PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lick Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Von Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard comes to the cage accompanied by Suck my balls. Von Ruthless has chosen Schwarze Sonne as his entrance music. Hannibal Von Ruthless told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hard
vs
Von Ruthless

191 cm
27
260 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

188 cm
21
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lick Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hannibal Von Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hard drives through and clinches with Von Ruthless against the cage.
Von Ruthless lands with a light punch inside.
Hard taking a breather.
Hard misses with a knee strike.
Hard pushes off an throws an elbow but Von Ruthless leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Von Ruthless tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hard's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hard.
Von Ruthless lands with a light punch inside.
Von Ruthless blocks the elbow strike.
Von Ruthless swings wildly with an uppercut but Hard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Von Ruthless manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ruthless will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Von Ruthless misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Ruthless!
Von Ruthless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard misses with a kick to the body
and Von Ruthless finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hard avoids the body shot from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hard at a distance.
Von Ruthless misses with an uppercut.
Von Ruthless throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Von Ruthless finds it's target.
Hard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Ruthless takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Von Ruthless scores with a hook to the body. Hard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hard is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Ruthless fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hard manages to avoid it.
Von Ruthless misses with a few strikes there.
Hard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Ruthless swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Ruthless. That snapped Hard's head back.
Von Ruthless throws a leg kick which misses Hard's front leg but catches the back leg as Hard tries to avoid it.
Von Ruthless loads up on a big right hand but Hard slips the punch.
Von Ruthless feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hard's calf.
Hard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Von Ruthless listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hard moves away.
Von Ruthless takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Von Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Von Ruthless misses.
Von Ruthless lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Ruthless. That snapped Hard's head back.
The crowd cheers as Von Ruthless lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hard doesn't seem phased though.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Ruthless. Hard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Ruthless misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Von Ruthless finds it's way through Hard's defenses.
Von Ruthless lands a nice looking body shot.
Von Ruthless fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Lick Hard has been cut.
Von Ruthless explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Von Ruthless fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hard manages to avoid it.
Von Ruthless scoring well with a low kick there.
Von Ruthless lands a jab to Hard's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Ruthless throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hard.
Von Ruthless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Ruthless throws a shot to the body.
Von Ruthless lands with a good body shot.
Von Ruthless jabs Hard right on the nose. Hard blinks but takes it well.
Von Ruthless throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Ruthless scores with a hook.
Von Ruthless dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Ruthless is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hard rather than just go for the knockout.
Von Ruthless avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Von Ruthless dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lick Hard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Von Ruthless loads up on a big right hand but Hard slips the punch.
Hard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hard.
Von Ruthless throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von Ruthless misses with a body kick.
Von Ruthless tries to land a body kick
and Hard counters with a leg kick.
Von Ruthless throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hard misses with a head kick.
Von Ruthless misses with a body shot.
Hard takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ruthless throws a body punch but Hard moves out of range.
Von Ruthless scores with a body shot.
Hard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Ruthless lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hard takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Ruthless scores with a push kick.
Hannibal Von Ruthless seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Ruthless scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Ruthless. Hard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Ruthless tries to bum rush Hard with a series of wild strikes but Hard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Ruthless takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Ruthless misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless clobbers Hard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Von Ruthless throws a jab when Hard was well out of range.
Von Ruthless lands a nice hook to Hard's body. Hard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy body kick from Hard
and Von Ruthless counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Ruthless scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Von Ruthless misses
and Hard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Von Ruthless throws a lazy right hand but Hard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless swings for the body but Hard moves out of range.
Hard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Ruthless swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hard throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless throws a half hearted mid kick.
Von Ruthless misses with a wild body shot.
Von Ruthless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hard.
Hard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Von Ruthless blocks a head kick by Hard.
Nice cross by Von Ruthless.
Hard moves away from the strike by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless throws a lazy head kick
and Hard counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Von Ruthless has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Ruthless throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Ruthless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hard.
Von Ruthless throws a lazy right hand but Hard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless throws a body punch but Hard moves out of range.
Von Ruthless just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Ruthless throws a jab when Hard was well out of range.
Hard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Ruthless. Von Ruthless obviously looking to wear him down.
Hard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hard misses with a leg kick.
Hard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Von Ruthless wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Ruthless throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Von Ruthless digs a good body shot into Hard's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Von Ruthless showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lick Hard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Von Ruthless misses with a looping left.
Hard throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Ruthless.
Hard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Ruthless takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice jab there from Von Ruthless.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Ruthless. Hard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Ruthless misses with a wild body shot.
Von Ruthless throws a shot from downtown. Hard moves away and avoids it.
Von Ruthless throws a looping overhand right but Hard ducks down to avoid it.
Von Ruthless lands an overhand right.
Von Ruthless just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Ruthless scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hard doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Ruthless. Von Ruthless obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Ruthless lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hard moves away.
Hannibal Von Ruthless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hard moves away.
Hard throws a head kick that misses
and Von Ruthless counters with a right hand to the body.
Von Ruthless throws a hook to the side of Hard's head but Hard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hard throws a leg kick but Von Ruthless sees it coming and moves out of range.
Von Ruthless scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Ruthless.
Hard walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless throws out a leg kick but Hard moves out of range and Von Ruthless only half commits.
Von Ruthless connects with a right hand. Hard shakes it off.
Hard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Ruthless.
Von Ruthless lands a right hook to the body.
Von Ruthless dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hard. That did some damage!
Von Ruthless throws a front kick aimed at Hard's knee but Hard avoids it well.
Hard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Von Ruthless.
Hard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hard avoids the body shot from Von Ruthless.
Good exchange - Von Ruthless coming out on top.
Hannibal Von Ruthless is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless scores with a shot to the body.
Von Ruthless paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Von Ruthless throws a head kick that misses.
Hard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Von Ruthless throws out a loose jab but Hard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lick Hard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Von Ruthless throws a body punch but Hard moves out of range.
Hard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hard throws a leg kick
and Von Ruthless counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Ruthless is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hard.
Hard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Von Ruthless is out of range and Hard settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless looks to land a right hand but Hard moved out of range.

Hard takes the fight into the clinch.
Von Ruthless effectively controlling the action here.
Hard misses with a knee strike.
Hard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Ruthless is defending well for now.
Von Ruthless manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Ruthless blocks the elbow strike.
Von Ruthless blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Von Ruthless to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Von Ruthless comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Von Ruthless 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Von Ruthless!