PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dick Hardy enters the cage!

Gracie
vs
Hardy

185 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hardy is pressed up against the cage. Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardy down to the mat. Hardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Hardy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.

Hardy clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Hardy darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hardy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Hardy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Hardy.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
As Hardy looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo bu Hardy just gets out of the way.
Dick Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Hardy avoids it well and moves away.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Gracie letting Hardy take a breather here.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gracie fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardy misses with a body shot.

Hardy forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie jumps guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hardy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hardy pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to drag Hardy to the mat but Hardy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Hardy avoiding damage.
Gracie jumps guard but Hardy stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Hardy is struggling to control the position.
Hardy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardy stalling against the cage.
Hardy just leaning against Gracie, taking a breather.
Hardy landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dick Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy stalling in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.

Gracie jumps guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to pass the guard.
Hardy trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Hardy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Helio Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.

Gracie gets control of Hardy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardy trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hardy wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gracie's closed guard. He's half up but Gracie has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gracie pivots and extends the arm, Hardy falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gracie! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helio Gracie!
An intense looking Helio Gracie took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I think he is weak man small weak and defeated. Next time I beat him to death.'.