PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Horatius (ranked 1301 p4p, 3332 weight class) and Bayu Subagio (ranked 74 p4p, 166 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Horatius
vs
Subagio

164 cm
22
135
7 - 1 - 0

161 cm
20
136
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Conquer
Conviction

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Horatius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayu Subagio!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horatius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Subagio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Subagio duly obliges.
Subagio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Subagio tries to clinch but Horatius moves out of range.
Subagio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horatius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Subagio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horatius.
Subagio misses with a series of wild punches.
Subagio throws a combination that misses
and Horatius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subagio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horatius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horatius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horatius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horatius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horatius fails with a takedown attempt.
Subagio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Subagio wants it to stay on the feet.
Horatius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Subagio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subagio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horatius's head.
Subagio looks to land a combination but Horatius avoids it well.
Horatius shoots in for a takedown but Subagio shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Horatius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Horatius there.
Subagio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horatius.
Horatius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Subagio misses.
Some wild striking there from Horatius.
Horatius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Subagio misses with a hook.
Horatius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Subagio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Horatius circles away quickly and effectively.
Horatius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horatius ducks right into an uppercut from Subagio.
Subagio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Horatius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Horatius.
Subagio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Subagio.
Subagio is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subagio looks to land a right hand but Horatius moved out of range.
Horatius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Subagio.
Subagio fails to land with a series of punches.

Horatius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horatius working over Subagio with some ground and pound. Subagio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Horatius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Subagio trying to control but Horatius postures up.
Horatius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Horatius drops an elbow to the side of Subagio's head.
Horatius drops an elbow to the side of Subagio's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subagio is refusing to be controlled, as Horatius sits in half guard.
Horatius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Horatius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Subagio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Horatius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Horatius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Horatius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Horatius winds up and cracks Subagio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Subagio trying to control but Horatius postures up.
Subagio is trying to stand.
Horatius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Horatius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Subagio felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horatius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Subagio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Horatius wants to take a breather but Subagio is having none of it.
Horatius lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Subagio has hold of Horatius's hands but Horatius slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Horatius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Subagio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Horatius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horatius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Horatius is nestled in close to Subagio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horatius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Subagio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Horatius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Subagio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joey Horatius will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Subagio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Subagio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horatius keeps the fight on the outside.
Horatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horatius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Subagio moves away.
Horatius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horatius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bayu Subagio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Subagio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Subagio. Those never looked like landing.
Horatius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Horatius misses.
Subagio throws a series of punches but Horatius avoids them all with ease.
Horatius appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Horatius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subagio tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Horatius manages to move to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horatius working the ground and pound effectively.
Subagio tries to lock up and control but Horatius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Horatius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Subagio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Horatius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Horatius with good strikes from the mount here!
Joey Horatius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Horatius is landing with some decent strikes but Subagio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Subagio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Horatius is landing with some decent strikes but Subagio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Subagio is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horatius with shots to the head and body - Subagio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Subagio is still in real trouble! Can Horatius finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horatius lands a couple of good shots and Subagio has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Horatius connects with a couple of big shots that have Subagio covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Subagio! Horatius fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Horatius!
An out of breath and clearly excited Joey Horatius thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).