PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Raised Fist - Friends And Traitors. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardy
vs
Mancini

180 cm
23
176 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
PED Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mancini if he has to take too many more of those.
Hardy lands a really nice looking cross but Mancini seems unphased.

It looks like Ray Mancini has been cut.
Mancini slips under a jab from Hardy.
Mancini throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Mancini looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mancini's calf.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Mancini.
A punch combination from Mancini misses.
Hardy tried to counter with a leg kick but Mancini avoided it.
Hardy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Odins Body Workshop in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Mancini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mancini has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy throws a low kick but Mancini avoids it.
Mancini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mancini scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Mancini takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mancini looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Mancini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Hardy misses
and Mancini counters with a stiff right hand.
Mancini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Mancini off the cage and back into range.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mancini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mancini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mancini scores with a body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hardy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mancini punishes Hardy's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Mancini there.
Mancini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mancini looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Mancini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mancini looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Mancini throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
Mancini takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Mancini is rocked!
Hardy throws a shot to the body.

Mancini gets a takedown into half guard.
Mancini missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Mancini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Mancini trying to mount his opponent but Hardy defends it.
Mancini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mancini lands a nice short elbow.
Mancini throws a strike but Hardy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mancini's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mancini is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Mancini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mancini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mancini.
Mancini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mancini postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mancini is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Mancini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mancini throws an elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mancini's guard. Nice move by Hardy!

Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Mancini.

Mancini working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy stopping the sweep attempt from Mancini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ray Mancini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Mancini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Mancini avoids it.
Outlaw Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Mancini.
Mancini moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mancini misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancini. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Mancini moves out of range easily.
Mancini throws out a counter right but Hardy avoids it with no problem.
Mancini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Mancini is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mancini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mancini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Mancini lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mancini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Mancini.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mancini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mancini, as that shot connected.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Mancini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a body kick.
Mancini walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Hardy clobbers Mancini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mancini throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy lands with an overhand left.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hardy misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Mancini takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mancini scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hardy throws a body punch but Mancini moves out of range.
Mancini just misses with a punch to the body.
Mancini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Hardy keeps Mancini at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Mancini.
A nice side step and Mancini releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Mancini counters with a stiff right hand.
Mancini throws an overhand right that lands on Hardy's shoulder, as Hardy tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini misses the shot to the body.
Mancini swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mancini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy tries a low kick but Mancini avoids it.
Mancini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Mancini misses.
Hardy cracks Mancini with a good jab.
Mancini slips a straight right by Hardy.
The fighters circling - Hardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mancini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mancini catches Hardy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mancini throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
Hardy throws a head kick that half lands.
Mancini is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mancini thows a leg kick but Hardy checks it
and Hardy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardy punishes Mancini's body with a nice straight punch.
Mancini is breathing heavily.
A jab from Mancini misses.
The fighters circle, before Hardy throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mancini's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hardy lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Outlaw Hardy!
Outlaw Hardy retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Outlaw Hardy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.