PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wesley Hardin (ranked 1570 p4p, 1329 weight class) and Torbjørn Knudsvig (ranked 191 p4p, 159 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!

Hardin
vs
Knudsvig

200 cm
24
275
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
24
240
4 - 1 - 0

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World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wesley Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Torbjørn Knudsvig!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knudsvig scores with a body shot.
Knudsvig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardin.
Hardin walks into a straight right hand from Knudsvig.
Hardin misses with a left hand
and Hardin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardin ducks under a wild hook from Knudsvig.
Hardin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Knudsvig as he connects with a hook.
Knudsvig scores with a body shot.
Hardin misses with a right hand
and Knudsvig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knudsvig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardin misses with an uppercut
letting Knudsvig counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knudsvig motions for Hardin to come forward. Knudsvig throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knudsvig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Knudsvig.
Jab by Knudsvig.
Hardin misses the body punch
and Knudsvig counters with a thumping low kick.
Knudsvig misses with an uppercut.
Hardin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardin cracks Knudsvig with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Knudsvig does it's job there.
Knudsvig has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A cross from Hardin lands.
Knudsvig is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big right from Hardin misses.
Knudsvig needs to keep his hands up - Hardin had a free shot at his head there.
Knudsvig lands with a right hand.
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!
Knudsvig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knudsvig.
Knudsvig connects with a nice looking jab.
Knudsvig throws a looping overhand right but Hardin ducks down to avoid it.
Torbjørn Knudsvig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Knudsvig tenderised Hardin's leg. Hardin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knudsvig staying out of range there.
Knudsvig tries a low kick but Hardin avoids it.
Knudsvig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knudsvig throws out a counter right but Hardin avoids it with no problem.
Hardin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knudsvig throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardin.
A swing and a miss from Hardin.
Jab from Knudsvig.
Knudsvig slips a jab from Hardin.
Hardin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knudsvig counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knudsvig misses with a looping left.
Knudsvig slips a straight right by Hardin.
Knudsvig is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardin with a body shot.
Hardin lands a nice looking body shot.
Knudsvig scores with a shot to the body.
Knudsvig works the jab nicely.
Knudsvig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knudsvig staying out of range there.
Hardin ducks right into an uppercut from Knudsvig.
Hardin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knudsvig throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hardin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knudsvig moves away.
Knudsvig throws out a counter right but Hardin avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Hardin's head coaches at Outlaw MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Knudsvig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knudsvig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardin walks into a stiff left hand from Knudsvig.
Hardin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knudsvig.
Hardin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knudsvig.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knudsvig.
Knudsvig throws a low kick but Hardin moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardin misses the target.
A good leg kick by Knudsvig.
Knudsvig throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hardin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Torbjørn Knudsvig dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Knudsvig rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hardin gets tackled into the cage by Knudsvig. Knudsvig maintains the clinch.
Knudsvig throws an elbow that misses.
Hardin is trying to break free.
Hardin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knudsvig lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knudsvig lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Knudsvig misses with some punches.
Knudsvig lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin pushes Knudsvig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardin misses with some punches.
Knudsvig can't find room to land a body shot as Hardin controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.

Hardin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knudsvig scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Knudsvig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knudsvig looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick from Knudsvig is predictable there
letting Hardin counter with a right hand.
Hardin looks to score with a jab to the body but Knudsvig is just out of range.
Knudsvig misses with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
Knudsvig takes a jab right on the kisser.

Knudsvig is rocked!
Knudsvig on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knudsvig is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardin finish him?
BAM! Hardin delivers a spinning backfist that drops Knudsvig like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). John Wesley Hardin!
A very excited looking John Wesley Hardin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.