PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio comes to the cage accompanied by Derezzed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardy's choice of entrance music: I shot the Sheriff. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Carpio
vs
Hardy

165 cm
30
146 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

193 cm
28
145 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition (90% Laundry)

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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Carpio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardy. Hardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Carpio throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carpio avoids the head kick by Hardy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpio. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Carpio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardy. That one must have hurt.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.

Hardy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carpio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Carpio works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hardy with the ground and pound but Carpio uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio seems keen to control Hardy's posture.
Hardy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Carpio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Carpio is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Hardy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carpio defends well.
Carpio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carpio throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Carpio from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hardy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carpio won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Carpio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardy wants to stand but Carpio is controlling the position.
Carpio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carpio is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio with a nice head shot there.

Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carpio working some strikes from top position.
Carpio chips away with some ground and pound.
Carpio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carpio scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carpio is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carpio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Hardy is rocked!
Carpio throwing strikes but missing.
Carpio throws a strike but Hardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpio is pulling down on Hardy's head. It's preventing any offense from Hardy, at least for the moment.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Carpio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Carpio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Carpio misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy works the jab nicely.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hardy looks for the body kick but Carpio saw that one coming.

Carpio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carpio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dave Carpio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carpio is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Carpio throws a big right hand that misses.
Carpio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Hardy wants to sweep here but Carpio controlling him for the moment.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy wants to stand up but Carpio is controlling him.
Carpio throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpio throwing strikes but missing.
Carpio postures up.
Carpio chips away with some ground and pound.
Carpio 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.
Carpio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Carpio postures up.
Carpio stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carpio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carpio distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carpio works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Hardy is still in real trouble! Can Carpio finish him?

Hardy is looking for a triangle but Carpio pushes his legs off easily.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Carpio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carpio's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Hardy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carpio is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Carpio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carpio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carpio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carpio.
Carpio distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Carpio from controlling successfully.
Carpio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carpio lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carpio.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carpio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carpio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardy controls Carpio momentarily but Carpio frees himself.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carpio working some strikes from top position.
Carpio working some strikes from top position.
Carpio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Carpio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Carpio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hardy takes one to the side of the head.

Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Carpio. Carpio maintains the clinch.
Carpio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Carpio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Carpio controls the action.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Carpio lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carpio tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy taking a breather.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carpio misses with an elbow over the top.
Carpio lands a nice elbow.
Carpio blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Carpio throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Carpio 's eye.
Carpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carpio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carpio lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ray Hardy has been cut.
Carpio blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Carpio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Carpio lands with a light punch inside.
Carpio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carpio working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carpio avoids it.
Carpio lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpio controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carpio throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Carpio.
Carpio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carpio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carpio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Carpio on the inside.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carpio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carpio lands a nice shot to the body.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Dave Carpio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carpio lands with a light punch inside.
Carpio throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carpio avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carpio.
Carpio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
Carpio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy gets through Carpio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carpio trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio with a knee to the head.
Carpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Hardy to work.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Carpio.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Carpio.
Carpio lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Carpio avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Carpio misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carpio tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Carpio.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carpio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carpio lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy pushes Carpio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio lands an elbow inside.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Carpio 's eye.
Ray Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Carpio avoids the elbow strike from Hardy, against the cage.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Carpio lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Carpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carpio up against the cage.
Carpio misses with some punches.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Carpio, against the cage.
Carpio lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dave Carpio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carpio blocking some punches.
Carpio is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carpio down to the mat. Carpio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Carpio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carpio 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Carpio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dave Carpio thanked ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).