PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladamir Hardenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Champ
vs
Hardenov

191 cm
25
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladamir Hardenov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardenov throws a body shot but no joy.
Champ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Champ misses with a straight right.
Champ slips a jab from Hardenov.
Hardenov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Champ. Champ obviously looking to wear him down.
Champ takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardenov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Champ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardenov.
Champ went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Champ connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Vladamir Hardenov has been cut.
A punch combination from Champ misses.
Hardenov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Champ is looking to counter punch.
Champ misses with a right hand
and Hardenov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hardenov moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardenov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Champ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardenov misses with the head strike.
Hardenov tries a body shot but Champ blocks it.
Hardenov misses with a body punch.
Champ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Champ blocking some punches.
Champ wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hardenov can't find room to land a body shot as Champ controls the action.
Hardenov cracks Champ with a nice body shot.
Champ blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardenov tries a body shot but Champ blocks it.
Hardenov tries to throw a body punch but Champ avoids it by throwing Hardenov back against the cage.
Hardenov swings wildly with an uppercut but Champ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Champ wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ blocks a body shot from Hardenov.
Hardenov tries a knee to the head but Champ blocks it.
Hardenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardenov tries to throw a body punch but Champ avoids it by throwing Hardenov back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardenov.
Hardenov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardenov throws a punch but it's blocked by Champ.
Hardenov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardenov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardenov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardenov struggles to land a body shot inside as Champ controls his hands.
Hardenov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardenov tries to land a knee to the head but Champ blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardenov lands a right hand.
Hardenov misses with a punch to the body.
Champ is trying to break the clinch but Hardenov has him pressed against the cage.
Hardenov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Champ managing to block the knees to the body from Hardenov.

Champ breaks the clinch.
Champ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardenov was well out of range. Poor timing from Champ.
Champ throws a jab when Hardenov was well out of range.
Hardenov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Champ.
Champ throws a monster overhand right that drops Hardenov! Champ follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Champ!
Victor Champ looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thank all you fans for coming out tonight, the gang at Cozad The Island, all of my loved ones back home, and Jake Parkinson for letting me fight here in BAMF Island!!'.