PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings comes to the cage accompanied by Blazin Hazen - Avarage Homeboy. Blaze Hastings could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rabban Harkonnen's chin.

Hastings
vs
Harkonnen

179 cm
23
177 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Blaze Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harkonnen can pounce on him.
A jab from Hastings misses.
Harkonnen throws a hook but Hastings avoids it easily.
Harkonnen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Harkonnen misses.
Hastings takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Hastings 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hastings tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Harkonnen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hastings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harkonnen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hastings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harkonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hastings takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Hastings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hastings avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Hastings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harkonnen.
Harkonnen fakes the leg kick and cracks Hastings in the body.
Hastings slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hastings.
Harkonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hastings.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harkonnen throws and low kick but Hastings moves out of range easily.
Hastings blocks a leg kick.
Harkonnen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hastings throws a head kick that misses.
Hastings misses with a wild combination.
Hastings connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harkonnen momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harkonnen. That's going to slow Hastings down.
Hastings checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hastings moves out of range of the strikes.
Harkonnen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harkonnen wants it to stay on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings cracks Harkonnen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hastings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hastings throws a body kick the misses
and Harkonnen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hastings's knee momentarily.
Hastings dodges the punch combination from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hastings is just out of range.
Harkonnen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hastings.
Hastings misses with a double jab
and Harkonnen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hastings displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harkonnen throws out the jab.
Hastings shoots for a double leg takedown but Harkonnen sprawls well. He's pushed Hastings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hastings throws a hook to the side of Harkonnen's head but Harkonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick but Hastings moved away.
Harkonnen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Hastings.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hastings.
Hastings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
Hastings misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harkonnen looks to land a left hand but Hastings moved out of range nicely.
Harkonnen cracks Hastings with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Hastings checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hastings takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harkonnen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harkonnen throws a front kick aimed at Hastings's knee but Hastings avoids it well.
Hastings uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harkonnen.
Hastings missing with a left hand there. Harkonnen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rabban Harkonnen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hastings misses the jab.
Harkonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hastings moves away.
Hastings looks to score with a jab to the body but Harkonnen is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hastings.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaze Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harkonnen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hastings.
Hastings checks a leg kick.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hastings was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen slips a jab and a cross from Hastings.
Harkonnen slips a jab and a cross from Hastings.
Hastings takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hastings misses with a series of wild punches.
Harkonnen lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Hastings.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harkonnen feints and then cracks Hastings's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hastings down.
Hastings with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harkonnen to score with a decent uppercut.
Harkonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hastings's sensitive parts.
Hastings misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hastings throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harkonnen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harkonnen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hastings throws out the jab.
Harkonnen is looking to slow Hastings down with leg kicks.
Harkonnen throws a low kick, looking for Hastings's leg but Hastings calmly moves out of range.
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Hastings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hastings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hastings throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rabban Harkonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harkonnen connects with a body shot.
Harkonnen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hastings doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harkonnen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harkonnen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harkonnen, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen misses with a straight left.
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Hastings moves out of range.
Harkonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hastings misses with a series of wild punches.
Hastings throws a combination that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a nice uppercut.
Harkonnen throws a jab when Hastings was well out of range.
Hastings misses with a combination
and Harkonnen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harkonnen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hastings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hastings misses with a combination
and Harkonnen counters with a straight right hand.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hastings.
Harkonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick that misses.
Harkonnen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hastings steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Hastings shoots for a takedown but Harkonnen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaze Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Hastings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hastings was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a wild body kick that Hastings sees coming a mile off.
No joy there for Hastings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Harkonnen as he connects with a hook.
Harkonnen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hastings checks a leg kick.
Hastings misses with a body shot
and Harkonnen counters with a nice body kick.
Harkonnen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hastings's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hastings checks a leg kick.
Harkonnen scores with a hook to the body. Hastings takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hastings moves forwards but Harkonnen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harkonnen lands the left hand.
Hastings chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harkonnen can pounce on him.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hastings. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A telegraphed right hand from Hastings misses the target.
Hastings scores with the left hand. Harkonnen knows he should have avoided that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harkonnen.
Hastings cracks Harkonnen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hastings swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harkonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harkonnen slaps away a takedown attempt from Hastings, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hastings throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harkonnen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Hastings or perhaps it was just good defense by Harkonnen which made him look bad.
Harkonnen tried to score with a low kick but Hastings checks it.
Harkonnen swings for the body but Hastings moves out of range.
Harkonnen throws a series of punches but Hastings moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Hastings blocks the leg kick.
Hastings throws a hook but Harkonnen avoids it easily.
Hastings drops his hands momentarily and Harkonnen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harkonnen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hastings tries to score a power double leg takedown but Harkonnen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hastings somewhat.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hastings might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Harkonnen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Harkonnen misses with a looping left.
Hastings checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Hastings moves out of range easily.
Harkonnen lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hastings checks a leg kick.
Harkonnen takes a swing at Hastings's ribcage but misses.
Hastings connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harkonnen.
Hastings throws a jab but it's blocked by Harkonnen.
Hastings uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harkonnen.
A swing and a miss from Hastings.
Hastings lands an overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harkonnen.
Harkonnen misses with a looping right.
Harkonnen throws a hook but Hastings avoids it easily.
Hastings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harkonnen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harkonnen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left lands for Hastings.
No joy there for Hastings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harkonnen misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harkonnen scores with a hook to the body. Hastings takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hastings looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harkonnen throws and low kick but Hastings moves out of range easily.
Hastings darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Harkonnen is rocked!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hastings is defended easily by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hastings finish him?
Horrible takedown by Hastings or perhaps it was just good defense by Harkonnen which made him look bad.
Harkonnen tried to score with a low kick but Hastings checks it.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot
and Hastings counters with a nice body shot.
Harkonnen seems to have recovered his senses.
Harkonnen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hastings takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Hastings misses.
Harkonnen misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hastings is able to avoid easily.
Hastings stuns Harkonnen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hastings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Harkonnen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hastings throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harkonnen on the side of the head.
Harkonnen thuds a left hand into Hastings's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen misses with a low kick.
Harkonnen throws a chopping leg kick but Hastings manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harkonnen scores with a kick to the body.
Harkonnen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hastings shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Harkonnen.
Hastings throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a lazy right hand but Hastings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Hastings shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hastings passes to full mount!

Hastings goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Harkonnen is on top in guard.
Hastings has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Harkonnen has passed into side control.
Blaze Hastings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings is trying to control Harkonnen's posture but Harkonnen avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hastings tries to buck Harkonnen off but Harkonnen is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blaze Hastings showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Harkonnen 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rabban Harkonnen!