PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Be Goooode. Mason has chosen White Zombie - Electric Head Pt. 1 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hardy
vs
Mason

172 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

180 cm
26
175 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Mason!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mason delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Mason fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Mason tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy connects with a nice looking jab.
Mason tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason slips under a jab.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mason takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mason moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Mason throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mason slips a straight right by Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Mason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mason keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy taking a breather.
Mason landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Mason.
Mason keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason slips under a jab.
Mason tries to clinch
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason staying out of range there.
Mason tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mason tries to clinch up
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mason closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a hook but Mason blocks it.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mason staying out of range there.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mason tries to clinch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mason shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.

Mason is rocked!
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Mason.
Mason pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.

Hardy cracks Mason with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hardy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mason to stand back up!
Mason is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy throws an overhand right that drops Mason like a sack of potatoes! Hardy dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardy!
Dan Hardy is the new welterweight champion!