PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Seleznyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stan Hardy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hardy
vs
Seleznyov

183 cm
30
215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

193 cm
31
222 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu
MayheM sportswear

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Seleznyov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seleznyov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Seleznyov.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy tries a body shot but Seleznyov blocks it.
Seleznyov digs a right hand into Hardy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardy's gas tank.
Seleznyov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seleznyov tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Seleznyov back against the cage.
Seleznyov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Seleznyov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Seleznyov blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Seleznyov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seleznyov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Seleznyov has Hardy pushed against the cage.
Hardy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Seleznyov tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing Seleznyov back against the cage.
Seleznyov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Seleznyov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Seleznyov avoids it.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Roberto Seleznyov has been cut.
Seleznyov blocking some punches.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Seleznyov gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seleznyov.
Seleznyov blocking some punches.
Seleznyov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Seleznyov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Seleznyov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seleznyov misses with a body shot.
Hardy with a nice cross.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Seleznyov pushes him off.
Seleznyov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Hardy looks to land a combination. Seleznyov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hardy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Seleznyov moved out of range.

Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.

Seleznyov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seleznyov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Seleznyov thows a leg kick but Hardy checks it
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seleznyov. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Seleznyov on the side of the head.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Seleznyov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Hardy.
Seleznyov throws a head kick that half lands.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand

and Seleznyov counters with a head kick that drops Hardy to the mat! Hardy scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Seleznyov cracks Hardy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hardy falls to his knees and Seleznyov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Seleznyov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Roberto Seleznyov thanked Sun-Tzu for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).