PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Judson Gentry (ranked 25210 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hardy (ranked 6094 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Hardy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Gentry
vs
Hardy

219 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Judson Gentry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Gentry looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gentry is defending against the submission attempts here by Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is pressing down on Gentry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gentry is holding on for now.
Hardy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Gentry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gentry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gentry is trying to stand.
Hardy is thwarting Gentry's attempts to control the position.

Gentry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hardy closes the distance and pushes Gentry back into the cage.
Hardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Gentry gets an underhook and turns Hardy into the cage.
Hardy prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy jumps guard.
Gentry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gentry throws a big elbow that misses.
Hardy controls Gentry momentarily but Gentry frees himself.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gentry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gentry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gentry preventing the sweep.
Hardy controls Gentry momentarily but Gentry frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gentry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gentry throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy striking off his back but it's not causing Gentry any problems.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hardy controls Gentry momentarily but Gentry frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Hardy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gentry is trying to defend but Hardy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Gentry looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hardy pushes past his half guard into mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gentry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gentry shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Gentry is rocked!
Hardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Oh Gentry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy looking to finish Gentry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gentry!

Hardy wants to finish this one by submission but Gentry is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hardy.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hardy! Gentry is hurt baaadly! Hardy is firing away with more strikes - Gentry is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Hardy!