PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Hardonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurley Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardonk comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a dream. Reyes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Telephone" by Lady GaGa w/Beyoncé kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Hardonk
vs
Reyes

193 cm
28
249 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

186 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antoni Hardonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hurley Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardonk tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Hardonk shoots for a takedown but Reyes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reyes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reyes wants it to stay on the feet.
Reyes tries for a takedown but Hardonk circles away easily

and Hardonk counters with a single leg into guard. Reyes didn't expect that.
Hardonk slips nicely into half guard.
Reyes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reyes.
Hardonk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardonk wants to pass the guard but Reyes is keeping the position.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardonk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reyes wants to stand up but Hardonk is controlling him.
Hardonk 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hardonk wants to control from the top but Reyes keeps moving.
Reyes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardonk stops Reyes from standing up.
Reyes is trying to control the position but Hardonk postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reyes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Reyes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardonk's head.
A leg kick checked by Hardonk.
Reyes wants to clinch.
Reyes misses with a takedown attempt

and Hardonk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
Reyes is desperately trying to improve his position but Hardonk has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardonk looking to ground and pound but Reyes is blocking nicely.
Hardonk avoids the attempt from Reyes to control.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Hardonk's attempts to control the action.
Hardonk avoids the attempt from Reyes to control.
Hardonk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reyes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Reyes tries to hold on but Hardonk postures up.
Hardonk with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardonk throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Reyes because Hardonk loaded up on that one.
Hardonk scoring with strikes but Reyes is staying in there.
Reyes working to try and regain half guard.
Hardonk avoids the attempt from Reyes to control.
Reyes tries to reverse the position but Hardonk maintains control.
Reyes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hardonk thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardonk working Reyes over with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Hardonk there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Reyes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Reyes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reyes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reyes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hardonk with the ground and pound from mount.
Reyes is trying desperately to improve position.
Reyes is in a horrible position here. Hardonk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardonk prevents Reyes from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoni Hardonk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antoni Hardonk'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.

Hardonk with a lazy takedown attempt

and Reyes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Reyes manages to break the clinch.
Reyes fails with the takedown

and Hardonk counters with a single leg into guard. Reyes didn't expect that.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Hardonk from controlling successfully.
Hardonk throwing strikes but missing.
Hardonk stopping the sweep attempt from Reyes.
Reyes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardonk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reyes prevents Hardonk from improving his position.
Reyes moves into full mount! Hardonk won't be happy about that!
Reyes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Antoni Hardonk's cut is getting worse.
Reyes avoids the attempt from Hardonk to control.
Reyes wants to control the pace but Hardonk is squirming around nicely.
Hardonk tries to hold on but Reyes pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes controlling his opponent.
Hardonk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Reyes looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Reyes trying to control but Hardonk is having none of it.

Reyes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hardonk is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hardonk and Reyes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hardonk tries to escape but Reyes is in control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardonk tries to buck Reyes off but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes trying to control the position but Hardonk is working away.

Reyes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Antoni Hardonk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardonk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reyes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reyes doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hardonk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reyes working a defensive guard here.
Antoni Hardonk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reyes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hardonk kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardonk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardonk postures up.
Hardonk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardonk stopping the sweep attempt from Reyes.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hurley Reyes wasn't active enough on the ground.

Reyes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reyes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hurley Reyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antoni Hardonk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reyes misses with a takedown attempt

and Hardonk decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reyes's guard.
Hardonk stands up out of Reyes's guard for a moment - Reyes manages to land a nice upkick.
Hardonk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reyes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Reyes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardonk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reyes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardonk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reyes trying to keep a closed guard but Hardonk is proving a slippery customer.
Hardonk looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardonk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Hardonk from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reyes is on top in guard.
Hardonk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Reyes gets to his feet. Hardonk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardonk has a takedown stuffed.
Reyes doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hardonk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hardonk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Hardonk has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reyes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reyes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardonk taking shots to the head.
Hardonk is squirming around, avoiding Reyes's attempts to control the action.
Hardonk is in a horrible position here. Reyes smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Antoni Hardonk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardonk tries to reverse the position but Reyes maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardonk throws a strike from the bottom but Reyes uses the opportunity to take his back.

Reyes working for a choke but Hardonk is defending well.
Reyes slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Hardonk tries to escape but Reyes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Hardonk preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Reyes.
Reyes scores with punches from the back.

Jeez, Antoni Hardonk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hurley Reyes!