PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Kaczmarek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaczmarek's entrance music is Flux Pavilion - I Can't Stop. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kaczmarek
vs
Hardy

186 cm
21
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Kaczmarek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaczmarek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hardy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hardy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hardy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kaczmarek is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kaczmarek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kaczmarek tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
Kaczmarek avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hardy.
Kaczmarek sneaks back into half guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Kaczmarek's head.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.

Hardy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kaczmarek to stand up.

Hardy gets a double leg takedown into Kaczmarek's guard.
Hardy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hardy postures up in Kaczmarek's guard and throws a big left but Kaczmarek blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. David Hardy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek is breathing heavily.
Kaczmarek is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as Kaczmarek shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Kaczmarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hardy has Kaczmarek up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaczmarek backwards.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Hardy presses Kaczmarek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kaczmarek takes a shot to the head.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Kaczmarek has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaczmarek.
Hardy stalling the fight.
Hardy misses with an elbow over the top.

Hardy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kaczmarek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaczmarek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kaczmarek is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kaczmarek dives in and grabs Hardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes down on Kaczmarek's head and hops out.
Kaczmarek fails to land the takedown.
Kaczmarek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastian Kaczmarek. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hardy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hardy trying to control but Kaczmarek is working from the bottom.
Hardy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaczmarek is retaining full guard.
Kaczmarek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaczmarek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaczmarek can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hardy controls the pace.
Hardy forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hardy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kaczmarek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Hardy seems content to control.
Let's hope that Hardy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by David Hardy.

Hardy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kaczmarek is trying to defend but Hardy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaczmarek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kaczmarek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Kaczmarek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy lands with a punch from half guard.
Hardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
David Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hardy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hardy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hardy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaczmarek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kaczmarek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses. Kaczmarek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hardy's guard. Nice move by Kaczmarek!
Kaczmarek looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaczmarek wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy 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.
Kaczmarek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Kaczmarek throws a big elbow that misses.

Hardy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kaczmarek escapes and throws Hardy's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Kaczmarek decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
Kaczmarek shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hardy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kaczmarek quickly recovers to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hardy in particular looking to stall.

Hardy stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Sebastian Kaczmarek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hardy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kaczmarek wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hardy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kaczmarek defending well though.
Kaczmarek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hardy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hardy showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hardy in particular looking to stall.
Hardy working over Kaczmarek with some ground and pound. Kaczmarek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
David Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
Sebastian Kaczmarek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Hardy!