PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Horn (ranked 1950 p4p, 229 weight class) and Didier Misalooba (ranked 2108 p4p, 243 weight class). Misalooba has chosen Beyond the Black as his entrance music. Jon Horn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Didier Misalooba's chin.

Horn
vs
Misalooba

201 cm
29
177 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Misalooba!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn misses with a wild combination.
Misalooba throws a poor cross that misses
and Horn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Misalooba has closed the distance and engaged Horn in a clinch.
Horn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horn wants to get back to striking at distance but Misalooba won't allow it.
Horn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Misalooba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Misalooba checks it well.
Misalooba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horn throws a leg kick but Misalooba checks it.

Misalooba clinches up with Horn and pushes him back against the cage.
Horn is trying to force a seperation but Misalooba has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn is looking to break free of the clinch but Misalooba has double underhooks.
Horn is trying to force a seperation but Misalooba has the dominant position.
Horn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horn is trying to break free.
Misalooba controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Misalooba manages to break the clinch.
Horn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Misalooba.
Misalooba cracks Horn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horn throws a leg kick that misses.

Misalooba rushes Horn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Horn has had enough of the clinch but Misalooba keeps him there for the moment.
Horn wants a takedown.
Horn is trying to break free.
Misalooba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horn has had enough of the clinch but Misalooba keeps him there for the moment.

Misalooba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Horn gets tackled into the cage by Misalooba. Misalooba maintains the clinch.
Horn tries to break the clinch but Misalooba is controlling the position.
Horn can't break the clinch.
Horn is looking to break free of the clinch but Misalooba has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba cracks Horn with a nice body shot.
Horn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Misalooba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Misalooba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Misalooba darts in and clinches Horn up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Horn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misalooba wants a takedown.
A short right from Misalooba on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misalooba lands a right hand.
Misalooba lands with a short shot to the head.
Misalooba prevents Horn from breaking the clinch.

Misalooba drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Horn wants to stand and escape but instead Misalooba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Misalooba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Misalooba won't allow Horn to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misalooba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Misalooba stops Horn from standing up.
Misalooba stays in close to Horn's body and controls the position.
Misalooba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Misalooba looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Misalooba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Horn wants to stand up but Misalooba is controlling him.
Horn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Misalooba on the ground.
Misalooba wants to control from the top but Horn keeps moving.
Misalooba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Misalooba trying to control but Horn is working from the bottom.
Misalooba is looking to work some ground and pound but Horn has wrist control.
Misalooba prevents Horn from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horn throws a right hand that misses
and Misalooba counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Misalooba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Horn doesn't seem phased though.

Horn is rocked!

Misalooba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Misalooba stops a takedown attempt from Horn.
Horn has had enough of the clinch but Misalooba keeps him there for the moment.
Horn wants to break free but Misalooba has control.
Horn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Misalooba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Horn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Misalooba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horn connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Misalooba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Horn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Horn misses with a looping right.
Horn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Misalooba drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Horn right on the button. Horn goes down! Misalooba follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Misalooba gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Didier Misalooba!
Didier Misalooba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.