PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Tourniquet as his entrance music. Tyler Valor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Valor
vs
Hardy

195 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
237 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Valor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardy.
Valor with a poor takedown

and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
Valor trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
Valor keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Valor seems keen to control Hardy's posture.
Valor has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.

Valor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Valor is trying to control the position but Hardy postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valor uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Valor clinches up against the cage.
Hardy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Valor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valor prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyler Valor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Hardy.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy wants to stall.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valor tries to break free but Hardy pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Valor has the dominant position.
Hardy wants a takedown but no success here.
Hardy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.

Valor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Valor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.
Hardy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hardy looks gassed!
Valor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Valor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Valor is working for a guillotine from mount but Hardy frees his head quite easily.
Valor landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is bucking up trying to escape but Valor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hardy is trying to escape the mount.
Valor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hardy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Valor 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.
Hardy taking shots to the head.
Valor controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on?
Valor lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Valor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hardy tries to hold on but Valor postures up.
Valor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valor looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valor looking to control but Hardy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Valor 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.

Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy tries to clinch up.

Valor closes the distance and pushes Hardy back into the cage.
Hardy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Valor smiles and moves away.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Valor circles away easily

and Valor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hardy taking some punishment here, with Valor in his half guard.
Valor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valor is taking a breather. Hardy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Valor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Valor with that takedown attempt.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Valor slips the punch.
Valor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valor gets slowly back to his feet.
Valor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Hardy drives through and clinches with Valor against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valor.
Hardy keeps control of Valor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Valor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valor has his takedown stuffed

and Hardy counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Valor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valor lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Valor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valor circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Valor circles away.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Valor.
Hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valor counters with a left and a right that stings Hardy.
Hardy is breathing heavily.

Valor clinches.
Valor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor circles away from the clinch attempt

and Valor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tyler Valor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Valor controlling from mount.
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valor lands a nice shot to the head.
Hardy tries to hold on but Valor postures up.
Valor landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valor wants to control the pace but Hardy is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy is in a horrible position here. Valor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Valor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy darts in trying to clinch
and Valor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hardy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardy showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Valor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Valor 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 takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valor controls Hardy momentarily but Hardy frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Valor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Valor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hardy!
Valor breaks from Hardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valor content just to control the position here.
Valor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Valor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Valor landing punches.
Valor landing shots from mount.
Valor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hardy?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Valor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hardy for as long as he can get away with.
Valor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four 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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tyler Valor just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Valor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss

and Valor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valor. 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 applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valor trying to control from Hardy's half guard. Hardy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shawn Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Valor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valor cracks Hardy with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Valor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valor 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Valor!