PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrese Horn (ranked 3097 p4p, 3263 weight class) and Edgar Kidd (ranked 387 p4p, 395 weight class). Tyrese Horn looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Horn
vs
Kidd

188 cm
25
170
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
173
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrese Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn fails with a takedown attempt.
Horn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Horn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown attempt by Horn or perhaps it was just good defense by Kidd, which made it look bad.
Horn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kidd scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kidd. Kidd obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Kidd.
Kidd scores with a body shot.
Kidd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd misses with a looping right.
It looked like Horn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kidd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horn.
Horn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kidd scores with a shot to the body.
Horn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Tyrese Horn has been cut.
Horn blocks a head kick by Kidd.
Horn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been hearing reports that Horn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kidd misses with a body shot.
Horn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kidd thows a body kick. Horn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Horn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edgar Kidd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd connects with a body shot.
Horn avoids the head kick by Kidd.
Kidd misses with an uppercut. Horn saw that one coming.
Horn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kidd was well out of range. Poor timing from Horn.
Kidd lands a nice shot to the body.
Kidd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kidd throws the left hand but Horn avoids the punch easily.
A solid body kick from Kidd.
Kidd lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a monster overhand right that drops Horn! Kidd follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Kidd!
Edgar Kidd bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.