PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinez has chosen Country Grammar as his entrance music. Tommy Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardy
vs
Martinez

200 cm
29
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy works Martinez's body with a nice hook.
Martinez throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Martinez walks into a left hand.

It looks like Tommy Martinez has been cut.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
We've been told by Hardy's head coaches at The Lion's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Clint Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Martinez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardy connects with the punch.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martinez throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez scores with a head kick.
Hardy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martinez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martinez throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Martinez.
Hardy throws a sloppy body shot
and Martinez counters with a head kick.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardy.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martinezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That has opened up Tommy Martinez's cut even more.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Martinez.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Martinez's head back.
Martinez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy wants to slow Martinez down by chopping away at his legs.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Martinez lands a high kick!

It looks like Clint Hardy has been cut.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinez counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Martinez.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martinez looks winded!
Martinez misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Martinez slips under a jab.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Hardy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.

The cut above Tommy Martinez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Martinez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hardy misses with a low kick as Martinez jumps back.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Hardy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hardy misses with a straight right.
Martinez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez slips a straight right by Hardy.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick from Martinez.
Hardy connects with a jab.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinez is out of range.
Hardy moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy lands a jab to Martinez's midsection.
Hardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Tommy Martinez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hardy steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Martinez is out on his feet! Hardy sets himself and nearly takes Martinez's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Clint Hardy!