PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Cpw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cpw kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Steve McQueen. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardy's choice of entrance music: I shot the Sheriff. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cpw
vs
Hardy

170 cm
30
146 lbs
29 - 13 - 0

193 cm
30
145 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Handsome Cpw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cpw throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Cpw tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Cpw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Cpw's ribs.
Cpw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Cpw on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Cpw closes the distance and pushes Hardy back into the cage.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cpw as Hardy tries to tie him up.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to drag Cpw to the mat but Cpw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cpw scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cpw's defenses.

Cpw breaks from the clinch.
Cpw throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Cpw saw that one coming.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cpw misses the jab.
Cpw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Cpw missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cpw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw throws a shot to the body.
Cpw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpw takes one to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cpw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Cpw blocks a jab.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Cpw knows he should have avoided that one.
Cpw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cpw checks a leg kick.
Cpw ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Cpw is looking to clinch.
Cpw just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Cpw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cpw counter with a right hand.
Cpw staying out of range there.
Cpw takes one on the button.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Cpw ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy scores with a kick to the midsection.

Cpw has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpw blocking some punches.
Cpw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cpw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cpw avoiding damage.
Cpw blocks a body shot from Hardy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cpw is pressed up against the cage. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cpw down to the mat. Cpw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cpw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cpws head.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cpw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cpw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cpw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cpw wants to clinch.
Hardy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cpw tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Cpw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Cpw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cpw manages to avoid it.
Cpw tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cpw is just out of range.
Cpw looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy clobbers Cpw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cpw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cpw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.

Cpw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cpw misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cpw gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
Hardy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Cpw lands an uppercut.
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cpw takes an elbow to the temple.
Cpw blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpw lands a shoulder strike.
Ray Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy tries to stall but Cpw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cpw avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardy.
Cpw struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Cpw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cpw misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cpw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Cpw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Cpw counters with a left to the body.

Cpw clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy tries to stall but Cpw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Cpw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cpw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cpw loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Cpw throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Cpw wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Cpw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cpw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cpw lands with a shot to the body.
Cpw throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cpw misses with a straight left.
Cpw throws a big shot that misses.
Cpw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Cpw moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cpw.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Cpw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cpw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cpw is stalling here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cpw has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy cracks Cpw with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Cpw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Handsome Cpw dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Cpw.
Cpw avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cpw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy throws a hook but Cpw avoids it easily.
Cpw misses with an uppercut.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Cpw looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Cpw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cpw moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cpw slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cpw doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Cpw looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy scores with a sloppy right hand. Cpw should have avoided that one.
Cpw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cpw bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swings for the body but Cpw moves out of range.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Cpw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardy on the side of the head.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cpw moves away.
Cpw drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cpw misses with a wild body shot.
Cpw connects with a body shot that sends Hardy's belly button to the back.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cpw moves away.
Cpw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cpw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cpw. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy takes a swing at Cpw's ribcage but misses.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Cpw ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Cpw takes one to the chin there.

Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Cpw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cpw lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Cpw swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cpw lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cpw.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cpw.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
Cpw prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Cpw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cpw.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cpw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cpw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cpw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cpw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cpw blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cpw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ray Hardy.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

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