|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Boschat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Thor Boschat was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 191 cm
25
273 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
|
205 cm
29
260 lbs
14 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Boschat!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boschat scores with a hook.
Bruce Hardman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boschat misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardman moves away from the strike by Boschat.
Hardman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boschat.
Hardman throws a jab when Boschat was well out of range.
Boschat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardman slips a straight right by Boschat.
A jab from Boschat misses.
Boschat slips a straight right by Hardman.
Boschat unleashes a big counter combination but Hardman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boschat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardman throws out the jab.
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!
Boschat scores with the left hand. Hardman knows he should have avoided that one.
Boschat throws a jab when Hardman was well out of range.
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from Boschat.
Boschat throws a right hand that Hardman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardman also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Boschat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boschat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardman.
A left and a right from Hardman both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Thor Boschat has been cut.
Boschat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boschat.
Boschat throws a jab when Hardman was well out of range.
Boschat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardman throws a jab but it's blocked by Boschat.
Boschat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hardman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some wild striking there from Hardman.
A low kick from Hardman misses
and Boschat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boschat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boschat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boschat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Hardman.
A shot in the inside from Hardman.
Boschat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boschat breaks the clinch.
Boschat might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hardman throws out a loose jab but Boschat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman throws a lazy right hand but Boschat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boschat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardman looks to score with a jab to the body but Boschat is just out of range.
Hardman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boschat eats them both and turns towards Hardman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hardman is looking to slow Boschat down with leg kicks.
Boschat jabs at Hardman's body.
Hardman misses with a hook. Boschat ducked under it nicely.
Hardman tries to clinch up.
Hardman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boschat manages to avoid it.
Boschat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boschat lands a nice shot that snaps Hardman's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boschat scores with a nice right hand.
Boschat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardman circles away quickly and effectively.
Boschat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boschat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardman wants to clinch up but Boschat keeps it at a distance.
Hardman wants to clinch up but Boschat keeps it at a distance.
Boschat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardman can pounce on him.
Hardman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boschat ducks under a wild hook from Hardman.
Boschat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardman lands the left hand.
Boschat lands with an overhand left.
Boschat looks to land a right hand but Hardman moved out of range.
Hardman throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Boschat counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardman moves out of range as Boschat strikes.
Hardman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boschat on the side of the head.
Hardman lands a left and a right that send Boschat crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boschat is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boschat throws a series of punches but Hardman moves out of range.
Boschat scores with a hook to the body. Hardman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boschat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardman.
Hardman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boschat is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardman finish him?
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Hardman lands with a right and another and another! Boschat is in big trouble! Hardman lands again and this time it's lights out for Boschat! A quality knockout there for Hardman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bruce Hardman!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
72% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
