PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fidel de la Madrugada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hardy
vs
de la Madrugada

190 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fidel de la Madrugada!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hardy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the head.
de la Madrugada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hardy lands a big shot there that rocks de la Madrugada but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Hardy looking to secure an arm triangle but de la Madrugada defends it well.
Hardy looking to finish de la Madrugada with some ground and pound. This is bad for de la Madrugada!
Hardy thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but de la Madrugada is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de la Madrugada is in a horrible position here. Hardy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
de la Madrugada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
de la Madrugada in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Hardy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hardy with shots to the head and body - de la Madrugada looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control the pace but de la Madrugada is squirming around nicely.
de la Madrugada takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hardy tries to control but de la Madrugada wriggling away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if de la Madrugada can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hardy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and de la Madrugada is now in Hardy's guard. A big mistake from Hardy there, giving up the dominant position!
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. de la Madrugada manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hardy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. de la Madrugada doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hardy.
Hardy wants to control but de la Madrugada is keeping him busy.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed de la Madrugada's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
de la Madrugada trying to control here.
Hardy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
de la Madrugada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.
Hardy prevents de la Madrugada from improving his position.
Hardy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circle momentarily. de la Madrugada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
de la Madrugada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
de la Madrugada throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from de la Madrugada.
de la Madrugada moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
de la Madrugada takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. de la Madrugada sprawls well.
de la Madrugada wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
de la Madrugada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
de la Madrugada digs a good hook to Hardy's body.
de la Madrugada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
de la Madrugada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de la Madrugada connects with a body shot.
de la Madrugada looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de la Madrugada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice combo by de la Madrugada! Oh, that's hurt him - Hardy falls to the canvas and de la Madrugada follows him into side control.

Hardy is rocked!
de la Madrugada misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
John Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Madrugada is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of de la Madrugada.
de la Madrugada avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hardy.
Hardy is looking to reverse the position.
Hardy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hardy is looking for a sweep. de la Madrugada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from de la Madrugada finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.
de la Madrugada fails in his attempt to clinch.
de la Madrugada tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de la Madrugada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy walks into a jab.
de la Madrugada throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
de la Madrugada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fidel de la Madrugada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

de la Madrugada drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
de la Madrugada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de la Madrugada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
de la Madrugada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for de la Madrugada.
de la Madrugada pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardy trying to control the position but instead, de la Madrugada has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardy into the cage.
de la Madrugada tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
de la Madrugada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
de la Madrugada wants to stall.
de la Madrugada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by de la Madrugada.
de la Madrugada lands a shoulder strike.
de la Madrugada has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fidel de la Madrugada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Some wild striking there from de la Madrugada.
Jab from de la Madrugada.
de la Madrugada looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.

Hardy feints and as de la Madrugada raises his hands in defense, Hardy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardy trying to control but de la Madrugada is working from the bottom.

Hardy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hardy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de la Madrugada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control from the top but de la Madrugada keeps moving.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
de la Madrugada keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de la Madrugada wants to clinch.
de la Madrugada digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hardy tries to keep at a distance but de la Madrugada has taken the fight into the clinch.
de la Madrugada tries to stall but Hardy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
de la Madrugada lands with a right to the head.
de la Madrugada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.

Hardy jumps guard.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Hardy has his foot on de la Madrugada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. de la Madrugada works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardy controls de la Madrugada momentarily but de la Madrugada frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de la Madrugada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
de la Madrugada wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
de la Madrugada wants to stand but Hardy is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
de la Madrugada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice straight punches there by de la Madrugada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of de la Madrugada.

de la Madrugada has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Hardy.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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