PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cormac Mac Airt (ranked 892 p4p, 1176 weight class) and Horacio Hornblower (ranked 123 p4p, 161 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mac Airt
vs
Hornblower

178 cm
24
160
10 - 3 - 1

180 cm
25
155
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Mac Airt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horacio Hornblower !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Airt with a nice cross.
Mac Airt digs a good hook to Hornblower 's body.
Hornblower is looking to clinch but Mac Airt is avoiding it.
Hornblower moves forwards but Mac Airt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mac Airt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mac Airt.
Mac Airt catches Hornblower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hornblower misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hornblower .
Hornblower throws a hook but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hornblower . Mac Airt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mac Airt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mac Airt thumps Hornblower with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt checks a low kick from Hornblower .
Hornblower throws a leg kick but Mac Airt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hornblower moves in looking to clinch but Mac Airt pushes him off.
Mac Airt works the jab nicely.
Mac Airt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mac Airt. That's going to slow Hornblower down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower tries to clinch up but Mac Airt circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the strikes.
Mac Airt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
Mac Airt lands a leg kick that knocks Hornblower off balance momentarily.
Mac Airt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hornblower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hornblower doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mac Airt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hornblower momentarily.
Mac Airt connects with the punch.
Hornblower misses with a looping right.
Hornblower takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hornblower . That did some damage!
Mac Airt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mac Airt swats away the attempt to clinch by Hornblower .
Mac Airt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hornblower . That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt lands a jab to Hornblower 's midsection.
Mac Airt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hornblower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hornblower gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick from Mac Airt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hornblower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hornblower takes one to the chin there.
Mac Airt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cormac Mac Airt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Airt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hornblower .
Mac Airt throws a shot to the body.
Hornblower blocks a jab.
Mac Airt lands with a nice body punch.
Mac Airt lands a jab.
Nice cross by Mac Airt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt with the inside leg kick.
Hornblower misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hornblower moves out of range as Mac Airt throws a body kick.
Mac Airt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hornblower throws a body kick that misses
letting Mac Airt counter with a right hand.
A big right from Hornblower misses.
Mac Airt cracks a nice hook into Hornblower 's ribs.
Hornblower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hornblower takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mac Airt keeps the fight on the outside.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hornblower .
Hornblower misses the shot to the body.
Hornblower throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt clobbers Hornblower with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Hornblower misses.
Hornblower 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hornblower fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac Airt throwing a counter right hand but Hornblower manages to avoid it.
Hornblower loads up on a big right hand but Mac Airt slips the punch.
Mac Airt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mac Airt.
Hornblower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mac Airt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hornblower is just out of range.
Mac Airt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hornblower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Airt.
Hornblower has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hornblower there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hornblower misses with a left hand
and Mac Airt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hornblower tries to close the distance and clinch but Mac Airt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hornblower throws the kick towards the body but Mac Airt avoids it.
It looked like Mac Airt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mac Airt stuns Hornblower with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hornblower misses the jab.
Mac Airt lands with a good body shot.
Mac Airt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac Airt throws a body shot but no joy.
Mac Airt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hornblower .
Hornblower has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hornblower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hornblower throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Airt's shoulder, as Mac Airt tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Mac Airt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hornblower moves forwards but Mac Airt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mac Airt connects with a solid leg kick.
Mac Airt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mac Airt throwing a counter right hand but Hornblower manages to avoid it.
Hornblower takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
Mac Airt looks to land a combination but Hornblower avoids it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hornblower in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hornblower jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Mac Airt finds it's way through Hornblower 's defenses.
Mac Airt misses with a two punch combination.
Mac Airt lands with a nice body punch.
Hornblower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hornblower uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mac Airt has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hornblower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mac Airt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mac Airt connects with the punch.
Hornblower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mac Airt doesn't seem bothered though.
Mac Airt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hornblower .
A nice side step and Hornblower releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hornblower tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hornblower throws a big shot that misses.
Mac Airt takes a swing at Hornblower 's ribcage but misses.
Hornblower throws a series of punches but Mac Airt avoids them all with ease.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Mac Airt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hornblower .
Hornblower pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Mac Airt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hornblower throws a wild body kick that Mac Airt sees coming a mile off.
Mac Airt stalks Hornblower and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hornblower 's face. Hornblower staggers backwards, shaken.
Mac Airt lands a right hook to the body.
Hornblower throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mac Airt counters with a nice uppercut.
Mac Airt swings for the body but Hornblower moves out of range.
Mac Airt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac Airt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hornblower misses the shot to the body.
Hornblower closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mac Airt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mac Airt just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hornblower might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mac Airt has got the better of the exchanges.
Hornblower looks to throw the jab but Mac Airt is out of range.
Mac Airt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mac Airt takes a swing at Hornblower 's ribcage but misses.
Mac Airt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hornblower 's sensitive parts.
Mac Airt punishes Hornblower 's body with a nice straight punch.
Hornblower is looking to clinch.
Hornblower misses with a straight left.
Mac Airt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hornblower throws a series of punches but Mac Airt moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mac Airt misses the target.
Cormac Mac Airt is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hornblower . Mac Airt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hornblower pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mac Airt scores with a body shot.
Mac Airt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hornblower throws a hook but Mac Airt avoids it easily.
Mac Airt tried to counter with a leg kick but Hornblower avoided it.
Hornblower misses with a body kick.
Hornblower throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mac Airt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hornblower . Hornblower circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mac Airt connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mac Airt.
Hornblower misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mac Airt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hornblower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mac Airt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hornblower tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mac Airt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac Airt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mac Airt connects with a jab.
Mac Airt just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Hornblower .
Mac Airt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mac Airt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mac Airt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt moves out of range as Hornblower strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mac Airt.
Mac Airt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hornblower looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hornblower takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mac Airt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Airt lands a jab to Hornblower 's midsection.
Hornblower takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mac Airt moves out of range of the body kick from Hornblower .
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Hornblower .
A looping hook to the body misses from Hornblower . Mac Airt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hornblower misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac Airt lands an overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mac Airt.
Mac Airt lands a jab to the nose.
Mac Airt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hornblower is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cormac Mac Airt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mac Airt scoring well with a low kick there.
Hornblower tries to clinch up.
Hornblower misses with a looping right.
Mac Airt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Airt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hornblower 's head.
Mac Airt thumps Hornblower with a low kick.
Mac Airt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hornblower .
A slow jab from Hornblower misses its intended target.
Mac Airt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hornblower throws a jab when Mac Airt was well out of range.
Hornblower is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Airt misses with a body shot.
Mac Airt clobbers Hornblower with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mac Airt catches Hornblower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mac Airt cracks Hornblower with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Airt lands a jab to the head.
Mac Airt misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Airt ducks under a wild hook from Hornblower .
Mac Airt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mac Airt scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Mac Airt.
Mac Airt scores with a decent looking hook.
Mac Airt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mac Airt jabs at Hornblower 's body.
Mac Airt connects with a body shot that sends Hornblower 's belly button to the back.
A jab from Hornblower misses.
Mac Airt scores with a hook to the body. Hornblower takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mac Airt scores with a decent looking hook.
Mac Airt connects with a jab.
Hornblower looks to land a left hand but Mac Airt moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac Airt blocks a jab.
Mac Airt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hornblower manages to avoid it.
Mac Airt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hornblower on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hornblower throws out a loose jab but Mac Airt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hornblower just misses with a punch to the body.
Hornblower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Airt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Airt throws a right and a left that Hornblower avoids nicely.
Mac Airt misses with the body kick

