PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyoji Horiguchi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Rose
vs
Horiguchi

225 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

164 cm
18
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Rose both land. Nice combination.
Horiguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Horiguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Horiguchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose throws a hook to the side of Horiguchi's head but Horiguchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose throws a combination that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a three punch combo that has Rose backing up. Rose nods at Horiguchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Horiguchi looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Horiguchi tries to work over Rose's front leg with a kick but Rose checks it.
Horiguchi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose slips a jab from Horiguchi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi connects with a body shot.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi lands a slapping body shot.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Rose.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Horiguchi moved out of range.
Horiguchi thumps Rose with a low kick.
Horiguchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horiguchi throws a wild body kick that Rose sees coming a mile off.
Rose pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Horiguchi back to the cage. Rose follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Horiguchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rose has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horiguchi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Rose.
Rose throws a nice looking combination but Horiguchi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horiguchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Rose down.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Horiguchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horiguchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose blocks a head kick by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Horiguchi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Horiguchi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Rose is rocked!
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Horiguchi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rose. Rose circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi thuds his shin into the meat of Rose's side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Horiguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Horiguchi misses with a head kick.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Horiguchi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rose throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi swinging wildly here.
Horiguchi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyoji Horiguchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rose checks a low kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horiguchi scores with a nice body kick.
Horiguchi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose misses with a double jab.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rose takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose misses with a looping left.
Horiguchi throws out a leg kick but Rose moves out of range and Horiguchi only half commits.
Horiguchi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rose is out of range and Horiguchi settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but Rose moves out of range easily.
A combination from Horiguchi does no damage.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose cracks Horiguchi with an open hand slap.
Horiguchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Rose. Those never looked like landing.
Nathan Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose throws out a leg kick but Horiguchi moves out of range and Rose only half commits.
Horiguchi tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horiguchi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horiguchi.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with the combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rose darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rose throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi thumps Rose with a low kick.
Horiguchi throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horiguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Horiguchi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rose might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Horiguchi misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Rose.
Rose stuns Horiguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose lunges at Horiguchi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horiguchi's hand.
Horiguchi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rose counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose jabs at Horiguchi's body.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
Horiguchi throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rose is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Rose throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Horiguchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Rose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horiguchi's hands.
Rose lands an overhand right.
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body.
Horiguchi slips a straight right by Rose.
Horiguchi throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Horiguchi. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyoji Horiguchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters circling - Horiguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi throws the kick towards the body but Rose avoids it.
Horiguchi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Horiguchi misses the jab.
Horiguchi throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Horiguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Horiguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose clobbers Horiguchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rose slips under a jab.
Horiguchi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose throws a series of punches but Horiguchi avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rose misses with a wild combination.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Horiguchi swings widly with a right hand
and Rose counters with a series of strikes. Horiguchi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horiguchi takes one on the button.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Horiguchi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horiguchi tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose stalks Horiguchi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Horiguchi's face. Horiguchi staggers backwards, shaken.
Rose moves out of range as Horiguchi strikes.
Rose with a nice cross.
Rose throws a one two combo.
Rose is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Horiguchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rose misses with the combination.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Horiguchi scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horiguchi throws a lazy right hand but Rose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rose blocks the body kick.
Horiguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rose misses with a series of wild punches.
Horiguchi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rose swinging wildly here.
Rose steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Horiguchi. That one must have hurt.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rose will feel that in the morning.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horiguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horiguchi looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horiguchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Rose throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Kyoji Horiguchi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Rose misses.
Nathan Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horiguchi lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyoji Horiguchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Horiguchi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyoji Horiguchi!