PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem- Not Afraid. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hardly
vs
Arteta

180 cm
26
174 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

179 cm
24
179 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Arteta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteta lands a jab to the nose.
Arteta connects with a looping right hand.
Arteta misses with a body punch

and Hardly counters with a single leg into guard. Arteta didn't expect that.
Hardly wants to get up but he can't break Arteta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hardly looking to pass the guard.
Arteta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardly trying to move into half guard but instead Arteta has managed to sweep!
Arteta trying to control but Hardly is working from the bottom.
Arteta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hardly manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardly won't allow Arteta to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arteta trying to control the position here.
Arteta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardly being controlled here momentarily.
Hardly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardly sitting in guard here, content to control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arteta throws a right hand that misses

and Hardly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arteta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardly is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arteta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardly is stalling in the full guard.
Arteta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardly tries to stand but Arteta is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardly pushes down on Arteta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Arteta won't allow Hardly to pass to mount.
Arteta is looking to control Hardly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arteta avoid being mounted?
Hardly working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Arteta's thigh. Arteta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly dominated that round.
That's time! Hardly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardly, right into the meat.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arteta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardly lands a nice shot that snaps Arteta's head back.
Arteta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardly counters with a thumping low kick.
Hardly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arteta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arteta with a jab.
Arteta throws out a powerful jab.
Hardly fails to land with a series of punches.
Arteta misses with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arteta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arteta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Arteta blocks a jab.
Arteta misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hardly to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta misses with a hook to the body
and Hardly counters with an inside leg kick.
Arteta is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Hardly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arteta doesn't seem phased though.
Hardly misses with a double jab.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Hardly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Hardly.
Arteta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arteta has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Arteta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Hardly.
Hardly is leaning against Arteta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Arteta's ribcage. Arteta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardly lands an elbow just above Arteta 's eye.
Hardly lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arteta.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
Hardly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardly presses Arteta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardly lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Hardly - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arteta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardly blocking some punches.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arteta.
Nice body punch from Hardly - that landed with a thud.
Hardly lands a body punch.
Hardly lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arteta.
Arteta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardly lands a right hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardly.
A nice left hand lands by Hardly.
Hardly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Artetas head.
Hardly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arteta.
Arteta has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
Nice body punch from Hardly.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arteta.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Arteta's ribcage. Arteta let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardly.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arteta has a couple of punches blocked by Hardly.
Hardly gets through Arteta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Hardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arteta wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardly won't allow it.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Hardly cracks Arteta with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardly.
A right hand to the body from Hardly.
A short right from Hardly on the inside.
Hardly lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hardly.
A short right from Hardly on the inside.
Arteta avoiding damage as Hardly throws knees to the body.
Hardly presses Arteta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hardly.
Hardly lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arteta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Hardly.

Hardly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Hardly.
Hardly scores with a sloppy right hand. Arteta should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Hardly.
Arteta misses with a hook to the body
and Hardly counters with a straight right hand.
Arteta tries to clinch up
and Hardly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly lands a body shot.
Hardly circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hardly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly 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.

Arteta misses the shot to the body.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardly motions for Arteta to come forward. Hardly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arteta throws a right hand that misses
and Hardly counters with a nice uppercut.
Arteta misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardly counters with a solid body kick.
Arteta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arteta wants to clinch but Hardly slips to the side
and Hardly counters with a leg kick.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arteta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardly counters with a good low kick that Arteta was not able to check.
A big left from Hardly misses.
Arteta throws an off balance right hand
and Hardly counters with a nice leg kick.
Arteta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardly lands a right hook to the body.
Arteta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arteta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Hardly.
Hardly jabs Arteta right on the nose. Arteta blinks but takes it well.
Hardly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arteta ducks right into an uppercut from Hardly.
Hardly tries to bum rush Arteta with a series of wild strikes but Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arteta throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Hardly coming out on top.
Diego Arteta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arteta misses with a hook
and Hardly counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arteta misses with an uppercut
and Hardly counters with a straight right hand.
Hardly feints a jab promting Arteta to slip. Hardly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arteta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Arteta if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arteta.
Hardly scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arteta moves to clinch but Hardly breaks away
and Hardly counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardly connects with a looping right hand.
Dan Hardly is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Hardly.
Hardly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arteta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardly feints a jab promting Arteta to slip. Hardly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arteta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hardly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hardly misses with a body shot.
Hardly scores with a jab to the body.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hardly.
Hardly scores with a shot to the body.
Hardly scores with a nice head shot.
Hardly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Hardly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arteta doesn't seem phased though.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Hardly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardly throws a nice looking combination but Arteta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arteta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arteta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arteta scrambles back to his feet.
Hardly is looking to slow Arteta down with leg kicks.
Arteta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arteta throws a nice looking combination but Hardly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arteta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardly.
Arteta takes one on the button.
Arteta misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Arteta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardly lands an overhand right.
Arteta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arteta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardly scores with a leg kick.
Arteta misses with a body punch
enabling Hardly to counter with a crisp jab.
Arteta throws a right hand that misses
and Hardly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arteta misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardly counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arteta tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardly. That's going to slow Arteta down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly clearly takes that round.
That's time! Hardly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A solid body kick from Hardly.
Arteta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the body from Arteta misses
and Hardly counters with a left and a right that stings Arteta.
Arteta misses with a body punch
letting Hardly counter with a right hand.
Hardly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arteta misses with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a slapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Hardly scores with a decent looking hook.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Hardly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardly.
Hardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardly lands an uppercut.
Hardly lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardly.
Arteta takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardly.
Arteta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
Dan Hardly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardly lands an elbow inside that Arteta shrugs off.
Hardly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardly lands an elbow inside.
Hardly cracks Arteta with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly lands an uppercut.
Hardly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Artetas head.
Hardly pushes Arteta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Hardly lands an elbow just above Arteta 's eye.
Hardly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arteta or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardly.
Hardly gets through Arteta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arteta or not.
Hardly landing knees to the body.
Hardly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Hardly lands a hook that snaps the head of Arteta backwards.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
Hardly lands a right hand.
A short left from Hardly.
Hardly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arteta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Hardly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arteta backwards.
Arteta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arteta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Hardly.
Arteta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arteta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardly lands an elbow inside that Arteta shrugs off.

