PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Saccarosio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Andre Hardy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Saccarosio
vs
Hardy

185 cm
26
209 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
33
202 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Saccarosio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saccarosio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saccarosio tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saccarosio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Saccarosio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy unleashes a big counter combination but Saccarosio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hardy scores with a takedown into Saccarosio's guard.
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hardy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Saccarosio's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saccarosio looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Well, if Hardy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Saccarosio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saccarosio wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hardy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saccarosio trying to control but Hardy postures up.
Hardy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Hardy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Saccarosio to get to his feet.
Saccarosio with a poor takedown
and Saccarosio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Saccarosio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saccarosio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saccarosio tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Saccarosio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Saccarosio. Saccarosio maintains the clinch.
Saccarosio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saccarosio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saccarosio is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Saccarosio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
Hardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saccarosio has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saccarosio backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saccarosio tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Saccarosio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Saccarosio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a straight right hand.
Saccarosio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saccarosio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Saccarosio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Hardy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
A low kick from Saccarosio is predictable there
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saccarosio throws an off balance right hand
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Saccarosio backing up. Saccarosio nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Saccarosio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saccarosio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy looks to land a combination. Saccarosio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saccarosio tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardy gets a takedown into half guard.
Saccarosio tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hardy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Saccarosio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardy scoring with strikes but Saccarosio is staying in there.
Hardy content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saccarosio tries to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hardy is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saccarosio tries to reverse the position but Hardy maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Saccarosio is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saccarosio is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Saccarosio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy lands a two punch combo.
Saccarosio closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Saccarosio pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saccarosio rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andre Hardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saccarosio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Saccarosio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Saccarosio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saccarosio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saccarosio dives in and grabs Hardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes down on Saccarosio's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Saccarosio throws a leg kick
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saccarosio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Hardy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Saccarosio has his takedown stuffed
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Saccarosio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardy scores with a jab. Saccarosio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saccarosio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.

Hardy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saccarosio being controlled for a moment.
Andre Hardy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Hardy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hardy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saccarosio eats them both and turns towards Hardy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hardy throws out a powerful jab.
Hardy punishes Saccarosio's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saccarosio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hardy counters with a two punch combo.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Saccarosio's body. Saccarosio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saccarosio misses with a takedown
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saccarosio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
As Hardy looks to move away, Saccarosio throws a big counter combo bu Hardy just gets out of the way.

Hardy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Saccarosio to the ground. Hardy is now in Saccarosio's guard.
Hardy controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy slips nicely into half guard.
Hardy sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 24:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 24:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Hardy!
Andre Hardy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.