PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Gaspic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Gaspic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harding
vs
Gaspic

173 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Gaspic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspic throws a right hand that Harding ducks under and follows up with a left that Harding also avoids with ease.
Gaspic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harding counters with a left to the body.
Gaspic tries to clinch up
and Harding counters with a two punch combo.
Gaspic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Gaspic scores with a four punch combination!
Gaspic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gaspic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harding circles away.
Gaspic looks winded!
Gaspic misses with the combination.
Gaspic shoots in and drives through. Harding sprawls well.
Gaspic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harding scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harding circles away.
Benjamin Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Gaspic.
Harding jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harding scores with a jab to the body.
Harding stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaspic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
David Gaspic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaspic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harding counters with a nice body shot.
Harding closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harding thuds a left hand into Gaspic's body.
Harding lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaspic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harding!
Harding scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaspic doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harding showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gaspic.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harding with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harding stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harding lands with a nice body punch.
Harding throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gaspic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harding throws a shot to the body.
Gaspic takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic walks into a jab.
Gaspic throws a combination that misses
letting Harding counter with a right hand.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harding changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harding lands a slapping body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Harding.
Harding scores with a hook to the body. Gaspic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gaspic tries to clinch
and Harding counters with a series of strikes. Gaspic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harding throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harding lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gaspic takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harding lands with a nice body punch.
Gaspic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaspic.
No luck for Gaspic with that takedown attempt.
Harding scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaspic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harding stalks Gaspic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaspic's face. Gaspic staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaspic misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Harding 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.

Gaspic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Gaspic. Those never looked like landing.
Gaspic wants to clinch
and Harding counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaspic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gaspic misses with a combination
and Harding counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harding is working the combinations to good effect here.
Harding lands a jab to Gaspic's midsection.
Gaspic misses with a double jab
and Harding counters with a straight right hand.
Gaspic is breathing heavily.
Harding keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Harding lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harding lands with a cross.
Gaspic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harding jabs at Gaspic's body.
Harding scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A shot to the liver by Harding. Beautiful body shot.
Gaspic tries to clinch
and Harding counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Harding.
A jab lands there for Harding.
Gaspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harding counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harding!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harding fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benjamin Harding is winning the standup battle so far.
Harding scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gaspic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harding lands with a nice combination. Gaspic backs away looking to recover.
Gaspic misses with a combination
and Harding makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice combination there by Harding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harding scores with a hook to the body. Gaspic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harding wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gaspic is trying desperately to land a takedown but Harding is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gaspic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harding counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaspic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harding sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaspic somewhat.
Harding displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harding lands a jab to Gaspic's midsection.
Harding scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaspic doesn't seem bothered though.
Gaspic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harding lands a body shot.
Gaspic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaspic shoots in for a takedown but Harding shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding jabs at Gaspic's body.
Harding connects with a body shot that sends Gaspic's belly button to the back.
Harding scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harding displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harding throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaspic.
Gaspic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harding throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gaspic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harding punishes Gaspic's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harding throws a combination. Gaspic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harding lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Harding 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. This is the final round!

Gaspic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice takedown defense from Harding. No joy for Gaspic on that attempt.
Harding lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harding.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gaspic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harding has got the better of the exchanges.
Gaspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harding counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harding scores with a body shot.
Gaspic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Harding.
Gaspic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harding counters with a nice uppercut.
Harding lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Harding.
Harding scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gaspic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gaspic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harding throws a shot to the body.
Harding lands a jab to Gaspic's midsection.
Harding connects with a looping right hand.
Harding lands a nice hook to Gaspic's body. Gaspic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gaspic wants to clinch.
Harding scores with a body shot.
Harding fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gaspic under the eye.
Benjamin Harding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gaspic swinging wildly here.
Harding lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaspic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harding throws a shot to the body.
Benjamin Harding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harding jabs at Gaspic's body.
Gaspic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harding counters with a stiff right hand.
David Gaspic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harding scores with a shot to the body.
Harding lands a glancing blow to the side of Gaspic's head.
Harding scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harding counters with a three punch combo that has Gaspic backing up. Gaspic nods at Harding to acknowledge the strikes.
Harding changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harding scores with a three punch combo!
Harding lands with a nice combination. Gaspic backs away looking to recover.
Gaspic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harding counters with a nice uppercut.
Harding feints a jab promting Gaspic to slip. Harding then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gaspic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good shot there by Harding.
Harding scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harding counters with a left to the body.
Gaspic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Harding. Beautiful body shot.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harding scores with a body shot.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harding throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaspic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Gaspic throws a body punch but Harding moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Harding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harding has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Harding!
A relieved looking Benjamin Harding thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.