PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amicu Ker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mitcH hardnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hardnut has chosen do or die as his entrance music. Amicu Ker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ker
vs
hardnut

205 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amicu Ker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mitcH hardnut!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ker tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
hardnut sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
hardnut trying to control from the bottom.
Ker tries to stand but his hand is stuck under hardnut.

Ker escapes and gets back to his feet.

Ker gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

hardnut pulls guard.

Ker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on hardnut, up you get!
Ker closes this distance looking for a takedown but hardnut circles away.

Ker moves into the clinch.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
Ker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ker is pressed up against the cage. hardnut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ker down to the mat. Ker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
hardnut wants to clinch

and Ker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
hardnut keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Ker decides to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says hardnut as he avoids it easily.
hardnut wants to clinch but Ker slips to the side

and Ker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ker wants to stand but his hand is trapped. hardnut uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ker wants to stand but hardnut is controlling his posture from full guard.
hardnut working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on hardnut, up you get!
hardnut doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
hardnut looks gassed!
Ker wants to stand but hardnut has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
hardnut trying to control the position.
Ker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of hardnut is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ker trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Ker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ker misses with a takedown attempt
and hardnut counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amicu Ker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hardnut has his takedown stuffed

and Ker counters with a single leg into guard. hardnut didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ker tries to stand but hardnut is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amicu Ker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before hardnut can pounce on him.

Ker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ker showed some decent athleticism there.
Ker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
hardnut is looking to improve his position.
hardnut is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
hardnut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ker moves into the clinch.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
hardnut wants a takedown but no success here.
hardnut should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
hardnut tries to pull guard but Ker holds him up against the cage and eventually hardnut drops back down to his feet.
Amicu Ker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mitcH hardnut.
Ker lands an elbow inside.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
Ker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ker.
Ker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ker throws an elbow but misses.
Ker lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like mitcH hardnut has been cut.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
Ker pushes off an throws an elbow but hardnut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
Ker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ker pushes off an throws an elbow but hardnut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ker just misses with a elbow thrown towards hardnut's brow.
hardnut changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ker shoots and misses

and hardnut counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by hardnut.
hardnut lands a knee to the body.

hardnut jumps into guard, dragging Ker to the mat.
Ker wants to stand but hardnut is controlling his posture from full guard.
hardnut trying to control the position here.

Ker stands up from hardnut's guard - Ker perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardnut with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in hardnut's guard.
Ker trying to stand up but can't free himself from hardnut's guard.
hardnut wants to sweep but no luck.
Ker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
hardnut is pulling down on Ker's head. It's preventing any offense from Ker, at least for the moment.
Ker wants to get up but he can't break hardnut's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hardnut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
hardnut tries for a takedown but Ker circles away easily

and Ker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ker lands an elbow inside.
Ker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
Ker misses with an elbow over the top.
Ker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ker just misses with a elbow thrown towards hardnut's brow.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
hardnut trying to stall but Ker improves his position.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amicu Ker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on mitcH hardnut's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ker lands an elbow that stopped hardnut in his tracks for a moment.
Ker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
hardnut jumps guard but Ker stands there with hardnut around his waist. hardnut gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
Ker throws an elbow that misses.
Ker misses with an elbow strike.
Ker misses with an elbow over the top.
Ker misses with an elbow strike.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ker.
Ker misses with an elbow strike.
Ker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
hardnut stalling in the clinch but Ker improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hardnut avoids the elbow strike from Ker, against the cage.
Ker pushes off an throws an elbow but hardnut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike from Ker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ker prevents the takedown attempt.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
Ker throws an elbow that misses.
hardnut has Ker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Amicu Ker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mitcH hardnut.
Ker looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hardnut tries to land knees in the clinch but Ker avoids the damage to the body.
Ker throws an elbow but it misses.
hardnut drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ker just misses with a elbow thrown towards hardnut's brow.
Ker throws an elbow that misses.
hardnut blocks an elbow strike.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
Ker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from hardnut.
Nice elbow from Ker.
hardnut dodges an elbow strike from Ker.
Ker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ker throws an elbow but misses.
Ker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
hardnut tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
hardnut is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
hardnut avoids the elbow strike from Ker, against the cage.
Ker lands a damaging elbow.
hardnut avoids the elbow strike from Ker, against the cage.
Ker throws an elbow that misses.
hardnut blocks the elbow strike.
hardnut drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
hardnut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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.
Ker is pressed up against the cage. hardnut has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ker down to the mat. Ker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ker tries to clinch but hardnut is having none of it.
Ker doesn't succeed with the takedown

and hardnut counters with a shoot takedown. Ker fights it but they end up in guard.
Ker wants to stand up but hardnut is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ker uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ker with a lazy takedown attempt
and hardnut counters with a nice uppercut.
Ker fails with the takedown

and hardnut counters with a shoot takedown. Ker fights it but they end up in guard.
Ker wants to stand but hardnut is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ker is looking to stand back up but hardnut counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ker.
mitcH hardnut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

hardnut has hold of Ker's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ker seems comfortable defending it but hardnut has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ker is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ker is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but hardnut couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). mitcH hardnut!