PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Panzram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Hardonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardonk has chosen Requiem for a dream as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Panzram
vs
Hardonk

187 cm
23
225 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

193 cm
25
249 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Panzram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoni Hardonk!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzram dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardonk. That did some damage!
Panzram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Panzram just misses with a punch to the body.
Panzram misses with a body kick.
Hardonk fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardonk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardonk looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panzram lands with a hook. Hardonk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Antoni Hardonk has been cut.
Hardonk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Panzram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Panzram.
Panzram throws a sloppy head kick and Hardonk moves out of range easily.
Panzram misses with a head kick.
Panzram throws a sloppy head kick and Hardonk moves out of range easily.
Hardonk blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardonk blocks the leg kick.
Hardonk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Panzram. That one must have hurt.
Panzram connects with a right hand. Hardonk shakes it off.
Carl Panzram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardonk avoids the head kick by Panzram.
Panzram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Panzram throws a leg kick but Hardonk checks it.
Panzram lands a head kick. Hardonk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That has opened up Antoni Hardonk's cut even more.
Panzram just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardonk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panzram tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardonk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panzram throws a head kick that misses.
Carl Panzram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Panzram there.
Hardonk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panzram cracks Hardonk with a right hand to the side of the head.

The cut above Antoni Hardonk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Panzram delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panzram scores with a kick to the body.
Panzram connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Panzram.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Panzram.
Panzram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Panzram scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Panzram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Hardonk.
Hardonk blocks a head kick by Panzram.
Panzram throws a head kick that misses.
Hardonk misses with a head kick.
Hardonk checks a leg kick.
Hardonk blocks a leg kick.
Hardonk tries for a takedown but Panzram sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Panzram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panzram throws a head kick that misses

and Hardonk counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardonk's guard.
Hardonk wants to stand up but Panzram is controlling him.

Panzram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hardonk is looking to stand up but Panzram isn't so interested in that idea.
Panzram looking to pass the guard.
Panzram advances position into side control!
Hardonk struggling a bit here.
Hardonk is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Panzram is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hardonk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Hardonk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Panzram wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardonk, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
An elbow from Panzram crashes against the mat.

Panzram is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardonk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Panzram wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardonk, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Panzram working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Panzram dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Hardonk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hardonk moves out of range as Panzram strikes.
Panzram misses with a low kick.
Panzram throws a looping overhand right but Hardonk ducks down to avoid it.
Hardonk tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Panzram misses
and Hardonk counters with a head kick. That will keep Panzram thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Panzram tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardonk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Panzram tries to score with a low kick but Hardonk moves his leg out of the way.
Panzram throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hardonk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Panzram but Panzram pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardonk fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzram doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardonk circles away.
Hardonk checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardonk shoots in for a double leg but Panzram sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carl Panzram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoni Hardonk.
Panzram throws a head kick but Hardonk moves out of range.
Hardonk looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Antoni Hardonk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Panzram misses with a shot to the body

and Hardonk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Panzram punching from the bottom.
Hardonk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Panzram makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Panzram.
Hardonk postures up in Panzram's guard and throws a big left but Panzram blocks it.

Panzram is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardonk defends well.
Hardonk postures up in Panzram's guard and throws a big left but Panzram blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzram manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardonk manages to get himself to full guard.
Panzram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardonk can do to turn this around?

Panzram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Panzram slips nicely into half guard.
Panzram wants to pass to mount but Hardonk is defending the position.

Panzram is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Panzram trying to pass the guard but Hardonk defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzram wants to stand up but Hardonk has a hold of him and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardonk. That's going to slow Panzram down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hardonk is defended easily by Panzram.
Hardonk misses with a head kick.
Panzram misses with a looping right.
Panzram throws a head kick that misses

and Hardonk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Panzram gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panzram looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardonk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Panzram actively working from the bottom here.
Hardonk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Panzram gets back to full guard.

Panzram looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Panzram looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardonk is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardonk wants to control from the top but Panzram keeps moving.
Hardonk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Panzram dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Hardonk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hardonk keeps the fight on the outside.

Hardonk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Panzram!
Hardonk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Panzram is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panzram taking shots to the head.
Panzram keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Panzram slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Panzram taking some punishment here, with Hardonk in his half guard.
Panzram wants to get back to full guard.
Panzram moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Panzram looking for a sweep. Not yet Panzram, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardonk with a nice head shot there.
Panzram manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardonk manages to get himself to full guard.
Panzram passes Hardonk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Panzram passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hardonk!

Panzram working for a submission but Hardonk is keeping him at bay.
Panzram with the ground and pound from mount.
Panzram landing strikes from the mount.
Hardonk bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Panzram manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardonk manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Panzram is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hardonk is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hardonk has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Panzram is on top in guard.
Panzram stands up over Hardonk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Panzram throwing strikes but missing.
Panzram pushing down on Hardonk's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Panzram frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Panzram breaks from Hardonk's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Panzram is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hardonk is surviving well by controlling Panzram's body position as best he can.
Panzram throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hardonk because Panzram loaded up on that one.

Panzram goes for an armbar but Hardonk turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hardonk.

Panzram working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardonk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardonk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardonk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carl Panzram overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Panzram wants to sweep here but Hardonk controlling him for the moment.

Panzram had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardonk defends it easily.
Panzram tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Antoni Hardonk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardonk trying to control but Panzram is working from the bottom.
Panzram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardonk's guard.
Panzram stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardonk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Panzram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hardonk looking to control.
Hardonk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardonk, not yet.
Panzram looking to pass the guard.
Panzram advances to half guard.
Hardonk misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Panzram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panzram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Panzram!