PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allistair Overeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dan Hardy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hardy
vs
Overeen

183 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allistair Overeen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy lands a big right hand that sends Overeen crashing to the mat! Hardy stays standing though and waves Overeen back to his feet!

Overeen is rocked!

It looks like Allistair Overeen has been cut.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeen.
Overeen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Overeen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Overeen slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Overeen shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Overeen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Overeen seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeen.
Horrible takedown by Overeen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
Overeen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hardy.
Overeen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allistair Overeen.
Overeen is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Overeen.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeen circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Overeen throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
A jab lands there for Hardy.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy throws a lazy body kick

and Overeen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Overeen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Overeen has him pressed against the ropes.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Overeen keeps him there for the moment.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Overeen is controlling him.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Overeen lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeen leaning against his opponent.

Overeen pulls guard.
Overeen wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Overeen looks gassed!
Overeen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Overeen won't let him.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hardy stops Overeen from standing up.

Hardy drops back looking for a leg! Overeen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Overeen manages to kick Hardy off! Hardy jumps back into Overeen's guard.

Hardy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardy throws a hook but Overeen blocks it.
Overeen misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Overeen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy lands an overhand right.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Overeen gets the takedown into side control.
Hardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Overeen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy regains half guard.
Overeen is looking to advance position but Hardy won't allow it.
Overeen wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Overeen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Overeen.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy throws a head kick but Overeen moves out of range.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Overeen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Hardy lands a jab-cross combination.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Overeen avoids nicely.

Overeen closes the distance and pushes Hardy back into the ropes.
Hardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Overeen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Overeen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Hardy both land. Nice combination.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Overeen.
Hardy misses with a head kick.

Overeen moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Overeen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Overeen keeps him there for the moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Overeen has Hardy pressed against the ropes, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Overeen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Overeen tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Overeen looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hardy tries to circle away but Overeen has him pinned against the ropes.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Overeen has the dominant position.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Overeen has him pressed against the ropes.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Overeen has the dominant position.

Overeen manages to break the clinch.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Overeen is out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Overeen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Overeen clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Overeen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Overeen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Overeen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Overeen wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Overeen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Overeen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hardy lands with a nice combination. Overeen backs away looking to recover.
Hardy throws a combination that misses

and Overeen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Hardy actively working from the bottom here.
Overeen trying to control from half guard but Hardy is working away.
Hardy won't allow Overeen to pass to mount.

Hardy looking for submissions off his back.

Overeen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hardy to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allistair Overeen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Overeen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Overeen knows he should have avoided that one.
Overeen misses with a body shot.
Overeen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeen.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Overeen wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeen.

Overeen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hardy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Overeen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Overeen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Overeen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Overeen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Overeen wants to get up but he can't break Hardy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Overeen defends easily.

Hardy is looking for a triangle but Overeen pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hardy working for a triangle but Overeen defends it easily.
Overeen wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Overeen won't allow Hardy to get back to his feet.

Hardy is looking for a triangle but Overeen pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Overeen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hardy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Overeen has managed to get both his arms back between Hardy's legs - danger averted.
Overeen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Overeen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Overeen defends easily.

Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Overeen tries to pass.

Hardy working for a triangle but Overeen defends it easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Overeen tries to pass.

Hardy looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Overeen is defending well. Hardy quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Overeen has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hardy celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Hardy!