PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Partlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly has chosen Eminem- Not Afraid as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Partlow
vs
Hardly

185 cm
24
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

180 cm
25
178 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Legal High's [CBK]
Legal High's [CBK]

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Partlow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly throws an overhand right that lands on Partlow's shoulder, as Partlow tries to avoid the shot.
Hardly thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partlow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardly scores with a hook to the body. Partlow takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardly throws a hook to the side of Partlow's head but Partlow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardly.
Hardly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Partlow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Partlow rushes Hardly and presses him up against the cage.

Hardly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardly misses with a straight left.
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partlow moves away.
Hardly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardly swinging wildly here.
Partlow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardly tries to clinch up but Partlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Partlow.
Hardly punishes Partlow's body with a nice straight punch.
Partlow looks to land a right hand but Hardly moved out of range.
Partlow slips under a jab from Hardly.
A swing and a miss from Hardly.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partlow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partlow staying out of range there.
Hardly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan Hardly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hardly misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Partlow lands.
Partlow lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardly.
Partlow tries to clinch up
letting Hardly counter with a right hand.

It looks like Chris Partlow has been cut.
Partlow slips under a jab from Hardly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partlow ducks under a wild hook from Hardly.
Hardly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Hardly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partlow slips a jab from Hardly.
Hardly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Partlow drives through and clinches with Hardly against the cage.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Partlow lands a shot to the body.
Partlow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardly backwards.
Hardly prevents Partlow from breaking the clinch.
Partlow wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hardly.
Hardly can't find room to land a body shot as Partlow controls the action.
Partlow is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardly gets an underhook and turns Partlow into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Partlow digs a right hand underneath Hardly's ribcage. Hardly let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardly lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Partlow on the inside.
Partlow blocks an uppercut.
Hardly blocking some punches.
Partlow is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardly gets an underhook and turns Partlow into the cage.
Hardly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Partlow takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Partlow backwards.
Partlow lands a body punch.
Hardly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Partlow tries to work over Hardly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Hardly.
Partlow is breathing heavily.
Hardly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Partlow or not.
Hardly presses Partlow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardly lands an elbow inside.
Hardly lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Hardly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Partlow walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hardly.
Dan Hardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Partlow dodges the punch combination from Hardly.
Hardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Partlow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A good leg kick by Hardly.
Hardly throws a shot from downtown. Partlow moves away and avoids it.
Hardly looks to land a right hand but Partlow moved out of range.
Hardly misses with an uppercut.
Hardly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardly misses with a looping left.
Partlow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Partlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardly.
Hardly misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly looks to throw the jab but Partlow is out of range.
Partlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Partlow scores with a takedown into Hardly's guard.
Hardly wants to sweep here but Partlow controlling him for the moment.
Partlow landing with the ground and pound.
Hardly looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardly, not yet.
Partlow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Partlow's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly trying to control but Partlow is working from the bottom.

Partlow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Partlow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hardly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Partlow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Partlow checks a leg kick.
A combination from Hardly does no damage.
Hardly connects with an inside leg kick.
Partlow slips a jab and a cross from Hardly.
A left lands for Hardly.
Partlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dan Hardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardly clobbers Partlow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Partlow moves out of range as Hardly strikes.
A slow jab from Hardly misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardly.
Hardly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partlow.
Partlow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardly counters with a nice uppercut.
Partlow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardly.
Hardly throws a combination that misses
and Partlow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardly thinking.
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!
No joy there for Hardly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardly jabs Partlow right on the nose. Partlow blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardly takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Partlow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hardly throws a looping overhand right but Partlow ducks down to avoid it.
Hardly misses with a wild combination.
Hardly is looking to slow Partlow down with leg kicks.
Partlow misses with a wild body shot.
Hardly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardly misses with a combination
and Partlow counters with a nice body shot.
Hardly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardly throws a sloppy body shot
and Partlow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Partlow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardly circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly wants to clinch
and Partlow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Partlow throws a push kick but Hardly slaps the foot to one side.
Partlow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardly finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Partlow shoots in and gets a takedown into Hardly's guard.
Hardly wants to stand but Partlow is controlling the position.
Partlow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hardly not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Partlow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Hardly postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Partlow to stand up.
Hardly throws a big shot that misses.
Partlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardly misses with a body punch
and Partlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a sloppy body shot
and Partlow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partlow swings for the body but Hardly moves out of range.
Partlow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Partlow is looking to score with low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Partlow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partlow.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardly misses the target.
Hardly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Partlow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Partlow on the side of the head.
Hardly throws a head kick but Partlow moves out of range.
A low kick from Partlow misses
and Hardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partlow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Partlow cracks Hardly with a good jab.
Partlow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Hardly.
Partlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Partlow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Partlow'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.

