PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanavio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanavio
vs
Hardy

188 cm
26
192 lbs
7 - 4 - 2

182 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanavio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Sanavio as he connects with a hook.
Sanavio misses with an uppercut.
Sanavio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanavio misses with an uppercut
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Diego Sanavio has been cut.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Sanavio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanavio clobbers Hardy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanavio misses the shot to the body.
Sanavio connects with a body shot that sends Hardy's belly button to the back.
Diego Sanavio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanavio. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Sanavio has managed to clinch.
Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanavio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanavio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diego Sanavio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carter Hardy.
Sanavio prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy jumps guard but Sanavio stands there with Hardy around his waist. Hardy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sanavio.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanavio.
Sanavio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanavio is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardy looks gassed!
Sanavio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanavio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hardy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanavio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanavio lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Sanavio.
Sanavio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanavio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Sanavio.
Hardy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sanavio prevents it.
Sanavio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanavio presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanavio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanavio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanavio digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanavio pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sanavio.
Sanavio is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sanavio as the two fighters clinch.
Sanavio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanavio.
Sanavio cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Sanavio lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanavio.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanavio.
Sanavio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanavio.
Sanavio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardy.
Sanavio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanavio is working Hardy over against the cage.
Sanavio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Sanavio gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanavio.
Sanavio digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Sanavio - that landed with a thud.
Sanavio presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanavio scores with a hook to the body.

Sanavio manages to break the clinch.
Sanavio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanavio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanavio is looking to wear down Hardy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sanavio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanavio looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Sanavio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Sanavio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanavio scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanavio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanavio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanavio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Sanavio pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanavio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardy has Sanavio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sanavio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanavio lands a nice uppercut.
Sanavio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanavio lands a body punch.
Sanavio working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanavio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanavio presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanavio pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sanavio lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Sanavio lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanavio.
Sanavio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanavio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanavio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanavio scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanavio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanavio scores with a hook to the body.
Sanavio lands a shot to the body.
Sanavio lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanavio cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Sanavio digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanavio.
Sanavio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanavio lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanavio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanavio scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Sanavio - that landed with a thud.
Sanavio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Sanavio lands with a right to the head.
Sanavio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Sanavio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Sanavio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Sanavio's cut.
That's time! Sanavio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanavio swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanavio misses with a hook to the body

so Hardy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanavio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanavio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanavio wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Sanavio stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Sanavio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanavio trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
Hardy regains half guard.
Sanavio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy wants to control but Sanavio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hardy wants to improve his position but Sanavio is controlling well.
Sanavio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Sanavio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanavio controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Hardy tries to improve his position but Sanavio has taken his back! Sanavio has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hardy tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sanavio pushes Hardy away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Diego Sanavio!