PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piston Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piston Horiguchi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Horiguchi
vs
Estrada

165 cm
26
139 lbs
3 - 0 - 2

163 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Highland Clothing

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 3 - 0 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Piston Horiguchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Estrada!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
Estrada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horiguchi.
It looked like Horiguchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Estrada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horiguchi at a distance.

Horiguchi rushes Estrada and presses him up against the ropes.
Estrada avoids a wild elbow strike from Horiguchi.
Nice body punch from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Estrada can't break the clinch.
Estrada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Horiguchi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Horiguchi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Estrada backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Estrada.
A right handed body shot lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi trying to land knees to the body.
Horiguchi prevents a body shot from Estrada.
Horiguchi lands with a short shot 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 lands with a light punch inside.
Horiguchi prevents Estrada from breaking the clinch.
Estrada tries a body shot but Horiguchi blocks it.
Estrada misses with some punches.
Horiguchi lands a body shot.
Horiguchi prevents Estrada from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Estrada has a couple of punches blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Estrada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Horiguchi gets through Estrada's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Horiguchi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Estrada's efforts to push away.
Horiguchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Estrada is keeping busy.
Estrada struggles to land a body shot inside as Horiguchi controls his hands.
Horiguchi lands a left hand.
Estrada lands an uppercut.
Horiguchi works on Estrada's body with a couple of short punches.
Horiguchi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horiguchi lands an uppercut.

Estrada is rocked!

Horiguchi drops Estrada onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Estrada is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Estrada is still on wobbly legs! Can Horiguchi finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horiguchi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Estrada with a big uppercut! Estrada tries to clinch up but Horiguchi pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Estrada to the mat! Estrada covers up and Horiguchi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Piston Horiguchi!
Piston Horiguchi retains his bantamweight title!