PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harding
vs
Fortunado

200 cm
21
276 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Poweful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado fails to land the takedown.
Harding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fortunado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Harding. No joy for Fortunado on that attempt.
Harding throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harding scores with a three punch combo!
Fortunado fails to land the takedown.
Jim Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Fortunado.
Fortunado fails with a takedown attempt.
Fortunado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harding is fending him off so far but Fortunado persists. Nope, Harding circles away and we're back to standing.
Fortunado shoots for a double leg takedown but Harding sprawls well. He's pushed Fortunado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fortunado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fortunado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harding.
Fortunado shoots in and drives through. Harding sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado shoots for a double leg takedown but Harding sprawls well. He's pushed Fortunado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Harding crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fortunado - the referee stops the clock and Harding gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fortunado. Harding manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harding is breathing heavily.
Harding keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harding misses with a few strikes there.
Harding misses with the combination.
Harding lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fortunado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harding is fending him off so far but Fortunado persists. Nope, Harding circles away and we're back to standing.
Fortunado tries a head kick but it misses.
Harding thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado misses with a takedown attempt - Harding sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jim Harding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harding dips to his left and cracks Fortunado with an uppercut!
Fortunado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harding.
Fortunado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harding tries to avoid it but Fortunado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harding to the ground. Harding escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fortunado shoots for a takedown but Harding saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Harding. No joy for Fortunado on that attempt.
Harding will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fortunado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fortunado shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortunado misses with a body kick.
Fortunado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harding's waist but Harding gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fortunado off to one side.
Harding lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harding lands with a big left! Fortunado is wobbled badly! Harding comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Fortunado to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Harding!