PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sun God Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardy
vs
Sun God Ra

183 cm
34
215 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

189 cm
36
222 lbs
17 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, The Sun God Ra!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra scores with a nice strike.
Ra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but Ra manages to avoid it.
Hardy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hardy slips a jab from Ra.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ra moves away.
Hardy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Sun God Ra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ra keeps the fight on the outside.
Ra displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ra throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Ra saw that one coming.
Hardy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy stuns Ra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Ra.
Hardy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Ra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ra.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Ra's head.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra is stalling here.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ra lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Stan Hardy has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Ra blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ra lands a nice knee to the body.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Ra trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ra into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Ra blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ra.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Ra blocks it.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Ra slowing the pace effectively.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy 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 cut man is working on Stan Hardy's cut.
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.

Ra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Ra's head.
Nice uppercut there from Hardy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Ra does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hardy rushes Ra and presses him up against the cage.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
Ra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ra misses with an elbow over the top.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
Ra blocks an uppercut.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Stan Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
Ra lands a nice knee to the body.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Ra lands with a light punch inside.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Ra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Ra's head.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ra throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ra.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ra lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.
Ra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hardy managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
Ra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Ra.
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!
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a left hand.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ra lands a left hand.
Ra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ra gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ra misses with a knee to the head.
Ra lands an elbow inside.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Sun God Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stan Hardy's cut.
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!

Hardy throws a hook but Ra avoids it easily.
Ra misses with a double jab
and Ra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Ra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ra looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Ra's head.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra blocking some punches.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy pushes Ra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Ra missing with knees to the body.
Ra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Ra struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ra backwards.
Ra pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ra pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Ra shrugs off.

It looks like The Sun God Ra has been cut.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ra obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ras head.
Ra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ra gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Ra, against the cage.
Ra has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Ra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ra.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ra obliges.
Ra lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ra slowing the pace effectively.
Ra lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Ra lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ra trying to control the position but instead, Hardy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ra into the cage.
Ra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ra lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Ra.
Hardy misses with the head strike.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ra crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.
Hardy avoiding damage as Ra throws knees to the body.
Ra blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Ra.
Ra misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardy avoids the damage to the body.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Ra.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Sun God Ra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ra 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Sun God Ra!
A very excited looking The Sun God Ra rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.