekick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theron Harris.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Horsekick tries to land a front kick but Harris steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Horsekick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ricky Van Horsekick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Horsekick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harris darts in looking for a takedown but Van Horsekick gets double underhooks and turns Harris into the cage.
Van Horsekick thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Horsekick throws the kick towards the body but Harris avoids it.
Ricky Van Horsekick is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Horsekick stuffs the takedown.
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Horsekick is looking to clinch.

Van Horsekick has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Horsekick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Horsekick avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Van Horsekick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Horsekick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Horsekick tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Horsekick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Horsekick scores with a leg kick.
Van Horsekick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Van Horsekick misses with a leg kick.
Van Horsekick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Horsekick. Van Horsekick obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Horsekick lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harris takes a step back to recover.
Harris blocks a head kick by Van Horsekick.
Harris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harris takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Horsekick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Horsekick throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Horsekick lands with a cross.
Van Horsekick scores with a kick to the body.
Van Horsekick lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harris darts in looking for a takedown but Van Horsekick gets double underhooks and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris walks into a left hand.
Harris avoids the head kick by Van Horsekick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick scores with a nice head shot.

Harris is rocked!
Harris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Horsekick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Horsekick throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Horsekick finish him?
Harris has his takedown stuffed
and Van Horsekick counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Horsekick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Van Horsekick scores with a jab to the body.
Van Horsekick tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Van Horsekick keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
Van Horsekick feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Van Horsekick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Van Horsekick shakes him off and moves away.
Harris avoids the head kick by Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Van Horsekick dominated that second round.
That's time! Van Horsekick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Van Horsekick connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Horsekick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Theron Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Horsekick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harris's head.
Harris shoots in but Van Horsekick avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Van Horsekick has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Horsekick connects with a high kick.
Van Horsekick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Horsekick.
Despite the aggression on Harris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van Horsekick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Van Horsekick closes the distance and clinches.
Harris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Horsekick up against the cage.
Van Horsekick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A knee to the head by Van Horsekick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Horsekick tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Van Horsekick stalls.
Harris prevents a body shot from Van Horsekick.
Van Horsekick lands a left hand.
Van Horsekick lands with a left to the head.

Harris has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Van Horsekick regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Van Horsekick throws his legs up looking for a submission but Harris uses it to pass to side control.
Harris tries to move to full mount but Van Horsekick actually manages to regain half guard.

Harris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Van Horsekick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Horsekick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Harris is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Van Horsekick looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris wants to pass to mount but Van Horsekick is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Horsekick keeps working.

Harris is looking for a kimura here.
Van Horsekick is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
Theron Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Horsekick flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Van Horsekick!
Ricky Van Horsekick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.