PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Nis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Harding has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Harding
vs
Nis

173 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikhail Nis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Harding scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nis doesn't seem bothered though.
Harding looks to score with a jab to the body but Nis is just out of range.
Harding throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harding lands with a good body shot.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding throws a right and a left that Nis avoids nicely.
Harding comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harding takes a swing at Nis's ribcage but misses.
Nis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harding.
Nis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benjamin Harding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nis avoids the body shot from Harding.
Harding thows a body shot but no joy.
Harding fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nis manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Harding.
Harding swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harding.
Harding misses with a double jab.
Harding fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nis manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harding scores with a jab to the body.
Harding is looking to wear down Nis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harding misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Harding misses.
Harding throws a nice looking combination but Nis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harding throws a body punch but Nis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Harding dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nis moves away from the strike by Harding.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nis moves away.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Harding misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nis takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nis moves away.
Harding fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Harding. Beautiful body shot.
Harding tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nis was well out of range. Poor timing from Harding.
Harding throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nis.
No joy there for Harding, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harding lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Harding throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harding looks to score with a jab to the body but Nis is just out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Harding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Harding both land. Nice combination.
Nis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harding could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Harding thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Harding dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Harding lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harding. Nis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harding throws a series of punches but Nis avoids them all with ease.
Harding throws a right hand that Nis ducks under and follows up with a left that Nis also avoids with ease.
Harding misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding scores with a body shot.
Harding lands with a good body shot.
Harding just misses with a punch to the body.
Nis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harding.
Nis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding jabs at Nis's body.
Benjamin Harding is winning the standup battle so far.
Harding scores with a hook to the body. Nis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harding throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harding lands a two punch combo.
Harding throws a jab when Nis was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nis slips under a jab.
Benjamin Harding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harding misses with a two punch combination.
Harding clobbers Nis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harding fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nis manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harding misses with a wild body shot.
Harding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harding swings for the body but Nis moves out of range.
Harding throws a jab when Nis was well out of range.
Harding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nis can do to turn this around?
Harding dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Harding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harding 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Harding!
During a confident post fight interview, Benjamin Harding thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.