PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes into the arena with Ambitionz Az A Ridah blaring out of the sound system. Crag Hack will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hardy
vs
Hack

178 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
199 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crag Hack!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy slips under a jab from Hack.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hack lands a front kick.

Hack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Hack has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Hack tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy presses Hack against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hack slowing the pace effectively.
Hardy can't break the clinch.
Hack displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardy up against the cage.
Hack misses with a knee to the head.
Hack leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.
Hack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Hack.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hack misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hack doesn't seem phased though.
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hack misses the target.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Hack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Hack misses the shot to the body.
Hack misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy swings for the body but Hack moves out of range.
Hack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy is looking to wear down Hack with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Hack moves into the clinch.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Hack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Hack breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy lands with a nice combination. Hack backs away looking to recover.
Hack missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Hack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hack fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy cracks Hack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A solid body kick from Hack.
Hack lands a really nice looking cross but Hardy seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Hack.
Hack dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hack.
Hack thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Hack throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Hack with an uppercut!
Hardy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hack moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Hack doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Hack.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hack obliges.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hack has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Hack with a knee to the head.

It looks like Andre Hardy has been cut.
Hack just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Hack has Hardy pushed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.
Hack tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Hack.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hack wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hack throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hack counters with a nice leg kick.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hack moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hack fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hack has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Hack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Hack controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hack taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Hardy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hack 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.
Hack throws a wild body kick that Hardy sees coming a mile off.
Hack takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hack.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hack misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy moves out of range as Hack throws a body kick.
Hack 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.
Hack staying out of range there.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crag Hack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Hack slips the punch.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hack wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardy misses with a combination

and Hack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hack.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Hack has the dominant position.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Andre Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hack leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hack has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Crag Hack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crag Hack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hack leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hack avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.
Hack throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Hack.
Hack checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hack circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Hack.
Nice body kick there by Hack.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hack clinches.
Hack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crag Hack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crag Hack!