PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hartwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Jin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hartwell
vs
Jin

163 cm
18
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Hartwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Jin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell lands with a shot to the body.
Jin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hartwell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jin doesn't seem bothered though.
Hartwell checks a leg kick.
Hartwell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hartwell misses with a few strikes there.
Hartwell missing with a left hand there. Jin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Hartwell misses
and Jin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hartwell tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartwell misses with a two punch combination.
Hartwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartwell swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hartwell.
Jin avoids the body shot from Hartwell.
Hartwell misses with the combination.
Jin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hartwell stalks Jin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jin's face. Jin staggers backwards, shaken.
Hartwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jin.
Jin scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell misses with a wild body shot.
Jin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartwell blocks a leg kick.
Jin lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartwell works Jin's body with a nice hook.
Jin slips a jab from Hartwell.
Hartwell throws a lazy uppercut
and Jin counters with a nice leg kick.
Hartwell is looking to wear down Jin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hartwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartwell tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Jin throws a body kick that misses.
Hartwell misses the shot to the body.
Hartwell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jin throws out a leg kick but Hartwell moves out of range and Jin only half commits.
Hartwell moves out of range of the body kick.
Jin misses with a low kick.
A big left from Hartwell misses.
Hartwell throws a body punch but Jin moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jin.
William Hartwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Jin.
Nice body punch from Hartwell.
Hartwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hartwell checks a leg kick.
Hartwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hartwell misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hartwell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jin lands a jab-cross combination.
Jin throws a leg kick but Hartwell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Hartwell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartwell throws out a loose jab but Jin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartwell misses with a double jab.
Jin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hartwell checks a low kick from Jin.
Hartwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Jin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell throws out the jab.
Jin needs to keep his hands up - Hartwell had a free shot at his head there.
Hartwell throws a hook but Jin avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell throws a looping overhand right but Jin ducks down to avoid it.
Jin throws a body kick that misses.
Jin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hartwell misses with the combination.
Jin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartwell throws out the jab.
Hartwell misses with a double jab.
Jin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hartwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jin manages to avoid it.
Jin throws a head kick but Hartwell moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Hartwell. Those never looked like landing.
Hartwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jin.
Jin staying out of range there.
Hartwell connects with a body shot.
Hartwell scores with a body shot.
Jin walks into a straight right hand from Hartwell.
Hartwell tries to bum rush Jin with a series of wild strikes but Jin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell swinging wildly here.
Jin throws a head kick that misses.
Jin moves away from the strike by Hartwell.
Jin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hartwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Jin is just out of range.
Jin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jin circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell checks a low kick from Jin.
Jin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartwell misses the jab.
Jin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartwell throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Jin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jin counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartwell clobbers Jin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hartwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Hartwell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hartwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
William Hartwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Jin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartwell throws a body punch but Jin moves out of range.
Hartwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Hartwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jin is looking to land body kicks.
Hartwell misses with a wild body shot.
Jin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hartwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hartwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell misses with a wild body shot.
Hartwell misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jin.
Hartwell moves out of range of the body kick from Jin.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartwell moves away.
Jin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Hartwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jin can pounce on him.
Jin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jin Jin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Hartwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell throws a series of punches but Jin avoids them all with ease.
Hartwell blocks the body kick.
Jin tries to bum rush Hartwell with a series of wild strikes but Hartwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jin misses with a double jab.
Jin misses with the combination.
Jin misses the shot to the body.
Jin misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Hartwell misses.
Hartwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jin.
Hartwell lands the left hand.
Jin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hartwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hartwell misses with the combination.
Hartwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jin moves away.
Hartwell misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Jin.
Hartwell misses with a double jab.
Jin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jin avoids the body shot from Hartwell.
Jin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartwell connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Hartwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartwell 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Hartwell!
William Hartwell really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ducksfoot Clothing - SALE!! All Items $10 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.