PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenson Rawlins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem- Not Afraid. Jenson Rawlins has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hardly
vs
Rawlins

180 cm
29
183 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

183 cm
30
181 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jenson Rawlins!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Hardly lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Hardly. Those never looked like landing.
Hardly misses with a leg kick.
Hardly lands with an uppercut that bounces Rawlins off the cage and back into range.
Rawlins misses with a right hand
and Hardly counters with an outside leg kick.
Good work by Rawlins as he checks the leg kick.
Rawlins throws a leg kick but Hardly sees it coming and moves out of range.

Rawlins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rawlins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardly prevents a body shot from Rawlins.
Hardly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rawlins backwards.

It looks like Jenson Rawlins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rawlins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardly is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rawlins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rawlins lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardly.
Rawlins takes a shot to the head.
Rawlins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardly controls the action.
A short left from Hardly.
A left hand lands to the body for Rawlins.
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rawlins.
Hardly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rawlins has Hardly pressed against the cage.
Hardly struggles to land a body shot inside as Rawlins controls his hands.
Hardly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rawlins blocking some punches.
Hardly scores with a shot to the side of Rawlins's head.
Rawlins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Rawlins scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Rawlins's ribcage. Rawlins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardly struggles to land a body shot inside as Rawlins controls his hands.
Rawlins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rawlins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rawlins blocking some punches.
Rawlins scores with a hook to the body.
Rawlins misses with the head strike.
Rawlins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hardly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rawlins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rawlins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rawlins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rawlins.
Rawlins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardly controls the action.
Hardly tries to work over Rawlins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardly lands an elbow inside.
Rawlins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rawlins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardly controls his hands.
Rawlins can't find room to land a body shot as Hardly controls the action.
Hardly being controlled against the cage.
Hardly misses with some punches.
Hardly tries to work over Rawlins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rawlins blocking some punches.
Hardly blocking some punches.
Rawlins tries a body shot but Hardly blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawlins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardly's elbow.
Hardly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rawlins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rawlins tries a body shot but Hardly blocks it.
Rawlins looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardly tries to work over Rawlins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardly has a couple of punches blocked by Rawlins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly lands a knee to the head.
Rawlins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardly to keep the fight standing.
Hardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rawlins lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dan Hardly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jenson Rawlins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Rawlins shoots in and gets a takedown into Hardly's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rawlins won't allow Hardly to sweep him here.
Rawlins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rawlins wants to control but Hardly is keeping him busy.
Hardly wants to get back to his feet but Rawlins drags him back down.
Rawlins taking a breather here.
Hardly wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlins trying to control the position but Hardly is working away.

Rawlins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardly is not content to let Rawlins control the position.
Rawlins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hardly is not content to let Rawlins control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rawlins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rawlins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardly is trying to get back to half guard.
Rawlins tries to advance to mount but Hardly denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hardly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rawlins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Rawlins working away.
Hardly is not content to let Rawlins control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenson Rawlins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jenson Rawlins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rawlins dives in and scores a takedown into Hardly's guard.
Hardly controlling Rawlins's posture.
Rawlins wants to control from the top but Hardly keeps moving.
Rawlins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardly is keeping the position for now.
Rawlins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlins tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardly is retaining full guard.
Rawlins trying to control but Hardly is working from the bottom.

Jenson Rawlins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rawlins shoots and misses
and Hardly counters with an outside leg kick.

Hardly takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rawlins.
Hardly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardly gets through Rawlins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardly misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenson Rawlins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardly swings wildly with an uppercut but Rawlins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawlins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rawlins prevents a body shot from Hardly.
Rawlins controlling the action here for a moment.
Rawlins stalling in the clinch but Hardly improves position.
Hardly throws a punch but it's blocked by Rawlins.
Rawlins misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Rawlins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins can't get the takedown.
Hardly tries to throw a body punch but Rawlins avoids it by throwing Hardly back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hardly fails to land.
Rawlins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rawlins tries to throw a body punch but Hardly avoids it by throwing Rawlins back against the cage.
Rawlins blocking some punches.
Hardly throws a punch but it's blocked by Rawlins.
Rawlins stalling in the clinch.
Rawlins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rawlins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rawlins looking to stall.
Hardly has a couple of punches blocked by Rawlins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlins tries to throw a body punch but Hardly avoids it by throwing Rawlins back against the cage.
Hardly tries to throw a body punch but Rawlins avoids it by throwing Hardly back against the cage.
Rawlins blocking some punches.
Hardly misses with a punch to the body.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rawlins.
Hardly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardly blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardly.
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!
Rawlins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rawlins lands a shot to the body.
Hardly pushes Rawlins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Jenson Rawlins's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rawlins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rawlins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardly with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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 Dan Hardly.
I think Hardly 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jenson Rawlins!
Jenson Rawlins very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.