PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 2102 p4p, 3524 weight class) and John Hardin (ranked 270 p4p, 438 weight class). Nadir comes to the cage accompanied by Paul Hertzog - Fight to survive. John Hardin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nadir
vs
Hardin

183 cm
23
195
8 - 7 - 0

187 cm
25
189
8 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Core Combat

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin misses with a right hand
and Nadir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Hardin.
Hardin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nadir seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hardin defending well as Nadir loads up on a big left hand.

Nadir pushes Hardin up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nadir.
Nadir prevents a body shot from Hardin.
Nadir working Hardin over with knees to the body.
Nadir lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Nadir lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nadir.
Hardin looking to stall.
Hardin is trying to break free.
Nadir scores a nice knee to the body.
Nadir lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like John Hardin has been cut.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but Hardin blocks it.
Hardin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nadir.
Hardin looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardin blocks it with crossed arms.
Nadir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardin's efforts to push away.
Nadir lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nadir.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir lands a left hand.
Nadir working Hardin over with knees to the body.
Nadir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir lands a knee to the head.
Hardin takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadir lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Nadir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Nice elbow from Nadir.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but Hardin blocks it.
Nadir lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nadir as Hardin tries to tie him up.
Nadir working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Nadir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardin is defending well for now.
Nadir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Nadir blocks a body shot from Hardin.
Nadir lands an elbow just above Hardin 's eye.
Nadir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nadir gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardins head.
Nadir lands an elbow inside that Hardin shrugs off.
Nadir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nadir lands a damaging elbow.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Nadir lands with a right to the head.
Hardin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nadir has him pressed against the cage.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Nadir is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Hardin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nadir with a knee to the head.
Nadir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
Nadir lands a damaging elbow.
Hardin misses with some punches.
Hardin stalling in the clinch but Nadir improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Nadir.
Hardin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Nadir.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nadir lands with a right to the head.
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple.
Nadir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nadir lands a right hand.
Nadir throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands with a short shot to the head.
Nadir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nadir.
Nadir lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardin won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nadir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Nadir.
Nadir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nadir lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Nadir.
Nadir lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Hardin is rocked!
Nadir lands a big knee! That's hurt Hardin! Oh, he's all over the place! Nadir lands another knee that sends Hardin to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abed Nadir!
Abed Nadir was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.