PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Burza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Enter Sandman. Hardy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Run this town. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Burza
vs
Hardy

185 cm
38
195 lbs
21 - 14 - 1

184 cm
25
186 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Burza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Burza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Burza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burza walks into a jab.
Burza lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Burza blocks the body kick.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Burza missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burza. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy throws a hook but Burza blocks it.
Burza jabs at Hardy's body.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
Burza shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza lands the left hand.
Hardy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Burza stuffs the takedown.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Burza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Burza on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Burza has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Burza on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burza tries to bench press Hardy off him but Hardy keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burza prevents Hardy from improving his position.
Burza is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy gets full guard.
Burza passes Hardy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Burza wants to pass to mount but Hardy is defending the position.
Hardy is staying active underneath Burza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Burza is working for an americana but Hardy has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Burza was thinking about the submission.
Hardy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Hopkins. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

Burza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hardy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hardy has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy won't allow Burza to sweep him here.
Burza looking to control.
Burza has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hardy has passed into side control.
Hardy is chipping away with strikes.
Burza takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hardy working the body and head with strikes.
Burza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position but Burza is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burza some visible discomfort.
Burza takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Burza is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hardy is controlling him well.
An elbow from Hardy crashes against the mat.
Burza is looking to reverse the position.
Burza is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hardy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hardy trying to control the position but Burza is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy scoring with punches from side control.
Burza is looking for a sweep.
Hardy lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Burza's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hardy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burza scrambles back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Burza. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Burza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Burza is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Burza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hardy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burza is working hard here to advance position.
Hardy has a hand on Burza's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Burza takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Burza takes Hardy's back.

Burza is persistently looking for the submission but Hardy is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hardy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Burza's arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza has the hooks in. Hardy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hardy controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Burza is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hardy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hardy is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Burza off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Hardy holding both Burza 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Burza working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Burza is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Hardy taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Burza.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Burza!
John Burza spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Chad Hardy had this to say: 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.