PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry William French (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Reardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). French comes to the cage accompanied by Blaze of Glory. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

William French
vs
Reardon

194 cm
26
212 lbs
10 - 12 - 1

190 cm
28
210 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Henry William French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hank Reardon!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reardon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and French counters with a nice body shot.
Reardon misses with a two punch combination.
French connects with the punch.
Hank Reardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
French ducks under a wild hook from Reardon.
French connects with a body shot that sends Reardon's belly button to the back.
Reardon connects with a body shot that sends French's belly button to the back.
Reardon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reardon swinging wildly here.
French with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reardon falls off balance throwing a combination
and French counters with a nice uppercut.
Reardon lands an overhand right.
French lands a slapping body shot.
Reardon scores with the left hand. French knows he should have avoided that one.
Reardon misses with a body shot
and French counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reardon thinking.
French rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reardon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from French does it's job there.
Reardon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from French.
Reardon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
French 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.
Reardon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reardon throws a poor cross that misses
and French counters with a one-two to the body.
French is looking to wear down Reardon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reardon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reardon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reardon misses with a right hand
and French counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reardon looks gassed!
Reardon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and French counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reardon misses with a body shot
and French counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reardon thinking.
French lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reardon at a distance.
Reardon ducks right into an uppercut from French.
French cracks Reardon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
French lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reardon circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
French throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reardon.
Left hook, right uppercut from French.
French misses with the combination.
French scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
French tests Reardon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
French throws a combination. Reardon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
French jabs Reardon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reardon misses with a combination
and French counters with a straight right hand.
French misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts French, as that shot connected.
French scores with a jab to the body.
French thuds a left hand into Reardon's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon moves forwards but French connects with a nice, crisp jab.
French lands a head shot.
French scores with a jab to the head.
Reardon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reardon throws a right hand that misses
and French counters with a nice uppercut.
French tries to bum rush Reardon with a series of wild strikes but Reardon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
French lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
French slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Reardon throws a poor cross that misses
and French makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reardon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
French lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
French bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reardon's head backwards.
French sizes up Reardon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
French jabs at Reardon's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for French. That snapped Reardon's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for French.
French fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reardon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
French lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reardon tests French's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reardon misses with a hook
and French makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
French dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reardon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danga de danga de dang - French scores with a four punch combination!
Good shot there by French.
French lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Reardon backs up against the cage.

Reardon is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
French with a nice cross.
Reardon is still on wobbly legs! Can French finish him?
French scores with a hook to the body. Reardon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reardon seems to have recovered his senses.
French lands a jab to Reardon's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry William French dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

French scores with a shot to the body.
French changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
French lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reardon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reardon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from French.
Reardon takes one to the side of the head.
French lands a body shot.
Reardon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from French finds it's way round the side to connect with Reardon's head.
French connects with a jab.
Reardon needs to keep his hands up - French had a free shot at his head there.
Reardon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and French cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Reardon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reardon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
French thuds his right hand into Reardon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reardon is breathing heavily.
French lands a body shot.
French scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
French lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
French misses with a double jab.
French thuds a left hand into Reardon's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reardon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
French cracks Reardon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
French throws a series of punches but Reardon moves out of range.
French cracks Reardon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
French scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Henry William French is winning the standup battle so far.
Reardon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and French counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reardon thinking.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Reardon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, French has got the better of the exchanges.
Reardon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
French stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reardon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but French manages to avoid it.
French with a jab.
French lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
French scores with a punch to the head.
French is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reardon can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
French scores with a jab to the body.
French ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
French smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
French scores with a decent looking hook.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reardon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling French to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for French.
Reardon swings widly with a right hand
and French counters with a nice body shot.
French cracks Reardon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
French cracks Reardon with a good jab.
Reardon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
French feints a jab promting Reardon to slip. French then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reardon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reardon misses with a left hand
and French counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from French.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
French scores with a hook.

French drops Reardon with a beautiful combination! Reardon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - French is looking for the KO!
French scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reardon doesn't seem bothered though.
Reardon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reardon throws a poor cross that misses
and French counters with a straight right hand.
French misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry William French is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reardon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
French cracks Reardon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from French.
French pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reardon back to the cage. French follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reardon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
French scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
French fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reardon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reardon throws a left and a right that both miss
and French counters with a straight right hand.
French sizes up Reardon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
French moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
French bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
French connects with a body shot that sends Reardon's belly button to the back.
French with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by French.
French connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reardon momentarily.
Reardon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
French catches Reardon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reardon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reardon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and French counters with a series of strikes. Reardon will be more careful next time no doubt.
French misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry William French dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

French ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reardon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and French connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reardon slips a jab and a cross from French.
Reardon misses with a combination
and Reardon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reardon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reardon falls off balance throwing a combination
and French counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by French there.
French misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reardon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reardon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and French counters with a three punch combo that has Reardon backing up. Reardon nods at French to acknowledge the strikes.
Reardon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
French misses with a few strikes there.
Reardon misses with a lunging right hand
and French makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reardon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
French connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Reardon.
French on the wrong end of a nice jab.
French darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reardon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling French to score with a decent uppercut.
French works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
French lands a nice hook to Reardon's body. Reardon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reardon misses with a right hand
and French counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
French connects with a crisp jab.
Reardon throws a poor cross that misses
and French counters with a left to the body.
French will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
French rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reardon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
French is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reardon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
French dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for French.
Reardon misses with a double jab
and French counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reardon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
French scores with a hook to the body. Reardon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
French goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
French throws a series of strikes that have Reardon backpedaling.
French lands a nice looking body shot.
French swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
French moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reardon takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reardon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reardon misses with a body punch
and French counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Reardon throws a left and a right that both miss
and French counters with a series of strikes. Reardon will be more careful next time no doubt.
French works over Reardon's head and body with a nice combination.
French fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
French connects with a nice looking jab.
Reardon misses with a combination
and French counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reardon thinking.
French scores with a jab.
French misses with the combination.
Reardon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reardon misses with a left hand
and French counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
French ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reardon throws a lazy uppercut
and French counters with a left and a right that stings Reardon.
Reardon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by French.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reardon misses with a lunging right hand
and French counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
French scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
French dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
French misses with the combination.
Reardon throws a right hand that misses
letting French counter with a right hand.
Hank Reardon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry William French is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
French shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reardon eats them both and turns towards French to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reardon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reardon connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
French cracks Reardon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reardon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and French counters with a straight right hand.
French bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reardon's head.
Reardon closes the distance and lands a one-two.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry William French showed his dominance in that final round.
Well French 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry William French!