PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Joyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Joyce
vs
Hari

170 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Joyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henk Hari!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hari throws a series of punches but Joyce moves out of range.
Hari misses with a combination
and Joyce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hari is rocked!
Hari tries for a takedown but Joyce circles away easily

and Joyce counters with a shoot takedown. Hari fights it but they end up in guard.
Hari is still in real trouble! Can Joyce finish him?
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Joyce wants to stand and escape but instead Hari has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hari throws a big right hand that misses.
Hari seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hari wanted to stand there but Joyce had control of the position.
Joyce pulls Hari in to control the position.
Joyce thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Hari decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joyce lands a left and a right that sends Hari crashing to the canvas! Joyce dives into mount looking to finish!
Hari is desperately trying to improve his position but Joyce has a good base and remains in mount.
Hari is bucking up trying to escape but Joyce cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Joyce breaks from Hari's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joyce dominating with strikes here.
Hari can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Joyce goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hari is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hari stands up and waves to Joyce to follow him.
Hari looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari looks to clinch
and Joyce counters with a stiff right hand.

Joyce changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hari looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Joyce looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Joyce advances nicely into full mount.
Joyce looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Joyce lands a heavy elbow.
Joyce scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyce connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Joyce postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hari looks a forlorn figure.
Joyce sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Joyce is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hari has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hari!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari postures up.
Hari stopping the sweep attempt from Joyce.

Joyce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Joyce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hari gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joyce wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Joyce throws a head kick that misses.
Hari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joyce misses with a combination
and Hari counters with a series of strikes. Joyce will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Joyce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hari is trying to defend but Joyce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Joyce looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hari is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari is trying to control but can't.
Hari looks like he's trying to stand up.

Hari looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Joyce controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joyce working Hari over with strikes.
Joyce landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joyce stops Hari from getting back to his feet.
Chad Joyce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joyce performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Chad Joyce wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Joyce has Hari up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joyce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Joyce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Joyce counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hari breaks the clinch.

Hari closes the distance and clinches.
Joyce jumps guard but Hari stands there with Joyce around his waist. Joyce gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Joyce decides to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hari trying to control but Joyce is working from the bottom.

Joyce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Joyce dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hari.
Chad Joyce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hari tries to clinch up.
Joyce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Hari shoots in but Joyce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Joyce moves out of range easily.
Hari tries to clinch there but Joyce circles away.
Hari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hari tries to clinch but Joyce moves out of range.
Hari tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Joyce counters with a series of strikes that sends Hari to the canvas! Joyce follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joyce gets to his feet. Hari looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Joyce is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Hari is in big trouble! Joyce is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Hari. Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Chad Joyce!
During a confident post fight interview, Chad Joyce thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.