PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Sardiini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Sardiini has chosen We Are The Kings as his entrance music. 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.

Harkonnen
vs
Sardiini

183 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keijo Sardiini!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Harkonnen misses.
Sardiini avoids the body shot from Harkonnen.
Sardiini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harkonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
Harkonnen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sardiini is just out of range.
Harkonnen pushes Sardiini away with a front kick.
Harkonnen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sardiini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sardiini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harkonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sardiini.
Sardiini fails to land with a series of punches.

Sardiini is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harkonnen's half guard.
Sardiini trying to control the action but Harkonnen is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sardiini throwing shots but Harkonnen is blocking nicely.
Harkonnen wants to control but Sardiini is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sardiini misses with a left hand
and Harkonnen counters with a nice uppercut.
Sardiini throws a sloppy head kick
and Sardiini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harkonnen lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sardiini defending well as Harkonnen loads up on a big left hand.
Sardiini with a nice cross.
Harkonnen punishes Sardiini's body with a nice straight punch.
Harkonnen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sardiini.
Sardiini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harkonnen misses with a jab to the body
and Sardiini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harkonnen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Harkonnen. Beautiful body shot.
Harkonnen connects with a nice looking jab.
Harkonnen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harkonnen throws a front kick that sends Sardiini stumbling back into the cage.
Harkonnen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harkonnen wants it to stay on the feet.
Sardiini looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen thuds his right hand into Sardiini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harkonnen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sardiini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harkonnen pushes Sardiini away with a front kick.
Sardiini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harkonnen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sardiini throws a sloppy head kick and Harkonnen moves out of range easily.
Rabban Harkonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harkonnen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sardiini doesn't seem bothered though.
Harkonnen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harkonnen avoids the head kick by Sardiini.
Rabban Harkonnen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harkonnen lands with a good body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Harkonnen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen is looking to slow Sardiini down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sardiini crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Harkonnen - the referee stops the clock and Sardiini gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Harkonnen. Sardiini manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sardiini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harkonnen lands a lovely overhand right.
Harkonnen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Harkonnen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harkonnen scores with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Harkonnen there.
Sardiini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crunch! Harkonnen slams his shin into Sardiini's torso.
Harkonnen scores with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harkonnen, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Harkonnen lands a really nice looking cross but Sardiini seems unphased.
Sardiini shoots in for a takedown but Harkonnen shows good takedown defense.
Harkonnen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rabban Harkonnen is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkonnen lands with a nice body punch.
Sardiini walks forward, straight into a front kick from Harkonnen.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harkonnen, as that shot connected.
Sardiini takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Harkonnen delivers a nice body kick.
Sardiini takes one on the button.
Harkonnen connects with a body shot that sends Sardiini's belly button to the back.
Sardiini is breathing heavily.
Harkonnen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harkonnen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sardiini's sensitive parts.
Harkonnen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sardiini moves out of range of the body kick from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sardiini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sardiini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harkonnen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harkonnen lands a glancing blow to the side of Sardiini's head.
Harkonnen missing with a left hand there. Sardiini was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harkonnen lands a body shot.
Harkonnen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sardiini takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sardiini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sardiini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harkonnen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen connects with a single shot there.
Sardiini slips under a jab from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a jab to Sardiini's midsection.
Sardiini blocks a head kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sardiini is just out of range.
Harkonnen digs a good hook to Sardiini's body.
Harkonnen misses with a hook
and Sardiini counters with a left to the body.
Sardiini takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sardiini with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harkonnen to score with a decent uppercut.
Harkonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sardiini can do to turn this around?
Harkonnen connects with a body shot that sends Sardiini's belly button to the back.
Harkonnen catches Sardiini with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Harkonnen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sardiini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Harkonnen thuds his shin into the meat of Sardiini's side.
Sardiini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Harkonnen keeps Sardiini at a distance using the push kick.
Harkonnen lands with an overhand left.
Harkonnen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harkonnen jabs Sardiini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harkonnen throws a body punch but Sardiini moves out of range.
Sardiini has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harkonnen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sardiini was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Sardiini misses with an uppercut.
Harkonnen scores with a nice head shot.
Harkonnen scores with a head kick.
Harkonnen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harkonnen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Sardiini misses with a wild body shot.
Harkonnen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harkonnen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sardiini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Sardiini misses
and Harkonnen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harkonnen connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harkonnen jabs Sardiini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sardiini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harkonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harkonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sardiini throws a right hand that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sardiini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Harkonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen lands a head shot.
Harkonnen thumps Sardiini with a low kick.
Sardiini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harkonnen.
Sardiini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sardiini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harkonnen lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sardiini throws a lazy head kick
and Harkonnen counters with a series of strikes. Sardiini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sardiini needs to keep his hands up - Harkonnen had a free shot at his head there.
Harkonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sardiini was well out of range. Poor timing from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen cracks Sardiini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harkonnen lands a body shot.
Sardiini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sardiini throws an off balance right hand
and Harkonnen counters with a series of strikes. Sardiini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harkonnen lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sardiini slips under a jab.
Crunch! Harkonnen slams his shin into Sardiini's torso.
Sardiini throws a poor cross that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a good low kick that Sardiini was not able to check.
Sardiini is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Harkonnen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sardiini on the side of the head.
Harkonnen scores with a hook to the body. Sardiini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harkonnen connects with a body shot.
Harkonnen delivers a nice body kick.
Keijo Sardiini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harkonnen misses with a body shot.
Sardiini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sardiini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harkonnen scores with a nice head shot.
Harkonnen misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sardiini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harkonnen jabs Sardiini right on the nose. Sardiini blinks but takes it well.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sardiini's head backwards.
Sardiini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sardiini has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Harkonnen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sardiini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sardiini shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harkonnen pinned against the cage. Harkonnen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harkonnen thuds a left hand into Sardiini's body.
Harkonnen connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harkonnen staying out of range there.
Sardiini shoots for a takedown but Harkonnen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sardiini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sardiini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands a jab to the nose.
Sardiini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harkonnen. Harkonnen obviously looking to wear him down.
Harkonnen thuds a left hand into Sardiini's body.
Harkonnen connects with a right hand. Sardiini shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harkonnen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Harkonnen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rabban Harkonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid body kick from Harkonnen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rabban Harkonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harkonnen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Rabban Harkonnen!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Rabban Harkonnen!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Rabban Harkonnen!

Rabban Harkonnen wins by unanimous decision!