PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederik Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hardy
vs
Kraus

183 cm
22
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frederik Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kraus.
Kraus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kraus shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but Kraus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.

Kraus shoots in and bounces Hardy off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kraus scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Hardy kicks Kraus off and gets to his feet.
Kraus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws the left hand but Kraus avoids the punch easily.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kraus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy stalks Kraus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kraus's face. Kraus staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy works over Kraus's head and body with a nice combination.
Dan Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kraus circles away quickly and effectively.

Kraus pushes Hardy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Kraus won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Kraus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kraus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kraus defends it easily.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus landing some decent shots from guard.
Kraus is in close to Hardy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kraus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Kraus isn't so interested in that idea.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Kraus throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kraus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kraus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kraus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Kraus avoids it well.

Kraus closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kraus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hardy prevents it.
Kraus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dan Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frederik Kraus.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.

Kraus is trying to trip Hardy. He has hold of a leg but Hardy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kraus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hardy wants to sweep here but Kraus controlling him for the moment.

Kraus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kraus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Kraus wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Kraus isn't so interested in that idea.
Kraus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kraus connects with a couple of short punches.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy leaves Kraus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kraus.
Kraus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Kraus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Kraus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.

Kraus scores with a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Kraus scoring with punches to the head and body.

Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kraus is aware though and is defending well.
Kraus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Kraus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kraus is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Kraus thows a big elbow that misses.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.

That's seven 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 series of punches but Kraus moves out of range.

Kraus 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.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kraus chips away with some ground and pound.
Kraus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Kraus slips an elbow through the middle.
Kraus trying to move into half guard but instead Hardy has managed to sweep!
Kraus has a closed guard, preventing Hardy from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kraus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardy stops Kraus from standing up.
Kraus wants to sweep here but Hardy controlling him for the moment.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kraus's guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kraus defending well though.
Kraus is looking to get back to full guard here but Hardy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kraus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardy punching from mount but Kraus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kraus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kraus working to try and regain half guard.
Kraus is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Kraus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kraus flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hardy punching from mount but Kraus doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is looking to improve his position but Hardy isn't that keen on the idea.
Kraus 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.
Kraus is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kraus looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hardy keeps control of the position as Kraus tries to break free.

Hardy working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kraus is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Hardy has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kraus taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Hardy!