PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Degrizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood has chosen Ali Bomaye by The Game as his entrance music. Major Hardwood has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Degrizz
vs
Hardwood

187 cm
28
210 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
214 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Degrizz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Major Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Degrizz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Degrizz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardwood has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hardwood works his way to full guard. Good work.

Hardwood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Degrizz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hardwood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hardwood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hardwood!

Degrizz gets back to half guard.
Hardwood is keen to just control but Degrizz is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Degrizz is pressing down on Hardwood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hardwood trying to control but Degrizz is working from the bottom.
Hardwood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Degrizz keeping full guard, as Hardwood tries to pass.
Degrizz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardwood connects with a couple of short punches.
Degrizz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardwood.

Degrizz looking for a guillotine here but Hardwood defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Degrizz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardwood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hardwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Degrizz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Degrizz wants to sweep but no luck.
Degrizz trying to control the position.
Hardwood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hardwood lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood stays in close to Degrizz's body and controls the position.
Hardwood throwing strikes but missing.
Hardwood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Degrizz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hardwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardwood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hardwood thuds a left hand into Degrizz's body.
Hardwood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Jim Degrizz has been cut.
Major Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Degrizz circles away.
Degrizz avoids the body shot from Hardwood.
Hardwood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Degrizz moves away.
Degrizz throwing a counter right hand but Hardwood manages to avoid it.
Hardwood misses with a hook

and Degrizz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hardwood struggles to land a body shot inside as Degrizz controls his hands.
Hardwood is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardwood.
Hardwood blocks an uppercut.
Hardwood blocks the elbow strike.
Hardwood tries a body shot but Degrizz blocks it.
Degrizz throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardwood is pushing Degrizz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardwood blocks a body shot from Degrizz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Major Hardwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Degrizz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hardwood moves forwards but Degrizz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Degrizz moves out of range of the strikes.
Degrizz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Degrizz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Degrizz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardwood throws a lazy right hand but Degrizz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardwood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardwood throws a leg kick that misses.
Good exchange - Hardwood coming out on top.
Hardwood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Major Hardwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood misses with a straight left.
Hardwood throws out a loose jab but Degrizz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Degrizz misses with a looping left.
Degrizz slips under a jab.
Degrizz feinted with a counter takedown.
Degrizz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Degrizz gets a clinch.
Degrizz working aggressively here.
Hardwood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Degrizz leaning against his opponent.
Hardwood managing to block the knees to the body from Degrizz.
Hardwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Degrizz.
Hardwood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Degrizz backwards.
Hardwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Degrizz pushes Hardwood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Degrizz misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Degrizz's elbow.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
Hardwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardwood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Degrizz's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Degrizz as Hardwood tries to tie him up.
Hardwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardwood looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardwood is trying to stall.
Hardwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz tries to circle away but Hardwood has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardwood.
Hardwood lands a left hand.
Degrizz working aggressively here.
Degrizz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Degrizz throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardwood.
Degrizz blocks a body shot from Hardwood.
Hardwood can't find room to land a body shot as Degrizz controls the action.
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Degrizz throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardwood.
Degrizz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Degrizz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardwood backwards.
Hardwood misses with some punches.
Hardwood lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Degrizz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardwood avoids the damage to the body.
Hardwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardwood is stalling here.
Hardwood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood leaning against his opponent.

Degrizz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Degrizz throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.

Degrizz moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardwood.
Hardwood misses with a body punch.
Hardwood dodges an elbow strike from Degrizz.
Hardwood gets through Degrizz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Degrizz blocks a body shot from Hardwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Major Hardwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Degrizz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardwood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Degrizz checks it well.
Degrizz throws a quick counter head kick but Hardwood was just out of range.
Hardwood throws a hook to the side of Degrizz's head but Degrizz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardwood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardwood misses with a body shot.
Degrizz takes one to the side of the head.
Degrizz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Hardwood cracks Degrizz with a big right hand and Degrizz goes down!

Degrizz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Degrizz working a defensive guard here.
Oh Degrizz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardwood arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Degrizz's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Major Hardwood!
Post fight, Major Hardwood took to the microphone: 'AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!'.