PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel De Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Lucas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Apaga mais não bate. Hardy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Van damme - streets of Siam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

De Lucas
vs
Hardy

183 cm
32
215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

186 cm
36
221 lbs
23 - 20 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samuel De Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy moves away from the strike by De Lucas.
Good work by De Lucas as he checks the leg kick.
Hardy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Lucas avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy looks to land a body kick but De Lucas moved away.
A jab from Hardy finds it's way through De Lucas's defenses.
Hardy throws a series of punches but De Lucas avoids them all with ease.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses
and De Lucas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Lucas is looking to clinch.
De Lucas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick from Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Hardy.
De Lucas thows a body shot but no joy.
De Lucas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Lucas gets slowly back to his feet.
De Lucas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Lucas scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to slow De Lucas down with leg kicks.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
De Lucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Hardy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as De Lucas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
De Lucas misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy throws a low kick but De Lucas moves out of range easily.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Hardy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy throws a lazy uppercut
and De Lucas counters with a series of strikes. Hardy will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws a wild body kick that De Lucas sees coming a mile off.
Hardy scores with a push kick.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardy is looking to slow De Lucas down with leg kicks.
De Lucas walks into a jab.
De Lucas shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Lucas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy looks to land a combination. De Lucas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Lucas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Lucas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy tests De Lucas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De Lucas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Lucas throws a leg kick but Hardy checks it.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. De Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Lucas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Lucas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Lucas blocks a leg kick.
De Lucas checks a low kick from Hardy.
Will Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Lucas is looking to land body kicks.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hardy misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lucas misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel De Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for De Lucas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A leg kick checked by De Lucas.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
De Lucas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Lucas is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as De Lucas blocks the low kick.
De Lucas avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Lucas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Lucass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Lucas dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
De Lucas throws a body kick that misses.
Hardy throws a lazy head kick
and De Lucas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Lucas.
Hardy throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardy stuns De Lucas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body punch
enabling De Lucas to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardy!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De Lucas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good work by De Lucas as he checks the leg kick.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hardy is looking to score with low kicks.
De Lucas moves away from the strike by Hardy.
De Lucas tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Lucas misses the jab.
Crunch! Hardy slams his shin into De Lucas's torso.
A big right from Hardy misses.
De Lucas moves out of range of the strikes.
De Lucas tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy throws a body kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hardy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardy clobbers De Lucas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but De Lucas slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook but De Lucas blocks it.
De Lucas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but De Lucas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Lucas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Lucas closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. De Lucas pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Will Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses

and De Lucas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
De Lucas tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
De Lucas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy tries to work over De Lucas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
De Lucas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardy misses with a knee strike.
De Lucas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Lucas counters with a stiff right hand.
A clash of legs there as De Lucas blocks the low kick.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Lucas.
De Lucas walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.

De Lucas has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Hardy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Lucas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
De Lucas tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lucas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel De Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Lucas taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from De Lucas as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped De Lucas in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Lucas's hands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Lucas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Lucas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but De Lucas avoids it.
Hardy is looking to score with low kicks.
Hardy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Hardy wants to slow De Lucas down by chopping away at his legs.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy thuds his right hand into De Lucas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hardy throws a push kick but De Lucas slaps the foot to one side.
De Lucas walks into a left hand.
De Lucas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

De Lucas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hardy!
De Lucas trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Hardy manages to get back to half guard.
De Lucas is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

De Lucas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Lucas prevents Hardy from improving his position.
De Lucas is pressing down on Hardy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardy is holding on for now.
Samuel De Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De Lucas is trying to work for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.
Hardy keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hardy trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas wants to pass to mount but Hardy is defending the position.
De Lucas thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
De Lucas tries to pass to full mount but Hardy defends it.
Hardy gets back to full guard.
Hardy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Lucas trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
De Lucas is pushing down on Hardy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hardy is fighting to maintain full guard but De Lucas has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lucas throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Lucas is working away from the top position though.
Hardy wants to improve his position but De Lucas is controlling well.
Hardy controlling the position for now.

De Lucas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Hardy!
A victorious Will Hardy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.