PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hai Shang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Run this town as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chad Hardy enters the cage!

Shang
vs
Hardy

192 cm
26
198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

184 cm
29
186 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hai Shang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Shang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shang lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Shang.
Shang stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Shang drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
Shang landing knees to the head.
Shang misses with a knee to the head.
Shang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shang blocking some punches.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shang is looking for a takedown.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Shang.
Still in the clinch, Shang scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Shang.
Shang blocks an uppercut.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shang lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Shang crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shang backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Knees to the body from Shang.
Shang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Shang lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shang.

It looks like Chad Hardy has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shang lands an uppercut.
Shang lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Shang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy looks winded!
Shang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shang landing knees to the head.

Hardy is rocked!
Shang jerks Hardy's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hardy drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Shang goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Shang because Hardy was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Hai Shang!
In defeat, Chad Hardy stepped up to the mic, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.