PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 4290 p4p, 356 weight class) and Horgen Stein (ranked 6830 p4p, 445 weight class). Ice Cube has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cube
vs
Stein

200 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
261 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horgen Stein!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cube dips to his left and cracks Stein with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Stein. Beautiful body shot.
Cube keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stein feints and then cracks Cube's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cube down.
Cube has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stein.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cube tried to counter with a leg kick but Stein avoided it.
Stein throws a sloppy body shot
letting Cube counter with a right hand.
Stein throws a head kick but Cube moves out of range.
Cube misses with a straight left.
Stein throws a head kick but Cube moves out of range.
Stein misses with a body shot
and Cube cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Stein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein avoiding damage.
Stein holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein lands with a left to the head.
Stein misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cube.
Cube is looking to control Stein's arms but Stein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cube has his back to the cage.
Stein works on Cube's body with a couple of short punches.
Stein lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stein throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cube blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stalling in the clinch from Stein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cube is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stein obliges.
Stein lands a good knee to the midsection. Cube won't want to take too many of those.
Cube on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cube letting Stein take a breather here.
Cube tries to break the clinch but Stein is controlling the position.
Cube being controlled against the cage.
Stein connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ice Cube has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Stein scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stein tries to land a knee to the head but Cube blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Stein.
Stalling in the clinch from Stein.
Cube wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stein scores a nice knee to the body.
Stein taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stein tries to throw a body punch but Cube avoids it by throwing Stein back against the cage.
Cube takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stein with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stein - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cube prevents a body shot from Stein.
Stein has Cube pushed against the cage.
Stein holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Horgen Stein.
Cube has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stein.
Stein lands a head kick!
Stein lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horgen Stein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ice Cube's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cube walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cube takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stein scoring well with a low kick there.
Stein throws the kick towards the body but Cube avoids it.
Stein throws a head kick but Cube moves out of range.
Cube takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stein lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stein has closed the distance and engaged Cube in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Stein.
The referee calls for Stein to work.
Stein unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cube lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stein is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stein lands a nice uppercut.
Stein lands a knee to the body.
Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stein avoiding damage.
Stein stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cube is trying to break the clinch but Stein has him pressed against the cage.
Stein cracks Cube with a nice body shot.
Stein landing knees to the head.
Stein crunches a lovely knee into Cube's ribcage.
Stein content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Stein.
Stein pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stein missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
Stein utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stein is struggling to control the position.
Cube takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stein will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cube up against the cage.
Stein lands a big knee! That's hurt Cube! Oh, he's all over the place! Stein lands another knee that sends Cube to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horgen Stein!
After the fight, Horgen Stein was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.