PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Hardman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardman
vs
Jṏhanssṏn

191 cm
32
273 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

196 cm
33
216 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Bullet Proof System

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Amped Performance

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Hardman.

Hardman throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Jṏhanssṏn stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hardman follows into mount!

It looks like Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jṏhanssṏn is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hardman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardman tries to control but Jṏhanssṏn wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardman controlling his opponent.
Hardman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardman lands a big shot there that rocks Jṏhanssṏn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn can't escape the position.
Hardman wants to control the pace but Jṏhanssṏn is squirming around nicely.
Jṏhanssṏn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hardman controlling from the full mount.
Hardman tries to control but Jṏhanssṏn wriggling away.
Jṏhanssṏn trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jṏhanssṏn wants to control but Hardman is having none of it.
Hardman controlling the pace for now.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardman trying to control but Jṏhanssṏn is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Hardman is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws a low kick but Jṏhanssṏn moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
Jṏhanssṏn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardman with a body shot.
Hardman misses with an uppercut
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardman thinking.
Hardman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jṏhanssṏn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardman at a distance.
Jṏhanssṏn sizes up Hardman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardman scores with a body shot.
Hardman looks to land a right hand but Jṏhanssṏn moved out of range.
Jṏhanssṏn is looking to clinch but Hardman is avoiding it.
Hardman misses with a left hand
and Jṏhanssṏn counters with a stiff right hand.
Jṏhanssṏn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to clinch but Hardman moves out of range.
A jab from Jṏhanssṏn misses.
A combination from Jṏhanssṏn does no damage.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jṏhanssṏn is looking for the big counter here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jṏhanssṏn moves into range and clinches up with Hardman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardman swings wildly with an uppercut but Jṏhanssṏn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman prevents Jṏhanssṏn from breaking the clinch.
Hardman throws a head punch that misses.
Hardman misses with the head strike.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to circle away but Hardman has him pinned against the cage.
Hardman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardman tries to throw a body punch but Jṏhanssṏn avoids it by throwing Hardman back against the cage.
Hardman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardman.
Hardman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jṏhanssṏn blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Hardman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jṏhanssṏn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardman circles away quickly and effectively.
Jṏhanssṏn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardman was well out of range. Poor timing from Jṏhanssṏn.
Jṏhanssṏn checks a leg kick.
Hardman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bruce Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jṏhanssṏn throws a right and a left that Hardman avoids nicely.
Jṏhanssṏn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardman.
Hardman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardman drops Jṏhanssṏn with a naaaaasty hook - Jṏhanssṏn is in real trouble here! Hardman dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Hardman!
After the big win, Bruce Hardman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bullet Proof System and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Jackṏb Jṏhanssṏn had this to say: 'Wait a minute, there must be some type of mistake. I don't lose.'.