PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Amato has chosen M.D.A walks in with 5 naked bitches Wow ! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hardy
vs
D Amato

183 cm
32
215 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

178 cm
29
214 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

EVOLUTION Clothing
Conviction

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 17 - 7 - 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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
D Amato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
D Amato has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and D Amato counters with a left to the body.
D Amato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
D Amato punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.
D Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy misses the jab.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Amato throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy moves out of range as D Amato strikes.
D Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy misses with a right hand

and D Amato counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, D Amato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
D Amato blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. D Amato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as D Amato controls the action.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, D Amato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
D Amato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
D Amato blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, D Amato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Amato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with D Amato's elbow.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by D Amato.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D Amato's defenses.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
D Amato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Amato throws a head punch that misses.
D Amato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amato has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
D Amato managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
D Amato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
D Amato lands with a right to the head.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
D Amato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
D Amato misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but D Amato blocks it with crossed arms.
D Amato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stan Hardy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D Amato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
D Amato lands the left hand.
D Amato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. D Amato moves away and avoids it.
Hardy lands a body shot.
Michael D Amato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.

Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with D Amato, pushing him back against the cage.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of D Amato backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D Amato.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Amato managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy is working D Amato over against the cage.
Hardy lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
Hardy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D Amato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
D Amato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
D Amato lands a left hand.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of D Amato's head.
D Amato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Amato misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Amato.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
D Amato gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
D Amato tries to throw a body punch but Hardy avoids it by throwing D Amato back against the cage.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
D Amato lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of D Amato's head.
Hardy blocks a body shot from D Amato.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Hardy lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
D Amato blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Stan Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Amato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from D Amato fails to land.
D Amato takes a shot to the head.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
D Amato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Amato throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a body shot from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
D Amato blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as D Amato controls the action.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Amato misses with a punch on the inside.
D Amato blocking some punches.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Hardy.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Amato scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
D Amato misses with a body punch.
D Amato lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy prevents a body shot from D Amato.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Hardy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hardy lands a jab to D Amato's midsection.
D Amato moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy swings widly with a right hand
and D Amato counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Amato scores with a body shot.
Hardy misses with a looping left.
D Amato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy connects with a right hand. D Amato shakes it off.
D Amato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
D Amato slips under a jab.
D Amato misses with a body shot
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Amato thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from D Amato does no damage.
D Amato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardy moves out of range of the strikes.
D Amato misses the body punch
and Hardy counters with a right hand to the body.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
D Amato avoids a punch combination nicely.
D Amato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
D Amato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but D Amato uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Amato walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - D Amato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Amato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
D Amato is looking for the big counter here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Amato looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Hardy.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hardy rushes D Amato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from D Amato.
Still in the clinch, D Amato scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
D Amato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Amato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Michael D Amato has been cut.
Hardy blocks a body shot from D Amato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Amato.
D Amato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as D Amato controls the action.
D Amato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as D Amato controls his hands.
D Amato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Amato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardy or not.
D Amato dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
D Amato misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
D Amato lands an uppercut.
D Amato misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D Amato misses with some punches.
D Amato works on Hardy's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by D Amato.
D Amato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by D Amato.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy pushes D Amato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
D Amato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stan Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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 lands a body shot.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
D Amato misses with the head strike.
D Amato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michael D Amato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
D Amato tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
D Amato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
D Amato blocks an elbow strike from Hardy.
D Amato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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 Stan Hardy.
Well Hardy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Hardy!
Stan Hardy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Michael D Amato spoke after the fight, saying 'knock them out or get knock-out that's the way it goes he knock me out it happens better fighters than me have been kp'ed '.