PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dan hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Rusty Cage. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as dan hardy enters the cage!

Smith
vs
hardy

182 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Forbidden Apple

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, dan hardy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hardy shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
hardy throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a head kick but hardy moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like dan hardy has been cut.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
hardy swinging wilding here.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for hardy on that attempt.
Daniel Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dan hardy.
hardy tries to clinch up.

Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith misses with a knee strike.

hardy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and hardy manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Smith manages to work his way to half guard, despite hardy's best efforts.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
hardy being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in hardy's guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
hardy keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.

hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
hardy looks gassed!
hardy can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith throwing shots but hardy is blocking nicely.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a body kick.

Smith rushes hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from hardy.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
hardy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
hardy content to slow the pace in the clinch.

hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but hardy moves out of range.
hardy shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Daniel Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
hardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but hardy persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
hardy shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith wants to land a leg kick but hardy is out of range.
Smith tries to clinch
and hardy counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as hardy shoots in.
hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
hardy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith closes the distance looking to clinch
and hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for hardy.
hardy shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hardy throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.

Smith forces hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith gets underhooks to prevent hardy's takedown attempt.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
hardy wants a takedown but no success here.
hardy is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
hardy shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
hardy tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a good low kick that hardy was not able to check.
hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
hardy shoots and misses

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith working aggressively here.
hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hardy looking to stall.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but hardy avoids the damage to the body.
hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
hardy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on dan hardy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

hardy misses with a takedown

and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith lands an elbow inside.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
hardy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daniel Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dan hardy.
Good body shot from Smith.
hardy blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
hardy tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
hardy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith tries to work over hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from hardy.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.

hardy breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

hardy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
hardy tries to stand but Smith is controlling his head.

hardy decides to stand back up. hardy steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hardy slips a jab from Smith.
hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
hardy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
hardy tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.

hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
hardy is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
hardy lands a head kick!
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and hardy counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from hardy. hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
hardy shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
hardy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but hardy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hardy shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
hardy shoots and misses

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
hardy is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
hardy avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.

hardy breaks the clinch.
hardy misses with a takedown

and Smith counters by clinching up.
hardy crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
hardy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smith is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
hardy tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from hardy.
hardy looking to stall.
Smith misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith pushes hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
hardy looking to stall.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from hardy.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith with a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but hardy blocks it.
hardy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith keeps control of hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
hardy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
hardy scores with a hook to the body.
hardy fails to pull guard.
Smith working aggressively here.
hardy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
hardy wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
hardy clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings hardy.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith closes the distance but hardy moves to the side
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from hardy. hardy gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith wants to clinch up but hardy keeps it at a distance.
hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
hardy misses with a takedown

and Smith moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hardy tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with an elbow strike.
hardy looking to stall.

hardy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on dan hardy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

hardy has managed to clinch.
hardy is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hardy avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.

hardy jumps guard.

hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
hardy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hardy is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith working away.
Smith sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but hardy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Smith tries to move to mount but hardy blocks the move with his legs.
Smith working away.
Smith looking to punish the body of his opponent here but hardy is avoiding damage well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Smith has managed to clinch.
hardy tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
hardy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Daniel Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dan hardy.

hardy manages to break the clinch.
hardy shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith lands a body shot.
hardy tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
hardy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
hardy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith looks to clinch

and hardy counters by clinching up.
hardy tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually hardy drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of hardy backwards.
hardy is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now hardy has his back to the cage.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
hardy tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from hardy.
hardy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hardy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from hardy.
hardy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith pushes hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smith.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.

hardy breaks the clinch.
Smith wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from hardy.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract hardy.

Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
hardy jumps guard but Smith stands there with hardy around his waist. hardy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

hardy breaks from the clinch.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of hardy's head.
hardy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of hardy backwards.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of hardys head.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down hardy.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from hardy.
hardy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
hardy avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hardy fails to pull guard.
hardy with a knee 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!
hardy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
hardy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Smith!