PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jontte Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hardon
vs
Man

172 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little Hardon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jontte Man!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man tests Hardon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Man misses
and Hardon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardon fails to land.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Man tries to pull guard but Hardon won't allow it.
Hardon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardon.
Hardon has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardon throws a head punch that misses.
Hardon scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man stalling.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Hardon.
Hardon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardon tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Hardon is blocking nicely.
Man connects with a knee to the head.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jontte Man has been cut.
Hardon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man jumps guard but Hardon stands there with Man around his waist. Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Man working aggressively here.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Hardon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Hardon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardon can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Hardon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardon throws an elbow but misses.
Hardon lands a nice uppercut.
Hardon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardon avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Hardon misses with an elbow strike.
Man looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardon missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hardon.
Nice elbow from Hardon.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man blocks an elbow strike.
Hardon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardon.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardon is keeping busy.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardon.
Hardon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardon lands a body punch.
Hardon lands a right hand.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Man has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Man can turn it around.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Man has Hardon pushed against the cage.

Man drags the fight down to the ground.
Man has a closed guard, preventing Hardon from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Man has his foot on Hardon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardon works his way back into a safe position though.

Hardon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Man has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardon has managed to get both his arms back between Man's legs - danger averted.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardon is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardon wants to stand but Man has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hardon gets to his feet - Man follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Hardon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jontte Man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hardon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Man eats them both and turns towards Hardon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Little Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Man
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardon pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man is trying to pull guard but Hardon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardon avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Little Hardon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardon swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Hardon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon lands a shoulder strike.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardon.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Hardon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardon.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardon obliges.
Man is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardon scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Hardon lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to pull guard but Hardon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Hardon on the inside.
Man misses with an elbow over the top.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Hardon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hardon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Man lands an elbow inside that Hardon shrugs off.
Hardon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man just leaning against Hardon, taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Hardon blocks an elbow strike from Man.
Hardon dodges an elbow strike from Man.
Hardon gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardon lands a shot to the body.
Hardon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man jumps guard but Hardon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Little Hardon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jontte Man.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
Hardon misses with a punch to the body.
Hardon lands a right hand.
Hardon lands with a light punch inside.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardon managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Man tries to pull guard but Hardon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardon avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Hardon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Hardon.
Hardon avoids a wild elbow strike from Man.
Hardon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardon looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardon is keeping busy.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Hardon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jontte Man's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Man swings for the body but Hardon moves out of range.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Decent striking displayed by Hardon there.
Hardon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardon as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Hardon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hardon throws out a powerful jab.

Man pushes Hardon up against the cage in a clinch.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Hardon is blocking nicely.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardon avoids the damage to the body.
Hardon misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man jumps guard but Hardon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Man tries a body shot but Hardon blocks it.
Hardon struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Man.
Hardon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hardon scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Man trying to stall but Hardon improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardon working aggressively here.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardon tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Hardon throws an elbow but it misses.
Man trying to control the position but instead, Hardon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Man into the cage.
Hardon throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man prevents a body shot from Hardon.
Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardon is keeping busy.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardon is defending well for now.
Hardon digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardon lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Hardon is blocking nicely.
Hardon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardon lands a body shot.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardon blocks an elbow strike from Man.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardon tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Hardon avoids the elbow strike from Man, against the cage.
Hardon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardon scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardon tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardon lands a right hand.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man working aggressively here.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardon avoids it.
Man wants to stall.
Hardon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardon pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardon scores with a hook to the body.
Jontte Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Little Hardon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardon lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Little Hardon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Little Hardon!