PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svend Sved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Maxwell Hardy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maxwell Hardy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hardy
vs
Sved

164 cm
27
144 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

165 cm
22
148 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Svend Sved!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sved is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sved sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hardy throws a chopping leg kick but Sved manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sved tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Sved blocks the low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
Sved moves out of range of the body kick from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sved in his tracks.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Sved on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.

Sved moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
Sved stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Sved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sved keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Sved's head back.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sved.
Sved tries to clinch up.
Sved ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Sved keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Sved is looking to clinch.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Sved is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy scores with a jab.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardy throws the left hand but Sved avoids the punch easily.
Maxwell Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sved checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardy scores with a nice body kick.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Sved's body. Sved takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sved closes the distance and clinches.
Sved misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Sved misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Sved.
Sved is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Sved lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Sved.
Hardy tries a body shot but Sved blocks it.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sved is trying to pull guard but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Sved throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sved.
Sved is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
Sved throws an elbow but it misses.
Sved missing with knees to the body.
Sved blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sved controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Sved blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Sved gets an underhook and turns Hardy into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Sved.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sved cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
Sved tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Sved back against the cage.
Come on Hardy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Sved.
Sved throws an elbow that misses.
Sved taking a breather.
Sved trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell Hardy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hardy missing with a left hand there. Sved was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sved looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy throws a low kick but Sved moves out of range easily.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Sved sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sved looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Sved throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Sved steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardy. That one must have hurt.
Hardy throws a low kick but Sved avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maxwell Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Sved slips the punch.
Hardy cracks Sved with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Sved.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sved looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Svend Sved is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Sved fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy digs a good hook to Sved's body.
Hardy misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sved fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Sved gets a clinch.
Sved lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sved goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Sved.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sved lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sved misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy trying to stall but Sved improves his position.
Maxwell Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Sved.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sved just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Sved.
Sved swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sved goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sved throws a head punch that misses.
Sved fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardy!
Sved on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sved on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Sved tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy jabs Sved right on the nose. Sved blinks but takes it well.
Sved takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swings for the body but Sved moves out of range.
Crunch! Hardy slams his shin into Sved's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Hardy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sved momentarily.
Hardy feints and then cracks Sved's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sved down.
Sved staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sved tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Sved's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxwell Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Hardy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sved has time to react.
Hardy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sved on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sved is out of range.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Sved slips the punch.
Sved drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Sved.
Hardy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sved avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Sved darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sved is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
Sved throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sved tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sved misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Sved controls his hands.
Sved fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Sved pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sved tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sved slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Sved is out of range.
Sved moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Sved slips a jab from Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Sved down.
Sved wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy throws a jab when Sved was well out of range.
Maxwell Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sved uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sved's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sved on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardy.
Sved throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Svend Sved has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sved slips under a jab.
Hardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sved is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardy takes a swing at Sved's ribcage but misses.
Sved shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Sved throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Sved steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maxwell Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy slips a jab from Sved.
Sved shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maxwell Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Svend Sved.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sved tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Sved 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.

Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Sved. Sved maintains the clinch.
Sved tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Sved prevents a body shot from Hardy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sved just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sveds head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sved is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sved has his back to the cage.
Hardy gets through Sved's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sved misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

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