PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horizon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring your whole crew. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Horizon
vs
Clegane

201 cm
32
249 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

199 cm
30
281 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Héritage!
GREEN!160

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon looks for the body kick but Clegane saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clegane 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 Horizon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Horizon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Horizon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clegane just manages to avoid it.

Horizon clinches up against the cage.
Horizon throws a punch but it's blocked by Clegane.
Horizon blocking some punches.
Clegane prevents Horizon from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Horizon.
Horizon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clegane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clegane blocking some punches.
Horizon is pushing Clegane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clegane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clegane throws an elbow but misses.
Clegane tries a body shot but Horizon blocks it.
Horizon avoiding damage.
Clegane holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon misses with some punches.
Horizon tries to land a knee to the head but Clegane blocks with his arms.
Clegane is leaning against Horizon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

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

Clegane darts in and clinches Horizon up against the cage.
Horizon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Horizon throws a punch but it's blocked by Clegane.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horizon.
Clegane misses with a knee to the head.
Clegane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Horizon on the inside.
Good body shot from Horizon.
Horizon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Clegane gets through Horizon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clegane can't find room to land a body shot as Horizon controls the action.
Clegane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Horizon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Clegane.
Horizon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clegane pulls his leg out and moves away.

Horizon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clegane, pushing him back against the cage.
Horizon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horizon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Clegane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horizon misses with a punch to the body.
Clegane throws a head punch that misses.
Horizon has a couple of punches blocked by Clegane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horizon.
Horizon can't find room to land a body shot as Clegane controls the action.

Clegane breaks from the clinch.
Horizon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane connects with a crisp jab.
Clegane throws an overhand right that lands on Horizon's shoulder, as Horizon tries to avoid the shot.
Horizon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Clegane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horizon moves away.
Clegane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horizon defends it nicely.
Horizon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Sandor Clegane has been cut.
Clegane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Horizon checks a leg kick.
Horizon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clegane will feel that in the morning.
Horizon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Clegane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horizon throws out the jab.
Clegane throws an overhand right that lands on Horizon's shoulder, as Horizon tries to avoid the shot.
Horizon tests Clegane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Horizon lands a big right hand that sends Clegane crashing to the mat! Horizon stays standing though and waves Clegane back to his feet!

Clegane is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horizon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Horizon throws a hook but Clegane blocks it.
Horizon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clegane sprawls well. Clegane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Horizon gets slowly back to his feet.
Horizon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clegane misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Clegane there.
Clegane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horizon.
Clegane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clegane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horizon's head.
Horizon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clegane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Horizon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horizon is looking to clinch.
Clegane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clegane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horizon misses with a head kick.
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 Evan Horizon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sandor Clegane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Clegane connects with a crisp jab.
Clegane shoots in and drives through. Horizon sprawls well.
Clegane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Horizon swivels and escapes.
Horizon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clegane backs up against the cage.
Horizon lands a jab to Clegane's midsection.
Horizon throws a head kick that misses.
Clegane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horizon.
Horizon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clegane moves away.
Despite the aggression on Clegane's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Horizon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horizon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horizon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clegane's calf.
Horizon tries a head kick but it misses.
Clegane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clegane misses with a two punch combination.
Horizon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Clegane loads up on a big right hand but Horizon slips the punch.
Clegane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clegane takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon misses with a double jab
and Clegane counters with a three punch combo that has Horizon backing up. Horizon nods at Clegane to acknowledge the strikes.
Clegane misses with a body shot.
Clegane is looking to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Horizon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Clegane is breathing heavily.
Clegane swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Clegane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Horizon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Horizon.
Horizon wants to improve his position but instead Clegane has moved into half guard.
Horizon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horizon is refusing to be controlled, as Clegane sits in half guard.
Clegane wants to pass the guard but Horizon is defending well.
Horizon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clegane can do to turn this around?
Horizon keeping control of the position.
Clegane prevents Horizon from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is trying to control. Horizon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Horizon is trying to stand up here but Clegane is controlling him well.
Clegane wants to take a breather but Horizon is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Clegane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clegane tries a head kick but it misses.
Horizon scoring well with a low kick there.
Clegane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clegane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clegane scores with a jab to the body.
Clegane 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.
Horizon looks to land a right hand but Clegane moved out of range.
Clegane lets loose with a powerful body kick. Horizon will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane lands with a kick to the temple. Horizon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Clegane connects with a body shot.
Clegane throws a push kick but Horizon slaps the foot to one side.
Clegane sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clegane.
Evan Horizon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
Horizon shoots in for a takedown but Clegane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Evan Horizon is winning the standup battle so far.
Clegane blocks a head kick by Horizon.
Clegane misses with a takedown attempt
and Horizon counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Clegane moves into the clinch successfully.
Horizon lands with a left to the head.
Clegane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Horizon.
Evan Horizon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horizon lands a hook that snaps the head of Clegane backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Horizon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sandor Clegane's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Clegane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horizon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clegane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Horizon as he avoids it easily.
Horizon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Clegane cracks Horizon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horizon avoids the body shot from Clegane.
Clegane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crunch! Horizon slams his shin into Clegane's torso.
Clegane leaves Horizon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horizon shoots in but Clegane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clegane closes the distance and clinches up with Horizon, looking for a takedown. Clegane pushes Horizon against the cage but Horizon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clegane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clegane misses with the combination.
Clegane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horizon scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horizon.
Clegane avoids the head kick by Horizon.
A nice side step and Clegane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Clegane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horizon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horizon.
Horizon connects with a right hand. Clegane shakes it off.
Clegane moves out of range as Horizon throws a body kick.
Horizon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Horizon.
Horizon throws a head kick but Clegane moves out of range.
Clegane thinks about the counter body kick.
Horizon moves out of range of the leg kick from Clegane.
A low kick from Horizon is predictable there

and Clegane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clegane.
Clegane tries to land a knee to the head but Horizon blocks with his arms.
Horizon misses with a knee strike.
Clegane working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horizon tries a body shot but Clegane blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Horizon is trying to maintain a safe position but Clegane gets an underhook and turns Horizon into the cage.
Clegane misses with a punch to the body.
Clegane is trying to break the clinch but Horizon is controlling him.
Horizon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Horizon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Clegane as Horizon tries to tie him up.
Horizon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horizon blocks a body shot from Clegane.
Horizon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Horizon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clegane lands with a right to the head.
Sandor Clegane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horizon has Clegane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Clegane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Horizon breaks the clinch.
Clegane tries to land a front kick but Horizon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horizon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Horizon.
Clegane has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Horizon.
Clegane tries to clinch but Horizon is having none of it.
Horizon slaps away a takedown attempt from Clegane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Clegane backs away, Horizon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Clegane throws a hook to the side of Horizon's head but Horizon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horizon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horizon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clegane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clegane misses with the combination.
Evan Horizon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clegane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horizon slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horizon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clegane on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Clegane throws a hook but Horizon avoids it easily.
Horizon jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Horizon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clegane throws out the jab.
Horizon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horizon feints a jab promting Clegane to slip. Horizon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Clegane slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Horizon dives in and scores a takedown into Clegane's guard.
Horizon trying to control but Clegane is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Horizon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Horizon, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Horizon!
Evan Horizon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.