PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Hardgrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cano
vs
Hardgrove

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
152 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgar Cano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Butch Hardgrove!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cano.
An elbow from Cano crashes against the mat.
Cano tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cano is staying tight to Hardgrove's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hardgrove wants to get back to his feet but Cano drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano controlling the position.

Cano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Cano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardgrove wants to get back to his feet.
Cano remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cano's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hardgrove looks gassed!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee stands the fighters back up. Edgar Cano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice defenses there by Cano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Cano dominated that round.
That's time! Cano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardgrove as he jumps to the side.

Cano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hardgrove!
Cano controlling from mount.
Hardgrove is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cano content just to control the position here.
Hardgrove is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hardgrove is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cano controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cano swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hardgrove is now in Cano's guard. A big mistake from Cano there, giving up the dominant position!
Hardgrove preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardgrove wants to get up but he can't break Cano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cano trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Cano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cano looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hardgrove!
Cano looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Edgar Cano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Butch Hardgrove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cano shoots in but Hardgrove avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardgrove lands a body shot.

Cano instigates a clinch.
Cano leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hardgrove wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hardgrove wants to get back to striking at distance but Cano won't allow it.
Hardgrove wants to break free but Cano has control.
Hardgrove wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cano has him pressed against the cage.
Hardgrove is looking to break free of the clinch but Cano has double underhooks.

Cano breaks the clinch.
Cano throws a sloppy head kick and Hardgrove moves out of range easily.
Cano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardgrove pinned against the cage. Hardgrove gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Cano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardgrove thuds his shin into the meat of Cano's side.
Nice body punch from Hardgrove.
Hardgrove thuds his shin into the meat of Cano's side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardgrove lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardgrove.
Hardgrove misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Hardgrove. No joy for Cano on that attempt.
Butch Hardgrove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cano shoots in but Hardgrove avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardgrove tries to score with a low kick but Cano moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Hardgrove, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardgrove misses with a wild combination.

Cano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cano trying to mount his opponent but Hardgrove defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cano wants to control but Hardgrove is keeping him busy.

Cano wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardgrove is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cano wants to advance to full mount but Hardgrove doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edgar Cano.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Cano!