PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davy Arnaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hardcore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ricky Hardcore was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Arnaud
vs
Hardcore

160 cm
23
136 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Versus Clothing

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Davy Arnaud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Hardcore!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcore throws a nice looking combination but Arnaud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arnaud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardcore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arnaud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardcore manages to avoid it.
Arnaud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardcore manages to avoid it.
Hardcore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardcore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardcore ducks under a wild hook from Arnaud.
Hardcore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Hardcore. Those never looked like landing.
Hardcore throws a right hand that Arnaud ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnaud also avoids with ease.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arnaud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arnaud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardcore looks gassed!
Hardcore throws a combination that misses
and Arnaud makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arnaud throws a body punch but Hardcore moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore slips a jab from Arnaud.
Hardcore throws a series of punches but Arnaud moves out of range.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arnaud counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardcore misses with a combination
and Arnaud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardcore thinking.
Arnaud misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arnaud, right into the meat.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnaud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardcore misses with a double jab.
Hardcore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Hardcore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnaud counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud with a nice cross.
Hardcore misses with a series of wild punches.
Arnaud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arnaud clobbers Hardcore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arnaud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnaud throws a lazy right hand but Hardcore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnaud misses the shot to the body.
Hardcore misses with a combination
and Arnaud counters with a low kick, right behind Hardcore 's knee.
Hardcore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardcore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardcore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hardcore throws a combination that misses
and Arnaud counters with a straight right hand.
Arnaud scores with a leg kick.
Arnaud is looking to wear down Hardcore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardcore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricky Hardcore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnaud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardcore moves away.
Arnaud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardcore.
Hardcore misses with a combination
and Arnaud counters with a right hand to the body.
Arnaud throws a shot from downtown. Hardcore moves away and avoids it.
Hardcore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnaud.
Hardcore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud dodges the punch combination from Hardcore.
Hardcore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arnaud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arnaud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardcore was well out of range. Poor timing from Arnaud.
Arnaud throws a body punch but Hardcore moves out of range.
Arnaud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hardcore. Those never looked like landing.
Arnaud throws a looping overhand right but Hardcore ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Hardcore misses.
Hardcore misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arnaud misses the shot to the body.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Arnaud makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davy Arnaud 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.

Hardcore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardcore misses with a wild combination.
Arnaud takes a swing at Hardcore's ribcage but misses.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Arnaud to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardcore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Arnaud slips a jab and a cross from Hardcore.
Arnaud scores with a jab. Hardcore acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardcore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardcore misses with a series of wild punches.
Arnaud fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardcore is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaud takes a swing at Hardcore's ribcage but misses.
Hardcore throws a combination that misses
and Arnaud counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Davy Arnaud is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnaud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardcore.
Hardcore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardcore throws a series of punches but Arnaud avoids them all with ease.
Arnaud jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arnaud looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arnaud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardcore moves away.
Hardcore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricky Hardcore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnaud just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnaud looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardcore is just out of range.
Arnaud misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arnaud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardcore.
Arnaud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardcore misses with a wild combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Arnaud here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arnaud counters with a good low kick that Hardcore was not able to check.
Arnaud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardcore manages to avoid it.
Hardcore throws a right hand that Arnaud ducks under and follows up with a left that Arnaud also avoids with ease.
Hardcore walks into a jab.
Arnaud cracks Hardcore with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardcore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arnaud misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore throws a combination that misses
and Arnaud counters with a low kick, right behind Hardcore 's knee.
Arnaud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arnaud scores with a shot to the body.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Hardcore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arnaud thows a body shot but no joy.
Arnaud looks to throw the jab but Hardcore is out of range.
Hardcore swinging wildly here.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnaud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arnaud throws a body punch but Hardcore moves out of range.
A big right from Arnaud misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arnaud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arnaud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arnaud looks to land a left hand but Hardcore moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Hardcore does no damage.
Hardcore misses with a double jab.
Arnaud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardcore doesn't seem bothered though.
Arnaud misses with a body shot.
Arnaud scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Arnaud. That snapped Hardcore's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnaud looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardcore is just out of range.
Hardcore swinging wildly here.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Arnaud counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davy Arnaud 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. And we move into the final round!

Hardcore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arnaud will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Arnaud to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardcore throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardcore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardcore throws a combination that misses
and Arnaud counters with an inside leg kick.
Arnaud fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardcore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Arnaud counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardcore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arnaud lands a nice hook to Hardcore's body. Hardcore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arnaud buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arnaud cracks Hardcore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnaud just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnaud sizes up Hardcore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hardcore misses with a few strikes there.
Arnaud takes a swing at Hardcore's ribcage but misses.
Arnaud throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arnaud lands a body shot.
Hardcore misses with a few strikes there.
Hardcore misses with the combination.
Arnaud misses with a looping left.
Hardcore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arnaud.
Hardcore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arnaud. Arnaud obviously looking to wear him down.
Davy Arnaud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud misses with a body shot.
Arnaud scores with a hook to the body. Hardcore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arnaud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardcore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arnaud takes a swing at Hardcore's ribcage but misses.
Arnaud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardcore throws a right and a left that Arnaud avoids nicely.
Arnaud throws a looping overhand right but Hardcore ducks down to avoid it.
A left and a right from Hardcore both land. Nice combination.
Hardcore fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arnaud counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore avoids the body shot from Arnaud.
Hardcore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arnaud counters with a nice leg kick.
Arnaud misses with a wild body shot.
Arnaud scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardcore works over Arnaud's head and body with a nice combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arnaud, right into the meat.
Hardcore misses with a series of wild punches.
Arnaud lunges at Hardcore with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardcore's hand.
Hardcore misses with a combination
and Arnaud counters with a stiff right hand.
Ricky Hardcore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnaud missing with a left hand there. Hardcore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardcore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardcore throws a combination that misses
and Arnaud counters with an outside leg kick.
Arnaud throws a body punch but Hardcore moves out of range.
Arnaud catches Hardcore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardcore misses with a two punch combination.
Hardcore takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardcore misses with a double jab
and Arnaud makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardcore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davy Arnaud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnaud 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davy Arnaud!