PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hardaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Dorrestijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hardaway might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chino XL's Lyrical Messiah. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hardaway
vs
Dorrestijn

190 cm
19
221 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

225 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hardaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Dorrestijn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrestijn swinging wilding here.

Dorrestijn closes the distance and clinches.
Dorrestijn pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardaway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dorrestijn tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardaway avoids the damage to the body.

Hardaway breaks from the clinch.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch up but Hardaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Dorrestijn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dorrestijn is looking to clinch but Hardaway is avoiding it.
Dorrestijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardaway circles away.
Hardaway misses with a head kick.
Hardaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn avoids the body shot from Hardaway.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardaway throws a series of punches but Dorrestijn moves out of range.
Hardaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorrestijn is just out of range.
Hardaway misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardaway stuns Dorrestijn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardaway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dorrestijn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dorrestijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrestijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardaway throws a leg kick but Dorrestijn moved away.
Hardaway thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway lands a slapping body shot.
Dorrestijn wants to clinch.
Hardaway lands with a straight right. Dorrestijn didn't see that one coming.
Hardaway tries to work over Dorrestijn's front leg with a kick but Dorrestijn checks it.
Hardaway feints and then cracks Dorrestijn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorrestijn down.
Hardaway tests Dorrestijn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dorrestijn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardaway, pushing him back against the cage.
Dorrestijn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardaways head.
Dorrestijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardaway wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dorrestijn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardaway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hardaway manages to break the clinch.

Hardaway closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dorrestijn is trying to maintain the position but Hardaway is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardaway seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrestijn tries to kick Hardaway off but Hardaway keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dorrestijn looks gassed!

Hardaway stands up and beckons Dorrestijn to join him on the feet.
Hardaway cracks Dorrestijn with a good jab.
Hardaway lands a jab to Dorrestijn's midsection.
Mike Hardaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardaway lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch up but Hardaway circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to de liver by Hardaway. Beautiful body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorrestijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dorrestijn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardaway.
Hardaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorrestijn manages to avoid it.
Hardaway scores with a hook to the body. Dorrestijn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dorrestijn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardaway.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but Hardaway moves out of range.
Hardaway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dorrestijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrestijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but Hardaway moves out of range.
Dorrestijn is looking to clinch but Hardaway is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dorrestijn.
Hardaway is looking to wear down Dorrestijn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardaway with a hook.
Hardaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardaway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hardaway checks a leg kick.
Hardaway throws a leg kick but Dorrestijn moved away.
Hardaway lands a really nice looking cross but Dorrestijn seems unphased.
Hardaway lands a right hook to the body.
Hardaway cracks a nice hook into Dorrestijn's ribs.
Dorrestijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardaway feints and then cracks Dorrestijn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dorrestijn down.

Dorrestijn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dorrestijn keeps control of Hardaway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dorrestijn wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardaway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dorrestijn tries to land a knee to the head but Hardaway blocks with his arms.
Hardaway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorrestijn has him pressed against the cage.
Hardaway tries to score a body lock takedown but Dorrestijn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hardaway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorrestijn has him pressed against the cage.
Dorrestijn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrestijn keeps control of Hardaway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dorrestijn tries a knee to the head but Hardaway blocks it.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head.
Hardaway is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hardaway wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dorrestijn stalling against the cage.
Hardaway tries to break the clinch but Dorrestijn is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorrestijn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardaway is looking to break free of the clinch but Dorrestijn has double underhooks.
Dorrestijn misses with a knee to the head.
Dorrestijn crunches a lovely knee into Hardaway's ribcage.
Hardaway is trying to break free.