Arteta manages to break the clinch.
Hardly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardly misses with a looping left.
Hardly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arteta just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arteta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardly gets cracked there but stands up to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arteta.
Hardly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arteta is defending well for now.
Hardly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arteta.
Hardly lands with a right to the head.
Hardly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arteta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arteta can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
Hardly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arteta up against the cage.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arteta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arteta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arteta misses with the head strike.
Arteta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardly digs a right hand underneath Arteta's ribcage. Arteta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.
Hardly lands a hook that snaps the head of Arteta backwards.
Hardly lands a good knee to the midsection. Arteta won't want to take too many of those.
Hardly lands a body shot.
Arteta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hardly.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
Hardly lands an elbow inside.
Hardly presses Arteta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardly.
Hardly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardly scores with a shot to the side of Arteta's head.
Arteta swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardly blocking some punches.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
Hardly lands a shot to the body.
Hardly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arteta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardlys head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardly.
A head punch on the inside from Arteta fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly takes a shot to the head.
Arteta swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardly lands a body punch.
Hardly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Arteta's defenses.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly had his way with Diego Arteta in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arteta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arteta keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardly misses with a two punch combination.
Arteta throws a right hand that misses
and Hardly finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Arteta is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arteta. Hardly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arteta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arteta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardly counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardly misses with a hook.
Arteta swings widly with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arteta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hardly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arteta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arteta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arteta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly throws a body punch but Arteta moves out of range.
Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardly.
Hardly thumps Arteta with a low kick.
Hardly lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Hardly misses with a two punch combination.
Hardly looks to land a right hand but Arteta moved out of range.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Arteta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arteta misses with a hook
and Hardly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Hardly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arteta doesn't seem phased though.
Hardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hardly misses with a double jab.
Arteta misses with a hook to the body
and Hardly counters with a straight right hand.
Arteta swings widly with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hardly misses with a lunging right hand
and Arteta counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta works the jab nicely.
Hardly throws a right hand that Arteta ducks under and follows up with a left that Arteta also avoids with ease.
Arteta misses with a body shot
and Hardly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Arteta misses
and Hardly counters with a nice leg kick.
Arteta throws a lazy uppercut
and Arteta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly scores with a nice head shot.
Hardly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arteta.
Arteta misses with a hook

and Hardly moves into the clinch.
Hardly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arteta can do to turn this around?
Arteta scores with a hook to the body.
Hardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arteta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardly has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Hardly.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Hardly.
Hardly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hardly as the two fighters clinch.
Hardly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardly lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly presses Arteta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardly lands a left hand.
Hardly prevents Arteta from breaking the clinch.
Hardly pushes Arteta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Hardly.
Arteta misses with the head strike.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arteta avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardly.
Hardly lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Hardly.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardly.
Hardly lands a shoulder strike.
Hardly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardly is leaning against Arteta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardly.
Hardly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardly is pushing Arteta up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arteta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arteta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hardly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardly throws a shot from downtown. Arteta moves away and avoids it.
Arteta misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arteta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardly counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arteta momentarily.
Arteta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arteta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arteta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardly counters with an outside leg kick.
Arteta displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arteta misses with a shot to the body
and Hardly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardly. That snapped Arteta's head back.
Diego Arteta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Hardly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:44
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardly!
Dan Hardly retains his welterweight title!