PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Horatius (ranked 2384 p4p, 2931 weight class) and Barry Jameson (ranked 145 p4p, 164 weight class). Joey Horatius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Horatius
vs
Jameson

164 cm
21
135
4 - 0 - 0

158 cm
26
147
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Horatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horatius scores with a jab to the head.
Horatius connects with a crisp jab.
Horatius lands a glancing blow to the side of Jameson's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Horatius.
Jameson has his takedown stuffed
and Horatius counters with a straight right hand.
Horatius slaps away a takedown attempt from Jameson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Jameson scores with a takedown into Horatius's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameson wants to control from the top but Horatius keeps moving.
Horatius trying to control the position here.
Jameson won't allow Horatius to get back to his feet.
Horatius seems keen to control Jameson's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson throws a big elbow that misses.
Horatius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jameson won't allow Horatius to get back to his feet.
Jameson advances to half guard.
Horatius tries to kick Jameson off but Jameson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jameson throws a strike but Horatius avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jameson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horatius keeping moving, preventing Jameson from controlling successfully.
Horatius seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Horatius wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horatius is pulling down on Jameson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jameson, at least for the moment.
Horatius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Horatius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jameson tries to free his leg and advance position but Horatius is retaining full guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Horatius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jameson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jameson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson wants to pass the guard but Horatius is keeping the position.
Jameson throws an elbow that misses. Horatius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jameson's guard. Nice move by Horatius!

Horatius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jameson controls Horatius momentarily but Horatius frees himself.
Jameson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jameson wants to sweep here but Horatius controlling him for the moment.
Horatius passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Horatius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jameson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jameson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horatius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jameson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Horatius working some strikes from top position.
Horatius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Horatius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jameson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jameson controls Horatius momentarily but Horatius frees himself.
Horatius wants to control from the top but Jameson keeps moving.
Horatius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jameson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horatius chips away with some ground and pound.
Horatius stopping the sweep attempt from Jameson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Horatius dominated that round.
That's time! Horatius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jameson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Horatius pinned against the cage. Horatius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jameson shoots in but Horatius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joey Horatius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jameson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horatius counters with a right hand to the body.
Joey Horatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Jameson.
Horatius punishes Jameson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jameson closes the distance and clinches up with Horatius, looking for a takedown. Jameson pushes Horatius against the cage but Horatius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horatius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jameson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Horatius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horatius throws a shot to the body.
Horatius scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Horatius. Beautiful body shot.
Jameson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horatius defends it nicely.
Jameson shoots in and drives through. Horatius sprawls well.
Jameson is breathing heavily.
Horatius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Horatius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Horatius lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horatius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Horatius landing some decent shots from guard.
Horatius lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Horatius working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jameson's head.

Jameson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Horatius working some strikes from top position.
Horatius stays in close to Jameson's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jameson wants to sweep here but Horatius controlling him for the moment.
Horatius stands up over Jameson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Horatius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jameson can do to turn this around?
Horatius with a nice head shot there.
Jameson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jameson looking to pass the guard.
Horatius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horatius wants to stand but Jameson is controlling the position.
Horatius is pulling down on Jameson's head to control his posture.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jameson pushes down on Horatius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jameson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jameson working the head and body with strikes.
Jameson thows a huge punch but Horatius dodges it nicely.
Jameson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horatius's head.
Horatius is trying to stand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jameson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Horatius regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jameson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jameson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jameson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson trying to control the position from guard on top but Horatius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horatius pulls Jameson in close to prevent any damage.
Jameson throws a big right hand that misses.
Horatius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Horatius is looking to stand up but Jameson isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Horatius both land. Nice combination.
Jameson has a takedown stuffed.
Horatius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Horatius wants it to stay on the feet.
Horatius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jameson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Horatius finds it's way round the side to connect with Jameson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Horatius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jameson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horatius misses with the combination.
Jameson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horatius cracks a nice hook into Jameson's ribs.
Horatius lands a slapping body shot.
Jameson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horatius misses the shot to the body.

Horatius drives through with a takedown into Jameson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jameson is trying to keep Horatius in close.
Jameson wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameson is trying to keep Horatius in close.
Horatius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jameson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horatius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Horatius postures up in Jameson's guard and throws a big left but Jameson blocks it.
Jameson keeping full guard, as Horatius tries to pass.
Jameson controls Horatius momentarily but Horatius frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice cross by Horatius.
Horatius goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jameson avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Horatius closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jameson to the mat! Jameson manages to get full guard.

Jameson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Horatius scoring with some ground and pound.
Jameson keeping moving, preventing Horatius from controlling successfully.
Jameson working a defensive guard but Horatius manages to pass into side control anyway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horatius lands a decent elbow from side control.
Horatius lands an elbow.
Horatius works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jameson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horatius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jameson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horatius's head.
Joey Horatius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jameson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Horatius is concentrating on defense, preventing Jameson from advancing position.
Jameson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jameson working over Horatius with some ground and pound. Horatius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jameson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Horatius defending well though.
Horatius is holding on to half guard well.
Horatius on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Horatius tries to get out of the position.
Jameson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horatius trying to hold on to Jameson's head to control him but Jameson postures up.
Horatius is positioning himself well to prevent Jameson advancing to mount.
Horatius tries to roll over but Jameson keeps him under control.
Jameson stops Horatius from getting back to his feet.
Horatius is refusing to be controlled, as Jameson sits in half guard.
Horatius is positioning himself well to prevent Jameson advancing to mount.
Barry Jameson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Horatius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Horatius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jameson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Horatius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horatius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Horatius!
Joey Horatius took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'M BACK! Watch out Bantamweights'.