PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Partlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardly comes into the arena with Eminem- Not Afraid blaring out of the sound system. Chris Partlow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardly
vs
Partlow

180 cm
26
170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
179 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Partlow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partlow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardly but Hardly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Partlow tries to land a body kick
and Hardly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardly throws a right hand that misses
and Partlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardly lands a head shot.
Partlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partlow misses with an uppercut. Hardly saw that one coming.
Hardly throws a front kick aimed at Partlow's knee but Partlow avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Partlow
and Hardly counters with a nice body kick.
Hardly throws a head kick that misses.
Partlow walks into a left hand.
Hardly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Partlow checks it well.
Hardly scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Partlow scores with a nice right hand.
Hardly swings widly with a right hand
and Partlow counters with an inside leg kick.
Partlow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardly.
Partlow misses with a leg kick
and Partlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Partlow throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Hardly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardly is looking to land body kicks.
Partlow has a takedown stuffed.
Partlow takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardly misses with a combination
and Hardly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Partlow counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Partlow is predictable there
and Partlow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardly throws a poor cross that misses
and Partlow counters with a low kick, right behind Hardly 's knee.
Hardly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardly on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dan Hardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Partlow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partlow scores with a hook to the body. Hardly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Partlow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Partlow misses with a double jab

and Hardly moves into the clinch.
Partlow is trying to push Hardly away but Hardly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Partlow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardly's elbow.
Hardly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Partlow or not.
Partlow tries to stall but Hardly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardly tries to stall but Partlow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Partlow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardly cracks Partlow with a nice body shot.
Partlow looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Hardly - that landed with a thud.
Hardly scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hardly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Partlow takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardly landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardly.
Hardly lands a shot to the body.
Hardly working Partlow over with knees to the body.
Hardly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Partlow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardly lands an elbow inside.
Hardly lands a damaging elbow.
Hardly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Partlow misses with the head strike.
Hardly tries to land a knee to the head but Partlow blocks with his arms.
Hardly with a knee to the head.
Partlow misses with some punches.
Hardly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardly pushes Partlow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardly.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Partlow.
A shot in the inside from Partlow.
Hardly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardly lands an elbow inside that Partlow shrugs off.
Hardly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardly working Partlow over with knees to the body.
Hardly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Partlow or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardly obliges.
Hardly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardly with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Partlow tries a body shot but Hardly blocks it.
Partlow wants to break free but Hardly has control.
Partlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardly is working Partlow over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardly.
Hardly unloads a knee to the mid-section. Partlow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardly dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hardly misses with a left hand
and Partlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardly tries to close the distance and clinch but Partlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardly is looking to chop away at Partlow's legs.
Hardly misses with a wild body shot.
Hardly misses with a right hand
and Partlow counters with a good low kick that Hardly was not able to check.

Partlow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Partlow tries to stand and escape but Hardly is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardly tries to get to full guard but Partlow has control of the leg.
Partlow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardly trying to hold on to Partlow's head to control him but Partlow postures up.
Hardly tries to get to full guard but Partlow has control of the leg.

Partlow is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Partlow thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hardly to regain full guard.

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.
Hardly seems keen to control Partlow's posture.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Partlow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hardly manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Partlow has Hardly in his guard.

Hardly has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Partlow to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hardly is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Partlow pulls down on the head and he's put Hardly to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Partlow!
Chris Partlow is the new welterweight champion!