PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Harding (ranked 1047 p4p, 133 weight class) and Russell Jimmerson (ranked 1721 p4p, 214 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Harding
vs
Jimmerson

188 cm
28
188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
29
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Jimmerson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Jimmerson misses the target.
Harding lands a jab.
Harding looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harding throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harding lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harding wants to slow Jimmerson down by chopping away at his legs.
Harding uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimmerson.
Harding chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harding misses with a low kick.
Harding throws a wild body kick that Jimmerson sees coming a mile off.
Good work by Jimmerson as he checks the leg kick.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harding lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harding.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harding stuffs the takedown.
Jimmerson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jimmerson shoots in for a takedown but Harding shows good takedown defense.
Harding feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harding looks to throw the jab but Jimmerson is out of range.
Harding pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jimmerson is out of range and Harding settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Harding.
Harding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimmerson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harding attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Harding scores with a jab. Jimmerson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jimmerson misses with a low kick as Harding jumps back.
Harding is looking to land body kicks.
Jimmerson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harding. Jimmerson shrugs it off though.
Harding uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jimmerson.
Daniel Harding is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Harding.
That kick from Harding tenderised Jimmerson's leg. Jimmerson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harding throws a right hand that misses
and Jimmerson counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Jimmerson throws a hook but Harding blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harding.

Jimmerson clinches.
Harding tries to throw a body punch but Jimmerson avoids it by throwing Harding back against the ropes.
Jimmerson tries to pull guard but Harding holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jimmerson drops back down to his feet.
Daniel Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Jimmerson.
Jimmerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmerson presses Harding against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jimmerson throws a head punch that misses.
Harding throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimmerson.
Harding is trying to break the clinch but Jimmerson has him pressed against the ropes.
Jimmerson taking a breather.
Jimmerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jimmerson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jimmerson is working Harding over against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Jimmerson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harding as Jimmerson tries to tie him up.
Harding swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harding working aggressively here.
Harding lands a shot to the body.
Harding tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Harding scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harding lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jimmerson backwards.
Jimmerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jimmerson wants to stall.

Harding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Harding dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jimmerson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daniel Harding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimmerson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harding misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Jimmerson.
Harding throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jimmerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harding misses with a hook. Jimmerson ducked under it nicely.
Jimmerson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Harding as he connects with a hook.
Jimmerson walks into a jab.
Harding lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harding ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Jimmerson clinches with his opponent.
Harding fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harding misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jimmerson taking a breather.
Jimmerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jimmerson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harding tries to throw a body punch but Jimmerson avoids it by throwing Harding back against the ropes.
Harding throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jimmerson fails to land.
Harding misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jimmerson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harding backwards.
A short right from Jimmerson on the inside.
Harding swings wildly with an uppercut but Jimmerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimmerson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harding.
Jimmerson leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Jimmerson.
A right hand to the body from Jimmerson.
Harding lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jimmerson backwards.
Harding lands a hook that snaps the head of Jimmerson backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Harding tries to work over Jimmerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harding lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jimmerson backwards.
Jimmerson looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimmerson.
Harding throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harding breaks from the clinch.
Daniel Harding is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Harding lands a nice shot to the body.
Harding misses with a looping left.
Jimmerson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jimmerson checks the leg kick.
Harding blocks a jab.
Harding was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Harding misses with a kick to the body.
Harding stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jimmerson.
Harding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jimmerson can do to turn this around?
Jimmerson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimmerson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harding misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harding.
Harding throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimmerson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jimmerson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harding.
Harding lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimmerson moves out of range of the strikes.
Harding keeps Jimmerson at a distance using the push kick.
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harding tries to bum rush Jimmerson with a series of wild strikes but Jimmerson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimmerson raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Harding dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jimmerson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harding dodges the punch combination from Jimmerson.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmerson moves in looking to clinch but Harding pushes him off.
Harding tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimmerson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harding with a body shot.
Jimmerson walks into a jab.
Harding will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jimmerson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harding goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harding misses with a low kick.
Jimmerson feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimmerson tries to clinch up.
Harding scores with a push kick.
Good exchange - Harding coming out on top.
Harding throws a leg kick but Jimmerson moved away.
Jimmerson slips under a jab.
Harding lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmerson misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harding. Jimmerson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimmerson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harding circles away quickly and effectively.
Harding closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harding throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harding swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jimmerson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harding lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jimmerson takes a step back to recover.
Harding slips a jab and a cross from Jimmerson.
Harding displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimmerson throws out the jab.
Harding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Russell Jimmerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harding displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimmerson throws out the jab.
Jimmerson scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harding scores with a spinning back kick!
Jimmerson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harding. Harding obviously looking to wear him down.
Jimmerson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Harding. Jimmerson shrugs it off though.
Harding goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Jimmerson tries to counter it with a takedown but Harding pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jimmerson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harding cracks Jimmerson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jimmerson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmerson tries to move into range but Harding moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from Harding.
Harding will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jimmerson moves out of range of the body kick from Harding.
Jimmerson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimmerson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jimmerson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jimmerson lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Daniel Harding has been cut.
Harding tries to move into range but Jimmerson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harding fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harding misses with a low kick as Jimmerson jumps back.
Donk. Harding catches Jimmerson right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harding.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harding swings for the body but Jimmerson moves out of range.
Jimmerson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harding misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Harding.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Harding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harding has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Daniel Harding!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Daniel Harding!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Daniel Harding!

Daniel Harding wins by unanimous decision!