PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Horne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kto ry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Horne
vs
ry

173 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ezekiel Horne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kto ry!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ry moves into the clinch.
Horne misses with some punches.

ry wants the takedown. Horne is fighting it off but ry persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Horne's guard against the cage.
ry would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
ry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
ry pushing down on Horne's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horne is looking to control ry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Horne avoid being mounted?
ry seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ry controlling the action here.
ry trying to mount his opponent but Horne defends it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

ry scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
ry in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from ry crashes against the mat.
ry wants to stand but Horne is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Horne is being controlled here.
Horne tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but ry presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
ry tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
ry in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
ry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horne blocking the ground and pound.
ry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ry raining down shots from the mount!
ry landing punches.
ry controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horne is arching his back trying to strike from the bottom but ry turns him over and now has his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - ry's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Horne wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ry wants to control but Horne is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kto ry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

ry tries to work over Horne's front leg with a kick but Horne checks it.
ry looks to land a left hand but Horne moved out of range nicely.
Horne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Horne drives through and clinches with ry against the cage.

ry has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Horne uses from the top position.
Horne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ry on the ground.
Horne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as ry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Horne got a little sloppy there for a moment and ry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Horne has managed to get both his arms back between ry's legs - danger averted.
ry is looking to sweep but instead, Horne has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
ry tries to roll over but Horne keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ry gets back to full guard.

ry looking for a guillotine here but Horne defends easily.
ry has his hands on Horne's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

ry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Horne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Horne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Horne wants to stand but ry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
ry is controlling Horne's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horne tries to stand but ry is controlling from the bottom.
ry trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
ry swats away the attempt to clinch by Horne.

Horne shoots in and bounces ry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horne throws an elbow that misses. ry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Horne's guard. Nice move by ry!

ry postures up.
ry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
ry throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Horne keeping moving, preventing ry from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kto ry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Horne moves into range and clinches up with ry.

ry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

ry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Horne was covering up waiting for the punch and ry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Horne keeping moving, preventing ry from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

ry drops back, looking for a kneebar! Horne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Horne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Horne!

ry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Horne has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ry struggling a bit here.
ry manages to get back to half guard.
ry is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. ry manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
ry wants to stand and escape but Horne is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
ry working a defensive guard but Horne passes into half guard.
ry controlling the position for now.
ry is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Horne is looking for a kimura here.
ry wants to control but Horne is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ry is looking to improve his position.
Horne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horne tries to clinch but ry is having none of it.
ry unleashes a big counter combination but Horne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

ry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Horne parries the strikes from ry easily there. ry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Horne to escape.
ry trying to control the action but Horne is working from the bottom.
ry controlling from side mount.
ry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horne looks to move to half guard but instead ry has passed into mount! Damn!
ry punching from mount but Horne doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ezekiel Horne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kto ry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ry blocks Horne's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kto ry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got ry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kto ry!