PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding comes into the arena with Bitch School blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Harding
vs
Stubb

182 cm
30
172 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

189 cm
30
179 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Stubb!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stubb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stubb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stubb takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stubb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stubb misses with the combination.
Harding takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stubb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harding manages to avoid it.
Stubb looks to score with a jab to the body but Harding is just out of range.
Stubb throws a hook to the side of Harding's head but Harding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harding loads up on a big right hand but Stubb slips the punch.
Stubb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harding with a body shot.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Stubb's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stubb's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding connects with a body shot that sends Stubb's belly button to the back.
Harding misses with a straight right.
Harding scores with a jab. Stubb acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harding swings widly with a right hand
and Harding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Harding misses.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stubb moves away.
Stubb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch lands to the side of Stubb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stubb misses with a lunging right hand
and Stubb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harding looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stubb scores with a shot to the body.
Harding misses with a hook.
Stubb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stubb scores with a jab to the body.
Stubb throws a body shot but no joy.
Stubb lands a lovely overhand right.
Harding misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stubb. Harding does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Stubb.
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!
Stubb slips a straight right by Harding.
Stubb swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stubb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harding manages to avoid it.
Stubb lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding clobbers Stubb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harding scores with a nice strike.
Harding is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harding lands a nice shot that snaps Stubb's head back.
Harding misses with a hook.
Stubb doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Stubb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harding on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stubb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stubb takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stubb connects with a crisp jab.
Stubb throws a body punch but Harding moves out of range.
Harding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stubb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harding slips a straight right by Stubb.
Stubb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harding ducks under a wild hook from Stubb.
Harding throws an overhand right that lands on Stubb's shoulder, as Stubb tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Stubb.
Stubb misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Harding was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harding tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stubb was well out of range. Poor timing from Harding.
Harding takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stubb misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Harding misses its target.
Harding scores with the left hand. Stubb knows he should have avoided that one.
Harding lands with a shot to the body.
Stubb looks to throw the jab but Harding is out of range.
Stubb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harding.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Harding throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stubb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stubb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Harding connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stubb scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stubb defending well as Harding loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stubb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harding takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harding lands a two punch combo.
Harding fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stubb manages to avoid it.
Stubb with a nice cross.
Harding is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Harding misses the target.
Harding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harding is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harding throws a shot to the body.
Stubb scores with a nice strike.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harding takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Harding is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stubb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stubb throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Harding wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexander Stubb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stubb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stubb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harding is looking to counter punch.
Stubb throws an overhand right that lands on Harding's shoulder, as Harding tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Stubb will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stubb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harding is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stubb.
Stubb works the jab nicely.
Harding misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stubb.
Stubb swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harding counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stubb misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Harding misses the target.
Stubb has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stubb bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harding's head.
Oh Harding is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stubb cracks Harding with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Harding tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Stubb pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Harding is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Stubb!
Alexander Stubb decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.