PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolph Reindeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jardine comes to the cage accompanied by Pepper- Butthole Surfers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jardine
vs
Reindeer

185 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Jardine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rudolph Reindeer!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jardine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jardine tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jardine, as that shot connected.

It looks like Rudolph Reindeer has been cut.
Jardine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Reindeer.
Bob Jardine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reindeer takes one on the button.
Reindeer defending well as Jardine loads up on a big left hand.
Jardine misses with a low kick.
Jardine connects with a crisp jab.
Jardine is looking to clinch but Reindeer is avoiding it.
Reindeer misses the jab.
Jardine just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine tries to clinch up.
Jardine throws a hook to the side of Reindeer's head but Reindeer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reindeer looks to land a right hand but Jardine moved out of range.
Reindeer looks to land a left hand but Jardine moved out of range nicely.
Reindeer looks to land a left hand but Jardine moved out of range nicely.
Jardine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reindeer throws out the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Reindeer. No joy for Jardine on that attempt.
Jardine misses with a two punch combination.
Jardine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reindeer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Jardine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jardine wants to clinch up but Reindeer keeps it at a distance.
Reindeer thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Jardine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jardine just misses with a punch to the body.
Jardine misses with the combination.
Jardine throws a hook but Reindeer avoids it easily.
Jardine scores with a nice strike.
Reindeer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jardine just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine throws an overhand right that lands on Reindeer's shoulder, as Reindeer tries to avoid the shot.
Jardine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reindeer.
Jardine wants to clinch.
Jardine wants to land a leg kick but Reindeer is out of range.
Reindeer slips under a jab.
Jardine throws a looping overhand right but Reindeer ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Jardine misses its intended target.
Reindeer ducks under a wild hook from Jardine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reindeer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jardine.
Reindeer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jardine throws out the jab.
Jardine waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Reindeer.
Jardine throws a jab when Reindeer was well out of range.
Jardine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jardine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reindeer checks it well.
Jardine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jardine ducks under a wild hook from Reindeer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jardine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reindeer.
Reindeer blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Jardine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rudolph Reindeer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jardine fails with a takedown attempt.
Jardine walks into a left hand.
Jardine throws a right and a left that Reindeer avoids nicely.
Jardine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reindeer.
Jardine lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jardine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jardine takes a swing at Reindeer's ribcage but misses.
Reindeer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jardine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine tries to clinch up but Reindeer circles away and keeps his distance.
Jardine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jardine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reindeer is out of range.
Jardine throws a big shot that misses.
Jardine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reindeer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jardine is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Jardine.
Jardine throws a shot from downtown. Reindeer moves away and avoids it.
Reindeer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jardine avoids the body shot from Reindeer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reindeer lands with a shot to the body.
Reindeer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jardine throws out a loose jab but Reindeer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reindeer 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.
Jardine throws a right hand that Reindeer ducks under and follows up with a left that Reindeer also avoids with ease.
Reindeer throws a shot from downtown. Jardine moves away and avoids it.
Jardine misses the jab.
Reindeer ducks under a wild hook from Jardine.
A big left from Reindeer misses.
Jardine ducks under a wild hook from Reindeer.
Jardine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine throws a hook but Reindeer avoids it easily.
Reindeer moves away from the strike by Jardine.
Jardine throws a big shot that misses.
Jardine misses with a looping right.
Jardine throws a body punch but Reindeer moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jardine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jardine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reindeer ducks under a wild hook from Jardine.
Reindeer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jardine.
Jardine just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jardine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jardine looks to land a right hand but Reindeer moved out of range.
Jardine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reindeer throws a big shot that misses.
Reindeer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jardine swings for the body but Reindeer moves out of range.
Reindeer throws a hook to the side of Jardine's head but Jardine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reindeer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reindeer avoids the body shot from Jardine.
Jardine misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Jardine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rudolph Reindeer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Jardine looks to land a left hand but Reindeer moved out of range nicely.
Reindeer throws a hook to the side of Jardine's head but Jardine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jardine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jardine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jardine takes a swing at Reindeer's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Reindeer misses.
Jardine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reindeer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jardine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reindeer.
Reindeer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jardine takes a swing at Reindeer's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jardine throws a hook to the side of Reindeer's head but Reindeer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jardine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reindeer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jardine misses with a double jab.
Jardine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reindeer avoids the head kick by Jardine.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Reindeer.
Reindeer staying out of range there.
Reindeer looks to land a right hand but Jardine moved out of range.
Jardine misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice defenses there by Reindeer.
A jab from Jardine misses.
Jardine throws a jab when Reindeer was well out of range.
Jardine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jardine blocks a jab.
Jardine misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Reindeer.
Jardine moves out of range as Reindeer strikes.
Jardine misses with an uppercut. Reindeer saw that one coming.
A jab from Jardine misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jardine ducks under a wild hook from Reindeer.
Jardine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jardine is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Jardine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reindeer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reindeer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jardine.
A jab from Jardine misses.
Reindeer moves out of range as Jardine strikes.
Reindeer throws a lazy right hand but Jardine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jardine misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jardine throws an overhand right that lands on Reindeer's shoulder, as Reindeer tries to avoid the shot.
Reindeer throws a jab but it's blocked by Jardine.
Jardine throws a solid leg kick but Reindeer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jardine.
Reindeer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jardine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reindeer throws a hook but Jardine avoids it easily.
Bob Jardine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reindeer looks to throw the jab but Jardine is out of range.
A combination from Jardine does no damage.
Reindeer misses with a hook. Jardine ducked under it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A leg kick checked by Reindeer.
A swing and a miss from Jardine.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Jardine.
Well Jardine 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Jardine!