Hardly misses with a looping left.
Hardly throws a hook to the side of Partlow's head but Partlow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardly misses with a low kick.
Hardly looks to land a right hand but Partlow moved out of range.
Hardly throws a hook but Partlow avoids it easily.
Hardly cracks Partlow with a good jab.
Hardly misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardly swings for the body but Partlow moves out of range.
Hardly wants to clinch
and Partlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partlow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardly lands a jab to Partlow's midsection.
Hardly throws a hook to the side of Partlow's head but Partlow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partlow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partlow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardly. Hardly obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Partlow. Partlow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Partlow moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Hardly.
Nice body kick from Partlow.
Hardly blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Partlow counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Partlow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardly as he avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hardly looks to land a combination but Partlow avoids it well.
Partlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardly misses with a combination
and Partlow counters with a right hand to the body.
Partlow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good shot there by Partlow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hardly gets tackled into the cage by Partlow. Partlow maintains the clinch.
Hardly scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardly throws an elbow that misses.
Hardly trying to land knees to the body.
Partlow lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly works on Partlow's body with a couple of short punches.
Partlow has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Hardly presses Partlow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Partlow throws a head punch that misses.
Hardly lands an uppercut.
Hardly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardly is leaning against Partlow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Hardly.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardly.
Hardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardly lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Partlow.
Hardly pushes Partlow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Hardly.
Hardly lands a knee to the body.
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!
Hardly scores with a shot to the side of Partlow's head.
A hook to the body from Hardly.
Hardly cracks Partlow with a nice body shot.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Partlow.
Hardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardly.
Hardly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Hardly.
Hardly cracks Partlow with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
Hardly blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly gets through Partlow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardly.
Dan Hardly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Hardly.
Hardly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Hardly on the inside.
Partlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Partlow's ribcage. Partlow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardly lands a left hand.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Partlow misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hardly.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardly.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Partlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardly.
A short uppercut from Hardly.
Hardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardly as Partlow tries to tie him up.
Hardly scores with a hook to the body.
Hardly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Partlow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chris Partlow'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A good leg kick by Hardly.
Hardly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partlow.
Partlow thows a body shot but no joy.
Partlow misses with a body shot.
Partlow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardly.
Hardly misses with a hook to the body
and Partlow counters with a good low kick that Hardly was not able to check.
Partlow moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Hardly is predictable there
enabling Partlow to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardly misses with a leg kick
and Hardly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Partlow at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Partlow rushes Hardly and presses him up against the cage.
Hardly pushes Partlow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardly scores with a shot to the side of Partlow's head.
Hardly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Partlow.
A short left from Hardly.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hardly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Hardly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Partlow backwards.
Hardly lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Hardly.
Hardly scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardly.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Partlow's ribcage. Partlow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardly lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hardly - that landed with a thud.
Hardly lands a body punch.

Hardly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Partlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Partlow, as that shot connected.
Partlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Partlow on the side of the head.
Hardly throws a looping overhand right but Partlow ducks down to avoid it.
Hardly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hardly misses.
Hardly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partlow.
Partlow throws a lazy right hand but Hardly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardly.
Partlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardly.
Hardly throws a right and a left that Partlow avoids nicely.
Hardly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardly counters with a one-two to the body.
Partlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardly moves forwards but Partlow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Partlow tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chris Partlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Partlow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardly!
Dan Hardly is the new welterweight champion!