PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis Princip (ranked 1073 p4p, 378 weight class) and Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 149 p4p, 63 weight class). Princip comes into the arena with Lord of This World by Black Sabbath blaring out of the sound system. Horiguchi has chosen Japanese Imperial Army Death March as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Princip
vs
Horiguchi

183 cm
41
165
29 - 14 - 0

176 cm
35
159
24 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Princip. Horiguchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Princip.
It seemed like Horiguchi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horiguchi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Princip.
Princip lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Princip gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Princip.
Horiguchi dodges the punch combination from Princip.
Princip slips under a jab.
Princip misses with a wild combination.
Princip misses with a straight right.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horiguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Princip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.
Princip connects with the punch.
Princip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horiguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Princip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horiguchi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Princip throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi moves away from the strike by Princip.
Princip is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice shot by Horiguchi.
Princip moves out of range as Horiguchi strikes.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
Princip avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Princip throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Horiguchi finds it's way through Princip's defenses.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Princip.
Horiguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip's corner calls for a 1-2. Princip obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi looks to land a body kick but Princip moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Horiguchi.
Princip takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horiguchi scores with the left hand. Princip knows he should have avoided that one.
Princip avoids the body shot from Horiguchi.
Princip misses with an uppercut. Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Princip's front leg but catches the back leg as Princip tries to avoid it.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but Princip uses good head movement to avoid it.
Princip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horiguchi.
Princip connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horiguchi's hands.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Horiguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Princip.
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Princip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Princip works Horiguchi's body with a nice hook.
Horiguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi takes one to the chin there.
Princip scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horiguchi doesn't seem bothered though.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Horiguchi does no damage.
Horiguchi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Princip's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Princip, as that shot connected.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Princip.
Horiguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Princip.
Princip scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Horiguchi.
Princip fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Princip moves into range and connects with a jab.
Princip lands with an uppercut that bounces Horiguchi off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Princip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Princip backs off Horiguchi throws a huge counter combo but Princip manages to avoid it all.
Princip takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horiguchi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Princip has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Princip and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Princip misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Princip was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Princip checks it well.
Princip lands a glancing blow to the side of Horiguchi's head.

Horiguchi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Princip's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Horiguchi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horiguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Princip.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a shoulder strike.
Princip misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi blocking some punches.
Princip gets through Horiguchi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Horiguchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horiguchi.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Princip dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Princip looks to land a combination but Horiguchi avoids it well.
Horiguchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Princip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
Princip is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horiguchi can do to turn this around?
Princip moves forwards but Horiguchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Princip is just out of range.
Horiguchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Princip ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Horiguchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Princip is just out of range.
A slow jab from Princip misses its intended target.
Princip takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Princip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horiguchi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Princip misses the target.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Princip.
Horiguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Princip. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Princip misses with a right hand
and Horiguchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip scores with a one two! Horiguchi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Horiguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Princip does it's job there.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi feints and then cracks Princip's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Princip down.
Horiguchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horiguchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horiguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Princip digs a good body shot into Horiguchi's ribs.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Princip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Princip lands with a cross.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Horiguchi.
Jab from Princip.
A bone on bone clash there as Princip blocks the leg kick.
Horiguchi lands a jab to the head.
Princip throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horiguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horiguchi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Princip.
Princip swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horiguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Horiguchi lands the left hand.
Louis Princip is winning the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Princip misses with a right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Princip needs to keep his hands up - Horiguchi had a free shot at his head there.
Princip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Princip lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Princip misses its intended target.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Princip tries to clinch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Princip throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Princip rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horiguchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Princip is looking to clinch.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Horiguchi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Princip throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Princip. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Princip.
Princip's corner calls for a 1-2. Princip obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi feints a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Horiguchi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Princip working aggressively here.
Princip blocks an uppercut.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Princip misses with a hook from the clinch.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Princip's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees to the body from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Princip misses with some punches.
Princip misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Princip.
Princip misses with some punches.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Princip softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horiguchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Princip's elbow.
Princip works on Horiguchi's body with a couple of short punches.
Horiguchi lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip misses with a punch on the inside.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Horiguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Louis Princip will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Princip throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Princip misses with an uppercut.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Princip moved out of range nicely.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horiguchi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi cracks a nice hook into Princip's ribs.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Princip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horiguchi.
Princip misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horiguchi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Horiguchi is out of range.
Princip misses with a double jab
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body
and Princip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi moves out of range as Princip strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horiguchi.
Princip scores with a nice head shot.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Princip moves away and avoids it.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
Horiguchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Princip takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Princip works over Horiguchi's head and body with a nice combination.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Princip throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Princip connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Princip is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horiguchi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horiguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horiguchi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Princip moves out of range.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princip throws a poor cross that misses
and Horiguchi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Princip looks to land a right hand but Horiguchi moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horiguchi. Princip does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip misses the shot to the body.
Akaro Horiguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Princip moved out of range.
Horiguchi connects with a right hand. Princip shakes it off.
Horiguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Princip.
Horiguchi is looking to score with low kicks.
Horiguchi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Princip moves away.
Horiguchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Princip at a distance.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Princip jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horiguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Princip checks the leg kick nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Princip blocks the low kick.
Princip moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Princip misses with a hook.
Horiguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Princip misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Horiguchi. That snapped Princip's head back.
A big right from Princip misses.
Horiguchi looks for the body kick but Princip saw that one coming.
Horiguchi wants to land a leg kick but Princip is out of range.
Good work by Princip as he checks the leg kick.
Horiguchi tries to land a front kick but Princip steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
Princip throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horiguchi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Princip misses its intended target.
Horiguchi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Princip checks a leg kick.
Horiguchi misses with a looping left.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Princip blocks it.
Princip scores with a jab to the jaw.
Princip throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Princip on the side of the head.
Princip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Princip swinging wildly here.
And Horiguchi responds with a good body kick, but Princip manages to step out the way in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Horiguchi!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Princip throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the side of Princip's head but Princip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horiguchi takes one on the button.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
Princip blocks a leg kick.
Princip throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
A low kick lands for Horiguchi.
Princip swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi throws the left hand but Princip avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Princip tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip checks a leg kick nicely.
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Princip appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Princip throws a big shot that misses.
Princip avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Louis Princip.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Princip, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Princip!
Louis Princip decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.