PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hardly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem- Not Afraid. Ross has chosen Show me how to live as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardly
vs
Ross

180 cm
33
172 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

179 cm
29
167 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rick Ross!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardly blocks a head kick by Ross.
Ross looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardly is just out of range.
Ross connects with a jab.
Ross throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross misses with a body shot.
Ross throws a leg kick but Hardly moved away.
Hardly misses with an uppercut. Ross saw that one coming.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardly lands a jab to Ross's midsection.
Ross moves out of range as Hardly strikes.
Rick Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hardly feints and then cracks Ross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ross down.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross connects with a nice looking jab.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Hardly moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ross lands a slapping body shot.
Hardly checks a leg kick.
Ross looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardly stuns Ross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ross misses with an uppercut. Hardly saw that one coming.
Hardly misses the shot to the body.
Ross throws a jab when Hardly was well out of range.
Hardly missing with a left hand there. Ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross lands a head kick. Hardly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ross misses with a right hand
and Hardly counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ross throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Ross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ross.
Ross takes one to the chin there.
Ross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hardly will feel that in the morning.
Hardly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardly.
Hardly lands a right hook to the body.
Hardly misses with a kick to the body.
Hardly swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ross counters with a nice leg kick.
Ross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardly moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ross looks to land a right hand but Hardly moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes one to the side of the head.
Hardly ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Ross throws the left hand but Hardly avoids the punch easily.
Ross takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hardly takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardly moves away from the strike by Ross.
Ross lands a nice shot that snaps Hardly's head back.
Hardly scores with a leg kick.
Hardly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardly. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross defending well as Hardly loads up on a big left hand.
Hardly looks to land a body kick but Ross moved away.
Ross lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardly throws out a powerful jab.
Ross throws a right hand that Hardly ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardly also avoids with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Ross blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ross misses the target.
Ross has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ross there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardly connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardly avoids the body shot from Ross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross misses with a head kick.
Hardly lands a head kick!
Hardly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly dominated that 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.

Ross gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ross throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice cross by Ross.
Hardly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ross was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardly.
Dan Hardly is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ross misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Ross misses
and Hardly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Ross darts in and clinches Hardly up against the cage.
Hardly presses Ross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the head but Ross blocks with his arms.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ross avoids it.
Ross blocks a body shot from Hardly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly trying to control the position but instead, Ross has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardly into the cage.
Hardly tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Ross is trying to stall.
Hardly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardly tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Hardly back against the cage.
Ross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ross blocks the elbow strike.

Ross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Hardly misses.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross wants to land a leg kick but Hardly is out of range.
Ross throws a head kick that half lands.
Ross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ross misses with an uppercut. Hardly saw that one coming.
Hardly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardly throws a series of punches but Ross avoids them all with ease.
Ross connects with a body shot.
Hardly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Hardly has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardly throws an elbow but misses.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Hardly.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ross manages to break the clinch.
Hardly thuds a left hand into Ross's body.
Hardly swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Ross throws a leg kick but Hardly moved away.
Hardly lands with a kick to the temple. Ross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hardly misses with a wild body shot.
Hardly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardly.
Ross lands with an overhand left.
Ross lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardly missing with a left hand there. Ross was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Hardly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardly. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Ross misses.
Hardly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ross manages to avoid it.
Ross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardly.
Ross goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Ross tenderised Hardly's leg. Hardly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donk. Ross catches Hardly right on the button with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hardly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardly throws out a leg kick but Ross moves out of range and Hardly only half commits.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Hardly misses
and Ross counters with a good low kick that Hardly was not able to check.
Hardly throws a lazy head kick
and Ross counters with a nice kick to the body.
A low kick from Ross is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ross cracks the inside of Hardly's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardly. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardly looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hardly blocks a head kick by Ross.
A head kick misses from Hardly.
Hardly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ross throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Hardly is rocked!
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross cracks Hardly with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hardly falls to his knees and Ross 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 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Ross!
A very excited looking Rick Ross made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.