PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sundberg
vs
Horiguchi

158 cm
19
138 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Highland Clothing
Vikai Gear Island

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ove Sundberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Piston Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi 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.
Sundberg misses with an uppercut. Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Horiguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Piston Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sundberg misses with an uppercut. Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Sundberg misses with an uppercut. Horiguchi saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sundberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Horiguchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horiguchi thuds his right hand into Sundberg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horiguchi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sundberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horiguchi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sundberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sundberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horiguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Sundberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sundberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Sundberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Horiguchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horiguchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Horiguchi clinches up against the cage.
Sundberg misses with some punches.
Horiguchi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sundberg tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Sundberg back against the cage.
Horiguchi controlling the action here for a moment.
A right hand to the body from Horiguchi.
Sundberg misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Horiguchi obliges.
Sundberg misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi works on Sundberg's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Horiguchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Horiguchi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sundberg up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sundberg.
Sundberg working aggressively here.
Horiguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sundberg is trying to break the clinch but Horiguchi has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sundberg fails to land.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sundberg.
Sundberg blocks an uppercut.
Horiguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sundberg misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Horiguchi.
Good body shot from Sundberg.
Sundberg avoids the elbow strike from Horiguchi, against the cage.
Horiguchi missing with knees to the body.
Sundberg letting Horiguchi take a breather here.
Horiguchi effectively controlling the action here.
Horiguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sundberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Sundberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sundberg scores with a punch to the head.
Sundberg thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi tries to clinch
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Sundberg moved away.
Horiguchi scores with a body shot.
Sundberg just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Sundberg swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi feints a counter leg kick.
Sundberg misses with a hook to the body
and Horiguchi counters with a right hand to the body.
Sundberg punishes Horiguchi's body with a nice straight punch.
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Horiguchi lands a jab to the head.
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sundberg manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sundberg takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Horiguchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sundberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sundberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundberg.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
It looked like Sundberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horiguchi connects with a single shot there.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
A lazy body kick from Horiguchi
and Sundberg counters with a left to the body.
Horiguchi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Horiguchi clinches up with Sundberg and pushes him back against the cage.
Horiguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sundberg tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Sundberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horiguchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Horiguchi throws an elbow but misses.
Sundberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from Sundberg.
Horiguchi lands a body punch.
Horiguchi letting Sundberg take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Horiguchi as the two fighters clinch.
Sundberg misses with some punches.
Sundberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horiguchi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horiguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horiguchi misses with some punches.
Horiguchi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sundberg misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Horiguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horiguchi is working Sundberg over against the cage.
Sundberg leaning against his opponent.

Sundberg breaks the clinch.
Sundberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick as Sundberg jumps back.
Horiguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Sundberg strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sundberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horiguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sundberg throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sundberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Horiguchi thinking.
Sundberg blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
A little feinted left hand from Sundberg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sundberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sundberg misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Horiguchi.
Sundberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi tries to work over Sundberg's front leg with a kick but Sundberg checks it.
Sundberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Sundberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Sundberg moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Sundberg cracks Horiguchi with a good jab.
Sundberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ove Sundberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Sundberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Horiguchi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sundberg is looking to wear down Horiguchi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sundberg blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
It looked like Sundberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Horiguchi.
Sundberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Sundberg checks it
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sundberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horiguchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sundberg's hands.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot
and Sundberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sundberg.
Sundberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sundberg connects with a single shot there.
Horiguchi tries to score with a low kick but Sundberg moves his leg out of the way.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Sundberg moves away
and Sundberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Horiguchi thinking.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horiguchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Horiguchi lands with a hook. Sundberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
Horiguchi takes one on the button.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ove Sundberg will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Horiguchi throws a low kick but Sundberg avoids it.
Horiguchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Sundberg misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Horiguchi! But no joy.
Sundberg misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Horiguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sundberg.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Horiguchi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sundberg.
Sundberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Horiguchi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sundberg backwards.
Sundberg has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sundberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a nice uppercut.
Sundberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Horiguchi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from Sundberg.
Horiguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horiguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sundberg controls his hands.
Sundberg blocks an uppercut.
Horiguchi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sundberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a shoulder strike.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Sundberg blocks the leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Sundberg misses its target.
Horiguchi walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Sundberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Sundberg.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the side of Sundberg's head but Sundberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi wants to clinch up but Sundberg keeps it at a distance.
Sundberg on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sundberg swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sundberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sundberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horiguchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with an uppercut. Sundberg saw that one coming.
Horiguchi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.

