PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Hardmeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borisov has chosen BLUNT- "The Iron Maiden" as his entrance music. Ivan Borisov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hardmeat
vs
Borisov

182 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Hardmeat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Borisov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardmeat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardmeat on the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Borisov scores with a four punch combination!
Borisov lands an overhand right.
Borisov blocks a leg kick.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Hardmeat's head but Hardmeat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borisov thuds a left hand into Hardmeat's body.
Borisov lands a with a good body shot.
Hardmeat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Borisov scores with a shot to the body.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardmeat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardmeat moves out of range of the strikes.
Borisov lands a jab to the nose.
Borisov misses with the combination.
Borisov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov looks to land a combination but Hardmeat avoids it well.
Ivan Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov misses with the combination.
Borisov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardmeat momentarily.
Borisov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardmeat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardmeat on the side of the head.
Borisov misses with a looping right.
Borisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardmeat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borisov.
Borisov throws the left hand but Hardmeat avoids the punch easily.
Borisov thuds a left hand into Hardmeat's body.
Borisov lands with a hook. Hardmeat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Hardmeat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Borisov.
Borisov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardmeat had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Borisov checks the leg kick nicely there.
No joy there for Borisov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardmeat walks into a stiff left hand from Borisov.
Borisov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hardmeat on the side of the head.
Borisov throws a hook but Hardmeat avoids it easily.
Hardmeat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardmeat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Borisov to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Borisov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardmeat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borisov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardmeat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Borisov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardmeat.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardmeat is just out of range.
Hardmeat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov throws a looping overhand right but Hardmeat ducks down to avoid it.
Hardmeat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardmeat throws a front kick aimed at Borisov's knee but Borisov avoids it well.
Borisov scores with a hook to the body. Hardmeat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borisov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardmeat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borisov punishes Hardmeat's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardmeat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov thuds a left hand into Hardmeat's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Borisov there.
Borisov misses with an uppercut.
Borisov misses with a body shot.
Borisov throws a shot from downtown. Hardmeat moves away and avoids it.
Borisov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hardmeat momentarily.
Borisov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardmeat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Hardmeat.
Borisov digs a good hook to Hardmeat's body.
Hardmeat walks into a stiff left hand from Borisov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borisov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borisov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Borisov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Borisov 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.

A swing and a miss from Borisov.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardmeat is just out of range.
Borisov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivan Borisov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Borisov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardmeat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardmeat has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardmeat there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardmeat slips a straight right by Borisov.
Hardmeat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Borisov jabs at Hardmeat's body.
Borisov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardmeat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardmeat, right into the meat.
Borisov works Hardmeat's body with a nice hook.
Hardmeat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov throws the left hand but Hardmeat avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borisov.
Borisov jabs at Hardmeat's body.
Hardmeat slips a straight right by Borisov.
Borisov moves out of range as Hardmeat throws a body kick.
Borisov missing with a left hand there. Hardmeat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardmeat ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Borisov misses with an uppercut.
Hardmeat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardmeat ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov throws a big shot that misses.
Hardmeat throws a leg kick but Borisov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Borisov lands a nice hook to Hardmeat's body. Hardmeat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov lands with a nice body punch.
Hardmeat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borisov throws a big shot that misses.
Borisov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Hardmeat moved out of range.
Borisov misses with a looping left.
Hardmeat drops his hands momentarily and Borisov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Hardmeat misses its intended target.
Borisov lands a two punch combo.
Hardmeat takes one to the chin there.
Borisov scores with a nice right hand.
Hardmeat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardmeat scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borisov cracks Hardmeat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardmeat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Borisov loads up on a big right hand but Hardmeat slips the punch.
Hardmeat moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardmeat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Borisov thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Borisov does no damage.
Hardmeat throws a low kick, looking for Borisov's leg but Borisov calmly moves out of range.
Borisov scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Borisov, as that shot connected.
Hardmeat slips a straight right by Borisov.
Hardmeat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardmeat moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Nice defenses there by Hardmeat.
Borisov throws a hook but Hardmeat blocks it.
Borisov lands a nice shot that snaps Hardmeat's head back.
Borisov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borisov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borisov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Borisov lands a nice shot that snaps Hardmeat's head back.
Borisov throws a right and a left that Hardmeat avoids nicely.
Hardmeat throws a body kick that misses.
Borisov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Borisov misses.
Hardmeat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Borisov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardmeat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Borisov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Borisov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Borisov.
Borisov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Borisov blocks a low kick nicely.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Hardmeat's head but Hardmeat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Borisov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardmeat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borisov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardmeat's head backwards.
Borisov misses the shot to the body.
Hardmeat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Borisov checks it well.
Borisov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borisov misses with a hook.
Hardmeat cracks the inside of Borisov's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Borisov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardmeat throws the left hand but Borisov avoids the punch easily.
Borisov catches Hardmeat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Borisov takes a swing at Hardmeat's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Borisov misses the target.
Borisov blocks a head kick by Hardmeat.
Borisov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardmeat is just out of range.
Borisov misses with a two punch combination.
Hardmeat slips a straight right by Borisov.
Hardmeat staying out of range there.
Borisov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Borisov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

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.
Nice body punch from Borisov.
Hardmeat misses with a low kick.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardmeat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardmeat swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Borisov loads up on a big right hand but Hardmeat slips the punch.
Hardmeat misses with an attempted mid kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Borisov.
Borisov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardmeat.
Borisov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Borisov misses.
Hardmeat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardmeat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardmeat in his tracks.
Hardmeat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borisov manages to avoid it.
Borisov swings for the body but Hardmeat moves out of range.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borisov throws a good cross that connects.
Borisov swings for the body but Hardmeat moves out of range.
Hardmeat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Borisov misses.
Borisov thows a body shot but no joy.
Borisov looks to land a right hand but Hardmeat moved out of range.
Borisov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardmeat on the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Hardmeat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Hardmeat's head but Hardmeat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov loads up on a big right hand but Hardmeat slips the punch.
Borisov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardmeat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big left from Borisov misses.
A jab from Borisov does it's job there.
Hardmeat needs to keep his hands up - Borisov had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Borisov.
Hardmeat avoids the body shot from Borisov.
Borisov cracks Hardmeat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Borisov misses.
Rock Hardmeat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Borisov throws a right and a left that Hardmeat avoids nicely.
Borisov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardmeat manages to avoid it.
Borisov throws a series of punches but Hardmeat moves out of range.
Ivan Borisov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borisov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Borisov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Borisov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Borisov!