PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nova Experiencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Experiencia
vs
Hardy

202 cm
27
212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
29
221 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nova Experiencia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Experiencia tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
A jab from Experiencia does it's job there.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Experiencia connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Experiencia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Experiencia avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Experiencia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Experiencia avoids it.
Experiencia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Experiencia avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Experiencia!
Experiencia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiencia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Will Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiencia moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Experiencia finds it's target.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Experiencia scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Experiencia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Experiencia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Experiencia moves into the clinch.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Experiencia avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy is pressed up against the cage. Experiencia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardy down to the mat. Hardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Experiencia rather than just go for the knockout.
Experiencia misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Experiencia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Experiencia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy tries to bum rush Experiencia with a series of wild strikes but Experiencia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy throws a sloppy body shot
and Experiencia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Experiencia scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Experiencia coming out on top.

Experiencia rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Experiencia is defending well for now.
Experiencia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.

Experiencia manages to break the clinch.

Experiencia rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Experiencia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Experiencia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.

Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardy trying to stall but Experiencia improves his position.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Experiencia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Experiencia avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Experiencia lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Experiencia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
Experiencia takes an elbow to the temple.

Experiencia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Experiencia tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy wants to clinch up but Experiencia keeps it at a distance.
A cross from Experiencia lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Experiencia lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nova Experiencia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Experiencia wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Experiencia. Beautiful body shot.
Experiencia tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Experiencia is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Experiencia misses with a wild combination.
Experiencia lunges at Hardy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardy's hand.

Hardy closes the distance and pushes Experiencia back into the cage.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiencia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Experiencia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hardy is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiencia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardy as Experiencia tries to tie him up.
Experiencia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Experiencia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Experiencia trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Experiencia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Experiencia won't want to take too many of those.
Experiencia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Experiencia gets an underhook and turns Hardy into the cage.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiencia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Experiencia throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Experiencia dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Experiencia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Experiencia scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Experiencia avoids a kick to the body.
Experiencia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Experiencia saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Experiencia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Experiencia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Experiencia circles away.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Experiencia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to move into range but Experiencia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Experiencia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Experiencia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Experiencia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiencia.
Nova Experiencia is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Experiencia counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy throws a head kick that Experiencia semi-blocks.
Experiencia throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Experiencia wants to take the fight to the mat but Hardy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nova Experiencia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Experiencia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Experiencia.
Experiencia tries for a takedown. No joy.

Experiencia successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Experiencia tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Experiencia is looking for a triangle but Hardy pushes his legs off easily.

Experiencia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Experiencia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy stands and throws Experiencia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nova Experiencia dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Experiencia.
Experiencia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Experiencia keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Experiencia connects with the punch.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Experiencia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Experiencia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Experiencia instigates a clinch.
Experiencia tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nova Experiencia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Experiencia struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.

Experiencia has Hardy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Experiencia pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hardy tumbling to the mat - Experiencia dives into Hardy's guard.
Experiencia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Experiencia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Experiencia wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Experiencia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Experiencia is having none of it.
Experiencia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Experiencia won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Experiencia swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiencia avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hardy clinches up with Experiencia and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Experiencia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Will Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiencia lands with a light punch inside.
Experiencia pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Experiencia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
Experiencia avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Experiencia blocks with his arms.

Experiencia pulls guard effortlessly.

Experiencia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Experiencia doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Experiencia.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Experiencia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiencia 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Experiencia trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Experiencia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiencia is looking to stand up but Hardy isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nova Experiencia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Experiencia 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nova Experiencia!
After winning the bout, Nova Experiencia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.