PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Connor
vs
Hardy

188 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardy scores with a jab.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Connor can't break the clinch.
Connor tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Connor takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Brad Connor has been cut.
Connor tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Connor is breathing heavily.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Hardy scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Connor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hardy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hardy.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Connor's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Connor.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Connor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Hardy pushes Connor up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Connor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.

Connor is rocked!
Hardy creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Connor's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Connor drops to his knees and Hardy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardy!