PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Run This Town as his entrance music. Manny Orton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Orton
vs
Hardy

185 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Orton.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.

Nice combo by Hardy! Oh, that's hurt him - Orton falls to the canvas and Hardy follows him into side control.

Orton is rocked!

It looks like Manny Orton has been cut.

Hardy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Orton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy connects with a nice cross there... Orton is looking wobbly and Hardy recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Orton to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Hardy jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Hardy!