PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartmann kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hartmann
vs
Alejandro

190 cm
28
212 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

185 cm
33
205 lbs
12 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Fight Night Nutrition

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Alejandro!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alejandro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartmann counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Marcos Alejandro has been cut.
Hartmann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Alejandro closes the distance and pushes Hartmann back into the ropes.

Hartmann tightens his grip and picks Alejandro up, before dumping him to the ground. Alejandro manages to land in guard.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.

Alejandro looking for a guillotine here but Hartmann defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alejandro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartmann has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hartmann engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alejandro working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hartmann is looking to work some ground and pound but Alejandro has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Alejandro is retaining full guard.
Alejandro controls Hartmann momentarily but Hartmann frees himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Alejandro forces Hartmann back against the ropes and clinches.
Alejandro throws an elbow but it misses.
Alejandro gets underhooks to prevent Hartmann's takedown attempt.
Alejandro missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann is trying to drag Alejandro to the mat but Alejandro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erwin Hartmann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is trying to drag Alejandro to the mat but Alejandro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Alejandro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alejandro lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Erwin Hartmann has been cut.
Alejandro stops a takedown attempt from Hartmann.
Hartmann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alejandro walks away with a smile on his face. Hartmann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hartmann takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alejandro.
Alejandro taking a breather.
Alejandro managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann tries for a takedown. No joy.
Alejandro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hartmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Alejandro controls his hands.
Alejandro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hartmann looking for a takedown.
Hartmann fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro stalling in the clinch but Hartmann improves position.
Alejandro lands an elbow inside.
Hartmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alejandro takes an elbow to the temple.

Alejandro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hartmann regains guard immediately.
Hartmann controls Alejandro momentarily but Alejandro frees himself.
Hartmann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alejandro works his way to full guard. Good work.

Hartmann got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alejandro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hartmann has managed to get both his arms back between Alejandro's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann content to stall in guard here.
Hartmann scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro working a defensive guard here.

Alejandro has an active guard here but Hartmann has managed to pass into half guard.
Hartmann is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alejandro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Hartmann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alejandro pushes Hartmann off looking to stand but Hartmann dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alejandro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hartmann frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Alejandro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alejandro with a knee to the head.
Hartmann avoiding damage as Alejandro throws knees to the body.
Hartmann is trying to pull guard but Alejandro turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Hartmann blocks an elbow strike from Alejandro.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alejandro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hartmann's brow.
Alejandro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hartmann.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Hartmann.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alejandro throws an elbow but misses.
Alejandro misses with a knee to the head.

Hartmann gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alejandro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Alejandro is breathing heavily.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hartmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Alejandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erwin Hartmann.

Alejandro clinches with his opponent.
Alejandro looking to throw knees to the head but Hartmann is blocking nicely.
Hartmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartmann blocks an elbow strike.
Alejandro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hartmann throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alejandro blocks it with crossed arms.
Alejandro is pressed up against the ropes. Hartmann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alejandro down to the mat. Alejandro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hartmann shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alejandro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hartmann scoring with some ground and pound.
Hartmann throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alejandro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartmann landing with the ground and pound.
Hartmann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hartmann scoring with punches to the head and body.

Alejandro working for submissions but it's allowed Hartmann to get to half guard.
Alejandro is refusing to be controlled, as Hartmann sits in half guard.
Hartmann trying to mount his opponent but Alejandro defends it.

Alejandro actively working from the bottom here.

Hartmann is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Alejandro as he works his way to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hartmann wants to control from the top but Alejandro keeps moving.
Hartmann with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Erwin Hartmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hartmann slips nicely into half guard.
Hartmann trying to control from half guard but Alejandro is working away.

Hartmann is working for a submission of some sort.

Alejandro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hartmann pulls his head out easily.
Hartmann prevents Alejandro from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hartmann wants to take a breather but Alejandro is having none of it.
Hartmann is nestled in close to Alejandro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hartmann working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Hartmann seems content to control.

Hartmann is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alejandro defends it well.
Hartmann prevents Alejandro from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann wants to free his trapped foot but Alejandro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alejandro missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Hartmann dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hartmann misses with a takedown attempt - Alejandro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Alejandro closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hartmann can't find room to land a body shot as Alejandro controls the action.

Hartmann gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alejandro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hartmann's guard.
Hartmann is trying to keep Alejandro in close.
Hartmann working a defensive guard but Alejandro passes into half guard.
Alejandro trying to pass the guard but Hartmann defending well.
Alejandro stalling away here and it's allowed Hartmann to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hartmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alejandro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alejandro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hartmann trying to keep a closed guard but Alejandro is proving a slippery customer.
Hartmann manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hartmann unloading with bombs!
Hartmann lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alejandro hang on?
Hartmann wants to control the pace but Alejandro is squirming around nicely.
Hartmann is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alejandro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann can't control as he wanted to and Alejandro manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

Alejandro actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartmann trying to control from half guard but Alejandro is working away.
Alejandro wants to improve his position but Hartmann is controlling well.

Hartmann is looking for submissions but instead, Alejandro has regained full guard.

Alejandro looking for subs off his back but Hartmann has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hartmann there.
Erwin Hartmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alejandro gets full guard.
Alejandro keeping moving, preventing Hartmann from controlling successfully.
Alejandro looking to control.
Hartmann pushes down on Alejandro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hartmann frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alejandro is squirming around, avoiding Hartmann's attempts to control the action.
Hartmann with a couple of short strikes.

That has opened up Marcos Alejandro's cut even more.
Hartmann manages to capitalize on a mistake by Alejandro to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann controls the position.
Alejandro is trying to remain composed but Hartmann is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

The cut above Marcos Alejandro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Hartmann lands with a hammerfist to the side of Alejandro's head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Alejandro defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hartmann's arms.
Hartmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alejandro can do to turn this around?
Hartmann lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Alejandro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann keeps control of the position easily here as Alejandro tries to buck him off.

Hartmann is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartmann 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Hartmann!
During a confident post fight interview, Erwin Hartmann thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.