and Hornblower counters with a takedown into side control.
Hornblower working away.
Mac Airt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hornblower is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Hornblower decides to stand back up.
Hornblower misses with a hook. Mac Airt ducked under it nicely.
Mac Airt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mac Airt lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt scores with the left hand. Hornblower knows he should have avoided that one.
Hornblower takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hornblower walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Hornblower .
Mac Airt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mac Airt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hornblower moves away.
Mac Airt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hornblower tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mac Airt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac Airt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Horacio Hornblower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Mac Airt.
The fighters circling - Hornblower throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mac Airt lands a right hook to the body.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hornblower 's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Mac Airt. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mac Airt blocks the body kick.
Mac Airt 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.
Mac Airt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cormac Mac Airt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Airt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mac Airt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hornblower .
Hornblower is looking to clinch.
Hornblower swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mac Airt.

It looks like Cormac Mac Airt has been cut.
Mac Airt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mac Airt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hornblower tries to clinch but Mac Airt is having none of it.
Mac Airt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mac Airt thumps Hornblower with a low kick.
Mac Airt lands a body shot.
Mac Airt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hornblower pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mac Airt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mac Airt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hornblower goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hornblower takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Mac Airt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mac Airt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Mac Airt!
After winning the bout, Cormac Mac Airt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.