PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nero Hardy (ranked 1126 p4p, 638 weight class) and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (ranked 149 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardy
vs
Longabaugh

180 cm
26
174
14 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
175
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013
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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nero Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Alonzo Longabaugh!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longabaugh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Longabaugh.

Longabaugh tries to sprawl but Hardy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hardy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Longabaugh to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longabaugh controlling Hardy's posture.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Longabaugh is keeping the position for now.
Hardy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Longabaugh can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Longabaugh is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Hardy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Longabaugh to the mat! Longabaugh manages to get full guard.
Hardy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Longabaugh being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hardy trying to control but Longabaugh is working from the bottom.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy cracks Longabaugh with a solid left hand.
Hardy distracts Longabaugh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Longabaugh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy postures up in Longabaugh's guard and throws a big left but Longabaugh blocks it.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Longabaugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Longabaugh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy advances position into side control!
Hardy working the strikes but Longabaugh uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Hardy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hardy trying to control the action but Longabaugh is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Hardy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Longabaugh counters with a straight right hand.
Longabaugh scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Longabaugh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Longabaugh.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Longabaugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longabaugh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy slips under a jab from Longabaugh.
Hardy feinted with a counter takedown.

Hardy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Longabaugh's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Longabaugh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Longabaugh blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longabaugh keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Longabaugh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Longabaugh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Longabaugh blocks nicely.
Hardy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1-2. Hardy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two 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.
Longabaugh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
No luck for Hardy with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nero Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Longabaugh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Longabaugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longabaugh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
letting Longabaugh counter with a right hand.
Longabaugh takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Longabaugh cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harry Alonzo Longabaugh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Longabaugh misses with a looping right.
Longabaugh throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Longabaugh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Longabaugh but Longabaugh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It seemed like Longabaugh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longabaugh misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Longabaugh takes one to the chin there.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Longabaugh loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Longabaugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Longabaugh.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Longabaugh misses with a straight right.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Longabaugh swivels and escapes.
Longabaugh throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Longabaugh there.
Longabaugh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy cracks Longabaugh with an open hand slap.
Longabaugh lands a lovely overhand right.
Longabaugh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Longabaugh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Longabaugh slips under a jab from Hardy.
A countering left hand to the body from Longabaugh misses.
A swing and a miss from Longabaugh.
Longabaugh moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Longabaugh misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Longabaugh under the eye.

Longabaugh is rocked!
Hardy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Longabaugh is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy blocks a jab.

Longabaugh ducks straight into an uppercut from Hardy and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Longabaugh manages to regain guard straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Longabaugh is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Harry Alonzo Longabaugh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Longabaugh moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Longabaugh seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Longabaugh throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Hardy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hardy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Longabaugh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown but Longabaugh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Longabaugh's shoulder, as Longabaugh tries to avoid the shot.
Longabaugh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Longabaugh misses with an uppercut.
Longabaugh throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh misses with a hook

and Hardy counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longabaugh is looking for a sweep.
Hardy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hardy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the action but Longabaugh is working from the bottom.
Longabaugh is trying to get back to half guard.
Longabaugh stops Hardy from passing to mount.
Longabaugh is looking to reverse the position.
Hardy moves into full mount!
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two 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.
Longabaugh taking shots to the head.
Hardy looking to control but Longabaugh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardy is landing with some decent strikes but Longabaugh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hardy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hardy looking to control but Longabaugh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hardy breaks from Longabaugh's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardy controlling from the full mount.
Hardy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hardy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Longabaugh tries to reverse the position but Hardy maintains control.
Hardy breaks from Longabaugh's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy unloading with bombs!
Hardy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Longabaugh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Longabaugh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Hardy working for a submission but Longabaugh is keeping him at bay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longabaugh is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hardy lands a big shot to the head and Longabaugh winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nero Hardy!
After the fight, Nero Hardy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.