PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hardy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Harvey
vs
Hardy

185 cm
22
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harvey gets tackled into the cage by Hardy. Hardy maintains the clinch.
Hardy landing knees to the body.

Harvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
Harvey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.

Hardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harvey wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.

Harvey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Harvey tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy looks winded!

Jesus Harvey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hardy with a poor takedown
and Harvey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Harvey.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Harvey.
Harvey doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands a jab to the head.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Harvey.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvey lands with a right hand.
Harvey moves out of range of the strikes.

Harvey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy is working for takedown but Harvey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harvey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.

Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Harvey does no damage.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.

Harvey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harvey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Harvey in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hardy is trying to buck Harvey off.
Harvey controls the position.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Harvey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Harvey has taken the fight to the clinch.

Harvey manages to break the clinch.
Harvey wants to clinch.
Harvey tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
Harvey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harvey throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Harvey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Harvey misses the target.
Harvey throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dan Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Harvey clinches up against the cage.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Harvey won't allow it.
Hardy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harvey after a bit of a struggle.
Harvey is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardy has double underhooks.
Harvey struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harvey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Harvey drags the fight down to the ground.

Harvey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardy!
Harvey controlling the pace for now.
Hardy can't escape the position.
Harvey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?
Harvey controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Jesus Harvey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Harvey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jesus Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.

Harvey gets the takedown into side control.
Jesus Harvey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harvey lands an elbow.
Harvey taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey cracks Hardy with a big elbow.
Hardy is letting Harvey control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Harvey dominated that second round.
That's time! Harvey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Harvey.
Harvey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Harvey is looking to clinch.

Harvey closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy working aggressively here.

Harvey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Harvey working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harvey wants to hit a switch here but Hardy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harvey there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harvey can't escape the position.
Harvey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harvey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harvey is controlling Hardy's trapped leg to prevent Hardy from advancing to side control.
Harvey wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jesus Harvey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Harvey misses with a right hand

and Hardy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Harvey manages to break the clinch.
Harvey tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Harvey lands a lovely overhand right.

Harvey moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.
Hardy keeps control of Harvey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardy looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harvey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Harvey tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Harvey tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Harvey drops back down to his feet.
Hardy jumps guard but Harvey stands there with Hardy around his waist. Hardy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harvey wants to break the clinch but can't.

Harvey pulls guard successfully.
Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to pass the guard.

Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Harvey keeps moving.
Harvey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Harvey is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harvey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Harvey's legs - danger averted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Harvey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harvey 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Harvey!