PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hearld dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by I will survive. Paul Hardy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hardy
vs
dam

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, hearld dam!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

dam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hardy's guard.
dam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
dam sitting in guard, not really doing much.
dam's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeping full guard, as dam tries to pass.
dam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing dam from controlling successfully.
dam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
dam being controlled here momentarily.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.

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.
dam controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but dam is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
dam passes into half guard.
dam thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Hardy trying to hold on to dam's head to control him but dam postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.
dam trying to control the pace.
Hardy is staying active underneath dam, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
dam is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dam on the ground.
Hardy wants to control but dam is keeping busy.
dam is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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.
I looks like dam might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, hearld dam just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

dam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
dam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.
dam looks gassed!
dam controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy is squirming around, avoiding dam's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hearld dam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

dam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing dam off to one side.
dam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but dam persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.

dam closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hardy struggling a bit here.
dam fails to land a wild elbow strike.

dam is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hardy has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy dodges the ground and pound from dam.
dam looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hardy is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dam lands a nice forearm strike.
dam is breathing heavily.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom here.
Hardy is trying to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for dam with that takedown attempt.
Paul Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of hearld dam.
dam shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Hardy tries to clinch but dam is having none of it.
dam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but dam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

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.
dam moves out of range as Hardy throws a body kick.
Paul Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
dam ducks right into an uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
dam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardy lands a jab-cross combination.
Hardy throws a combination. dam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

dam gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hardy tries to stand but dam is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dam is keeping the position for now.
Hardy wants to stand but dam is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Hardy trying to move into half guard but instead dam has managed to sweep!
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hardy gets a takedown into half guard.

Hardy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so dam is just riding it out for now. Hardy eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

dam shoots and misses

and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
Hardy trying to control but dam is working from the bottom.
Hardy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of dam is proving hard to escape from.
Hardy trying to control but dam is working from the bottom.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hardy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but dam manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as dam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dam trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
dam stands and throws Hardy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
hearld dam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom here.
Hardy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

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.
Hardy can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

dam throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hardy was covering up waiting for the punch and dam finishes the takedown easily into guard.
dam wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy is trying to control the position but dam postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hardy is adopting a defensive guard.
dam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dam cracks Hardy with a solid left hand.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing dam from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy shoots and misses

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dam trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
dam with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
dam seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hardy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
dam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hardy is not content to let dam control the position.
dam wants to free his trapped foot but Hardy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
dam not landing any meaningful shots this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
hearld dam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dam has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... hearld dam!