PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moji Joaninho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harding comes to the cage accompanied by Jump-Van Halen. Jack Harding could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moji Joaninho's chin.

Harding
vs
Joaninho

186 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moji Joaninho!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding circles away from the clinch attempt.

Harding rushes Joaninho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Joaninho is trying to trip Harding. He has hold of a leg but Harding is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Joaninho persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Harding has control of Joaninho's left arm, preventing Joaninho from doing any damage.
Harding wants to stand but Joaninho is controlling the position.

Joaninho gets to his feet. Harding looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Joaninho throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Jack Harding has been cut.
Joaninho is looking to clinch.
Joaninho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joaninho dives in and grabs Harding's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harding pushes down on Joaninho's head and hops out.

Joaninho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding is trying to break the clinch but Joaninho is controlling him.

Harding pulls guard effortlessly.
Joaninho wants to stand but Harding has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Joaninho trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harding wants to stand and escape but Joaninho is having none of it.
Joaninho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harding is keeping the position for now.
Joaninho controlling from the top position.

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.
Joaninho wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Joaninho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harding kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joaninho finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Harding shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harding fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Joaninho is out of range.
Joaninho throws a body kick that misses.
Joaninho shoots for a takedown but Harding saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harding misses with a body kick.
Joaninho tries for a takedown but Harding circles away easily

and Harding counters by clinching up.
Jack Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moji Joaninho.
Harding throws a head punch that misses.
Joaninho is looking to control Harding's arms but Harding gets an underhook and turns him. Now Joaninho has his back to the cage.
Harding wants a takedown but no success here.
Joaninho tries to pull guard but Harding won't allow it.

Joaninho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joaninho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harding's waist but Harding gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joaninho off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding has a takedown stuffed.
Harding stuffs the takedown.
Joaninho looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Harding or perhaps it was just good defense by Joaninho which made him look bad.

Harding takes the fight into the clinch.
Joaninho is trying to force a seperation but Harding has the dominant position.
Harding lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joaninho backwards.
Harding has had enough of the clinch but Joaninho keeps him there for the moment.
Joaninho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harding can't break the clinch.
Joaninho tries to pull guard but Harding holds him up against the cage and eventually Joaninho drops back down to his feet.

Harding manages to break the clinch.
Joaninho darts in trying to clinch
and Harding counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moji Joaninho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Harding's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harding decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harding seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Harding misses with a head shot. Joaninho uses the momentum to regain guard.
Joaninho wants to stand but Harding is controlling the position.
Harding throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joaninho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joaninho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joaninho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harding throwing strikes but missing.
Harding has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Harding throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harding shoots in but no luck this time.
Joaninho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harding pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Joaninho pushes Harding up against the cage in a clinch.
Joaninho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harding smiles and moves away.
Joaninho fails with a takedown attempt.
Harding tries to land a front kick but Joaninho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joaninho counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding throws a head kick that misses

and Joaninho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harding won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes there by Joaninho.
Harding prevents Joaninho from improving position.
Harding on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harding tries to get out of the position.
Joaninho is putting a hurting on Harding here, landing some big shots from side control.
Harding tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Joaninho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harding is not content to let Joaninho control the position.
Joaninho with the ground and pound but Harding regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho wants to take a breather but Harding is having none of it.
Harding is looking to control Joaninho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harding avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Harding manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Joaninho slips a jab and a cross from Harding.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joaninho is defended easily by Harding.
Jack Harding has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moji Joaninho.
Nice takedown defense from Harding. No joy for Joaninho on that attempt.
Joaninho throws a series of punches but Harding avoids them all with ease.
Harding looks to land a combination but Joaninho avoids it well.
Joaninho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moji Joaninho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Harding's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Harding throws a lazy head kick

and Joaninho counters with a single leg into guard. Harding didn't expect that.
Joaninho working some strikes from top position.

Joaninho stands up from Harding's guard - Joaninho perhaps looking for a knockout.
Joaninho has a takedown stuffed.
Joaninho throws a solid leg kick but Harding takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joaninho.
Harding fails with the takedown
and Joaninho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harding with a lazy takedown attempt

and Joaninho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Joaninho trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaninho stops Harding from standing up.
Joaninho is looking to stand up but Harding won't let him.
Joaninho looking to sit in guard and control but Harding gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joaninho trying to control the position.

Joaninho working for a triangle but Harding defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joaninho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joaninho has momentary wrist control but Harding slips an elbow through the middle.
Harding missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harding throws a strike but Joaninho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Joaninho looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaninho trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joaninho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Harding has control of Joaninho's left arm, preventing Joaninho from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harding is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joaninho wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Joaninho fails with the takedown

and Harding moves into the clinch.

Harding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Joaninho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moji Joaninho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joaninho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moji Joaninho!