PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lick Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayne comes to the cage accompanied by South of Heaven. Hard has chosen Suck my balls as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dayne
vs
Hard

191 cm
28
258 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

191 cm
27
260 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lick Hard!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dayne.
Hard staying out of range there.
Dayne blocks a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hard misses with an elbow strike.
Dayne is looking to break free of the clinch but Hard has double underhooks.
Hard stalling.
Hard lands an elbow that stopped Dayne in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Arthur Dayne has been cut.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Hard is controlling him.
Hard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but Hard keeps him there for the moment.
Hard keeps control of Dayne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hard tries a knee to the head but Dayne blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dayne is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dayne's brow.
Dayne is trying to force a seperation but Hard has the dominant position.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Hard.
Hard has Dayne pressed against the cage, preventing Dayne from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Dayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dayne misses with an uppercut. Hard saw that one coming.
Hard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dayne.
Arthur Dayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hard avoids the head kick by Dayne.
Hard ducks right into an uppercut from Dayne.
Dayne throws a hook but Hard avoids it easily.
Hard scores with a spinning back kick!
Hard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Dayne.
Dayne scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard throws a nice head kick!
Hard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dayne takes a step back to recover.
Dayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hard throws out the jab.
Hard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hard thumps Dayne with a low kick.
Hard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dayne. That did some damage!
Hard lands with a nice body kick.
Hard ducks under a wild hook from Dayne.
Dayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hard is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hard closes the distance and pushes Dayne back into the cage.
Hard scores a nice knee to the body.
Hard tries to land knees in the clinch but Dayne avoids the damage to the body.
Dayne avoiding damage as Hard throws knees to the body.
Hard misses with a knee to the head.
Dayne blocks the elbow strike.
Hard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dayne's defenses.
Hard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hard misses with an elbow over the top.

Dayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hard scores with a nice body kick.
Dayne is breathing heavily.
Dayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hard on the side of the head.
Hard tries to clinch there but Dayne circles away.
Dayne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hard is looking to clinch but Dayne is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dayne swinging wildly here.
Dayne throws a leg kick
and Hard counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hard tries to land knees in the clinch but Dayne avoids the damage to the body.
Hard utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Hard to work.
Hard lands a damaging elbow.
Dayne tries to break free but Hard pushes him back against the cage.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hard stalling.
Dayne has had enough of the clinch but Hard keeps him there for the moment.
Hard prevents Dayne from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hard throws an elbow but it misses.
Dayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dayne tries to circle away but Hard has him pinned against the cage.
Dayne managing to block the knees to the body from Hard.
Dayne is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lick Hard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Dayne's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dayne looks to land a left hand but Hard moved out of range nicely.
Dayne throws a jab when Hard was well out of range.
A head kick by Dayne misses
and Hard counters with a low kick, right behind Dayne 's knee.
Hard lands a nice looking body kick.
Dayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hard. Hard obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick there by Hard.

Hard forces Dayne back against the cage and clinches.
Hard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dayne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hard landing knees to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hard looking to slow down the pace here.
Hard lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hard lands an elbow just above Dayne 's eye.
Hard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hard obliges.
Hard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dayne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dayne.
Dayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dayne takes an elbow to the forehead.

Arthur Dayne's cut is getting worse.
Hard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dayne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dayne wants to get back to striking at distance but Hard won't allow it.
Hard tries a knee to the head but Dayne blocks it.
Hard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dayne's face.
Hard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dayne's face.

Arthur Dayne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hard has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hard's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dayne's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dayne is trying to break the clinch but Hard has him pressed against the cage.
Dayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dayne tries to break free but Hard pushes him back against the cage.
Hard tries a knee to the head but Dayne blocks it.
Hard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hard lands a knee to the head.
Hard lands a damaging elbow.
Hard tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dayne avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hard.
Hard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hard pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Arthur Dayne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A frustrated look appears on Dayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dayne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hard has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dayne breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Dayne.
Dayne misses with a body shot.
Dayne throws a body punch but Hard moves out of range.
No joy there for Dayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dayne throws a head kick that misses
and Hard counters with an inside leg kick.
Dayne misses with a combination
and Hard counters with a head kick.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arthur Dayne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lick Hard!