PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klas Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Finkle
vs
Horn

193 cm
38
203 lbs
32 - 21 - 3

182 cm
30
203 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 3, fighting out of New York, Ray Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klas Horn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Finkle coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Finkle misses the target.
Horn blocks a head kick by Finkle.
Some wild striking there from Horn.
Finkle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Horn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Finkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horn with the counter takedown but Finkle avoids it easily.
Finkle ducks under a wild hook from Horn.
Finkle is looking for a counter combo.
Finkle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Finkle looks to score with a jab to the body but Horn is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horn cracks Finkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Finkle tests Horn's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Klas Horn has been cut.
Horn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finkle.
Finkle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle tries to clinch but Horn moves out of range.
Horn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finkle misses with a series of wild punches.
Horn misses with a hook. Finkle ducked under it nicely.
Finkle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Finkle misses with a jab to the body

so Horn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Horn throwing strikes but missing.
Horn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horn chips away with some ground and pound.
Horn trying to control the position from guard on top but Finkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horn lands a couple of elbows.
Horn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Horn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Horn wants to control from the top but Finkle keeps moving.
Horn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finkle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finkle pulls Horn in close to prevent any damage.
Horn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finkle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Horn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Horn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Horn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Horn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Horn postures up and lands a big shot to Finkle's brow.
Horn throws a big elbow that misses.
Horn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finkle's head.
Finkle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Horn working some strikes from top position.
Finkle keeping moving, preventing Horn from controlling successfully.
Finkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Horn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Finkle is adopting a defensive guard.
Finkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Finkle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Horn has passed into side control.
Finkle struggling a bit here.
Finkle parries the strikes from Horn easily there. Horn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Finkle to escape.
Horn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Finkle is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Horn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Horn throws a strike aimed at the side of Finkle's head but Finkle avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klas Horn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klas Horn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Finkle lands a lovely overhand right.
A low kick from Finkle misses
enabling Horn to counter with a crisp jab.
Horn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Finkle. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Finkle misses.
Finkle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finkle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Horn's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horn feints the counter takedown.
Finkle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horn slips under a jab from Finkle.
Horn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn scores with a shot to the body.
Finkle lands with a straight right. Horn didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Finkle misses its intended target.
Horn with the counter takedown but Finkle avoids it easily.
Horn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
Horn feints the counter takedown.
Finkle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Finkle throws the left hand but Horn avoids the punch easily.
Finkle lands a right hook to the body.
Finkle throws an off balance right hand
and Horn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Horn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Horn misses with a punch to the body.
Finkle blocking some punches.
Horn struggles to land a body shot inside as Finkle controls his hands.

Horn lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Horn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Horn lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Horn.
Horn is looking to stall here but Finkle recovers full guard.
Horn scoring with some ground and pound.
Horn throws a big right hand that misses.
Horn postures up and lands a big shot to Finkle's brow.
Horn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Horn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Horn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finkle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Horn being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horn trying to control but Finkle is working from the bottom.
Horn is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Horn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finkle is pulling down on Horn's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Horn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Finkle keeping moving, preventing Horn from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Horn throws a strike but Finkle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Horn wants to sweep but no luck.

Horn looking for a triangle here. Finkle is fighting it but it looks tight! Horn pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Finkle is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Klas Horn!
Klas Horn thanked the fans post fight for their support.