PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slab Hardmeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hardmeat
vs
House

186 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slab Hardmeat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eugene House!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House misses with a wild combination.
Hardmeat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from House does no damage.
House swings for the body but Hardmeat moves out of range.
Hardmeat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardmeat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but House circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardmeat misses with a double jab.
Hardmeat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardmeat misses with a lunging right hand
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House misses with a shot to the body
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House throws a low kick but Hardmeat avoids it.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardmeat.
Hardmeat misses with a few strikes there.
Hardmeat has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hardmeat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from House misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardmeat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but House moves away.
Hardmeat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardmeat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardmeat throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
House scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hardmeat misses with a looping left.
Hardmeat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
House throws a front kick aimed at Hardmeat's knee but Hardmeat avoids it well.
Hardmeat misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from House.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Hardmeat moves out of range easily.
Hardmeat throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardmeat checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hardmeat misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
House misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardmeat swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat avoids the head kick by House.
House uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardmeat.
Sloppy strikes from Hardmeat. Those never looked like landing.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from House.
House defending well as Hardmeat loads up on a big left hand.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardmeat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
House throws a right and a left that Hardmeat avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardmeat. House does a little dance to reset his feet.
House slips a jab from Hardmeat.
House moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
House scores with a leg kick.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardmeat.
House throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardmeat's head.
Hardmeat misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardmeat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
Hardmeat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardmeat throws a jab when House was well out of range.
House misses with a head kick.
Slab Hardmeat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from House.
A head kick misses from House.
House throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House dodges the punch combination from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Hardmeat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardmeat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardmeat avoids the body shot from House.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and House duly obliges.
Hardmeat throws a hook to the side of House's head but House sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
House lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hardmeat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardmeat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardmeat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardmeat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by House!
House throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of House 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eugene House will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

House lands a jab-cross combination.
Hardmeat throws a right and a left that House avoids nicely.
Hardmeat misses with a two punch combination.
House drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardmeat thuds his right hand into House's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
House takes a swing at Hardmeat's ribcage but misses.
Hardmeat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big left from Hardmeat misses.
House throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Hardmeat misses.
House throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
House looks to land a body kick but Hardmeat moved away.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Hardmeat.
House throws a right and a left that Hardmeat avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat misses with an uppercut
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
House misses with a body kick.
Hardmeat misses with a straight right.
Hardmeat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hardmeat swings for the body but House moves out of range.
Hardmeat throws a hook to the side of House's head but House sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for House, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardmeat lunges at House with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by House's hand.
Hardmeat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat lands a nice hook to House's body. House takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
House throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
House misses with a wild body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Hardmeat there.
Hardmeat takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
House tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House tries to land a leg kick but Hardmeat saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
House walks into a straight right hand from Hardmeat.
House is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardmeat rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
House throws a head kick but Hardmeat moves out of range.
Hardmeat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from House.
House dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardmeat. That did some damage!
Hardmeat lands with a nice combination. House backs away looking to recover.
House is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardmeat.
Hardmeat works House's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Hardmeat.
Hardmeat misses with a combination
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardmeat scores with a shot to the body.
House dodges the punch combination from Hardmeat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat scores with a three punch combo!
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardmeat throws out the jab.
Hardmeat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardmeat.
Slab Hardmeat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardmeat swings and misses with a shot to the body
and House counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hardmeat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardmeat avoids the head kick by House.
Hardmeat misses with a looping right.
House looks to land a body kick but Hardmeat moved away.
House jabs Hardmeat right on the nose. Hardmeat blinks but takes it well.
Hardmeat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardmeat scores with a nice strike.
House shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hardmeat eats them both and turns towards House to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
House uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardmeat.
House misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hardmeat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but House was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces House back to the cage. Hardmeat follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
House looks to land a body kick but Hardmeat moved away.
House pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Decent striking displayed by Hardmeat there.
A combination from House does no damage.
Hardmeat takes a swing at House's ribcage but misses.
Hardmeat misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardmeat as he connects with a hook.
Hardmeat throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
House throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardmeat missing with a left hand there. House was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from House.
Hardmeat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slab Hardmeat dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

House throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardmeat darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
House digs a good body shot into Hardmeat's ribs.
House throws a nice looking combination but Hardmeat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardmeat lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Hardmeat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardmeat throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
House throws a sloppy head kick and Hardmeat moves out of range easily.
Hardmeat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardmeat connects with the punch.
Hardmeat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardmeat misses with a wild body shot.
Hardmeat just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardmeat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and House counters with a two punch combo.
House has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws a right and a left that Hardmeat avoids nicely.
Hardmeat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
A punch combination from House misses.
Hardmeat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardmeat throws the left hand but House avoids the punch easily.
Hardmeat tests House's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardmeat scores with a punch to the head.
House rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardmeat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardmeat was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
Hardmeat misses with a body shot.
House dodges the punch combination from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but House circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
House throws a left and a right that both miss
and House takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Hardmeat. Those never looked like landing.
Hardmeat misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardmeat blocks a head kick by House.
Slab Hardmeat is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from House misses.
Hardmeat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from House does no damage.
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
House pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardmeat throws a nice looking combination but House bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
House moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from House. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Hardmeat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardmeat avoids the body shot from House.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House throws a head kick that misses.
Hardmeat throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardmeat misses with a hook.
Hardmeat moves out of range of the body kick from House.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardmeat ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardmeat throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
House tries to score with a low kick but Hardmeat moves his leg out of the way.
Nice defenses there by House.
Nice shot by Hardmeat.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardmeat misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from House.
House misses with a body kick.
House avoids a punch combination nicely.
House throws a leg kick but Hardmeat moved away.
A slow jab from Hardmeat misses its intended target.
House slips a straight right by Hardmeat.
Hardmeat misses with a few strikes there.
House misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
House will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
House swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slab Hardmeat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardmeat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slab Hardmeat!