PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hit Harder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Steinburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steinburg has chosen Under and Over It - Five Finger Death Punch as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Harder
vs
Steinburg

190 cm
27
213 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
223 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hit Harder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Steinburg!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Harder.

It looks like Billy Steinburg has been cut.
Harder misses with a left hand
and Harder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steinburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steinburg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harder misses with a double jab
and Steinburg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steinburg lands a jab to Harder's midsection.
Steinburg moves away from the strike by Harder.
Harder throws a nice looking combination but Steinburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harder blocks a jab.
Harder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steinburg.
Hit Harder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steinburg walks into a straight right hand from Harder.
Harder tries to clinch up.
Harder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harder throws a right hand that misses
and Steinburg counters with a series of strikes. Harder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steinburg throws a body punch but Harder moves out of range.
Steinburg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steinburg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harder moves out of range of the leg kick from Steinburg.
Steinburg moves out of range as Harder strikes.
Harder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steinburg.
Harder takes a swing at Steinburg's ribcage but misses.
Harder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steinburg is looking to score with low kicks.
Harder slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinburg looks to throw the jab but Harder is out of range.
Steinburg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harder throws a lazy uppercut
and Steinburg counters with a left to the body.
Steinburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harder.
Harder wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Harder misses its intended target.
Harder misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harder scores with a shot to the body.
Steinburg keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Steinburg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Steinburg on the side of the head.
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!
Steinburg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hit Harder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Steinburg's cut.
That's time! Harder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab, jab by Harder - just one landing.
Steinburg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harder.
Steinburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harder misses with a body shot.
Harder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steinburg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Harder finds it's target.
Harder lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinburg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steinburg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harder.
Steinburg lands a nice looking body shot.
Harder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That has opened up Billy Steinburg's cut even more.
Steinburg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harder throws a hook but Steinburg blocks it.
Steinburg thows a body shot but no joy.
Steinburg tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harder throws the left hand but Steinburg avoids the punch easily.
Harder misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steinburg. Steinburg obviously looking to wear him down.
Steinburg moves away from the strike by Harder.
Steinburg keeps the fight on the outside.
Harder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Steinburg misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steinburg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steinburg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harder throws a lazy uppercut
and Steinburg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harder tries to close the distance and clinch but Steinburg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Steinburg.
Steinburg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steinburg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinburg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

The cut above Billy Steinburg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Steinburg.
Harder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Steinburg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harder.
A jab from Harder misses.
Steinburg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Billy Steinburg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harder connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Steinburg tumbling to the canvas! Harder pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Steinburg was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hit Harder!
Billy Steinburg was interviewed post fight and said 'Guess I should have stayed at 265lbs.'.