PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen young folks as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Paul Silva enters the cage!

Hardy
vs
Silva

183 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Hardy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Hardy is now in Silva's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardy lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardy 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.
Hardy thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva pulls Hardy in to control the position.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy stops Silva from standing up.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Silva.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Hardy. Hardy maintains the clinch.

Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Hardy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hardy wants a takedown but no success here.

Hardy pulls guard.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Hardy is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva looks gassed!
Hardy trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Hardy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Hardy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Silva.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a combination

so Hardy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
Hardy lands a couple of digs.
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Hardy is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Hardy is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to kick Hardy off but Hardy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hardy works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hardy has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Hardy getting side control.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Hardy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Hardy is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Hardy scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to hold on to Hardy's head to control him but Hardy postures up.
Hardy wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Hardy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Silva trying to control here.

Hardy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hardy gets a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there

and Hardy counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva has his hands on Hardy's head, controlling the position.
Dan Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to pass the guard.
Hardy works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Hardy advances position into side control!
Hardy working away.
Hardy wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Hardy working away.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Hardy controlling the position.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hardy kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hardy lands some shots froms side control.
Hardy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hardy is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hardy landing shots from mount.
Hardy landing shots from mount.
Hardy landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!

Hardy working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Silva looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Hardy! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dan Hardy!