PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Coming home -Dirty money. Price comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rotten Apple [Remix] - Prodigy & Sean Price kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hardy
vs
Price

180 cm
34
160 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

193 cm
32
178 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Price!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Price takes one on the button.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Price as he avoids it easily.
Hardy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Price sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardy somewhat.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Price counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Hardy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Price is looking to control Hardy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Price avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardy is trying to control. Price wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Price tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardy trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
Price is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hardy jumps into side control!
The ground and pound from Hardy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hardy wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy working the ground and pound from side control.
Hardy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Price, who protects the arm well.
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!
Price parries the strikes from Hardy easily there. Hardy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Price to escape.
Hardy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with the ground and pound but Price regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hardy is keen to just control but Price is a slippery customer.
Price is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Price's head.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardy misses with a head shot. Price uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hardy being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Price wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hardy manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hardy lands a nice short elbow.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy wants to free his trapped foot but Price is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hardy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab from Hardy finds it's way through Price's defenses.
Jason Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.

Hardy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Price's guard.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Price has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Price's legs - danger averted.
Price keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price trying to control the position.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
Jason Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Price trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Price had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Price being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy is looking to advance position but Price has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy regains half guard.
Hardy wants to control but Price is keeping busy.

Price is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Price wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
Price is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
Hardy holds on, trying desperately to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Price jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hardy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hardy and Price has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hardy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Price stalling away here and it's allowed Hardy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hardy is pulling down on Price's head. It's preventing any offense from Price, at least for the moment.
Hardy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Price wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Price sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Price missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Price counter with a right hand.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Price. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Sean Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Price.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Sean Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Price with an uppercut!
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price walks into a straight right hand from Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy dives in and grabs Price's left leg, looking for a takedown. Price pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
Hardy takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Price's hands.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Price thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.

Hardy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Price's guard.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Price has wrist control.

Price looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price is trying to keep Hardy in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Price is looking for a triangle but Hardy pushes his legs off easily.

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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hardy!
After the fight, Jason Hardy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.