PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Horrickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ekber Hamzaoglu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ekber Hamzaoglu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Horrickson
vs
Hamzaoglu

170 cm
26
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimi Horrickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ekber Hamzaoglu!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamzaoglu misses with a straight right.
Hamzaoglu wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Horrickson.
Hamzaoglu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Horrickson in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrickson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamzaoglu.
Horrickson misses with a looping right.
Horrickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamzaoglu moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hamzaoglu.
Hamzaoglu looks to land a left hand but Horrickson moved out of range nicely.
Hamzaoglu lands with a right hand.
Hamzaoglu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamzaoglu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horrickson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamzaoglu ducks under a wild hook from Horrickson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hamzaoglu! But no joy.
Hamzaoglu slips under a jab.
Hamzaoglu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horrickson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hamzaoglu misses with an uppercut.
Horrickson punishes Hamzaoglu's body with a nice straight punch.
Hamzaoglu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Horrickson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamzaoglu doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Horrickson.
A little jabbing left from Hamzaoglu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hamzaoglu cracks Horrickson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamzaoglu wants to slow Horrickson down by chopping away at his legs.
Horrickson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamzaoglu.
Horrickson blocks a jab.
Horrickson throws out a loose jab but Hamzaoglu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamzaoglu loads up on a big right hand but Horrickson slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrickson tests Hamzaoglu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamzaoglu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horrickson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrickson throws a big counter combination but Hamzaoglu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Horrickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamzaoglu unleashes a big counter combination but Horrickson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horrickson scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Horrickson misses
and Hamzaoglu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrickson misses the body punch
and Hamzaoglu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamzaoglu scores with a hook.
Hamzaoglu misses with a right hand
and Horrickson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamzaoglu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horrickson.
Hamzaoglu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horrickson is out of range and Hamzaoglu settles back down.
Horrickson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamzaoglu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Horrickson.
Hamzaoglu walks into a jab.
Horrickson throws a looping overhand right but Hamzaoglu ducks down to avoid it.

Hamzaoglu takes the fight into the clinch.
Horrickson lands a nice uppercut.
Hamzaoglu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamzaoglu throws a head punch that misses.
Hamzaoglu lands with a left to the head.
Hamzaoglu wants to break free but Horrickson has control.
Horrickson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hamzaoglu or not.
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 Kimi Horrickson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hamzaoglu ducks under a wild hook from Horrickson.
Kimi Horrickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Horrickson misses.
Hamzaoglu misses the jab.
Hamzaoglu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horrickson counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrickson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Horrickson misses the target.
Horrickson throws a hook but Hamzaoglu avoids it easily.
Hamzaoglu throws out a counter right but Horrickson avoids it with no problem.
Horrickson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamzaoglu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrickson moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Horrickson finds it's way through Hamzaoglu's defenses.
Hamzaoglu blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamzaoglu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamzaoglu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horrickson tests Hamzaoglu's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hamzaoglu is rocked!
Horrickson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Horrickson fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrickson lands with an overhand left.
Hamzaoglu tests Horrickson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Hamzaoglu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrickson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamzaoglu is just out of range.
Hamzaoglu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hamzaoglu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horrickson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Horrickson sends Hamzaoglu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Horrickson is motioning to the referee to let Hamzaoglu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hamzaoglu is still on wobbly legs! Can Horrickson finish him?
Horrickson fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Hamzaoglu out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kimi Horrickson!
A less than humble Kimi Horrickson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.