PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hardy
vs
Hawk

182 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

PR1ME Designs

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 Amsterdam, Jake Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Hawk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk stuffs the takedown.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Hawk keeps it at a distance.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy takes one on the button.
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hardy rushes Hawk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawk keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Hawk keeps it at a distance.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hawk thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy slips under a jab from Hawk.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hawk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Hawk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardy tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a straight left.
Jake Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Hardy moves out of range as Hawk strikes.

Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hardy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.

Hardy clinches.
Hawk tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hawk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Hawk wants to break free but Hardy has control.
Hardy has Hawk pressed against the cage, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.

Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Hawk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawk working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy avoiding damage.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Donk. Hawk catches Hardy right on the button with a cross.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy tries to clinch
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawk circles away.

Hardy closes the distance and pushes Hawk back into the cage.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.

Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hawk, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Hardy effectively controlling the action here.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hawk is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.

Hardy breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hardy rushes Hawk and presses him up against the cage.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.

Hardy closes the distance and pushes Hawk back into the cage.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawk cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawk swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jake Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk lands with a nice combination. Hardy backs away looking to recover.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawk checks a leg kick.
Hawk checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
Bryan Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

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