PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hit Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hard
vs
Harrington

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hit Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard keeps the fight on the outside.
Hard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Harrington moves in looking to clinch but Hard pushes him off.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses
and Hard counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Harrington throws a lazy head kick
and Hard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Harrington looks to clinch
enabling Hard to counter with a crisp jab.
Hard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick by Harrington misses
and Hard counters with a thumping low kick.
Hard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hard tests Harrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hard moves away
and Hard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Hard. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, jab by Hard - just one landing.
Hard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dan Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harrington throws a lazy head kick
letting Hard counter with a right hand.
Hard keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Harrington misses
and Hard counters with a body kick.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hard is having none of it.
Hard dips to his left and cracks Harrington with an uppercut!
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Hard scores with a four punch combination!
Harrington tries to clinch
enabling Hard to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hard counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrington looks gassed!
Harrington tries to clinch but Hard moves out of range.
Hard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Harrington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hard scores with a one two! Harrington had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harrington wants to clinch but Hard slips to the side
and Hard counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses
and Hard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harrington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dan Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harrington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hard lands with a hook. Harrington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hard connects with a crisp jab.
Harrington wants to clinch up but Hard keeps it at a distance.
Harrington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harrington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrington throws a lazy head kick
and Hard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harrington really felt that one!
Harrington tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard throws a good cross that connects.
Hard lands a head kick. Harrington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hard is having none of it.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hard counters with a straight right hand.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Harrington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hard - that will leave a mark!
A head kick by Harrington misses
and Harrington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Harrington tries to clinch up
and Hard counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington closes the distance but Hard moves to the side
and Hard counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Harrington really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harrington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harrington scrambles back to his feet.
Harrington takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hard gets a double leg takedown into Harrington's guard.
Hard wants to get up but he can't break Harrington's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hard won't allow Harrington to sweep him here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hard is looking to advance position but Harrington has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hard is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard tries to lock up and control but Harrington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hard tries to get out of the position.
Hard really wants to buck Harrington off and get back to his feet.
Harrington throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harrington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harrington looking to ground and pound but Hard is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hard wants to hold on but Harrington pushes him away.
Harrington lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Harrington lands with some strikes.
Harrington raining down shots from the mount!
Harrington throws some wild stikes that Hard manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington unloads with some shots from mount but Hard bucks and avoids them well.
Harrington throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Harrington unloads with some shots from mount but Hard bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Hard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harrington scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hard?
Harrington thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington looking to finish with strikes here!
Harrington lands a heavy elbow.
Harrington is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harrington tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrington cracks Hard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Harrington 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!

Harrington tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Hard scores with a three punch combo!
Hard lands the left hand.
Hard digs a good hook to Harrington's body.
Harrington tries to clinch but Hard moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hard.
A head kick by Harrington misses
and Hard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrington fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Hard circles away.
A head kick from Harrington lands but Hard takes it in his stride.
Hard throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hard counters with a nice uppercut.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hard counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harrington in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Harrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick from Hard lands but Harrington takes it in his stride.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Harrington tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hard to counter with a crisp jab.
Harrington looks to clinch
and Hard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hard.
Harrington thows a leg kick but Hard checks it
and Hard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hard connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Harrington lands but Hard takes it in his stride.
Harrington throws a lazy head kick
and Hard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Hard misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hard counters with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hard. Harrington shrugs it off though.
Harrington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hard misses with a head kick.
Hard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hard.
Hit Hard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Hard.
Hard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hard, as that shot connected.
Hard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hard.
Harrington throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses
enabling Hard to counter with a crisp jab.
Hard lands a head shot.
Hard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Harrington throws a sloppy head kick
and Hard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hard.
Hard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harrington backs up against the cage.
Hard lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Harrington misses
and Hard counters with a one-two to the body.
Hard connects with a solid leg kick.
Hard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harrington back to the cage. Hard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hard lands a jab-cross combination.
Hard lands a two punch combo.
Hard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Hard.
Hard lands a head kick!
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Hard or perhaps it was just good defense by Harrington which made him look bad.
Hard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Harrington swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hit Hard.
I think Hard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hit Hard!