PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danar Lightner (ranked 3521 p4p, 427 weight class) and Martin Hartmann (ranked 5348 p4p, 552 weight class). Danar Lightner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lightner
vs
Hartmann

185 cm
26
218 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
23
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danar Lightner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Martin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Lightner gets the takedown into side control.
Lightner controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Hartmann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hartmann manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hartmann is trying to get back to full guard.
Lightner content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann wants to get back to full guard.

Hartmann actively working from the bottom here.
Lightner works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hartmann wants to control but Lightner is having none of it.
Hartmann is bucking up trying to escape but Lightner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lightner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hartmann wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lightner.
Hartmann tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lightner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Hartmann that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hartmann wants to control but Lightner is having none of it.
Hartmann is looking to get to half guard.
Hartmann is still trying to improve position.
Lightner throws some wild stikes that Hartmann manages to avoid easily.
Lightner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hartmann?
Poor strikes thrown by Lightner there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lightner controlling the pace for now.
Lightner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to get to half guard.
Hartmann tries to hold on but Lightner pushes him away.
Lightner landing strikes from the mount.
Lightner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hartmann holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lightner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lightner lands a heavy elbow.
Lightner unloading with bombs!
Lightner controlling his opponent.
Lightner punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lightner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hartmann wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lightner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danar Lightner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hartmann shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lightner but Lightner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lightner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hartmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lightner throws a body punch but Hartmann moves out of range.

Hartmann gets a clinch.
Hartmann is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Lightner jumps guard and drags Hartmann to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hartmann has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lightner is proving hard to escape from.
Lightner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartmann can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightner has control of Hartmann's left arm, preventing Hartmann from doing any damage.

Lightner is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hartmann presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartmann is trying to drag Lightner to the mat but Lightner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Danar Lightner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Hartmann.

Lightner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lightner swings for the body but Hartmann moves out of range.
Hartmann wants to counter the offense by Lightner and move into the clinch position.
Hartmann moves in looking to clinch but Lightner pushes him off.
Lightner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hartmann looks for a takedown but Lightner sprawls well.
Lightner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hartmann dives in and grabs Lightner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lightner pushes down on Hartmann's head and hops out.
Hartmann is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick from Lightner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danga de danga de dang - Lightner scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann scores with a jab.
Hartmann misses with a wild body shot.
Lightner throws a right and a left that Hartmann avoids nicely.
Hartmann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lightner counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lightner rushes Hartmann and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann is trying to push Lightner away but Lightner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Lightner breaks the clinch.
Lightner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lightner appears to be looking for a big counter.

Hartmann gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lightner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lightner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hartmann, up you get!
Lightner looks to land a combination. Hartmann sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lightner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Lightner drives through and clinches with Hartmann against the cage.

Lightner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hartmann regains guard.
Lightner sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Lightner stands up from Hartmann's guard - Lightner perhaps looking for a knockout.
A punch combination from Lightner misses.
Hartmann counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Lightner closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Lightner breaks from the clinch.
Danar Lightner is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lightner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartmann circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightner lands with a slapping head kick.
Lightner is looking to slow Hartmann down with leg kicks.
Hartmann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lightner defends it nicely.
It looked like Lightner was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danar Lightner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lightner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hartmann prevents a body shot from Lightner.

Hartmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Hartmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hartmann fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartmann closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lightner counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lightner keeps the fight on the outside.

Lightner moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Lightner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lightner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lightner went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hartmann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lightner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Lightner catches Hartmann right on the button with a cross.

Lightner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hartmann sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hartmann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lightner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Danar Lightner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightner is taking a breather. Hartmann 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.
Lightner's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Lightner stands up from half guard.

Lightner moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann is trying to pull guard but Lightner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Hartmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hartmann tries to keep at a distance but Lightner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hartmann tries to pull guard but Lightner won't allow it.
Danar Lightner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Hartmann.
Lightner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hartmann up against the cage.
Hartmann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lightner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lightner just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lightner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartmann.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lightner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hartmann can't break the clinch.
Lightner avoiding damage as Hartmann throws knees to the body.
Hartmann fails to pull guard.
Hartmann is looking to control Lightner's arms but Lightner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hartmann has his back to the cage.

Lightner turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lightner slows the pace down.
Hartmann is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danar Lightner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lightner 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danar Lightner!
A very excited looking Danar Lightner rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.