PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultra Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardy
vs
Man

197 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ultra Man!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Man in side control, throwing shots but Hardy defends.
Hardy is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Man connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Man lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hardy down.
Hardy defending against the ground and pound.
Hardy is pushing Man's head away, looking to escape. Man manages to hold on to the position though.
Man in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hardy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Man has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Man asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hardy wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Man working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy is in trouble now - Man has advanced to mount!
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Man working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hardy regains half guard.
Man stops Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Man working Hardy over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Man is controlling him
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hardy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Hardy is rocked!
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Man in his half guard.
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man uses his free foot to push down on Hardy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hardy.
Man unloading with bombs!
Hardy's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Man with a couple of short strikes.
Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on?
Hardy taking shots to the head.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Man cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Man working Hardy over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hardy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardy pushes Man off looking to stand but Man dives back in and keeps control.
Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hardy pushes Man off looking to stand but Man dives back in and keeps control.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Man in his half guard.
Hardy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hardy trying to control but Man postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hardy gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man stands and throws Hardy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hardy to see if he's OK.
Man lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Man prevents Hardy from escaping the position.
Hardy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hardy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hardy gets back to half guard.
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultra Man dominated that round.
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.

Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Man asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hardy takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Man landing strikes.
Hardy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Man scores with a couple of short elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man working the head with strikes.
Ultra Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man landing a few strikes.
Man scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Man lands a decent elbow from side control.
Man scores with a couple of short elbows.
Man looks up at the clock and then as Hardy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Man smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Man landing strikes.
Man works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hardy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Man working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Man cracks Hardy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Man lands a nice forearm strike.
Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hardy is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Hardy has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Man scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardy gets back to full guard.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Man stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man cracks Hardy with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position here.
Man keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.

Hardy pushes Man off and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Man.
Man fails with the takedown.

Hardy gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Man missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy looking to control.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardy looking to control.
Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Man isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultra Man.

Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Man as Hardy tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultra Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Man is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hardy's half guard.
Man works his foot free and advances to mount.
BOOM! Man connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Man looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Man scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Hardy tries to hold on but Man postures up.
Man connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hardy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Man.
Man punching from mount but Hardy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Man with the ground and pound from mount.
Man lands a heavy elbow.
Hardy taking shots to the head.
Hardy is desperately trying to improve his position but Man has a good base and remains in mount.
Hardy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Man. What's that going to do exactly?
Man is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hardy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Man lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
Hardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Man landing strikes from the mount and Hardy is in trouble!
Man unloading with bombs!
Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Hardy bucks Man off and manages to get back to his feet!

Man looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Man connects with a nice short shot to Hardy's temple.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Hardy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man winds up and cracks Hardy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man passes to side control.
Man is putting a hurting on Hardy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Man scores with punches from side control.
Man cracks Hardy with a big right hand but Hardy just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Man working the ground and pound from side control.
Hardy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Man is controlling him well.
Man scoring with punches and elbows.
Man is working Hardy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Man lands a few punches from side control.
Man landing strikes.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hardy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Man cracks Hardy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Man lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Man is pressing down on Hardy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardy is holding on for now.
Dan Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ultra Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultra Man!