PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Hardin (ranked 5877 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horus Mahmoud (ranked 4232 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Hardin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hardin
vs
Mahmoud

187 cm
18
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hardin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horus Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Hardin.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Hardin.
Hardin connects with a body shot.
Mahmoud takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Mahmoud closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hardin to the mat! Hardin manages to get full guard.
Hardin being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mahmoud is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin working a defensive guard here.
Mahmoud slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mahmoud pushing down on Hardin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Hardin looking for subs from the bottom but Mahmoud mounts him!
Hardin is looking to improve his position but Mahmoud isn't that keen on the idea.
Mahmoud looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is looking to get to half guard.
Mahmoud controlling the position easily from mount.

Mahmoud working for a submission but Hardin is keeping him at bay.
Hardin is looking to get to half guard.
Mahmoud content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Mahmoud has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mahmoud controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardin tries to reverse the position but Mahmoud maintains control.
Mahmoud sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mahmoud has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at FLEXX ZONE. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Mahmoud looking for a guillotine from mount but Hardin is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud controlling the pace for now.
Hardin is trying desperately to improve position.
Mahmoud content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahmoud's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horus Mahmoud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A shot to the body from Hardin misses

and Mahmoud counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hardin!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahmoud in side control, just content to control the action for now.
More stalling from Mahmoud.
John Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahmoud is continuing to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin tries to buck Mahmoud off but Mahmoud is having none of it.
Mahmoud controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Mahmoud.
Hardin tries to buck Mahmoud off but Mahmoud is having none of it.
Mahmoud taking a breather here.

Mahmoud is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hardin is trying to escape and Mahmoud transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hardin is forced to tap! Nice work there by Mahmoud! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Horus Mahmoud!