PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miquel Hardin (ranked 24928 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Egoyan (ranked 6377 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardin
vs
Egoyan

183 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miquel Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vladimir Egoyan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin tries to clinch but Egoyan is having none of it.
Hardin tries to clinch but Egoyan is having none of it.

Egoyan shoots in and gets a takedown into Hardin's guard.
Egoyan content to stall in guard here.
Hardin looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardin, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Egoyan manages to get himself to full guard.

Hardin being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin trying to control but Egoyan is working from the bottom.
Hardin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Egoyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Egoyan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hardin cracks Egoyan with a solid left hand.
Hardin passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Egoyan trying to control from the bottom.
Egoyan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Egoyan is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egoyan is refusing to be controlled, as Hardin sits in half guard.
Egoyan controlling the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Egoyan moves into range and clinches up with Hardin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Egoyan breaks from the clinch.
Egoyan throws a half hearted mid kick.

Egoyan rushes Hardin and presses him up against the cage.

Egoyan manages to break the clinch.
Hardin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egoyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Egoyan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egoyan wants to counter with a clinch but Hardin pushes him away.
Hardin tries to clinch up.
Egoyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Egoyan drives through with a takedown into Hardin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Egoyan wants to pass the guard but Hardin is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egoyan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egoyan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Egoyan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hardin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Egoyan stays in close to Hardin's body and controls the position.
Egoyan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Egoyan wants to pass the guard but Hardin is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Egoyan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Egoyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardin wants to clinch up but Egoyan keeps it at a distance.
Egoyan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Egoyan wants it to stay on the feet.

Egoyan gets a clinch.

Egoyan gets control of Hardin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Egoyan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Egoyan is looking for a triangle but Hardin pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardin stops Egoyan from standing up.
Egoyan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egoyan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Egoyan working a defensive guard here.
Egoyan is pulling down on Hardin's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardin, at least for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Egoyan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Egoyan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Hardin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Egoyan has managed to clinch.
Egoyan stalling the fight.
Hardin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Egoyan walks away with a smile on his face. Hardin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Egoyan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hardin sprawls well initially but Egoyan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Egoyan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hardin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Egoyan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Egoyan's back!
Egoyan just trying to survive but Hardin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Egoyan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egoyan is trying to stand back up.
Hardin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hardin.
Egoyan trying to control the position but Hardin manages to sink in the hooks.
Hardin controlling well, preventing Egoyan from escaping the position.
Hardin throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Egoyan tries to break free.
Hardin throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Egoyan covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egoyan wants to control his opponent's hands but Hardin gets his hands free.
Hardin misses with an elbow to the head.
Egoyan tries to escape the position.
Egoyan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hardin gets his hands free as Egoyan looks to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardin controlling well, preventing Egoyan from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miquel Hardin dominated that second round.
That's time! Hardin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Egoyan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardin.

Egoyan shoots in and bounces Hardin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Hardin pushes Egoyan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vladimir Egoyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardin shoots in for a takedown but Egoyan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Egoyan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Egoyan working hard to break the clinch.

Egoyan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hardin regains guard immediately.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egoyan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hardin wants to stand and escape but Egoyan is having none of it.
Egoyan wants to pass the guard but Hardin is keeping the position.
Hardin wants to sweep here but Egoyan controlling him for the moment.
Egoyan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Egoyan postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Egoyan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Egoyan clinches.

Egoyan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hardin uses from the top position.
Egoyan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Egoyan has his hands on Hardin's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
More stalling from Egoyan.
Hardin won't allow Egoyan to get back to his feet.
Hardin works over Egoyan with some ground and pound from guard.

Egoyan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Egoyan manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Egoyan scores with a takedown into Hardin's guard.

Hardin pushes Egoyan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Egoyan tries to bum rush Hardin with a series of wild strikes but Hardin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Egoyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardin, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egoyan wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardin won't allow it.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Egoyan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Egoyan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Egoyan!