PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bas Tard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blitzkrieg Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Friedhelm has chosen "Du Hast" by Rammstein as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tard
vs
Friedhelm

179 cm
26
160 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

160 cm
27
155 lbs
9 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Tard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Blitzkrieg Friedhelm!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedhelm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tard was well out of range. Poor timing from Friedhelm.
Tard takes a swing at Friedhelm's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Tard.
Tard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Friedhelm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Friedhelm throws a nice looking combination but Tard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Friedhelm lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Bas Tard has been cut.
No joy there for Friedhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Friedhelm circles away quickly and effectively.
Friedhelm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tard connects with a nice looking jab.
Friedhelm cracks Tard with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Friedhelm misses.
Friedhelm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Friedhelm misses with the combination.
Friedhelm looks to land a right hand but Tard moved out of range.
Tard lands a lovely overhand right.
Bas Tard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friedhelm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Friedhelm throws a nice looking combination but Tard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Friedhelm momentarily.
Friedhelm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tard slips a jab and a cross from Friedhelm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Friedhelm looks gassed!
A jab from Tard does it's job there.
Friedhelm lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tard. That's going to slow Friedhelm down.
Friedhelm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Friedhelm misses with a combination
letting Tard counter with a right hand.
Tard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tard lunges at Friedhelm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Friedhelm's hand.
Tard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tard lands a jab to Friedhelm's midsection.
Tard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Friedhelm back to the cage. Tard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedhelm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Friedhelm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tard scores with a jab to the body.
Tard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tard throws a leg kick which misses Friedhelm's front leg but catches the back leg as Friedhelm tries to avoid it.
Friedhelm moves forwards but Tard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Friedhelm at a distance.
Friedhelm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Friedhelm's sensitive parts.
Friedhelm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Friedhelm dodges the punch combination from Tard.
Tard throws a series of punches but Friedhelm avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Tard as he connects with a hook.
Friedhelm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tard has time to react.
Tard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tard looks to land a combination. Friedhelm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tard lands with a nice body punch.
Friedhelm takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tard ducks under a wild hook from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tard throws a right hand that Friedhelm ducks under and follows up with a left that Friedhelm also avoids with ease.
Tard connects with a body shot that sends Friedhelm's belly button to the back.
Tard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Friedhelm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tard scores with a jab to the body.
Tard connects with a body shot.
Tard with a nice cross.
Friedhelm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tard scores with a nice head shot.
Friedhelm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Friedhelm does it's job there.
Tard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tard clobbers Friedhelm with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Friedhelm throws a hook but Tard avoids it easily.
Tard lands with a cross.
Friedhelm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tard counters with a left to the body.
Friedhelm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tard to score with a decent uppercut.
Tard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tard sizes up Friedhelm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Friedhelm. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm swings widly with a right hand
and Tard counters with a stiff right hand.
Tard is looking to slow Friedhelm down with leg kicks.
Tard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Friedhelm.
Friedhelm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tard.
Tard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tard scores with a hook.
Tard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body punch from Tard.
Tard scores with a leg kick.
Tard just misses with a punch to the body.
Friedhelm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Friedhelm.
Friedhelm takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice combination there by Tard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friedhelm walks into a straight right hand from Tard.
Tard scores with a nice right hand.
Tard lands with a hook. Friedhelm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tard stuns Friedhelm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Tard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bas Tard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Friedhelm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tard digs a good hook to Friedhelm's body.
Tard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Friedhelm can do to turn this around?
Friedhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Friedhelm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Tard.
Friedhelm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Friedhelm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Friedhelm might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tard has got the better of the exchanges.
Tard connects with a single shot there.
Tard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tard.
Friedhelm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Friedhelm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Friedhelm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Friedhelm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tard manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Friedhelm's head backwards.
Tard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tard.
Tard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tard lands a two punch combo.
Bas Tard is winning the standup battle so far.
Tard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bas Tard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friedhelm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Friedhelm's hands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tard. That's going to slow Friedhelm down.
Friedhelm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tard.
Tard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Friedhelm's sensitive parts.
Friedhelm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Tard both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Friedhelm misses.
Tard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Friedhelm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tard is looking to slow Friedhelm down with leg kicks.
