PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauron Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Harty
vs
Evil

195 cm
32
265 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

210 cm
30
270 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Harty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sauron Evil!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evil with a poor takedown
and Harty counters with a left and a right that stings Evil.

Evil scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Evil controlling the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sauron Evil wasn't active enough on the ground.
Evil has a takedown stuffed.
Harty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harty wants it to stay on the feet.
Jack Harty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sauron Evil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Harty. No joy for Evil on that attempt.
Evil misses with a takedown attempt
and Harty counters with a series of strikes. Evil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harty fails with an attempt to clinch.

Harty moves into the clinch.
Evil wants to take the fight to the mat but Harty manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harty stalling in the clinch but Evil improves position.
Evil wants a takedown but no success here.
Harty missing with knees to the body.

Harty manages to break the clinch.
Evil fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evil shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evil stops Harty from getting back to his feet.
Harty is looking to get back to is feet but Evil passes into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Harty is looking to get back to his feet here but Evil is keeping cool and he's managed to take Harty's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evil has good solid back control here.
Harty controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
What can Harty do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Harty holding both Evil 's hands and preventing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evil is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sauron Evil will probably get the nod.
That's time! Harty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Evil.
Harty bucks up and tries to throw Evil off but instead Evil has got his back!
Harty holding both Evil 's hands and preventing any damage.
Evil controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty is trying to get back to his feet but Evil has full control of the position and if anything, Harty has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Evil is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harty has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Harty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Evil.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sauron Evil was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Evil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Evil is defended easily by Harty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harty wants it to stay on the feet.
Jack Harty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sauron Evil.

Harty shoots in and gets a takedown into Evil's guard.
Evil trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sauron Evil 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!

Evil has a takedown stuffed.
Evil shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Harty sprawls well. Harty wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evil gets slowly back to his feet.
Harty looks to score with a jab to the body but Evil is just out of range.
Evil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack Harty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sauron Evil.
Evil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Harty gets a clinch.
Harty missing with knees to the body.
Harty wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harty tries to break free but Evil pushes him back against the cage.
Harty is trying to force a seperation but Evil has the dominant position.

That's two 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.

Evil tightens his grip and picks Harty up, before dumping him to the ground. Harty manages to land in guard.
Evil won't allow Harty to get back to his feet.
Evil stays in close to Harty's body and controls the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Evil enables Harty to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Evil manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Harty postures up in Evil's guard and throws a big left but Evil blocks it.
Harty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evil is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harty wants to stand but Evil is controlling his posture from full guard.
Evil wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harty throws a big elbow that misses.

Evil had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harty defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Harty drops back looking for a leg! Evil is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Evil manages to kick Harty off! Harty jumps back into Evil's guard.
Evil is trying to keep Harty in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Harty.
I think Evil 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sauron Evil!