PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Faggot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dan hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dan hardy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kimbo Faggot's chin.

Faggot
vs
hardy

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbo Faggot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, dan hardy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faggot shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. hardy is trying to defend but Faggot finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
hardy is trying to maintain the position but Faggot is very close to passing his half guard.
Faggot wants to pass the guard but hardy is defending well.
hardy is trying to control but can't.
hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
hardy tries to roll over but Faggot keeps him under control.
Faggot wants to stand up but hardy is controlling the position.
hardy trying to hold on to Faggot's head to control him but Faggot postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hardy regains full guard. Nicely done.
hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faggot.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Faggot scores with a takedown into hardy's guard.
Faggot is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Faggot is proving a slippery customer.
hardy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Faggot kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Faggot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Faggot is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
hardy is trying to keep Faggot in close.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Faggot takes a swing at hardy's ribcage but misses.
hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Faggot counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for hardy!
Faggot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hardy hang on?
Faggot avoids the attempt from hardy to control.
Faggot lands a big shot there that rocks hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Faggot lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Faggot avoids the attempt from hardy to control.
Faggot with a couple of short strikes.
Faggot lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faggot landing strikes from the mount and hardy is in trouble!
Faggot working the ground and pound effectively.
Faggot lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Faggot in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Faggot is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Faggot lands a big elbow.
Faggot dominating with strikes here.
Faggot avoids the attempt from hardy to control.
The referee warns hardy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
hardy regains half guard.
hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faggot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Faggot is working away from the top position though.
Faggot wants to free his trapped foot but hardy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
hardy wants to control but Faggot is keeping busy.
Faggot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faggot tries to stand but can't do so whilst hardy controls his leg.

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

Faggot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Faggot dominated that round.
That's time! Faggot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Faggot shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. hardy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
hardy working a defensive guard here.
Faggot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faggot tries to stand but hardy is controlling from the bottom.
hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hardy keeping moving, preventing Faggot from controlling successfully.
hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
hardy tries to clinch but Faggot moves out of range.
hardy misses with a takedown

and Faggot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Faggot postures up.
Faggot slips nicely into half guard.
Faggot tries to stand but his hand is stuck under hardy.
hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faggot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardy is trying to maintain the position but Faggot is very close to passing his half guard.
hardy wants to get back to full guard but Faggot has mounted him!
Faggot connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Faggot lands a big shot there that rocks hardy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Faggot lands a big elbow.
Faggot is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Faggot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Faggot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hardy hang on?
hardy wants to hold on but Faggot pushes him away.

Faggot has hold of hardy's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and hardy manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Faggot cracks hardy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardy wants to control but Faggot is having none of it.
Faggot lands a nice shot to the head.
Faggot landing punches.
Faggot is landing with some decent strikes but hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Faggot lands a nice shot to the head.
Faggot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. hardy looks a forlorn figure.
Faggot raining down shots from the mount!
Faggot avoids the attempt from hardy to 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.
Faggot with good strikes from the mount here!
hardy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Faggot fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Faggot scoring with strikes but hardy is staying in there.
Faggot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hardy hang on?
hardy tries to hold on but Faggot postures up.
hardy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Faggot looking to finish hardy with some ground and pound. This is bad for hardy!
Faggot is landing with some decent strikes but hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Faggot pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kimbo Faggot 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!

hardy has his takedown stuffed

and Faggot counters with a takedown into side control.
hardy gets back to half guard.
Faggot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Faggot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed hardy's head.
hardy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Faggot.
Faggot postures up.
Faggot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
hardy looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
hardy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Faggot counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for hardy!
Faggot punishing his opponent with strikes.
Faggot with the ground and pound from mount.
Kimbo Faggot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
hardy wants to control but Faggot is having none of it.
Faggot is landing with some decent strikes but hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Faggot landing punches.
hardy wants to control but Faggot is having none of it.
Faggot landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faggot unloading with bombs!
Faggot scoring with strikes but hardy is staying in there.
Faggot raining down shots from the mount!
hardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Faggot landing strikes from the mount.
hardy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
hardy trying to control but Faggot postures up.
Nice strikes from Faggot there.
Faggot tries to stand but can't do so whilst hardy controls his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. hardy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faggot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faggot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faggot is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Faggot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. hardy is keeping the position for now.
Faggot cracks hardy with a solid left hand.
Faggot is looking to stand up but hardy won't let him.
hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faggot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faggot thows a body shot but no joy.
hardy with a lazy takedown attempt

and Faggot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kimbo Faggot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dan hardy.
Faggot wants to free his trapped foot but hardy is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faggot is working hard here to advance position.
Faggot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
hardy trying to control here.
hardy taking some punishment here, with Faggot in his half guard.
Faggot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faggot wants to get back to his feet.
Faggot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that hardy can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Faggot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faggot 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Faggot!