PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Kawulski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawulski has chosen DMX - Slippin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hardy
vs
Kawulski

195 cm
23
187 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

181 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Kawulski!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kawulski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Hardy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kawulski tries a head kick but it misses.

Kawulski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kawulski misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawulski.

Kawulski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kawulski stays in close to Hardy's body and controls the position.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kawulski is controlling him.
Kawulski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hardy manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawulski is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kawulski is trying to trip Hardy. He has hold of a leg but Hardy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kawulski persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kawulski controlling from the top position.
Kawulski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kawulski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kawulski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kawulski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kawulski is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Kawulski wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski is in close to Hardy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kawulski trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Kawulski prevents Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Hardy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Kawulski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Kawulski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Kawulski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kawulski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kawulski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Kawulski advances position into side control!
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Kawulski controlling the position.
Hardy is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is not content to let Kawulski control the position.
Hardy defending against the ground and pound.
Hardy defending against the ground and pound.

Hardy sneaks out the side door and pushes Kawulski away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kawulski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Kawulski.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Kawulski ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawulski misses with a few strikes there.
Kawulski wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kawulski throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawulski. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawulski throws a body kick that misses.
Kawulski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Kawulski rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.

Kawulski has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hardy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Hardy manages to escape to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy throws a predictable looking body shot

and Kawulski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy is trying to break the clinch but Kawulski is controlling him.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawulski.
Kawulski is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawulski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kawulski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Hardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kawulski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Kawulski.
Kawulski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawulski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
Kawulski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy throws a hook but Kawulski avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kawulski.
It looked like Hardy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kawulski misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Kawulski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kawulski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Kawulski with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawulski dives in and grabs Hardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes down on Kawulski's head and hops out.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Kawulski manages to avoid it.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kawulski.
Hardy catches Kawulski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kawulski is looking to land body kicks.
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Kawulski has managed to clinch.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Kawulski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawulski working aggressively here.
Kawulski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aleksander Kawulski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawulski throws a lazy body kick
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brian Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kawulski.
Kawulski is looking to chop away at Hardy's legs.
Hardy scores with the left hand. Kawulski knows he should have avoided that one.
Hardy throws a jab when Kawulski was well out of range.
Hardy stuns Kawulski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kawulski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aleksander Kawulski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Good exchange - Kawulski coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Kawulski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Kawulski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawulski wants to land a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
It looked like Hardy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kawulski.
Kawulski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kawulski tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawulski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawulski tries to score with a low kick but Hardy moves his leg out of the way.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Kawulski ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Kawulski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Hardy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kawulski at a distance.
Kawulski tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hardy defends well and Kawulski ends up having to push Hardy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kawulski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawulski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawulski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kawulski.
A counter left hand to the body from Hardy misses its target.
Kawulski scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawulski throws a one two combo.
Hardy slips a jab and a cross from Kawulski.
Kawulski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawulski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kawulski moves away from the strike by Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawulski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hardy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kawulski throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Kawulski has a takedown stuffed.
Brian Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kawulski.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kawulski.
Kawulski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Kawulski has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.

Kawulski gets a takedown into half guard.
Kawulski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Kawulski is controlling him
Hardy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kawulski.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kawulski trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy wants to stand up but Kawulski is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardy throws a body punch but Kawulski moves out of range.
Hardy digs a good hook to Kawulski's body.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawulski on the side of the head.
Kawulski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Kawulski moved out of range nicely.
Kawulski looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
Kawulski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawulski misses with a wild body shot.
Kawulski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy throws a hook but Kawulski avoids it easily.
Kawulski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawulski shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense.
Kawulski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kawulski misses with a lunging right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hardy, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy throws out a powerful jab.

Kawulski is rocked!
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hardy swings away with a body shot that misses

and Kawulski counters with a single leg into guard. Hardy didn't expect that.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hardy manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Hardy breaks the clinch.
A big left from Kawulski misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Kawulski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kawulski moves away.
Kawulski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kawulski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Hardy!