Horiguchi has closed the distance and engaged Sundberg in a clinch.
Sundberg stalls.
Sundberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sundberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Horiguchi tries to work over Sundberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horiguchi lands with a left to the head.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Horiguchi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sundberg controls his hands.
Sundberg misses with the head strike.
Sundberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Horiguchi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sundberg uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg lands with a left to the head.
Sundberg tries to work over Horiguchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sundberg takes a shot to the head.
Horiguchi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sundberg prevents a body shot from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sundberg tries to throw a body punch but Horiguchi avoids it by throwing Sundberg back against the cage.
Sundberg slowing the pace effectively.
Horiguchi blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Sundberg to work.
Horiguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Horiguchi really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sundberg is just out of range.
Sundberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sundberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sundberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sundberg throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sundberg lands the left hand.
Sundberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a lazy head kick
and Sundberg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horiguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Sundberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg cracks Horiguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horiguchi slips a jab from Sundberg.
Sundberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Horiguchi back to the cage. Sundberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundberg tries to bum rush Horiguchi with a series of wild strikes but Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Sundberg misses.
Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sundberg.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sundberg moves away.
Horiguchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg misses with a hook
and Horiguchi counters with a good low kick that Sundberg was not able to check.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Sundberg moves out of range.
Sundberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Sundberg throws a big shot that misses.
Sundberg moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHoriguchi.
Sundberg lands with a good body shot.
Horiguchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sundberg.
Horiguchi misses with a right hand
and Sundberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sundberg just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Sundberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Horiguchi thinking.
Sundberg cracks Horiguchi with an open hand slap.

Horiguchi pushes Sundberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horiguchi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Horiguchi can't find room to land a body shot as Sundberg controls the action.
Piston Horiguchi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Horiguchi lands a right hand.
Sundberg lands with a short shot to the head.

Sundberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sundberg cracks Horiguchi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sundberg blocks a jab.
Sundberg swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sundberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Sundberg misses its target.
Sundberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sundberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Horiguchi misses the body punch
and Sundberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into Sundberg's ribs.
Sundberg cracks a nice hook into Horiguchi's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horiguchi. Sundberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sundberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sundberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horiguchi.
Sundberg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sundberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sundberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Horiguchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Sundberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horiguchi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi scores with a punch to the head.
Horiguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Sundberg throws a big counter combination but Horiguchi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sundberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sundberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sundberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Horiguchi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sundberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sundberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Sundberg misses its target.
Sundberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sundberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horiguchi under the eye.
A jab from Horiguchi misses.
Sundberg misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sundberg blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sundberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ove Sundberg had his way with Piston Horiguchi in that round.
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. This is the final round!

Sundberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Sundberg.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot
and Sundberg counters with a one-two to the body.
Horiguchi lands with a kick to the temple. Sundberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A swing and a miss from Horiguchi.
Sundberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Sundberg.
Sundberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Horiguchi responds with a good body kick, but Sundberg manages to step out the way in time.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sundberg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horiguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sundberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sundberg. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sundberg takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sundberg.
Sundberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Sundberg throws a hook but Horiguchi avoids it easily.
Sundberg slips a straight right by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sundberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sundberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi wants to clinch up but Sundberg keeps it at a distance.
Sundberg scores with a jab to the body.
Sundberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Horiguchi! But no joy.
Sundberg cracks a nice hook into Horiguchi's ribs.
The fighters circling - Sundberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Horiguchi responds with a good body kick, but Sundberg manages to step out the way in time.
Horiguchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sundberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sundberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sundberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
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!
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sundberg.
Sundberg misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
Horiguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sundberg takes one to the chin there.
Horiguchi lands a jab to Sundberg's midsection.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Sundberg checks it
letting Sundberg counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sundberg.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sundberg looks to land a combination. Horiguchi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Horiguchi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sundberg blocks an elbow strike.
Horiguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horiguchi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sundberg has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
Sundberg blocks the elbow strike.
Sundberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Horiguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sundberg.
Horiguchi working aggressively here.
Horiguchi being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sundberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Horiguchi.
Sundberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horiguchi.
A right hand to the body from Horiguchi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sundberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Horiguchi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horiguchi lands a body shot.
Horiguchi lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horiguchi.
Sundberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Horiguchi.

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 Ove Sundberg.
I think Sundberg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 47:48
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Ove Sundberg retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!