PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Socially Awkward Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hardy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Coming home -Dirty money. Penguin has chosen Why Cant We Be Friends as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardy
vs
Awkward Penguin

180 cm
35
160 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

175 cm
33
220 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Socially Awkward Penguin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Penguin instigates a clinch.
Penguin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Penguin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penguin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Penguin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penguin's elbow.
Penguin lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penguin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Penguin trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy tries a body shot but Penguin blocks it.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Penguin with a knee to the head.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penguin backwards.
Penguin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Penguin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Penguin lands a knee to the head.
Penguin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penguin blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penguin's coach down at Soul Supremacy - UK was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Penguin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penguin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Penguin.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Penguin.
Penguin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penguin misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Penguin after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy cracks Penguin with a nice body shot.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Penguin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Jason Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penguin tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penguin counters with a leg kick.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Penguin is just out of range.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Penguin.
Penguin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Penguin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy takes a swing at Penguin's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy throws a body punch but Penguin moves out of range.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Penguin checks it
and Penguin counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penguin counters with a big head kick but Hardy shrugs it off.
Penguin tries to clinch up.

Penguin has closed the distance and engaged Hardy in a clinch.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Penguin manages to get underhooks.
Penguin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy gets through Penguin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penguin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Penguin tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penguin backwards.
Penguin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Penguin avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy tries a body shot but Penguin blocks it.
Penguin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jason Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Socially Awkward Penguin.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Penguin scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penguin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.

Penguin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hardy regains guard immediately.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Penguin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penguin stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Penguin throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Socially Awkward Penguin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Penguin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penguin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy cracks Penguin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Penguin tries to clinch but Hardy moves away
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Penguin's shoulder, as Penguin tries to avoid the shot.
Penguin wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Penguin tries to clinch up.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penguin counters with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Penguin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Penguin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hardy's guard.
Penguin throws an elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penguin's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
Penguin keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a strike but Penguin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Penguin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penguin postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Penguin content to stall in guard here.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penguin is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Hardy pulls Penguin in close to his closed guard and prevents Penguin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Penguin throws a strike but Hardy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penguin is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Socially Awkward Penguin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy cracks Penguin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Socially Awkward Penguin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from Hardy.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Penguin moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Jab by Hardy.
Penguin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardy misses with a two punch combination.
Penguin tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Penguin moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Penguin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Penguin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Penguin controls his hands.
Penguin tries a knee to the head but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penguin's elbow.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Penguin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Penguin 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.
Penguin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penguin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Penguin is breathing heavily.
Penguin is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penguin.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy takes a swing at Penguin's ribcage but misses.
Hardy throws a jab when Penguin was well out of range.
Hardy is looking to wear down Penguin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Penguin wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Penguin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hardy lands a jab to the head.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penguin moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Penguin misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.

Penguin moves into the clinch.
Penguin 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 gets through Penguin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penguin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penguin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penguin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penguin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Penguin 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 lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penguin backwards.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy avoiding damage as Penguin throws knees to the body.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to push Penguin away but Penguin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penguin tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penguins head.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Penguin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penguin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Penguin saw that one coming.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penguin.
Hardy lunges at Penguin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penguin's hand.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penguin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Jason Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penguin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jason Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penguin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penguin is looking to clinch.
Penguin tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Penguin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penguin throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Penguin throws a push kick but Hardy slaps the foot to one side.
Penguin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy catches Penguin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardy punishes Penguin's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardy connects with a single shot there.
Good shot there by Hardy.
Hardy scores with a one two! Penguin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin wants to clinch.

Penguin moves into the clinch successfully.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.

Penguin wants the takedown. Hardy is fighting it off but Penguin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hardy's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy pulls Penguin in close to prevent any damage.
Penguin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Penguin looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Penguin is proving a slippery customer.
Penguin tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Hardy!
Jason Hardy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.