PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and qwerty man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Ali in the Jungle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hardy
vs
man

190 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

193 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, qwerty man!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man fails with an attempt to clinch.
qwerty man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hardy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hardy in side control lands a decent elbow.
man wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Hardy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Hardy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. man knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hardy tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy just content to control the position.
man prevents Hardy from improving position.

Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by man, who protects the arm well.
Hardy tries to score with some ground and pound. man controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
man prevents Hardy from improving position.
man is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hardy is controlling him well.
man defending against the ground and pound.
Hardy lands an elbow.
Hardy landing a few strikes.
man is trying to get back to his feet.

Hardy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy happy to just control the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hardy throwing shots but missing, from side control.

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 moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hardy prevents man from escaping the position.

Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
man pushes Hardy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hardy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hardy 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.

man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardy postures up and lands a big shot to man's brow.
man keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
man is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy passes man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
man tries to kick Hardy off but Hardy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hardy wants to pass to mount but man is defending the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man is looking to escape.
Hardy wants to control but man is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
man fails in his attempt to clinch.
man is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
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.
man is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
man fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hardy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches man napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Hardy is trying to get an arm triangle but man is defending well.

Hardy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, man has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hardy but great work by man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
man tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hardy throws a few strikes from the bottom but man takes advantage and mounts!
man wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is holding on tight.
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throwing hammer fists to the chest of man. What's that going to do exactly?
man is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Hardy wants to hold on but man pushes him away.
man prevents Hardy from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
man wants to stand but Hardy is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Hardy looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - man's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hardy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

man tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
man is looking to clinch.

Hardy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches man napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hardy trying to control the position but man is working away.
man is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hardy is controlling him well.
A lull in the action here.
Hardy wants to control but man is keeping him busy.
Hardy cracks man with a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy prevents man from escaping the position.
Hardy moves into full mount!
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hardy is going olschool here, as he tries to force man to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so man shrugs it off.

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.

Hardy is working for a guillotine from mount but man frees his head quite easily.
Hardy throwing strikes here but man is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
man tries to buck Hardy off but he can't manage it.
man holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hardy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
man trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
man wants to get back to his feet.
John Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy trying to control but man is having none of it.
man is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

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.

Hardy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but man is surviving well by controlling Hardy's body position as best he can.
Hardy won't let man get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
John Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as man is looking to escape.
man wants to get back to his feet.
qwerty man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hardy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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