PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amazing Yunoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amazing Yunoz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hardy
vs
Yunoz

197 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Amazing Yunoz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yunoz throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Amazing Yunoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Yunoz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yunoz is one step ahead there.
Yunoz thows a big elbow that misses.
Yunoz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yunoz prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Yunoz wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Yunoz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardy is trying to keep Yunoz in close.
Yunoz lands a couple of digs.

Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yunoz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yunoz postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy looking to control.
Yunoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hardy pushes Yunoz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Yunoz throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Yunoz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Yunoz has eaten all the pies!
Hardy takes a swing at Yunoz's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Yunoz.
Hardy throws a head kick that Yunoz semi-blocks.

It looks like Amazing Yunoz has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yunoz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yunoz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Hardy moves into range and clinches up with Yunoz.
Hardy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yunoz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Yunoz moves out of range easily.
Hardy is breathing heavily.

Yunoz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Yunoz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hardy has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yunoz is trying desperately to improve position.
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yunoz trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Hardy.
Yunoz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yunoz wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Yunoz is trying to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hardy controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hardy doesn't have the hooks in and Yunoz manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yunoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yunoz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Yunoz is having none of it.
Yunoz scoring with some ground and pound.
Yunoz works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Amazing Yunoz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amazing Yunoz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yunoz as he jumps to the side.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Yunoz.
Hardy slips under a jab from Yunoz.

Hardy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Hardy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Yunoz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yunoz is looking to improve his position.
Hardy wants to control but Yunoz is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a strike but Yunoz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Yunoz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardyis looking to pass into half guard but Yunoz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Yunoz is in guard.
Hardy controls Yunoz momentarily but Yunoz frees himself.
Hardy is striking off his back. Yunoz thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Yunoz is thwarting Hardy's attempts to control the position.
Yunoz is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yunoz controlling the action here.
Yunoz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yunoz is working away from the top position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Yunoz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yunoz wants to free his trapped foot but Hardy is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is refusing to be controlled, as Yunoz sits in half guard.
Hardy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yunoz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yunoz's back!
Yunoz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hardy's guard. Nice work there by Yunoz.
Yunoz passes Hardy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hardy is looking to control Yunoz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardy avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yunoz lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardy is looking for a sweep. Yunoz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardy is looking to control Yunoz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hardy avoid being mounted?
Yunoz controlling the pace.
Hardy is trying to get back to full guard.
Yunoz trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Yunoz misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amazing Yunoz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Amazing Yunoz'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. And we move into the final round!

Hardy tries for a takedown but Yunoz circles away easily
and Yunoz counters with a series of strikes. Hardy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yunoz has a takedown stuffed.

Hardy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yunoz sprawls well initially but Hardy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yunoz regains full guard. Nicely done.

Yunoz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hardy stacks Yunoz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hardy!
Hardy trying to control the position but Yunoz is working away.
Yunoz is looking for a sweep.
Yunoz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy prevents Yunoz from improving his position.
Yunoz gets back to full guard.
Hardy trying to control but Yunoz is working from the bottom.
Yunoz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yunoz is keeping the position for now.

Yunoz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Yunoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yunoz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
Yunoz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yunoz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Yunoz from controlling successfully.
Yunoz pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yunoz.
Amazing Yunoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Yunoz is looking for a kimura but Hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yunoz to get the leverage.
Yunoz prevents Hardy from standing back up.

Yunoz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hardy trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Yunoz is looking for a kimura here.
Yunoz working Hardy over with strikes.
Dan Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Yunoz is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amazing Yunoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yunoz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amazing Yunoz!