PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Jason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason comes to the cage accompanied by Kryptonite. Hardwick has chosen Elephant Man - Pon Di River as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jason Hardwick enters the cage!

Jason
vs
Hardwick

190 cm
27
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

193 cm
25
220 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Physical Entertainment Development Supplements

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Jason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Hardwick!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jason.

Hardwick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jason striking off his back but it's not causing Hardwick any problems.

Hardwick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jason has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardwick has managed to get both his arms back between Jason's legs - danger averted.
Hardwick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jason's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jason looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Jason looking for a guillotine here but Hardwick defends easily.

Jason looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hardwick passes into side control.
Jason tries to buck Hardwick off but Hardwick is having none of it.

Hardwick stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jason looks to land a combination but Hardwick avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick works the jab nicely.
Hardwick cracks Jason with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardwick sizes up Jason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Aaron Jason has been cut.
Hardwick connects with the punch.
Jason throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardwick's waist but Hardwick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jason off to one side.
Jason fails with the takedown.
Jason throws a hook but Hardwick avoids it easily.

Hardwick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jason's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jason wants to get back to full guard.
Jason is breathing heavily.

Hardwick wants to work for an arm triangle but Jason is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardwick is nestled in close to Jason, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jason works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardwick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hardwick passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardwick prevents Jason from improving his position.
Hardwick lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick is trying to control. Jason wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hardwick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Jason pushes Hardwick off and gets back to his feet.

Hardwick looking to score a takedown here. Jason is defending well but Hardwick drives through and ends up in Jason's guard.
Hardwick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Hardwick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jason has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardwick has managed to get both his arms back between Jason's legs - danger averted.
Jason throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardwick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hardwick working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardwick cracks Jason with a big right hand but Jason just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jason is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hardwick is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hardwick landing shots from mount.
Hardwick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick with good strikes from the mount here!
Hardwick controlling from mount.
Hardwick lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jason is squirming around, avoiding Hardwick's attempts to control the action.
Hardwick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardwick landing punches.
Jason tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardwick sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hardwick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Jason'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.

Jason throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardwick's waist but Hardwick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jason off to one side.
Jason Hardwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwick lands with a hook. Jason tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardwick throws a shot to the body.
Jason shoots in for a double leg but Hardwick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jason feints and then cracks Hardwick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardwick down.
Hardwick digs a good hook to Jason's body.

Hardwick clinches with his opponent.
Jason can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Jason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardwick slows down the pace here.
Jason tries to pull guard but Hardwick holds him up against the cage and eventually Jason drops back down to his feet.
Jason looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardwick.
Jason jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardwick walks away with a smile on his face. Jason gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardwick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jason takes one on the button.
Aaron Jason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardwick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Jason gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardwick slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jason has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hardwick has passed into side control.
Hardwick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jason to see if he's OK.
Hardwick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hardwick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jason has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jason is looking for a sweep.
Hardwick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hardwick grinds an elbow into Jason's temple.
Hardwick is chipping away with strikes.
Jason is trying to get back to half guard.
Hardwick prevents Jason from escaping the position.
Hardwick lands an elbow.
Jason looking for a sweep but Hardwick has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jason working to try and regain half guard.
Hardwick wants to control the pace but Jason is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jason tries to reverse the position but Hardwick maintains control.
Hardwick controlling from the full mount.
Hardwick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jason?

Aaron Jason's cut is getting worse.
Hardwick controlling his opponent.
Jason Hardwick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jason tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick lands a nice shot to the head.
Hardwick working Jason over with strikes here.

Aaron Jason's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Jason's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Hardwick!
Jason Hardwick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.