Friedhelm misses with a double jab
and Tard counters with a two punch combo.
Tard scores with a hook.
Tard connects with a body shot that sends Friedhelm's belly button to the back.
Tard thumps Friedhelm with a low kick.
Friedhelm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tard.
Friedhelm fails to land with a series of punches.
Tard lands with a shot to the body.
Tard connects with a single shot there.
Friedhelm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Friedhelm walks into a stiff left hand from Tard.
Tard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friedhelm's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tard digs a good hook to Friedhelm's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tard. Friedhelm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tard with a jab.
Tard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Friedhelm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tard scores with a jab to the head.
Friedhelm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Friedhelm throws a big shot that misses.
Friedhelm swings widly with a right hand
and Tard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tard throws a combination. Friedhelm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Friedhelm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tard jabs at Friedhelm's body.
Tard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tard takes a swing at Friedhelm's ribcage but misses.
Tard punishes Friedhelm's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tard lands a really nice looking cross but Friedhelm seems unphased.
Tard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Friedhelm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tard lands a jab to the head.
Tard lands with a good body shot.
Tard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Friedhelm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tard to score with a decent uppercut.
Friedhelm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tard.
Friedhelm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tard lands with a right hand.
Tard cracks a nice hook into Friedhelm's ribs.
Friedhelm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tard digs a good hook to Friedhelm's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Tard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tard tests Friedhelm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tard misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Tard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bas Tard'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tard looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedhelm is just out of range.
Friedhelm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tard throws a series of strikes that have Friedhelm backpedaling.
Tard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Friedhelm looks to land a combination but Tard avoids it well.
Friedhelm lands with an overhand left.
Tard lands with a nice body punch.
Tard staying out of range there.
Tard takes a swing at Friedhelm's ribcage but misses.
Tard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Friedhelm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Friedhelm takes a swing at Tard's ribcage but misses.
Tard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Friedhelm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedhelm was well out of range. Poor timing from Tard.
Friedhelm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tard lands a jab to Friedhelm's midsection.
Tard lands an overhand right.
Friedhelm avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm moves out of range of the strikes.
Tard misses with an uppercut. Friedhelm saw that one coming.
Friedhelm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Friedhelm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tard counters with an inside leg kick.
Tard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Friedhelm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Friedhelm throws a hook to the side of Tard's head but Tard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tard thows a body shot but no joy.
Friedhelm misses with the combination.
Friedhelm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Friedhelm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tard circles away quickly and effectively.
Tard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tard misses the shot to the body.
Tard looks to score with a jab to the body but Friedhelm is just out of range.
Tard lunges at Friedhelm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Friedhelm's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Friedhelm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tard counters with a stiff right hand.
Tard lands a nice shot that snaps Friedhelm's head back.
Friedhelm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Friedhelm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tard lands a nice shot to the body.
Tard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Friedhelm misses with a combination
and Tard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Friedhelm misses with an uppercut. Tard saw that one coming.
Tard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Friedhelm counters with a two punch combo.
Friedhelm throws a series of punches but Tard avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Tard. Those never looked like landing.
Friedhelm misses with a body punch
and Tard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tard cracks Friedhelm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Tard tenderised Friedhelm's leg. Friedhelm is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tard.
Friedhelm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tard.
Tard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Friedhelm's hands.
Tard misses with a looping left.
Tard digs a good hook to Friedhelm's body.
Friedhelm looks to land a left hand but Tard moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Tard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tard.
Tard throws a shot to the body.
Tard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Tard.
Tard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Friedhelm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tard circles away quickly and effectively.
Tard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Tard.
Tard 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.
Friedhelm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tard.
Bas Tard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Friedhelm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tard.
Friedhelm fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Friedhelm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Friedhelm staying out of range there.
Friedhelm throws a combination that misses
and Tard counters with a straight right hand.
Friedhelm dodges the punch combination from Tard.
Friedhelm misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No joy there for Friedhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tard connects with a crisp jab.
Tard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tard works Friedhelm's body with a nice hook.
Friedhelm throws a hook but Tard avoids it easily.
Tard with a hook.
Blitzkrieg Friedhelm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Tard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tard 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Tard!