PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Capoeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafinha Capoeira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Capoeira
vs
Hardy

178 cm
26
168 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

178 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafinha Capoeira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capoeira tries to move into range but Hardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Capoeira drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Capoeira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tommy Hardy has been cut.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Capoeira as the two fighters clinch.
Capoeira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Capoeira with a knee to the head.
Capoeira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Capoeira.
Capoeira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Capoeira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy tries to move into range but Capoeira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Capoeira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.

Capoeira has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira misses with a knee strike.

Capoeira manages to break the clinch.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy connects with a single shot there.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Capoeira moves away.
Capoeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy cracks Capoeira with a good jab.

Capoeira clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Capoeira on the inside.
Capoeira crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Capoeira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.
Capoeira lands a shot to the body.
Capoeira lands a knee to the head.

Capoeira breaks from the clinch.
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
Capoeira blocks a jab.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Tommy Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws out a powerful jab.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Capoeira's ribs.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capoeira.

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

Capoeira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Capoeira. Capoeira maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Capoeira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy tries to circle away but Capoeira has him pinned against the cage.
Capoeira lands a shot to the body.

Capoeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Capoeira has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy tests Capoeira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy jabs Capoeira right on the nose. Capoeira blinks but takes it well.
Capoeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Capoeira.
Capoeira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Capoeira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy stalks Capoeira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Capoeira's face. Capoeira staggers backwards, shaken.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Capoeira's head.
Capoeira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Capoeira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardy throws a body punch but Capoeira moves out of range.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Capoeira seems unphased.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Capoeira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Capoeira closes the distance and clinches.

Capoeira breaks from the clinch.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Capoeira slips the punch.
Capoeira slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy with a hook.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Capoeira's shoulder, as Capoeira tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Capoeira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Capoeira moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.

Capoeira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Capoeira lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Capoeira has the dominant position.
Capoeira scores with a shoulder strike.
Capoeira lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Capoeira on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Capoeira.
Capoeira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Capoeira unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Capoeira manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Capoeira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capoeira manages to avoid it.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capoeira manages to avoid it.
Capoeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Capoeira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Capoeira avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Capoeira fails with an attempt to clinch.

Capoeira gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Capoeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capoeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Capoeira takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Capoeira.
Capoeira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Capoeira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Capoeira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy cracks Capoeira with a good jab.

Capoeira drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Capoeira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Capoeira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Capoeira scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy wants to break free but Capoeira has control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Capoeira.
Capoeira stalling against the cage.
Capoeira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Capoeira breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capoeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Capoeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Capoeira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafinha Capoeira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Hardy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy scores with a shot to the body.

Capoeira has managed to clinch.
Capoeira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Capoeira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Capoeira on the side of the head.
Capoeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Capoeira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardy thows a body shot but no joy.
Capoeira ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Capoeira slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy cracks Capoeira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Capoeira.
Capoeira wants to clinch.
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Capoeira swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Tommy Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Capoeira clinches with his opponent.
Capoeira tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Capoeira lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to break free but Capoeira pushes him back against the cage.
Rafinha Capoeira has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Capoeira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Capoeira moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
A big left from Capoeira misses.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Capoeira avoids them all with ease.
Capoeira is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Capoeira takes one to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Capoeira's head.
Capoeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Capoeira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Capoeira off the cage and back into range.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy digs a good hook to Capoeira's body.

Capoeira pushes Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Capoeira controlling the action here for a moment.
Capoeira cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.

Capoeira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy lands a nice shot that snaps Capoeira's head back.
Hardy digs a good hook to Capoeira's body.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Rafinha Capoeira has been cut.
Capoeira takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Capoeira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy lands a head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capoeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy catches Capoeira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

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

Capoeira breaks the clinch.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Capoeira.
Capoeira is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Capoeira takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardy.

Capoeira gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Capoeira is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Capoeira has him pressed against the cage.
Capoeira scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Capoeira can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Capoeira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardy blocks it with crossed arms.

Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Capoeira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy scores with a jab. Capoeira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Capoeira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
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!
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Capoeira moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Hardy catches Capoeira right on the button with a cross.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Capoeira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Capoeira walks into a left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Capoeira doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Hardy clobbers Capoeira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardy lands with a right hand.
Capoeira tries to clinch up.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Capoeira in his tracks.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Capoeira is looking to clinch.
Capoeira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Capoeira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardy misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Capoeira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy misses with a right hand

and Capoeira counters by clinching up.

Capoeira manages to break the clinch.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Capoeira counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Capoeira tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Capoeira slips the punch.
Capoeira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Capoeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Capoeira.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Capoeira just leaning against Hardy, taking a breather.

Capoeira breaks from the clinch.
Capoeira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Capoeira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Capoeira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Capoeira's head.
Capoeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rafinha Capoeira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy walks into a stiff left hand from Capoeira.
Capoeira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Capoeira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tommy Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capoeira manages to avoid it.
Capoeira fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Hardy.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 19:19
Judge William Peck scores the fight 19:19
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 19:19

The fight is ruled a draw!
Rafinha Capoeira retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!