PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarec Saffiedine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Horace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saffiedine comes into the arena with Taste of Ink by The Used blaring out of the sound system. Horace has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Saffiedine
vs
Horace

176 cm
21
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Rock Hard Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarec Saffiedine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Horace!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saffiedine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Horace.
Saffiedine scores with a head kick.
Horace looks gassed!
Saffiedine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saffiedine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saffiedine wants to clinch.
Saffiedine tries to clinch up.
Saffiedine wants to clinch up but Horace keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Horace is defended easily by Saffiedine.

Saffiedine shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saffiedine was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffiedine takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Horace tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saffiedine looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Saffiedine has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Horace is looking to improve his position but Saffiedine isn't that keen on the idea.
Saffiedine controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tarec Saffiedine just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Saffiedine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Saffiedine wants to stand up but Horace is controlling the position.
Saffiedine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horace on the ground.
Saffiedine controlling the action here.

Saffiedine stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Saffiedine fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Saffiedine lands but Horace takes it in his stride.
Saffiedine lands with a slapping head kick.
Horace keeps the fight on the outside.
Horace keeps the fight on the outside.
Horace misses with a takedown

and Saffiedine counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Horace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saffiedine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarec Saffiedine dominated that round.
That's time! Saffiedine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Saffiedine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saffiedine tries to clinch up but Horace circles away and keeps his distance.
Saffiedine throws a sloppy head kick and Horace moves out of range easily.
Saffiedine tries to clinch there but Horace circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saffiedine moves in looking to clinch but Horace pushes him off.
Saffiedine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horace is breathing heavily.

Horace gets caught flat footed, as Saffiedine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffiedine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Horace's guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Horace throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saffiedine wanted to stand there but Horace had control of the position.

Saffiedine stands up from Horace's guard - Saffiedine perhaps looking for a knockout.
Horace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A head kick from Saffiedine lands but Horace takes it in his stride.
Tarec Saffiedine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saffiedine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saffiedine throws a sloppy head kick and Horace moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saffiedine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saffiedine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horace keeps the fight on the outside.

Saffiedine rushes Horace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saffiedine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saffiedine fakes the leg kick and cracks Horace in the body.

Saffiedine gets the takedown into side control.

Saffiedine decides to stand up, so the ref orders Horace to his feet.
Saffiedine tries to clinch up.
Saffiedine tries to clinch there but Horace circles away.
Tarec Saffiedine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saffiedine throws a sloppy head kick and Horace moves out of range easily.
Horace with a lazy takedown attempt

and Saffiedine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Horace!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saffiedine controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarec Saffiedine dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Saffiedine has closed the distance and engaged Horace in a clinch.
Horace takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saffiedine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saffiedine lands a damaging elbow.
Saffiedine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saffiedine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horace's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saffiedine.
Saffiedine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saffiedine lands a knee to the head.

Saffiedine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Saffiedine lands but Horace takes it in his stride.
Horace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saffiedine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saffiedine is looking to clinch but Horace is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saffiedine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saffiedine moves in looking to clinch but Horace pushes him off.
Saffiedine tries to clinch up.
Saffiedine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Saffiedine wants to clinch up but Horace keeps it at a distance.
Saffiedine wants to clinch.
Saffiedine lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Horace takes a kick to the side of the head.
Horace takes a kick to the side of the head.
Saffiedine scores with a head kick.
Saffiedine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saffiedine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Saffiedine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saffiedine wants to clinch.

Saffiedine moves into the clinch successfully.
Saffiedine landing knees to the head.
Saffiedine is pushing Horace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Saffiedine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saffiedine wants to clinch.

Saffiedine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Greg Horace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarec Saffiedine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saffiedine decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Saffiedine tries to clinch up.
Saffiedine scores with a head kick.
Saffiedine wants to clinch up but Horace keeps it at a distance.

Saffiedine closes the distance and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarec Saffiedine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saffiedine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarec Saffiedine!