PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gladiator kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sandor Clegane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Horse
vs
Clegane

205 cm
36
335 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

199 cm
35
281 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Anarchy Clothing

Urban Fighter

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunder Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Clegane.
Clegane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Horse doesn't seem bothered though.
Clegane throws a leg kick
and Horse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Sandor Clegane has been cut.
That kick from Clegane tenderised Horse's leg. Horse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clegane swats away the attempt to clinch by Horse.
Horse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Horse keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sandor Clegane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clegane.
Horse looks for the body kick but Clegane saw that one coming.
Clegane throws a low kick, looking for Horse's leg but Horse calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Horse misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clegane clinches.

Clegane ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clegane no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horse won't allow Clegane to sweep him here.
Clegane trying to keep a closed guard but Horse is proving a slippery customer.
Horse wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
Horse passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clegane is looking for a sweep.
Horse cracks Clegane with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Clegane is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clegane trying to control here.
Clegane gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Horse's guard.

Horse wants to sweep here but Clegane controlling him for the moment.
Horse is working hard here to advance position.
Horse is adopting a defensive guard.
Horse avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clegane looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clegane wants to control from the top but Horse keeps moving.
Clegane is stalling in the full guard.
Horse controls Clegane momentarily but Clegane frees himself.
Horse pulls Clegane in close to prevent any damage.
Clegane trying to control the position from guard on top but Horse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Horse can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clegane controls the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Clegane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clegane lands with a short shot to the head.
Horse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clegane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Clegane successfully pulls guard.

Clegane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Horse wants to control from the top but Clegane keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandor Clegane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sandor Clegane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Horse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horse half committed to a counter leg kick.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt
and Horse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clegane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horse.
Clegane throws a lazy body kick
and Horse makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clegane shoots in looking for a takedown but Horse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clegane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clegane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clegane looks to land a right hand but Horse moved out of range.
Horse half committed to a counter leg kick.
Clegane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clegane closes the distance and clinches.
Horse works on Clegane's body with a couple of short punches.
Horse pushes Clegane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clegane blocking some punches.
Clegane jumps guard but Horse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clegane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thunder Horse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
Horse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clegane has a couple of punches blocked by Horse.
Horse lands a nice uppercut.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clegane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clegane throws a head punch that misses.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Horse struggles to land a body shot inside as Clegane controls his hands.
Clegane scores with a knee to the head.
Clegane works on Horse's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clegane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse tries to throw a body punch but Clegane avoids it by throwing Horse back against the cage.
Clegane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clegane tries to land a knee to the head but Horse blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Clegane as the two fighters clinch.
Clegane blocks an uppercut.
Clegane can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Horse avoiding damage as Clegane throws knees to the body.
Horse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Clegane.
A short left from Clegane.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horse.
Clegane cracks Horse with a nice body shot.
Clegane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Thunder Horse has been cut.
Clegane tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horse lands an uppercut.
Horse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clegane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Horse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Horse managing to block the knees to the body from Clegane.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Clegane. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horse is trying to force a seperation but Clegane has the dominant position.
Clegane tries to pull guard but Horse won't allow it.
Clegane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Horse walks away with a smile on his face. Clegane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Horse tries to keep at a distance but Clegane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Horse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clegane takes a shot to the head.
Horse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Clegane controls the action.
Horse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Horse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Horse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clegane tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Clegane controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane lands a body punch.
Horse managing to block the knees to the body from Clegane.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Clegane controls the action.
Clegane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Horse working aggressively here.
Horse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clegane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Horse is defending well for now.
Clegane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Horse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sandor Clegane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Horse lands with a right to the head.
Horse misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clegane.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Clegane.
Horse can't find room to land a body shot as Clegane controls the action.
Clegane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clegane stalling the fight.
Clegane tries a knee to the head but Horse blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clegane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandor Clegane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Horse enables Clegane to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Horse manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Clegane is looking to work some ground and pound but Horse has wrist control.
Clegane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clegane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clegane pushes down on Horse's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane trying to control from half guard but Horse is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane slips a nice elbow through Horse's hands, connecting with Horse's forehead.
Clegane trying to control from half guard but Horse is working away.
Horse avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clegane.
Clegane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Horse defending well though.

Clegane is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Horse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Clegane.
Clegane frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Thunder Horse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane landing shots from mount.
Clegane throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Clegane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Horse is looking to escape.
Horse holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clegane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegane wants to control the pace but Horse is squirming around nicely.
Clegane looking to control and managing it successfully.
Horse taking shots to the head.
Sandor Clegane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Horse in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Clegane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Clegane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sandor Clegane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clegane controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clegane's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Clegane wants to control the pace but Horse is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sandor Clegane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Clegane 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandor Clegane!
Sandor Clegane got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'