PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romario might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DMX - X gon Give it to ya. Hardy has chosen Tinie Tempah - Pass Out as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Romario
vs
Hardy

186 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Romario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Romario misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Romario throws a solid leg kick but Hardy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Romario.
Romario will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Romario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romario closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hardy circles away.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Romario digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Romario shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Romario tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Hardy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hardy lands in his opponent's guard.
Hardy trying to control but Romario is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Romario kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Hardy gets to his feet. Romario looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Romario gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romario is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hardy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Romario to the mat. Romario regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Romario looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Romario has wrist control.
Hardy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Romario looking for a sweep. Not yet Romario, not yet.
Hardy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hardy throwing strikes from guard but Romario blocks nicely.
Hardy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romario wants to stand but Hardy is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Romario throws a head kick that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands with a kick to the temple. Romario shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hardy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Hardy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardy showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Romario blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.
Hardy looks gassed!
Romario is trying to control but can't.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Romario looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Romario wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hardy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Romario with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hardy throwing shots but Romario is blocking nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Romario goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Dan Hardy has been cut.
Romario throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily

and Hardy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Romario!
Romario is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
Romario manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Romario is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hardy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hardy's back!
Romario trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Romario is really struggling to control Hardy but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hardy showing good submission defense here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romario struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Carlos Romario just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Romario will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Romario swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romario will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Hardy closes the distance and pushes Romario back into the cage.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Romario's efforts to push away.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.
Romario is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romario with a poor takedown

and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. Romario fights it but they end up in guard.
Romario looking to control.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Romario keeps moving.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Romario is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Romario keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romario looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Romario working a defensive guard here.
Romario is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romario trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Romario trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
Romario is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Romario wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Romario jumps into side control!
Romario wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.

Romario decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hardy to his feet.
Romario looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Romario gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a good low kick that Romario was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Romario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Romario circles away.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Romario shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy prevents Romario from getting back to his feet.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Romario.
Romario is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romario keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Romario misses with a head kick.
Romario tries to work over Hardy's front leg with a kick but Hardy checks it.
Romario swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes. Romario will be more careful next time no doubt.

Romario drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romario trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Romario controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Romario fails with a takedown attempt.
Romario looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romario will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Romario can't break the clinch.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romario prevents the takedown attempt.
Romario has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Romario tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Romario drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Romario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romario is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
Romario tries to break free but Hardy pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romario is trying to break free.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romario fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hardy breaks the clinch.
Romario scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Romario fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardy avoids it really well and circles away.
Romario fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Romario misses with a takedown attempt

and Hardy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romario's guard now.
Romario bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
Romario throws and elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Romario's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
Romario tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romario controls Hardy momentarily but Hardy frees himself.
Romario keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romario is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardy is aware though and is defending well.
Romario 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 working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hardy wanted to stand there but Romario had control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Romario misses with a kick to the body

and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romario not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Romario working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carlos Romario has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy is working Romario over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romario is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Romario is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardy is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romario has his feet on Hardy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Romario tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romario somewhat.
Romario fails with a takedown attempt.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy goes for a takedown attempt but Romario pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Romario throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romario throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlos Romario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romario fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romario is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romario misses with a two punch combination.
Romario catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Romario swinging wilding here.
Romario shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Hardy moves into the clinch.
Dan Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romario fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romario swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romario throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Romario looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Romario pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

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