PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Priest
vs
Hardy

175 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Elite Clothing
Fighter Suplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morgan Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Priest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Priest throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Priest wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Priest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Priest looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Priest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priest.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Priest misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a big head kick but Priest shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Priest misses with a wild combination.
Priest cracks Hardy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hardy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Priest finish him?

Hardy is rocked!

It looks like Dan Hardy has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Priest closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Priest finish him?
Priest throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
Hardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Priest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Priest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a head kick. That will keep Priest thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Priest is rocked!
A punch combination from Priest misses.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Priest falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hardy counters with a head kick that drops Priest!
Oh Priest is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Priest on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Priest tries to get out of the position.
Priest is breathing heavily.
Hardy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Priest is looking to stand back up but Hardy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Priest.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy advances nicely into full mount.
Priest seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardy manages to capitalize on a mistake by Priest to take his back!
Hardy cracks Priest with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Priest from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Hardy is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
I really don't envy Priest right now.
Hardy missing with punches from the back.
Priest rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hardy stops Priest from getting back to his feet.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Priest keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Priest listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Priest fails with a takedown attempt.
Priest closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Priest looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but Priest persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Priest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dan Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Priest looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Priest is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Priest shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Priest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Priest misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Priest backing up. Priest nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Priest darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Priest is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Priest sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
Priest is trying to control the action in half guard but Hardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Priest working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hardy striking from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Priest won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
Priest postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Priest misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a head kick.
Priest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Priest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Priest tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Priest throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Priest takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Priest doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Morgan Priest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priest tries to clinch up.
Morgan Priest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Priest throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hardy counters with a big head kick but Priest shrugs it off.
Priest wants to clinch.
Priest is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a head kick.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Priest moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to de liver by Priest. Beautiful body shot.
Priest throws a one two combo.

Priest has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Priest is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Priest.
Priest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardy wants to break free but Priest has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest lands with a right to the head.
Priest is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Priest breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Priest lands a lovely overhand right.
Priest doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Priest closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardy counters with a head kick. That will keep Priest thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice uppercut there from Priest.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Priest falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hardy counters with a big head kick but Priest shrugs it off.

Priest moves into the clinch successfully.
A right handed body shot lands from Priest.
Priest tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Priest can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Priest misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Priest won't allow it.
Hardy wants to break free but Priest has control.
Priest digs a right hand into Hardy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardy's gas tank.
Hardy wants to break free but Priest has control.
Priest wants to break free but Hardy has control.
Priest prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.

Priest breaks from the clinch.

Priest instigates a clinch.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Priest has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Priest.
Hardy keeps control of Priest as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Priest manages to break the clinch.
Priest displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Priest!
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Priest darts in trying to clinch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Priest darts in trying to clinch
and Hardy counters with a head kick. That will keep Priest thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Priest lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardy backs up against the cage.
Priest throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a head kick.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Priest.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Priest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Morgan Priest dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Hardy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hardy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Priest lands a left and a right that sends Hardy crashing to the canvas! Priest dives into mount looking to finish!
Priest has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Priest with shots to the head and body - Hardy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Priest scoring with strikes but Hardy is staying in there.
Priest lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on?
Priest is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hardy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Priest with shots to the head and body - Hardy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Priest is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Priest has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest landing punches.
Priest cracks Hardy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hardy is trying to escape the mount.
Priest with a couple of short strikes.
Priest connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Priest working the ground and pound effectively.
Priest lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Priest is landing with some decent strikes but Hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hardy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Priest not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Priest knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardy on the ground.
Hardy trying to control but Priest postures up.
Priest is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Priest.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priest tries to stand and escape but Hardy actually recovers to full guard.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Priest clinches but Hardy breaks the clinch
and Hardy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Priest is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Priest lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Priest is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Priest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Hardy throws a right hand that Priest ducks under and follows up with a left that Priest also avoids with ease.
Morgan Priest is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Priest scores with a four punch combination!
Priest throws a combination that misses
and Hardy counters with a head kick. That will keep Priest thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Priest is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Priest misses the shot to the body.
Hardy lands a high kick!
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Hardy swinging wilding here.

Priest instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to break free but Priest has control.
A shot in the inside from Priest.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Priest wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Priest prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.
Hardy can't break the clinch.

Priest breaks from the clinch.

Priest rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.
Priest cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Hardy wants to break free but Priest has control.
A body shot lands from Priest.
Priest is working Hardy over against the cage.
Hardy prevents Priest from breaking the clinch.
Priest has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Priest works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Priest lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Priest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Priest 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Priest!