PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Sidney Samson- Riverside as his entrance music. Ben Robinson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hardy
vs
Robinson

200 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Robinson throws the kick towards the body but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Hardy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson looks gassed!
Hardy tries for a takedown but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy darts in and clinches Robinson up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.

Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

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.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.

Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Robinson dominated that round.
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.

Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Hardy getting side control.

Hardy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hardy.
Hardy is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Robinson pushes Hardy off and gets back to his feet.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Ben Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Hardy getting side control.
Hardy wants to pass to mount but Robinson is defending the position.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hardy works his way into full mount!

Hardy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Robinson is now in Hardy's guard. A big mistake from Hardy there, giving up the dominant position!
Robinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to control.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Hardy won't let him.
Robinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robinson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hardy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!

Hardy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Hardy working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.

Hardy looking to secure an arm triangle but Robinson defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
Robinson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Hardy working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hardy moves out of range of the leg kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robinson cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.

Hardy manages to pull guard.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy has a closed guard, preventing Robinson from standing up.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hardy is going olschool here, as he tries to force Robinson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Robinson shrugs it off.
Robinson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Hardy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Robinson is on top in guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy has a closed guard, preventing Robinson from standing up.
Hardy 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.

Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Hardy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.

Hardy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Robinson escapes and throws Hardy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Robinson keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hardy!