PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Five Sixteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ironman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Five Sixteen
vs
Horton

185 cm
19
225 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

177 cm
19
210 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Five Sixteen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Horton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Five Sixteen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horton but Horton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Horton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Five Sixteen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Five Sixteen misses with a strike from the bottom.
Five Sixteen is trying to control Horton's posture but Horton avoids it.
Five Sixteen is not content to let Horton control the position.
Five Sixteen struggling a bit here.
Five Sixteen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Horton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton wants to stand but Five Sixteen is controlling his arm.

Horton decides to stand back up. Horton steps back and let's Five Sixteen get back to his feet.
Horton shoots in looking for a takedown. Five Sixteen tries to sprawl out of it but Horton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Five Sixteen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton scores with a nice body kick.
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.

Five Sixteen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Horton!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Five Sixteen has isolated one of Horton's arms. Horton looking to fight him off but Five Sixteen twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matthew Five Sixteen!
Matthew Five Sixteen retains his heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Matthew Five Sixteen said 'Thank you Jesus.'.