Hardaway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hardaway dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dorrestijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardaway circles away.
Hardaway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardaway, right into the meat.
Hardaway throws a shot to the body.
Hardaway just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Hardaway misses.
Dorrestijn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorrestijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dorrestijn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dorrestijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardaway connects with a body shot.
Hardaway scores with a three punch combo!
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but Hardaway is having none of it.
Dorrestijn is looking to clinch but Hardaway is avoiding it.
Dorrestijn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hans Dorrestijn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorrestijn is breathing heavily.
Hardaway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrestijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardaway circles away.
Dorrestijn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hardaway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dorrestijn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardaway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dorrestijn at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardaway.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but Hardaway moves out of range.
Hardaway thows a body shot but no joy.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dorrestijn checks a leg kick.
Hardaway is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dorrestijn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrestijn is looking to clinch but Hardaway is avoiding it.
Dorrestijn misses with a body kick.
Hardaway misses with a kick to the body.
Dorrestijn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Hardaway.
Hardaway looks to land a combination but Dorrestijn avoids it well.
Hardaway wants to slow Dorrestijn down by chopping away at his legs.
Dorrestijn wants to clinch.
Hardaway keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn checks a leg kick.
Dorrestijn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardaway can pounce on him.
Dorrestijn is looking to clinch.
Hardaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardaway connects with a body shot.
Dorrestijn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hardaway scores with a sloppy right hand. Dorrestijn should have avoided that one.
Hardaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardaway shoots in and drives through. Dorrestijn sprawls well.
Hardaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dorrestijn's calf.
A good leg kick by Hardaway.
Hardaway throws a good cross that connects.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardaway works Dorrestijn's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorrestijn checks a leg kick.
Hardaway digs a good body shot into Dorrestijn's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dorrestijn. Dorrestijn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardaway tries to bum rush Dorrestijn with a series of wild strikes but Dorrestijn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardaway scores with a leg kick.
Hans Dorrestijn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardaway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dorrestijn is fending him off so far but Hardaway persists. Nope, Dorrestijn circles away and we're back to standing.
Dorrestijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hardaway closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hardaway lands in his opponent's guard.
Hardaway wants to stand but Dorrestijn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hardaway decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dorrestijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardaway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway scores with a jab to the body.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardaway throws a one two combo.
Mike Hardaway is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardaway scores with a one two! Dorrestijn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hardaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrestijn.
Hardaway swings for the body but Dorrestijn moves out of range.
Hardaway takes a swing at Dorrestijn's ribcage but misses.
Dorrestijn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dorrestijn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardaway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorrestijn checks a low kick from Hardaway.
Hardaway throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardaway will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hardaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardaway misses with a low kick.
Hardaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorrestijn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hardaway dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dorrestijn moves in looking to clinch but Hardaway pushes him off.
Dorrestijn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardaway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardaway throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardaway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Hardaway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardaway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dorrestijn can do to turn this around?
Dorrestijn tries to land a leg kick but Hardaway saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Hardaway.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Hardaway.
Dorrestijn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Dorrestijn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardaway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dorrestijn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardaway misses with a body shot.
Dorrestijn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardaway throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorrestijn.
Dorrestijn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardaway throws a nice looking combination but Dorrestijn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorrestijn manages to avoid it.
Hardaway misses with a low kick.
Dorrestijn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardaway.
Dorrestijn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorrestijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardaway circles away.
Hardaway cracks a nice hook into Dorrestijn's ribs.
Dorrestijn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but Hardaway is having none of it.
Hardaway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dorrestijn in his tracks.
Hardaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardaway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardaway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hardaway misses the shot to the body.
Dorrestijn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

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.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorrestijn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Dorrestijn is looking to clinch but Hardaway is avoiding it.
Hardaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorrestijn doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardaway circles away.
Dorrestijn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardaway misses with a low kick as Dorrestijn jumps back.
Nice body punch from Hardaway.
Hardaway just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardaway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dorrestijn is fending him off so far but Hardaway persists. Nope, Dorrestijn circles away and we're back to standing.
Dorrestijn misses with a low kick.
Hardaway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardaway misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hardaway.
Hardaway will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardaway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dorrestijn avoids the body shot from Hardaway.
Hardaway misses with a double jab.
Dorrestijn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardaway. That one must have hurt.
Hardaway throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardaway is looking to land body kicks.
Hardaway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardaway.
Hardaway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorrestijn moves away.
Dorrestijn moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardaway.
Hardaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardaway slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dorrestijn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardaway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch but Hardaway is having none of it.
Dorrestijn tries to clinch up but Hardaway circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrestijn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorrestijn checks a leg kick nicely.
Hardaway lands with a shot to the body.
Hardaway digs a good body shot into Dorrestijn's ribs.
Hardaway tests Dorrestijn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardaway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardaway digs a good body shot into Dorrestijn's ribs.
Dorrestijn tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dorrestijn closes the distance and clinches.
Hans Dorrestijn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorrestijn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dorrestijn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardaway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dorrestijn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mike Hardaway has been cut.
Dorrestijn looking to stall.
Dorrestijn keeps control of Hardaway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dorrestijn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardaway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardaway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dorrestijn has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hardaway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardaway, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hardaway!