PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Kuure has chosen I'm Coming Home as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hardy
vs
Kuure

178 cm
29
202 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

175 cm
34
185 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuure!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure throws a low kick, looking for Hardy's leg but Hardy calmly moves out of range.
Hardy lands with a nice combination. Kuure backs away looking to recover.
Kuure throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Kuure misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
A jab from Kuure finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Kuure rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy defending well as Kuure loads up on a big left hand.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Kuure avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Kuure thuds his right hand into Hardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuure walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuure scores with a leg kick.
Hardy walks into a straight right hand from Kuure.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Kuure.
Kuure lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuure.
Kuure avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Kuure tries to score with a low kick but Hardy moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure connects with the punch.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy checks a low kick from Kuure.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Kuure.
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
A right-left combo lands from Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuure moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Kuure scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuure lands a high kick!
Kuure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Kuure misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuure. Kuure circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Kuure moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Kuure moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kuure.
A jab from Kuure misses.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Kuure slips the punch.
Kuure thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuure digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy slips a straight right by Kuure.
Kuure misses with a straight right.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuure at a distance.
Hardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuure misses with a left hand
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuure is looking to land body kicks.
Hardy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuure throws a shot to the body.
Jab by Hardy.
Kuure lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've been informed that Kuure has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure misses with a wild body shot.
Kuure throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuure dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuure circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuure.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuure throws out the jab.
Kuure throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuure misses with a low kick.
Kuure misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Kuure misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Kuure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Kuure fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuure wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kuure throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuure does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Kuure misses.
Kuure throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuure seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuure scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Kuure.
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Kuure takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hardy.
Kuure throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuure lands a jab to the nose.
Kuure throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuure throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Kuure counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardy tries to score with a low kick but Kuure moves his leg out of the way.
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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuure throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuure throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Kuure.
Hardy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kuure back to the cage. Hardy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kuure throws a series of strikes that have Hardy backpedaling.
Kuure throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuure throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Kuure misses.
Kuure avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuure throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuure.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuure scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hardy checks a low kick from Kuure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Kuure does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuure slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuure moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Kuure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuure throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Kuure.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Kuure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuure 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kuure loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Kuure misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Kuure tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuure.
Kuure cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuure on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy checks a low kick from Kuure.
Hardy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kuure shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardy checks it well.
Kuure misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Kuure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuure cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardy throws a combination that misses
and Kuure counters with a leg kick.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuure.
Kuure lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kuure throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Kuure.
Andre Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a hook. Kuure tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kuure dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Kuure is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kuure 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.
Kuure looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuure darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuure misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Hardy blocks the low kick.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuure.
Kuure is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuure fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Hardy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Kuure misses with a body kick.
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuure throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuure on the side of the head.

It looks like Kuure has been cut.
Kuure looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Kuure throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure misses the jab.
Kuure takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Kuure.
Kuure throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Kuure.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuure throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuure throws a leg kick which misses Hardy's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardy tries to avoid it.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Kuure checks it
and Kuure counters with a nice kick to the body.
A cross from Kuure lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuure comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuure 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuure!
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