PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doadi Rafi Meldir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meldir comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Khala Ya Khala kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hartin
vs
Rafi Meldir

192 cm
27
212 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

193 cm
27
213 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Hartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doadi Rafi Meldir!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Meldir as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meldir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Meldir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meldir tries to clinch up

so Hartin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hartin trying to control but Meldir is working from the bottom.
Meldir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hartin.
Hartin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hartin tries to free his leg and advance position but Meldir is retaining full guard.
Hartin trying to control but Meldir is working from the bottom.
Meldir trying to keep a closed guard but Hartin is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin distracts Meldir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hartin stands and throws Meldir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Meldir defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Meldir is looking for a sweep.

Hartin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meldir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hartin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

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.
You can see the frustration on Meldir's face as Hartin controls the position.
Meldir is pushing Hartin's head away, looking to escape. Hartin manages to hold on to the position though.

Hartin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Meldir to his feet.
Hartin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eric Hartin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meldir wants to clinch.

Hartin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hartin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Meldir is staying active underneath Hartin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hartin stalling away here and it's allowed Meldir to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin postures up.
Hartin stands and throws Meldir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hartin working the head and body with strikes.
Meldir takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hartin tries to score with some ground and pound. Meldir controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartin controls the position.
Hartin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Meldir on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Meldir bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartin misses with a head kick.

Meldir has Hartin up against the cage in a clinch.
Meldir creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meldir tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartin avoids the damage to the body.
Meldir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hartin.
Meldir gets underhooks to prevent Hartin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Hartin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meldir pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Meldir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meldir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hartin.
Hartin is breathing heavily.
Meldir scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meldir swats away the attempt to clinch by Hartin.

Meldir has closed the distance and engaged Hartin in a clinch.
Hartin misses with a knee to the head.
Meldir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hartin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Hartin dominated that round.
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.

Meldir throws a nice looking combination but Hartin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meldir wants to clinch up but Hartin keeps it at a distance.
Meldir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartin avoids the head kick by Meldir.
Meldir wants to clinch up but Hartin keeps it at a distance.

Meldir forces Hartin back against the cage and clinches.
Hartin wants a takedown but no success here.
Meldir slowing the pace effectively.
Hartin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meldir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A knee to the head by Meldir.
Hartin tries to pull guard but Meldir holds him up against the cage and eventually Hartin drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Hartin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin digs a right hand underneath Meldir's ribcage. Meldir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hartin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Meldir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meldir.
Hartin tries to clinch but Meldir moves out of range.
Meldir throws a series of punches but Hartin avoids them all with ease.

Meldir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hartin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meldir smiles and moves away.
Hartin fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meldir throws a series of punches but Hartin avoids them all with ease.
Meldir tries to clinch there but Hartin circles away.
Hartin lands a body shot.
Hartin connects with a high kick.
Meldir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hartin throws a head kick that half lands.

Meldir is rocked!
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!
Hartin closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Meldir out cold! Meldir corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Hartin!