PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hardy (ranked 812 p4p, 85 weight class) and Murasaki Bara (ranked 3640 p4p, 321 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem. Bara has chosen Smooth criminal as his entrance music. Murasaki Bara struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jacob Hardy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hardy
vs
Bara

168 cm
27
147 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

178 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murasaki Bara!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Bara misses.
Bara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Bara's head.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bara.
Bara swinging wildly here.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bara has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
Bara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy slips a jab from Bara.
Bara throws a predictable looking body shot

and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardy.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baras head.
A head punch on the inside from Bara fails to land.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Bara backwards.
Hardy is leaning against Bara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardy has Bara pressed against the cage, preventing Bara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Bara's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
Bara has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Bara throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bara is rocked!
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bara is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bara to his knees! Hardy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Hardy!
Jacob Hardy retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacob Hardy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.