PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Bones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Hardy's chin.

Bones
vs
Hardy

185 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
169 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Hardy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Bones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bones wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bones misses with a looping left.
Hardy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bones gets a clinch.

Bones breaks from the clinch.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bones rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bones throws an elbow that misses.
Bones prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.
Hardy misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Hardy looks gassed!
Hardy blocking some punches.
Bones fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Joey Bones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bones shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.

Bones moves into the clinch successfully.
Bones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones slows down the pace here.

Bones breaks from the clinch.

Bones has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones misses with a body punch.
Bones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.

Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy shoots in for a double leg but Bones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bones moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.

Bones gets a double leg takedown into Hardy's guard.
Bones wants to stand but Hardy is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones stops Hardy from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardy is proving hard to escape from.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Bones is having none of it.
Bones wanted to stand there but Hardy had control of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Bones drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Bones presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bones can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Bones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Hardy scores with a four punch combination!
Bones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bones.
Hardy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bones defends it nicely.
Bones scores with a jab to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Bones dominated that round.
That's time! Bones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Bones didn't see that one coming.
Bones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Bones is avoiding it.

Bones moves into the clinch successfully.
Bones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
Bones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
A short right from Bones.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bones.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bones controlling the action here for a moment.
Bones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Bones scores with a hook to the body.
Bones scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Bones fails to pull guard.
Bones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bones smiles and moves away.
Hardy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Bones tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Bones.
Bones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bones off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bones shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.

Bones has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones taking a breather.
Hardy is trying to push Bones away but Bones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bones smiles and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bones!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones throws a head kick that Hardy semi-blocks.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Bones cracks Hardy with an open hand slap.
Bones tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Bones throws a head kick that half lands.
Bones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hardy eats them both and turns towards Bones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hardy connects with a single shot there.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Bones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body kick there by Bones.

Bones clinches.
Bones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardy jumps guard but Bones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Bones scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Bones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hardy prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bones is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bones down to the mat. Bones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Bones instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Bones.

Bones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bones paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Bones dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Bones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bones scores with a head kick.
Bones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Hardy is rocked!
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bones finish him?

Bones forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy avoiding damage as Bones throws knees to the body.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Bones.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bones has him pressed against the cage.
Bones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joey Bones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bones tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Bones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Bones pushes Hardy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bones lands a right hand.
Bones has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.

Bones breaks the clinch.
Bones is looking to clinch.

Bones clinches.
Bones lands a nice shot to the body.
Bones lands a shoulder strike.
Bones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Bones.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bones tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bones pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Bones - that landed with a thud.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Bones holds him up against the cage and eventually Hardy drops back down to his feet.

Bones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bones circles away quickly and effectively.
Bones wants to clinch.
Bones keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hardy.
Bones scores with a head kick.

Bones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.

Bones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bones misses the shot to the body.

Bones clinches up against the cage.
Bones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bones won't allow it.
Bones taking a breather.
Hardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Bones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bones scores with a nice short uppercut.

Bones breaks from the clinch.
Bones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy moves forwards but Bones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bones circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Bones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Bones circles away.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy throws a head kick but Bones moves out of range.
Nick Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bones 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Bones!