PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Hardin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Hogsback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander Hogsback has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardin Jr
vs
Hogsback

190 cm
21
223 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

AnonymouS
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Hardin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Hogsback!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogsback needs to keep his hands up - Hardin Jr had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Xander Hogsback has been cut.
Colt Hardin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardin Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hogsback looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardin Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Demon's Progym, LOP in the buildup to the fight.
Hardin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Hogsback.
Hogsback darts in trying to clinch

and Hardin Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardin Jr postures up.
Hardin Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hardin Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardin Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hardin Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogsback works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hardin Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardin Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hogsback at a distance.
Hogsback takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Hardin Jr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hogsback's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardin Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardin Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hardin Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Hardin Jr there.
Hardin Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardin Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardin Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardin Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardin Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardin Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardin Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hogsback defending well though.
Hardin Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardin Jr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hardin Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Hardin Jr slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardin Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hogsback with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hardin Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardin Jr controlling the action here.
Hardin Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hogsback keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colt Hardin Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xander Hogsback's cut.
That's time! Hardin Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hardin Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hogsback.

Hardin Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Hardin Jr is taking a breather. Hogsback says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardin Jr slips a nice elbow through Hogsback's hands, connecting with Hogsback's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardin Jr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Colt Hardin Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardin Jr passes to full mount!
Hardin Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogsback can do to turn this around?
Hardin Jr raining down hammerfists from mount.

Hogsback is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardin Jr postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hogsback out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Hardin Jr goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Colt Hardin Jr!