PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Almedia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Horizon
vs
Almedia

196 cm
19
252 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Almedia!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horizon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almedia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horizon manages to avoid it.
Horizon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horizon throws the left hand but Almedia avoids the punch easily.
Almedia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horizon.
Almedia moves out of range as Horizon strikes.
Almedia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Horizon counters with a nice body shot.
Horizon looks to land a left hand but Almedia moved out of range nicely.
Almedia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Horizon there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almedia manages to avoid it.
Almedia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Almedia's coach down at Demon's Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Almedia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Almedia throws a body punch but Horizon moves out of range.
Horizon tries to clinch but Almedia moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almedia throws a lazy right hand but Horizon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almedia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Almedia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horizon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almedia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horizon.
Horizon is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Horizon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almedia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almedia tries to clinch but Horizon is having none of it.
Horizon misses with a straight right.

Horizon has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Almedia.
Horizon stalling in the clinch but Almedia improves position.
Horizon seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Almedia is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Almedia tries to work over Horizon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almedia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horizon backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almedia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Almedia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horizon can't find room to land a body shot as Almedia controls the action.
Horizon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almedia throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Almedia.
Horizon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Horizon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almedia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Almedia working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almedia struggles to land a body shot inside as Horizon controls his hands.
Almedia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Almedia as the two fighters clinch.
Horizon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almedia throws a head punch that misses.
Horizon presses Almedia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Almedia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almedia struggles to land a body shot inside as Horizon controls his hands.

Horizon breaks from the clinch.
Almedia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almedia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almedia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horizon scores with a shot to the body.
Horizon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horizon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horizon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horizon lands a nice shot to the body.
Almedia slips under a jab from Horizon.
Almedia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horizon takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horizon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Almedia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horizon.
Almedia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horizon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horizon slips a straight right by Almedia.
Almedia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horizon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horizon moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Horizon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Horizon misses with an uppercut. Almedia saw that one coming.
Almedia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horizon cracks Almedia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almedia misses the shot to the body.
Horizon misses with a hook.
Horizon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Evan Horizon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Almedia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horizon throws out the jab.
A big right from Horizon misses.
Almedia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horizon manages to avoid it.
Almedia looks to throw the jab but Horizon is out of range.
Almedia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horizon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almedia.
Horizon cracks Almedia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like George Almedia has been cut.
Horizon connects with a looping right hand.
Almedia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon lands with an overhand left.
Horizon stuns Almedia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horizon takes a swing at Almedia's ribcage but misses.
Horizon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horizon throws a hook but Almedia blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon lands an overhand right.
Horizon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Horizon coming out on top.
Horizon avoids the body shot from Almedia.
Almedia looks up at the clock. Bad move! Horizon lands a right hand from hell, dropping Almedia. Horizon pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Horizon!