PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Hardline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Abdurahimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdurahimov has chosen Michael Jackson - Thriller as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hardline
vs
Abdurahimov

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
18
243 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

GREEN!160
Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremiah Hardline!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shamil Abdurahimov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardline cracks Abdurahimov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdurahimov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardline swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Abdurahimov has managed to clinch.
Hardline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abdurahimov trying to control the position but instead, Hardline has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abdurahimov into the cage.
Hardline is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardline throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdurahimov.
Hardline misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardline takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdurahimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardline uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardline misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardline misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardline swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardline blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Abdurahimov on the inside.

It looks like Jeremiah Hardline has been cut.
Hardline misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardline blocking some punches.
Abdurahimov is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardline gets an underhook and turns Abdurahimov into the cage.
Abdurahimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdurahimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdurahimov lands a shoulder strike.
Hardline has a couple of punches blocked by Abdurahimov.
Hardline fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardline misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardline misses with the head strike.
Abdurahimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdurahimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardline's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.
Hardline has a couple of punches blocked by Abdurahimov.
Abdurahimov lands with a light punch inside.
Hardline could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardline swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abdurahimov stalling.
Abdurahimov is looking to control Hardline's arms but Hardline gets an underhook and turns him. Now Abdurahimov has his back to the cage.
Hardline throws a head punch that misses.
Hardline being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abdurahimov.
Hardline misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdurahimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Hardline fails to land.
Abdurahimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardline trying to stall but Abdurahimov improves his position.
Hardline blocks an uppercut.
Hardline misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Abdurahimov lands a body punch.
Hardline is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Abdurahimov fails to land.
Abdurahimov blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abdurahimov.
Hardline scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdurahimov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdurahimov is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardline gets an underhook and turns Abdurahimov into the cage.
Abdurahimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardlines head.
Abdurahimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardline.
Abdurahimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Abdurahimov.

Jeremiah Hardline's cut is getting worse.
Abdurahimov lands a left hand.
Hardline blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abdurahimov misses with the head strike.
Abdurahimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abdurahimov gets through Hardline's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Abdurahimov fails to land.
Abdurahimov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hardline is rocked!

Jeremiah Hardline's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov has a couple of punches blocked by Hardline.
Oh Hardline is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdurahimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Abdurahimov.
Hardline takes a shot to the head.
Abdurahimov has a couple of punches blocked by Hardline.
Hardline seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Abdurahimov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardline as Abdurahimov tries to tie him up.
Abdurahimov throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Abdurahimov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Abdurahimov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Abdurahimov throws a head punch that misses.
Abdurahimov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardline backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abdurahimov.
Hardline blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardline as Abdurahimov tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamil Abdurahimov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremiah Hardline's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Abdurahimov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardline manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Abdurahimov closes the distance and clinches.
Hardline gets through Abdurahimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abdurahimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardline.
Hardline softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardline blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardline tries to throw a body punch but Abdurahimov avoids it by throwing Hardline back against the cage.
Hardline looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Abdurahimov fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardline tries to throw a body punch but Abdurahimov avoids it by throwing Hardline back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shamil Abdurahimov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.
Hardline throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdurahimov throws a head punch that misses.
Hardline lands a shot to the body.
Hardline lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdurahimov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Abdurahimov fails to land.
Abdurahimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov misses with some punches.
Hardline misses with a punch to the body.
Abdurahimov tries to stall but Hardline uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abdurahimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdurahimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardline.
A short right from Hardline on the inside.
Abdurahimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hardline fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov throws a head punch that misses.
Abdurahimov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardline scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardline.
Abdurahimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardlines head.
Abdurahimov working aggressively here.
Hardline misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abdurahimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov has a couple of punches blocked by Hardline.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdurahimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdurahimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardline blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Abdurahimov.
Hardline can't find room to land a body shot as Abdurahimov controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Abdurahimov fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abdurahimov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hardline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardline blocking some punches.
Hardline misses with a body punch.
Hardline swings wildly with an uppercut but Abdurahimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardline blocks a body shot from Abdurahimov.
Hardline misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdurahimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardline.
Abdurahimov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardline blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Abdurahimov.

Jeez, Jeremiah Hardline's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hardline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Abdurahimov.
Hardline misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdurahimov lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdurahimov lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardline backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abdurahimov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeremiah Hardline's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shamil Abdurahimov!
After the big win, Shamil Abdurahimov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Mohito Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.