PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Dumic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by The Pure and the Tainted By Blue Sthali. Dario Dumic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hardy
vs
Dumic

200 cm
21
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario Dumic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy looks to clinch
and Dumic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hardy moves into the clinch.
Dumic is looking for a takedown.
Dumic told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Dumic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hardy defending against the ground and pound.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Dumic is dominant here and he's now got Hardy's back!
Hardy is in bad spot here.
Dumic avoiding Hardy 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Hardy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dumic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dumic looking to break Hardy's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hardy remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dumic will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Dumic struggling to land strikes to the head as Hardy covers up.

Dumic is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dumic biding his time, controlling Hardy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy tries to escape but Dumic has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Dumic looking for the choke from the back.

Dumic has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hardy is in real trouble here. Dumic gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hardy is tapping out! Dumic wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dario Dumic!