PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayhem Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dropkick Murphys: The Spicy McHaggis Jig. Mayhem Hardy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wallace
vs
Hardy

174 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mayhem Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wallace counters with an outside leg kick.
Wallace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardy takes a step back to recover.
Wallace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace throws a front kick that sends Hardy stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a thumping low kick.
Wallace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardy looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wallace, right into the meat.
Hardy walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
William Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
Wallace lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Wallace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Wallace getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wallace.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Mayhem Hardy has been cut.
Hardy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wallace.
Hardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wallace lands a head kick!
Wallace thows a body kick. Hardy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wallace lands a head kick!
Hardy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wallace stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wallace throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wallace punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wallace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A right-left combo lands from Wallace.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wallace cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardy tries to clinch
and Wallace counters with a thumping low kick.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mayhem Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace keeps Hardy at a distance using the push kick.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace scores with a head kick.
Wallace is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A right-left combo lands from Wallace.
Wallace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wallace thumps Hardy with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mayhem Hardy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wallace lands a head kick. Hardy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wallace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallace.
Hardy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wallace thows a body kick. Hardy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Wallace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mayhem Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a one two! Hardy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wallace lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardy backs up against the cage.
Hardy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wallace feints and then cracks Hardy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hardy down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wallace.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wallace. Hardy shrugs it off though.
Wallace scores with a decent looking hook.
Hardy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick from Wallace.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wallace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hardy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace thuds his shin into the meat of Hardy's side.
Wallace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
That kick from Wallace tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Wallace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wallace connects with a body shot.
Wallace scoring well with a low kick there.
Wallace connects with a single shot there.
Wallace throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Wallace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Wallace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wallace, right into the meat.
Wallace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
William Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid body kick from Wallace.
Wallace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wallace is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Wallace.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mayhem Hardy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wallace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wallace scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick
and Wallace counters with a low kick, right behind Hardy 's knee.
Wallace scores with a jab to the head.
Wallace scores with a spinning back kick!
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wallace lands with a slapping head kick.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wallace.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wallace.
Wallace lands with a nice body kick.
Wallace throws a head kick that Hardy semi-blocks.
Hardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wallace throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace lands a head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Wallace tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace lands with a shot to the body.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wallace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardy takes a step back to recover.
Wallace dips to his left and cracks Hardy with an uppercut!
William Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pushes Hardy away with a front kick.
Wallace feints a jab promting Hardy to slip. Wallace then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hardy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy shoots and misses
and Wallace counters with a solid body kick.
Wallace throws a head kick that Hardy semi-blocks.
Wallace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hardy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Wallace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallace. Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hardy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wallace has got the better of the exchanges.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.
Hardy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallace feints a jab promting Hardy to slip. Wallace then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hardy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace lands with a slapping head kick.
Mayhem Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace scores with a push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wallace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Wallace!