PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Goyf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goyf comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Asylum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goyf
vs
Hardy

187 cm
26
212 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarmo Goyf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goyf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Tarmo Goyf has been cut.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goyf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Goyf.
Goyf throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goyf throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hardy! But no joy.
Hardy ducks right into an uppercut from Goyf.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Goyf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goyf bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
Goyf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goyf misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy avoids the head kick by Goyf.
Hardy with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Goyf throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy wants to counter the offense by Goyf and move into the clinch position.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goyf.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.

Hardy forces Goyf back against the cage and clinches.
Goyf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goyf's efforts to push away.

Goyf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goyf takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Goyf throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Hardy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goyf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardy's head.

Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goyf tries to break free but Hardy pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Goyf is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardy has double underhooks.
Goyf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goyf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Goyf tries to break free but Hardy pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goyf backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Goyf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy cracks Goyf with a nice body shot.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Goyf blocks it.
Goyf is trying to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goyf backwards.

Goyf breaks from the clinch.
Hardy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses

and Hardy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Goyf is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goyf dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Goyf.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses.
Goyf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goyf wants to break free but Hardy has control.

Goyf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy throws a jab when Goyf was well out of range.
Jab by Hardy.

Tarmo Goyf's cut is getting worse.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goyf under the eye.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Goyf takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, jab by Hardy - just one landing.
Goyf throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goyf throws a lazy head kick

and Hardy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Goyf blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goyf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Goyf is trying to force a seperation but Hardy has the dominant position.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goyf blocking some punches.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Goyf's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goyf working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Goyf controls the action.
Goyf is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
Goyf blocks an elbow strike.
Goyf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goyf backwards.
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 Tarmo Goyf's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Goyf pushes him off.
Hardy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goyf misses with a head kick.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Goyf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goyf has time to react.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Goyf with an uppercut!
Hardy scores with a nice strike.

Tarmo Goyf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy blocks a head kick by Goyf.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Goyf throws a lazy head kick
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goyf keeps the fight on the outside.

Goyf tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goyf is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goyf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Goyf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Goyf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Goyf has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Goyf takes an elbow to the temple.

Goyf manages to break the clinch.

Hardy has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goyf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Goyf.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.

Jeez, Tarmo Goyf's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Goyf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goyf wants to break free but Hardy has control.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
Goyf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goyf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Goyf tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Goyf blocking some punches.
Hardy lands an uppercut.
Goyf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goyf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goyf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy tries to clinch there but Goyf circles away.
Goyf takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick by Goyf misses
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarmo Goyf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stan Hardy!
During a confident post fight interview, Stan Hardy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.