PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Hardmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hardmen
vs
Cole

166 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Hardmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Cole!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardmen tries to clinch up.

Cole clinches.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardmen.
Cole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardmen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
Cole stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cole.
Cole pushes Hardmen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardmen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cole pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Hardmen pushes him off.
Cole with a hook.
Cole wants to clinch up but Hardmen keeps it at a distance.
Cole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardmen tries to clinch up

and Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole is working Hardmen over against the cage.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardmen can't break the clinch.
Cole lands an uppercut.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
Cole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardmen tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hardmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Cole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cole.
Cole is leaning against Hardmen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardmen is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Cole to work.
Cole lands an uppercut.
Hardmen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardmen backwards.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardmen backwards.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardmen backwards.
Cole leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cole.
Cole has Hardmen pushed against the cage.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is pressed up against the cage. Hardmen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cole down to the mat. Cole avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardmen doesn't manage to clinch there - Cole circles away.
Hardmen shoots and misses

and Cole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cole.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cole - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cole.
Hardmen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hardmen is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Hardmen into the cage.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardmen backwards.
Cole stalling the fight.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Hardmen being controlled against the cage.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cole pushes Hardmen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cole takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cole lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Hardmen's head.
Cole has Hardmen pressed against the cage.
Cole works on Hardmen's body with a couple of short punches.
Cole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cole gets through Hardmen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cole is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cole as Hardmen tries to tie him up.
Cole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Cole to work.
Cole lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hank Cole.
Cole tries to clinch up but Hardmen circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Cole dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cole is looking to clinch.

Cole moves into the clinch successfully.
Cole gets underhooks to prevent Hardmen's takedown attempt.
Cole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardmen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cole is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Come on Cole - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cole is pressed up against the cage. Hardmen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cole down to the mat. Cole avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Hardmen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardmen gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Cole pushes Hardmen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cole.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Cole.
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole lands a left hand.
Cole pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hardmen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Cole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cole lands an uppercut.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole taking a breather.
Hardmen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cole pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cole wants to clinch up but Hardmen keeps it at a distance.
Hank Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cole closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hank Cole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cole lands an uppercut.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole lands with a light punch inside.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardmen backwards.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardmen is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Cole lands a right hand.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole is pushing Hardmen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardmen takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Cole.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Hardmen is rocked!
Cole pushes Hardmen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cole works on Hardmen's body with a couple of short punches.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Hardmen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Cole has Hardmen pushed against the cage.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cole throws a big uppercut that drops Hardmen! More strikes from Cole and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hardmen lies dazed against the cage as Cole celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Cole!