PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stratton Hartford (ranked 5344 p4p, 3793 weight class) and Riptide Young Stallion (ranked 557 p4p, 454 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hartford
vs
Young Stallion

194 cm
21
205
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
210
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stratton Hartford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riptide Young Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartford defends it well.
Hartford misses with a two punch combination.
Good work by Young Stallion as he checks the leg kick.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Young Stallion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young Stallion avoids the head kick by Hartford.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hartford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartford defends it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Young Stallion checks a leg kick.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Hartford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Young Stallion is out of range.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford misses with a kick to the body.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford throws a jab but it's blocked by Young Stallion.
Stratton Hartford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartford looks to land a right hand but Young Stallion moved out of range.
Hartford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young Stallion.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hartford.
Hartford misses the jab.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartford defends it well.
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hartford.
Hartford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hartford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Hartford just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartford tries a low kick but Young Stallion avoids it.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young Stallion slips under a jab.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Hartford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hartford fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartford lands with a nice body kick.
Young Stallion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartford.
Hartford tries to score with a low kick but Young Stallion moves his leg out of the way.
Hartford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Hartford throws a head kick but Young Stallion moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartford. That's going to slow Young Stallion down.
A jab from Hartford misses.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Hartford looks for the body kick but Young Stallion saw that one coming.
Hartford throws a leg kick but Young Stallion moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford misses with a wild body shot.
Hartford throws a push kick but Young Stallion slaps the foot to one side.
Hartford throws a body punch but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Hartford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Young Stallion.
Hartford throws a lazy right hand but Young Stallion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Young Stallion moves away from the strike by Hartford.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford scores with a jab.
Hartford looks to land a right hand but Young Stallion moved out of range.
Hartford throws a leg kick but Young Stallion checks it.
Young Stallion avoids a kick to the body.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hartford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hartford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws a shot from downtown. Young Stallion moves away and avoids it.
Hartford misses with a kick to the body.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford lands with an uppercut that bounces Young Stallion off the cage and back into range.
Hartford throws a wild body kick that Young Stallion sees coming a mile off.
Hartford tries a head kick but it misses.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hartford throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Young Stallion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Young Stallion.
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!
Young Stallion tries to stand but Hartford is controlling from the bottom.
Young Stallion throws a big right hand that misses.
Young Stallion stops Hartford from standing up.
Young Stallion slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stratton Hartford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Young Stallion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Danga de danga de dang - Hartford scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Riptide Young Stallion has been cut.
Hartford throws a wild body kick that Young Stallion sees coming a mile off.
Hartford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hartford throws the kick towards the body but Young Stallion avoids it.
Hartford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young Stallion can do to turn this around?
Hartford throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartford defends it well.
Hartford swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartford misses with a few strikes there.
Hartford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartford throws a head kick but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young Stallion.
Hartford scores with a jab.
Hartford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hartford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hartford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartford.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Hartford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Hartford.
Hartford throws a body punch but Young Stallion moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Nice body kick from Hartford.
A big left from Hartford misses.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hartford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Young Stallion is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion checks a low kick from Hartford.
Stratton Hartford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartford looks for the body kick but Young Stallion saw that one coming.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Young Stallion moves out of range as Hartford throws a body kick.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Some bone on bone action there as Young Stallion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartford defends it well.
Young Stallion moves out of range of the leg kick from Hartford.
Young Stallion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartford.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Young Stallion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Hartford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartford to score with a decent uppercut.
Young Stallion moves out of range as Hartford throws a body kick.
Young Stallion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hartford tries a head kick but it misses.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
Hartford connects with a single shot there.
Young Stallion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartford.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hartford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hartford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Hartford wants to land a leg kick but Young Stallion is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws the kick towards the body but Young Stallion avoids it.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Hartford throws a hook but Young Stallion blocks it.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Riptide Young Stallion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young Stallion slips under a jab.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Hartford looks to score with a jab to the body but Young Stallion is just out of range.
Hartford throws a lazy right hand but Young Stallion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hartford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young Stallion.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartford. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartford cracks Young Stallion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young Stallion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stratton Hartford dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Riptide Young Stallion's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Young Stallion blocks a head kick by Hartford.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Hartford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartford misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hartford.
Hartford wants to land a leg kick but Young Stallion is out of range.
Hartford tries to land a front kick but Young Stallion steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hartford is looking to land body kicks.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartford defends it well.
Hartford looks for the body kick but Young Stallion saw that one coming.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stratton Hartford is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young Stallion manages to avoid it.
Young Stallion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hartford defends it well.
Hartford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch combination from Hartford misses.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Hartford tries a head kick but it misses.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young Stallion moves out of range of the leg kick from Hartford.
Young Stallion slips under a jab.
Young Stallion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartford.
Young Stallion moves out of range of the body kick from Hartford.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Hartford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartford.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheers as Hartford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Young Stallion doesn't seem phased though.
Hartford with a nice cross.
Hartford missing with a left hand there. Young Stallion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hartford misses the shot to the body.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young Stallion manages to avoid it.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riptide Young Stallion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hartford misses with a body kick.
Young Stallion avoids the head kick by Hartford.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartford misses with a kick to the body.
Hartford throws a push kick but Young Stallion slaps the foot to one side.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hartford misses with a head kick.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Young Stallion blocks a low kick nicely.
Young Stallion slips a jab from Hartford.
Hartford misses with an uppercut.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Young Stallion blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young Stallion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartford.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hartford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartford looks to land a left hand but Young Stallion moved out of range nicely.
Young Stallion feints the counter takedown.
Hartford misses with a low kick.
Young Stallion with the counter takedown but Hartford avoids it easily.
Young Stallion slips under a jab.
A big left from Hartford misses.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Young Stallion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young Stallion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Young Stallion tries to counter it with a takedown but Hartford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hartford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Young Stallion slips under a jab.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hartford misses with a straight left.
Young Stallion changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartford. Young Stallion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young Stallion avoids the head kick by Hartford.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartford.
Hartford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartford.
Young Stallion tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartford misses with a double jab.
Young Stallion is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hartford throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Hartford finds it's way through Young Stallion's defenses.
Hartford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young Stallion was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartford.
Stratton Hartford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young Stallion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stratton Hartford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stratton Hartford!