PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontaine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. P.S. Phuk You Too kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Horn
vs
Fontaine

195 cm
22
272 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Horn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn misses with a body kick.
Horn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horn misses with a body kick.
Horn tries to clinch up.
Horn is looking to clinch but Fontaine is avoiding it.
Fontaine fails to land with a series of punches.
Fontaine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horn circles away.
Horn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fontaine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fontaine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Horn - the referee stops the clock and Fontaine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Horn. Fontaine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Horn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Horn moves into range and clinches up with Fontaine.
Horn lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Horn prevents it.
Horn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fontaine looks gassed!
Horn landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ricky Fontaine has been cut.
Horn connects with a knee to the head.

Fontaine is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontaine wants to take the fight to the mat but Horn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fontaine is still on wobbly legs! Can Horn finish him?
Kenny Horn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Fontaine.
Horn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fontaine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horn.
Horn has Fontaine pressed against the ropes. He pushes Fontaine back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Horn throws a beautiful elbow that sends Fontaine crashing to the floor! Horn piles on the pressure with more strikes! Fontaine is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Horn!
Kenny Horn retains his heavyweight title!
Kenny Horn decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.