PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between dan hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Hamster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Hamster is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

hardy
vs
Hamster

185 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, dan hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Hamster!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hardy fails with the takedown.
hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hamster forces hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Hamster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
hardy tries to pull guard but Hamster won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dan hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hardy has Hamster pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hamster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
hardy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hamster walks away with a smile on his face. hardy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
hardy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Hamster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamster scores with a one two! hardy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like dan hardy has been cut.
hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hamster sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by hardy.
Hamster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hamster instigates a clinch.

Hamster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamster is fending him off so far but hardy persists. Nope, Hamster circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamster throws a nice looking combination but hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
hardy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
hardy is breathing heavily.
Hamster's corner calls for a 1-2. Hamster obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hamster avoids the body shot from hardy.

Hamster darts in and clinches hardy up against the cage.
Hamster lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Hamster manages to break the clinch.
hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamster as he avoids it easily.
hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hamster rushes hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hamster closes the distance and pushes hardy back into the cage.
Hamster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamster stuns hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Hamster scores with a hook to the body. hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster throws a combination. hardy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
hardy walks into a straight right hand from Hamster.
Nice shot lands for Hamster.

hardy is rocked!

dan hardy's cut is getting worse.

Hamster moves into the clinch successfully.
hardy tries to score a body lock takedown but Hamster shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hamster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for hardy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Hamster clinches up with hardy and pushes him back against the cage.
Hamster scores with a shot to the side of hardy's head.
hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hamster manages to break the clinch.
hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hamster.
Oh hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamster cracks hardy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! hardy falls to his knees and Hamster doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Hamster!