PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Eldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eldridge
vs
Hardy

188 cm
36
220 lbs
24 - 16 - 0

183 cm
24
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Dynamo Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Eldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Eldridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eldridge tries to work over Hardy's front leg with a kick but Hardy checks it.

Hardy rushes Eldridge and presses him up against the cage.
Hardy presses Eldridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eldridge is defending well for now.
Eldridge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eldridge is defending well for now.
Eldridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Eldridge missing with knees to the body.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
Eldridge is breathing heavily.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eldridge.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Eldridge controls the action.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eldridge is defending well for now.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eldridge managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Eldridge blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardy obliges.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eldridge blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eldridge or not.
Eldridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hardy as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eldridge.
Eldridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Eldridge prevents a body shot from Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Eldridge lands a nice knee to the body.
Eldridge taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy tries to work over Eldridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Eldridge controls his hands.
Eldridge blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eldridge's elbow.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Eldridge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Hardy presses Eldridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eldridge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Eldridge avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Eldridge's ribcage.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eldridge backwards.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Eldridge looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eldridge.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eldridge throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eldridge in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eldridge in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy tries to work over Eldridge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Eldridge avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eldridge managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Hardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hardy drops Eldridge with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Eldridge looks back up at him and smiles so Hardy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Eldridge is rocked!

It looks like Michael Eldridge has been cut.
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!
Eldridge blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Oh Eldridge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy tries to clinch but Eldridge is having none of it.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy tries to clinch but Eldridge is having none of it.

Hardy forces Eldridge back against the cage and clinches.
Eldridge seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Hardy digs a right hand into Eldridge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Eldridge's gas tank.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Eldridge blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy working Eldridge over with knees to the body.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eldridge throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eldridge.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eldridge's elbow.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eldridge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy lands a left hand.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eldridge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy presses Eldridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Eldridge avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eldridge's elbow.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Eldridge controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stan Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Eldridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy presses Eldridge against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy tries a body shot but Eldridge blocks it.
Eldridge tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Eldridge managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Eldridge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eldridge takes a shot to the head.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Eldridge controls his hands.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eldridge lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Eldridge's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Eldridge drops to his knees and Hardy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Hardy!