PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Horvat (ranked 3320 p4p, 3271 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 433 p4p, 424 weight class). Jack Horvat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacks Sole's chin.

Horvat
vs
Sole

190 cm
24
200
3 - 5 - 0

200 cm
31
200
14 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Horvat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horvat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sole.

Sole has managed to clinch.

Horvat manages to break the clinch.
Horvat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Horvat misses its intended target.
Horvat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Horvat gets tackled into the cage by Sole. Sole maintains the clinch.
Sole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Horvat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole tries to clinch there but Horvat circles away.
Horvat throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab from Horvat.
Horvat catches Sole with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horvat. Horvat obviously looking to wear him down.
Sole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horvat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sole clinches with his opponent.

Horvat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sole fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sole pushes Horvat up against the cage in a clinch.
Sole with a knee to the head.
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Horvat.
A good leg kick by Horvat.

Sole gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Horvat.

Sole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Horvat has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Horvat drives through with a takedown into Sole's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Horvat throws an elbow that misses. Sole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Horvat's guard. Nice move by Sole!

Horvat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Horvat 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.
Horvat looking to control.

Sole stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Horvat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horvat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horvat lands with a hook. Sole tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horvat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sole follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Horvat throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sole drives through and clinches with Horvat against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
Sole presses Horvat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Horvat takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Sole as the two fighters clinch.
Horvat is breathing heavily.

Sole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horvat.

Sole closes the distance and clinches.

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

Sole forces Horvat back against the cage and clinches.

Horvat manages to break the clinch.
Horvat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horvat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sole tries to clinch up.

Sole instigates a clinch.
Horvat blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole scores a nice knee to the body.
Sole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horvat backwards.
Sole lands with a left to the head.

Horvat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Horvat tries to keep at a distance but Sole has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sole.

It looks like Jack Horvat has been cut.
Sole has a couple of punches blocked by Horvat.
Horvat misses with a short punch on the inside.

Horvat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sole is looking to clinch.

Sole darts in and clinches Horvat up against the cage.
Sole avoids a wild elbow strike from Horvat.

Horvat breaks from the clinch.
Sole tries to close the distance and clinch but Horvat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horvat swats away the attempt to clinch by Sole.
Sole is looking to clinch.
Horvat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sole has managed to clinch.

Horvat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sole has taken the fight to the clinch.

Horvat breaks the clinch.

Sole pushes Horvat up against the cage in a clinch.

Horvat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horvat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
A jab from Horvat misses.
Sole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sole tries to clinch up but Horvat circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Sole drives through and clinches with Horvat against the cage.
Sole tries to throw a body punch but Horvat avoids it by throwing Sole back against the cage.

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

Sole has closed the distance and engaged Horvat in a clinch.
Horvat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Horvat lands an elbow inside.

Horvat manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horvat cracks Sole with a right hand to the side of the head.

Horvat tries to keep at a distance but Sole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sole.

Horvat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sole moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 Jack Horvat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Horvat's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Horvat attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Sole moves into the clinch.

Horvat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horvat tries to bum rush Sole with a series of wild strikes but Sole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Horvat misses.
Horvat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horvat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horvat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horvat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Jack Horvat is winning the standup battle so far.
Horvat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sole moves out of range of the leg kick from Horvat.

Sole closes the distance and clinches.
Sole lands a body punch.
Sole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horvat blocks the elbow strike.
Horvat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horvat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sole pushes off an throws an elbow but Horvat leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sole lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Horvat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horvat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sole lands a nice uppercut.

Horvat is rocked!

Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Horvat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sole slips a jab from Horvat.
Sole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Horvat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sole wants to clinch.

Sole closes the distance and pushes Horvat back into the cage.
Horvat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Horvat's elbow.
Sole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Horvat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sole lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Horvat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horvat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Sole pushes Horvat up against the cage in a clinch.

Horvat breaks from the clinch.

Sole closes the distance and pushes Horvat back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sole lands a left hand.
Sole has Horvat pressed against the cage. He pushes Horvat back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Sole throws a beautiful elbow that sends Horvat crashing to the floor! Sole piles on the pressure with more strikes! Horvat is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacks Sole!
An out of breath Jacks Sole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.