PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Coming home -Dirty money. Guth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Xasthur - Beauty Is Only Razor Deep. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hardy
vs
Guth

180 cm
34
160 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

183 cm
29
157 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Guth ducks down to avoid it.
Guth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Guth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guth counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hardy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hardy throws a jab when Guth was well out of range.
Guth throws a leg kick but Hardy checks it.
Hardy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Hardy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Guth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guth is working for a kimura but Hardy is defending it quite comfortably.

Guth is looking for a kimura here.
Guth 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.
Guth trying to mount his opponent but Hardy defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Guth wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Guth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Guth tries to pass.
Hardy wants to stand up but Guth is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth looking to pass the guard.
Guth trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Guth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Burt Guth hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guth at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Guth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Guth.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hardy pushes Guth up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guth looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Burt Guth will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hardy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guth avoids it really well and circles away.

Hardy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guth can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hardy controls the pace.
Guth looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guth slips a jab from Hardy.
Guth staying out of range there.

Guth gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guth landing knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Guth misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guth scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guth misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guth misses with a knee to the head.
Guth lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guth scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Guth with a knee to the head.
Guth tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Guth.
Guth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guth takes a shot to the head.
Guth tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guth.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Guth scores a nice knee to the body.
Burt Guth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Guth.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guth connects with a knee to the head.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Guth avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Guth backwards.
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!
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Guth landing knees to the head.
Guth landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guth tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guth misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Hardy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Guth enables Hardy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Guth manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Guth keeps moving.
Guth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Guth is trying to keep Hardy in close.

Jason Hardy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hardy with a nice cross.
Hardy cracks Guth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and Guth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Guth, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Guth against the cage but Guth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guth needs to keep his hands up - Hardy had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Guth, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Guth against the cage but Guth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jason Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Guth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guth slips under a jab.
Guth tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy throws a sloppy body shot
and Guth counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy throws the left hand but Guth avoids the punch easily.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guth moves away.
Burt Guth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy throws a hook but Guth blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guth throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burt Guth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guth slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Guth uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hardy!
Jason Hardy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.