PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Method Man - Bring The Pain. Stan Hardy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Man
vs
Hardy

191 cm
28
212 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

183 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
Man fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man lands an overhand right.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Hardy saw it coming and moves away.

Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Man prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Man lands a left hand.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man is breathing heavily.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardy gets an underhook and turns Man into the cage.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Man prevents a body shot from Hardy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Man looking to stall.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Hardy is working Man over against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Man blocks a body shot from Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Man misses with the head strike.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man misses with some punches.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Man is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy is working Man over against the cage.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy digs a right hand into Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man's gas tank.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Method Man has been cut.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Man gets tackled into the cage by Hardy. Hardy maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man is working Hardy over against the cage.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardy tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man with a knee to the head.
Man misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man misses with some punches.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Man blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Man is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the cage.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy works on Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stan Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Man prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man misses with a body punch.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Man trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Man stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hardy clinches.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Man.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man is trying to stall.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Man blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Man.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Hardy lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.
Hardy working Man over with knees to the body.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Method Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Man's ribcage. Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man misses with some punches.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man working aggressively here.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Hardy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man working aggressively here.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Hardy cracks Man with a nice body shot.
Hardy lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Stan Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hardy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Hardy!
Method Man was interviewed post fight and said 'Patty cake patty cake hey the method man Don't eat Skippy, Jif or Peter Pan Peanut butter, cuz I'm not butter In fact I snap back like a rubber band!'.