PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Keith
vs
Hardin

176 cm
24
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
28
155 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Brawler
Prefers standup

Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Keith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keith throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardin.
Keith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardin tries to clinch there but Keith circles away.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch but Keith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Keith misses.
Hardin tries to clinch there but Keith circles away.
Hardin moves out of range of the body kick from Keith.
Hardin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keith tries to land a front kick but Hardin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keith tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hardin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Keith doesn't seem phased though.
Keith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardin tries to clinch but Keith is having none of it.
Hardin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hardin moves into the clinch successfully.
Hardin is looking to control Keith's arms but Keith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
Hardin is looking to break free of the clinch but Keith has double underhooks.
Hardin has Keith pressed against the cage, preventing Keith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardin wants to stall.
Keith is trying to break the clinch but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
Hardin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keith is trying to break the clinch but Hardin has him pressed against the cage.
Keith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardin seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Keith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Keith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keith up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Keith is trying to push Hardin away but Hardin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardin.
Keith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keith is trying to force a seperation but Hardin has the dominant position.
Keith stalling the fight.
Hardin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keith is trying to force a seperation but Hardin has the dominant position.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Keith has him pressed against the cage.
Keith has Hardin pressed against the cage, preventing Hardin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin lands with a right to the head.
Keith is trying to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling him.
Keith is trying to break the clinch but Hardin is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Keith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Keith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Keith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardin.
Hardin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardin swats away the attempt to clinch by Keith.
Keith misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hardin dominated that round.
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. This is the final round!

Keith throws a combination that misses
and Hardin counters with a nice body shot.
Keith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardin wants to clinch.
Hardin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Keith back to the cage. Hardin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hardin tries to clinch but Keith is having none of it.

Hardin staggers Keith with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Keith looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Keith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keith avoids the head kick by Hardin.
Oh Keith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keith seems to have got his legs back now.
Keith moves out of range of the body kick from Hardin.
Hardin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Keith if he has to take too many more of those.
Keith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mike Hardin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardin tries to clinch there but Keith circles away.
Hardin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randy Keith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keith tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Hardin.
Hardin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Keith moves in looking to clinch but Hardin pushes him off.
Keith tries to clinch but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin scores with a jab. Keith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardin throws a head kick that misses.
Hardin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin blocks a head kick by Keith.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keith throws a right hand that Hardin ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardin also avoids with ease.
Hardin tries to clinch but Keith is having none of it.
Keith tries to clinch there but Hardin circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Keith misses
and Hardin counters with a head kick. That will keep Keith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hardin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keith thows a leg kick but Hardin checks it
and Hardin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Keith.
Keith takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardin.

Keith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardin wants to break free but Keith has control.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Keith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardin avoids it.
Keith stalling in the clinch but Hardin improves position.
Keith trying to land knees to the body.

Keith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Keith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardin!
Keith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardin wants to clinch.
Keith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardin dodges the punch combination from Keith.
Randy Keith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hardin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Keith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hardin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 17:20
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 17:20
Judge George Francis scores the fight 17:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hardin!