PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Old Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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!

Hartman
vs
Old Papi

192 cm
30
209 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

188 cm
26
215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR $6 and Laundering 90%

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teddy Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Old Papi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Old Papi misses with a left hand
and Hartman counters with a three punch combo that has Old Papi backing up. Old Papi nods at Hartman to acknowledge the strikes.
Hartman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hartman counters with a head kick.
Hartman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Hartman gets tackled into the cage by Old Papi. Old Papi maintains the clinch.
Old Papi works on Hartman's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartman.
Hartman is trying to break the clinch but Old Papi is controlling him.
Old Papi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Old Papi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Old Papi lands a right hand.
Old Papi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Old Papi presses Hartman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi lands a body shot in the clinch.

Old Papi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Old Papi lands a nice hook to Hartman's body. Hartman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Old Papi misses with a straight left.
Hartman with a jab.
Old Papi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartman was well out of range. Poor timing from Old Papi.
Hartman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hartman walks into a straight right hand from Old Papi.
Hartman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Old Papi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hartman is breathing heavily.
A combination from Hartman does no damage.
Hartman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Old Papi misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartman counters with a left and a right that stings Old Papi.
Old Papi looks to land a left hand but Hartman moved out of range nicely.
Old Papi throws a series of punches but Hartman avoids them all with ease.
Hartman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Old Papi.
Old Papi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hartman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Old Papi thinking.
Hartman throws a looping overhand right but Old Papi ducks down to avoid it.
Old Papi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Old Papi thuds his right hand into Hartman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Old Papi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Old Papi throws an off balance right hand

and Hartman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hartman.
Hartman is looking to stand up but Old Papi won't let him.
Old Papi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Hartman stands up and waves to Old Papi to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Old Papi as he avoids it easily.
Old Papi wants to clinch but Hartman slips to the side
and Hartman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Old Papi connects with a nice looking jab.
Hartman swings for the body but Old Papi moves out of range.
Old Papi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hartman throws a series of punches but Old Papi moves out of range.
Old Papi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Old Papi lands a jab.
Old Papi tries to clinch up
and Hartman counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Hartman does no damage.
Old Papi tries to clinch but Hartman moves away

and Hartman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Old Papi keeping moving, preventing Hartman from controlling successfully.
Hartman prevents Old Papi from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hartman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teddy Hartman dominated that round.
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.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Old Papi.
Hartman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Teddy Hartman is winning the standup battle so far.
Old Papi slips a jab and a cross from Hartman.
Hartman tries to bum rush Old Papi with a series of wild strikes but Old Papi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Old Papi misses.
Some wild striking there from Old Papi.
Hartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Old Papi scores with the left hand. Hartman knows he should have avoided that one.
Old Papi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartman's hands.
Hartman misses the jab.
Old Papi tries to clinch but Hartman moves away
and Hartman counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Hartman both land. Nice combination.
Shane Old Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Old Papi missing with a left hand there. Hartman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Old Papi.
Hartman misses with a double jab
and Old Papi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartman misses with a double jab
and Old Papi counters with a two punch combo.
Hartman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Old Papi misses its intended target.
Old Papi tries to clinch there but Hartman circles away.
Hartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Old Papi counters with a nice uppercut.
Old Papi lands an overhand right.
Old Papi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hartman looks to score with a jab to the body but Old Papi is just out of range.
Old Papi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Hartman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Shane Old Papi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Old Papi misses.

Hartman gets tackled into the cage by Old Papi. Old Papi maintains the clinch.
Hartman lands a hook that snaps the head of Old Papi backwards.
A short left from Old Papi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Old Papi as the two fighters clinch.
Old Papi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Old Papi digs a right hand underneath Hartman's ribcage. Hartman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartman wants to stall.
Old Papi scores with a shot to the side of Hartman's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Old Papi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Old Papi breaks from the clinch.

Old Papi has Hartman up against the cage in a clinch.
Old Papi controlling the action here for a moment.
Hartman is trying to break the clinch but Old Papi is controlling him.
Old Papi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Old Papi lands with a right to the head.

Old Papi manages to break the clinch.

Old Papi forces Hartman back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman tries to circle away but Old Papi has him pinned against the cage.
Old Papi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Old Papi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Old Papi breaks the clinch.
Old Papi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartman.
Jab, jab by Old Papi - just one landing.
Hartman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Old Papi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Old Papi coming out on top.
Hartman slips a straight right by Old Papi.
Old Papi stalks Hartman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hartman's face. Hartman staggers backwards, shaken.
Old Papi tries to clinch but Hartman moves out of range.
Teddy Hartman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Old Papi lands with a hook. Hartman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Old Papi defending well as Hartman loads up on a big left hand.
Old Papi lands a lovely overhand right.
Old Papi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Old Papi throws a combination that misses
and Hartman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Old Papi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi wants to clinch up but Hartman keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Old Papi.
Old Papi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Old Papi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hartman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Old Papi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Old Papi moves into the clinch.

Old Papi breaks the clinch.
Old Papi connects with a nice looking jab.
Old Papi lands a really nice looking cross but Hartman seems unphased.
Hartman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Old Papi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Old Papi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hartman on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Old Papi throws a one two combo.
Old Papi dips to his left and cracks Hartman with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Old Papi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Old Papi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Old Papi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hartman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Old Papi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hartman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Old Papi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Old Papi forces Hartman back against the cage and clinches.
Old Papi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hartman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Old Papi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Old Papi misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartman counters with a three punch combo that has Old Papi backing up. Old Papi nods at Hartman to acknowledge the strikes.
Old Papi lands a jab to the nose.
Old Papi tries to clinch up
and Hartman counters with a nice body shot.
Old Papi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Old Papi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hartman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi misses with a straight left.
Old Papi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Old Papi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Old Papi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hartman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Old Papi.
Old Papi misses with a left hand
and Hartman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Old Papi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hartman eats them both and turns towards Old Papi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A cross from Old Papi lands.
Hartman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hartman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Old Papi throws a lazy uppercut

and Hartman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Old Papi is looking to escape.
Old Papi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hartman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hartman wants to stand but Old Papi has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi is trying to stand.
Hartman is trying to control the action in half guard but Old Papi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hartman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Old Papi is just riding it out for now. Hartman eventually gives up the hold.
Hartman with the ground and pound but Old Papi uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman looking to pass the guard.
Hartman wants to stand but Old Papi is controlling his posture from full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Old Papi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Old Papi wants to stand and escape but Hartman is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Old Papi is looking to stand back up but Hartman counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Old Papi.
Hartman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hartman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Old Papi.
I think Old Papi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!