PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Almedin Hafizovic (ranked 5825 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryohei Horie (ranked 6925 p4p, 0 weight class). Almedin Hafizovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hafizovic
vs
Horie

177 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
159 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Almedin Hafizovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryohei Horie!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Horie moves into the clinch.
Horie misses with a knee strike.
Hafizovic wants to take the fight to the mat but Horie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horie.
Horie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hafizovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Horie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horie scores with a head kick.

It looks like Almedin Hafizovic has been cut.
Horie pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Horie forces Hafizovic back against the cage and clinches.

Horie manages to break the clinch.

Horie darts in and clinches Hafizovic up against the cage.

Horie manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horie throws a sloppy head kick and Hafizovic moves out of range easily.
Horie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hafizovic attempts a counter takedown but Horie avoids it well and moves away.
Horie tries to clinch up.
Horie swings for the body but Hafizovic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Horie darts in and clinches Hafizovic up against the cage.
Horie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hafizovic is keeping busy.

Horie breaks the clinch.
Horie doesn't manage to clinch there - Hafizovic circles away.
Horie just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Horie as Hafizovic shoots in.
Horie is looking for the big counter here.
Horie misses with the combination.
Hafizovic tries to counter with a takedown but Horie is quick to defend against it.

Horie gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Horie breaks the clinch.
Horie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horie doesn't manage to clinch there - Hafizovic circles away.
Horie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hafizovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Horie lands but Hafizovic takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hafizovic shoots in for a takedown but Horie shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Almedin Hafizovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hafizovic is breathing heavily.

Horie instigates a clinch.
Horie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hafizovic blocks an uppercut.
Hafizovic misses with an elbow over the top.

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

Horie darts in and clinches Hafizovic up against the cage.

Horie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horie throws a sloppy head kick

and Hafizovic counters by moving into the clinch.

Horie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horie moves in looking to clinch but Hafizovic pushes him off.
Horie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hafizovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hafizovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hafizovic.
Horie tries to clinch up but Hafizovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Hafizovic avoids the head kick by Horie.
Horie closes the distance but Hafizovic moves to the side
and Hafizovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Horie clinches with his opponent.

Horie manages to break the clinch.
Horie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Horie closes the distance and clinches.

Horie breaks from the clinch.

Horie has closed the distance and engaged Hafizovic in a clinch.
Horie misses with an elbow strike.
Hafizovic lands a body punch in the clinch.

Horie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horie tries to clinch there but Hafizovic circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Horie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Horie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hafizovic tries to clinch there but Horie circles away.
Horie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ryohei Horie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Horie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hafizovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Horie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Horie manages to break the clinch.

Horie forces Hafizovic back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Hafizovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Horie is stalling here.

Horie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horie misses with a wild body shot.

Horie darts in and clinches Hafizovic up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryohei Horie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Almedin Hafizovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hafizovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Horie sprawls well. Horie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hafizovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Hafizovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horie jabs at Hafizovic's body.
Horie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Horie misses with a hook to the body
and Hafizovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick from Horie lands but Hafizovic takes it in his stride.

Hafizovic is rocked!
Hafizovic misses with a takedown attempt - Horie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Look low, kick high! Horie uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hafizovic tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Horie is absolutely delighted - when Hafizovic wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryohei Horie!