PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Van damme - streets of Siam. Ramirez has chosen Megadeth-Trust as his entrance music. Will Hardy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hardy
vs
Ramirez

186 cm
37
221 lbs
24 - 20 - 0

180 cm
39
202 lbs
25 - 25 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez misses with a wild combination.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hardy swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
Hardy delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy lands a high kick!

It looks like Alex Ramirez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left lands for Hardy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardy!
Ramirez looks winded!
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Ramirez shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Will Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ramirez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands a high kick!
Ramirez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy lands a nice looking body kick.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Will Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ramirez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hardy is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ramirez.
Hardy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ramirez if he has to take too many more of those.
Hardy scores with a push kick.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramirez in the body.
Hardy lands a leg kick that knocks Ramirez off balance momentarily.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Hardy slams his shin into Ramirez's torso.
Ramirez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. Ramirez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hardy.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramirez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardy!
Ramirez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Ramirez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hardy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hardy.
Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Hardy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Hardy 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.
Ramirez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardy.
Hardy scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramirez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hardy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Ramirez shoots in.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Ramirez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardy. That one must have hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardy.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy connects with a right hand. Ramirez shakes it off.
Hardy delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Ramirez'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.

Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Will Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hardy enables Ramirez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hardy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Hardy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ramirez has picked Hardy up and slammed him! Hardy can't keep hold of the triangle and Ramirez manages to pass to side control!
Hardy tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ramirez off and has taken his back!
Ramirez trying to control but not successfully.
Hardy trying to control.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez is really stuck here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy is persistently looking for the submission but Ramirez is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy not allowing Ramirez to control his hands.

Ramirez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Hardy just sinks the hooks in.
Hardy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ramirez showing good submission defense here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hardy.
Hardy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Hardy patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez can't escape the position.
Ramirez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hardy controlling from the back.

Ramirez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hardy's arms.
Ramirez trying to control the position but Hardy manages to sink in the hooks.

Hardy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ramirez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ramirez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hardy not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Hardy seems to be looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Hardy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.

Hardy seems to be looking for submissions.
Hardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Ramirez's cut.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramirez.
A left lands for Hardy.
A good leg kick by Hardy.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardy - the referee stops the clock and Ramirez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardy. Ramirez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ramirez moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hardy is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.
Will Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Ramirez.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeps Ramirez at a distance using the push kick.
Hardy lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Ramirez avoids them all with ease.
Alex Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardy.
Ramirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Will Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a head shot.
Ramirez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Ramirez checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Ramirez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range and Hardy settles back down.
Ramirez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardy. That one must have hurt.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ramirez is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
Hardy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Hardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Will Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy is pulling down on Ramirez's head to control his posture.
Hardy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramirez manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alex Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy advances to full mount.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez tries to lock up and control but Hardy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardy wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Hardy!
A very excited looking Will Hardy 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.