PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hard Hitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard Hitter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hitter
vs
Contreras

180 cm
26
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
26
166 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hard Hitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alejandro Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Contreras.
Contreras has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hitter lands a body shot.
Hitter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contreras.
A big left from Hitter misses.
Contreras throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good exchange - Hitter coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitter moves out of range as Contreras strikes.
Contreras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hitter.
Hitter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Contreras tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitter was well out of range. Poor timing from Contreras.
Contreras moves out of range of the strikes.
Hitter scores with a hook to the body. Contreras takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contreras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hitter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hitter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Contreras misses the jab.
Hitter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contreras.
Contreras takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Alejandro Contreras has been cut.
No joy there for Hitter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hitter throws a hook but Contreras blocks it.
Hitter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Hitter scores with a four punch combination!
Contreras throws the left hand but Hitter avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitter lands with a nice combination. Contreras backs away looking to recover.
Jab by Hitter.
Good standup being displayed there by Hitter as he connects with a hook.
Hitter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hitter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Contreras slips under a jab.

Hitter lands a left and a right that send Contreras crashing to the mat, dazed. Hitter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Contreras is rocked!
Hitter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hitter throws out a powerful jab.
Contreras is still on wobbly legs! Can Hitter finish him?

That has opened up Alejandro Contreras's cut even more.
Contreras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contreras scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Contreras seems to have recovered his senses.
Hitter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Contrerass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contreras moves away.
Hard Hitter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contreras avoids the body shot from Hitter.
Hitter moves out of range of the leg kick from Contreras.
Hitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contreras misses with a right hand
and Hitter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice combination there by Hitter.
Contreras avoids the body shot from Hitter.
Contreras jabs at Hitter's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitter scores with a hook.
Contreras walks into a jab.
Contreras moves away from the strike by Hitter.
Hitter moves forwards but Contreras connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Contreras darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Contreras lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Hitter is rocked!
Hitter misses with a combination

and Contreras counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oh Hitter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Contreras as the two fighters clinch.
Hitter seems to have got his legs back now.
Contreras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Contreras throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hard Hitter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Contreras's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hitter throws the left hand but Contreras avoids the punch easily.
Hitter misses with a looping left.
Contreras moves forwards but Hitter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitter. Contreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitter scores with a hook to the body. Contreras takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hitter needs to keep his hands up - Contreras had a free shot at his head there.
Hitter cracks Contreras with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alejandro Contreras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contreras moves away.
Contreras throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hitter scores with the left hand. Contreras knows he should have avoided that one.
Hitter walks into a stiff left hand from Contreras.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitter lands with a hook. Contreras tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hitter scores with a shot to the body.

Contreras closes the distance and pushes Hitter back into the cage.
Contreras displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hitter up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Contreras.
Hitter tries to throw a body punch but Contreras avoids it by throwing Hitter back against the cage.
Contreras scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitter struggles to land a body shot inside as Contreras controls his hands.
Hitter misses with the head strike.
Contreras blocking some punches.
Contreras lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hitter fails to land.
Contreras lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contreras lands a body punch.
Contreras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Contreras lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Contreras.
A short left from Contreras.
Contreras lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Hitter manages to break the clinch.
Contreras looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hitter loads up on a big right hand but Contreras slips the punch.
Hitter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hitter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Contreras counters with a nice uppercut.
Contreras takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hitter throws a lazy uppercut
and Contreras counters with a nice uppercut.
Hitter tries to move into range but Contreras moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hitter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Contreras was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitter.
Contreras tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hitter is able to avoid easily.
Hitter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Contreras tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hard Hitter is winning the standup battle so far.

Contreras has Hitter up against the cage in a clinch.
Hitter scores with a shoulder strike.

The cut above Alejandro Contreras's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Contreras lands a hook that snaps the head of Hitter backwards.
A shot in the inside from Contreras.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Contreras just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitter's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Contreras as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitter misses with a punch on the inside.
Contreras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contreras lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Contreras has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hitter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitter dodges an elbow strike from Contreras.
Contreras prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Hitter has a couple of punches blocked by Contreras.
Hitter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitter has had enough of the clinch but Contreras keeps him there for the moment.
Contreras lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contreras lands with a light punch inside.
Hitter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contreras throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Contreras prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Contreras dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Contreras prevents a body shot from Hitter.
Hitter tries to work over Contreras's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Contreras showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Contreras's cut.
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!

Hitter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contreras.
Jab, jab by Hitter - just one landing.
Hitter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Contreras cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Contreras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hitter circles away quickly and effectively.
Contreras wants to clinch.
Contreras's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hitter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Contreras scrambles back to his feet.
Hitter misses with a wild body shot.
Hitter misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitter misses with a two punch combination.
Contreras looks to throw the jab but Hitter is out of range.
Hitter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Contreras on the side of the head.
Contreras takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Contreras uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hitter has time to react.
Contreras takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitter scores with a decent looking hook.
Contreras slips a jab and a cross from Hitter.
Hitter lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hitter misses with a looping left.
Hitter misses with a body shot.
Hitter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Contreras lands with a nice body punch.
Hitter throws a series of punches but Contreras avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hitter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hitter with a hook.
Contreras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitter.
Hitter throws a lazy right hand but Contreras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contreras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hitter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Contreras.
Hitter takes a swing at Contreras's ribcage but misses.
Hitter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Contreras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Contreras throws a lazy right hand but Hitter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitter throws a right and a left that Contreras avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Hitter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hitter throws a poor cross that misses

and Contreras moves into the clinch.
Contreras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitter tries a body shot but Contreras blocks it.
Hitter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contreras is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contreras scores with a shot to the side of Hitter's head.
Contreras lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Contreras looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hitter misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitter misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contreras lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hitter.
Still in the clinch, Hitter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Contreras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hitter's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitter.
Hitter throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Contreras.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Contreras.
Hitter blocks an elbow strike from Contreras.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Contreras cracks Hitter with a nice body shot.
Contreras lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Contreras.
Contreras lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitter backwards.
Contreras lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alejandro Contreras.
I think Contreras has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alejandro Contreras!
Alejandro Contreras was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.