PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie. McDaniel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War Dance. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hardin
vs
McDaniel

190 cm
25
213 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

186 cm
29
214 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Hades ®

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Hardin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Wahoo McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McDaniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardin defending well as McDaniel loads up on a big left hand.
McDaniel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardin at a distance.
Hardin misses with a right hand
and McDaniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardin takes one to the side of the head.
Hardin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDaniel darts in trying to clinch
and Hardin counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDaniel counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardin misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardin defending well as McDaniel loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardin. McDaniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDaniel misses with a hook
and McDaniel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a hook
and Hardin counters with a body kick that stops McDaniel in his tracks momentarily.
McDaniel misses with a shot to the body
and McDaniel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDaniel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel misses with an uppercut
and Hardin counters with a nice uppercut.
McDaniel scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardin should have avoided that one.
McDaniel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardin counters with a lovely 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!
Hardin throws a right hand that misses
and McDaniel counters with a thumping low kick.
McDaniel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hardin to counter with a crisp jab.
McDaniel thows a leg kick but Hardin checks it
and Hardin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDaniel wants to land a leg kick but Hardin is out of range.
Hardin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDaniel.
McDaniel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hardin counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardin misses the jab.
McDaniel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDaniel swings for the body but Hardin moves out of range.
McDaniel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDaniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardin walks into a left hand.
A jab from McDaniel misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDaniel misses the jab.
Hardin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDaniel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardin misses with a wild body shot.
Hardin throws a lazy uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardin thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin misses with a right hand
enabling McDaniel to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDaniel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
McDaniel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wahoo McDaniel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

McDaniel misses with a body punch
and Hardin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDaniel misses with an uppercut
and Hardin counters with a two punch combo.
McDaniel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDaniel throws out a loose jab but Hardin uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDaniel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hardin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDaniel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDaniel moves to clinch but Hardin breaks away
and Hardin counters with a nice uppercut.
McDaniel lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McDaniel defending well as Hardin loads up on a big left hand.
McDaniel misses with an uppercut
and Hardin counters with a straight right hand.
McDaniel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardin throws a left and a right that both miss
and McDaniel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardin thinking.
Hardin throws a right hand that misses
and McDaniel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardin checks a leg kick.
Hardin throws a poor cross that misses
and McDaniel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel jabs Hardin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDaniel scores with a leg kick.
Hardin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDaniel can pounce on him.
McDaniel throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McDaniel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - McDaniel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel scores with a hook to the body. Hardin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McDaniel lands a slapping body shot.
Hardin checks a leg kick.
McDaniel lands with a nice body punch.
Hardin avoids the body shot from McDaniel.
McDaniel thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from McDaniel finds it's way through Hardin's defenses.
McDaniel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardin.

Hardin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDaniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDaniel connects with the punch.
McDaniel swings for the body but Hardin moves out of range.
McDaniel swings widly with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McDaniel thinking.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDaniel just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardin misses with a lunging right hand
and McDaniel counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wahoo McDaniel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hardin lands a slapping body shot.
A lazy left from McDaniel finds it's target.
Hardin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Hardin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDaniel counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardin seems to have got his legs back now.
McDaniel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin moves out of range as McDaniel strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardin checks a leg kick.
McDaniel swings widly with a right hand
and Hardin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin misses with a right hand
and McDaniel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McDaniel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDaniel punishes Hardin's body with a nice straight punch.
McDaniel lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDaniel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardin.
McDaniel throws a shot from downtown. Hardin moves away and avoids it.
McDaniel throws a body punch but Hardin moves out of range.
Hardin throws a lazy uppercut
and McDaniel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel scores with a jab. Hardin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDaniel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDaniel sizes up Hardin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardin is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and McDaniel moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wahoo McDaniel!
Wahoo McDaniel is the new light heavyweight champion!