PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Hardman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato has chosen Mike Tyson Post-Fight Interview with Jim Gray as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardman
vs
D Amato

191 cm
25
273 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

178 cm
26
234 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Voodoo Nutrition

Flying Knee Clothing
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Hardman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato with a hook.
D Amato throws a shot from downtown. Hardman moves away and avoids it.
D Amato connects with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardman, right into the meat.
D Amato tests Hardman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
D Amato misses with a straight right.
Hardman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hardman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
D Amato bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Amato lands a head shot.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardman.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardman was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
D Amato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Hardman. Those never looked like landing.
Hardman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardman moves out of range of the strikes.
Hardman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardman misses the target.
Hardman slips under a jab from D Amato.
Hardman scores with a jab to the body.
Hardman scores with a jab to the jaw.
D Amato has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
D Amato throws a leg kick
and D Amato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That kick from Hardman tenderised D Amato's leg. D Amato is trying to keep his angry face on.
D Amato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
D Amato throws a head kick but Hardman moves out of range.
Hardman tries to move into range but D Amato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
D Amato throws out a loose jab but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardman scores with a nice strike.
Hardman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hardman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by D Amato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato throws a looping overhand right but Hardman ducks down to avoid it.
Hardman misses with a double jab
letting D Amato counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman is looking to slow D Amato down with leg kicks.
Hardman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
D Amato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardman looks to throw the jab but D Amato is out of range.
D Amato throws a hook but Hardman avoids it easily.
D Amato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardman was well out of range. Poor timing from D Amato.
Hardman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardman throws a poor cross that misses
and D Amato counters with a two punch combo.
Hardman swings widly with a right hand
and D Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and D Amato is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the liver by D Amato. Beautiful body shot.
D Amato digs a good hook to Hardman's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman misses with a hook.
Hardman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
D Amato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
D Amato avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from D Amato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from D Amato misses.
Decent striking displayed by D Amato there.
D Amato scores with a hook.
Hardman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hardman lands a leg kick that knocks D Amato off balance momentarily.
Hardman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and D Amato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
D Amato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
D Amato slips a jab and a cross from Hardman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato connects with a body shot that sends Hardman's belly button to the back.
Hardman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
D Amato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
D Amato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
D Amato misses with a body shot
and Hardman counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato throws a hook but Hardman avoids it easily.
D Amato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardman doesn't seem bothered though.
D Amato throws an off balance right hand
and Hardman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardman blocks the leg kick.
D Amato slips under a jab.
D Amato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Amato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
D Amato lands with a hook. Hardman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by D Amato. That's going to slow Hardman down.
D Amato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael D Amato dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hardman takes a swing at D Amato's ribcage but misses.
D Amato wants to land a leg kick but Hardman is out of range.
D Amato's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
D Amato lands with a hook. Hardman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bruce Hardman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
D Amato throws out a loose jab but Hardman uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for D Amato. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
D Amato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. D Amato darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
D Amato misses with a wild body shot.
Hardman blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from D Amato misses.
Hardman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Amato throws a hook but Hardman avoids it easily.
Hardman looks to land a combination. D Amato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Amato. Hardman does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Amato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
D Amato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hardman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D Amato misses with a head kick.
D Amato lands with a nice body punch.
D Amato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardman.
Hardman dodges the punch combination from D Amato.
A swing and a miss from D Amato.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!
D Amato checks a low kick from Hardman.
Hardman lands a jab to the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hardman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hardman connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardman throws out a loose jab but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato swings widly with a right hand
and Hardman counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardman misses with a double jab
and D Amato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardman tries to clinch there but D Amato circles away.
D Amato lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Hardman is predictable there
enabling D Amato to counter with a crisp jab.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.
D Amato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardman doesn't seem bothered though.
D Amato misses with a body shot.
D Amato moves away from the strike by Hardman.
D Amato slips under a jab from Hardman.
Hardman tries to clinch but D Amato moves away
letting D Amato counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardman.
Hardman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Amato.
Hardman throws a looping overhand right but D Amato ducks down to avoid it.
D Amato was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hardman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
Hardman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Amato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardman.
D Amato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
D Amato throws a body punch but Hardman moves out of range.
D Amato connects with a crisp jab.
D Amato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Amato throws a looping overhand right but Hardman ducks down to avoid it.
As D Amato looks to move away, Hardman throws a big counter combo bu D Amato just gets out of the way.
D Amato misses with a shot to the body
and Hardman counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato throws a sloppy head kick and Hardman moves out of range easily.
Hardman checks a leg kick nicely.
D Amato tests Hardman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardman moves in looking to clinch but D Amato pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from D Amato.
D Amato throws a hook but Hardman blocks it.
D Amato closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
D Amato throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
Hardman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from D Amato misses the target.
Hardman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hardman tries to move into range but D Amato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardman moves away from the strike by D Amato.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardman misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and D Amato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from D Amato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
D Amato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardman.
D Amato lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael D Amato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Hardman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Amato.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardman misses the target.
A jab lands there for Hardman.
Hardman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
D Amato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardman throws out the jab.
D Amato walks into a straight right hand from Hardman.
Hardman throws a leg kick
and D Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hardman throws a lazy right hand but D Amato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardman misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from D Amato finds it's target.
Hardman misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Amato throws a lazy right hand but Hardman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Amato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardman.
Hardman doesn't manage to clinch there - D Amato circles away.
D Amato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardman looks to land a combination but D Amato avoids it well.
Hardman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Amato.
It seemed like D Amato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
D Amato blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardman ducks under a wild hook from D Amato.
D Amato tries to bum rush Hardman with a series of wild strikes but Hardman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardman thumps D Amato with a low kick.
D Amato fails to land with a series of punches.
D Amato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
D Amato cracks a nice hook into Hardman's ribs.
D Amato staying out of range there.
Hardman defending well as D Amato loads up on a big left hand.
Hardman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.
Hardman takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
D Amato swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
D Amato throws a leg kick but Hardman checks it.
D Amato wants to land a leg kick but Hardman is out of range.
Hardman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling D Amato to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Hardman misses
and D Amato counters with a straight right hand.
D Amato avoids the head kick by Hardman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from D Amato on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardman misses with a right hand
and D Amato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D Amato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardman throws a right hand that misses
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardman missing with a left hand there. D Amato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Amato tests Hardman's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hardman.
Hardman takes one on the button.
D Amato throws a big shot that misses.
Hardman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Hardman blocks the low kick.
D Amato defending well as Hardman loads up on a big left hand.
D Amato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
D Amato misses with a straight left.
D Amato digs a good hook to Hardman's body.
D Amato avoids a punch combination nicely.
D Amato appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Hardman.
Hardman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amato throws an overhand right that lands on Hardman's shoulder, as Hardman tries to avoid the shot.
Hardman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot by D Amato.
Hardman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Michael D Amato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
D Amato misses the jab.
D Amato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
D Amato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
D Amato swings widly with a right hand
and Hardman counters with a nice leg kick.
D Amato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardman slips under a jab.
Hardman throws a right hand that D Amato ducks under and follows up with a left that D Amato also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and D Amato releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
D Amato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hardman throws a low kick, looking for D Amato's leg but D Amato calmly moves out of range.
Bruce Hardman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
D Amato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael D Amato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well D Amato 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael D Amato!
Michael D Amato bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.