PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Hardy (ranked 1143 p4p, 115 weight class) and Marcelo Santiago (ranked 1687 p4p, 174 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse - Eminem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardy
vs
Santiago

168 cm
27
147 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

155 cm
25
150 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Hardy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcelo Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Santiago tries to counter it with a takedown but Hardy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jacob Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.
Hardy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santiago doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy misses with a hook. Santiago ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Santiago pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santiago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Santiago looking to score a takedown here. Hardy is defending well but Santiago drives through and ends up in Hardy's guard.

Hardy scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Hardy. That snapped Santiago's head back.
Jacob Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy lands with a shot to the body.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Santiago on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Santiago moves forwards but Hardy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Hardy has managed to clinch.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santiagos head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy is working Santiago over against the cage.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Santiago's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Hardy.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy gets underhooks to prevent Santiago's takedown attempt.
Jacob Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Santiago.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Santiago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Santiago tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Santiago tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Santiago drops back down to his feet.
Santiago has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santiago is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santiago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Santiago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Santiago is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santiago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy stops a takedown attempt from Santiago.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Hardy.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Santiago looks winded!
A hook to the body from Hardy.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy cracks Santiago with a nice body shot.
Hardy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Hardy.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy cracks Santiago with a nice body shot.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy scores with a hook to the body.
Hardy works on Santiago's body with a couple of short punches.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy presses Santiago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Santiago is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hardy to keep the fight standing.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santiago prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy cracks Santiago with a nice body shot.
Hardy presses Santiago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardy gets through Santiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Santiago misses with the head strike.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Hardy.
Santiago drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Santiago is rocked!
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Santiago feints the counter takedown.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
A jab from Hardy misses.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy throws a hook but Santiago blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago walks into a left hand.
Hardy works the jab nicely.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardy throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santiago. Santiago circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy misses with a hook. Santiago ducked under it nicely.
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy scores with a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
And Santiago tries to counter it with a takedown but Hardy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Santiago's ribs.
Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but Santiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santiago's sensitive parts.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Santiago is just out of range.
Santiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago feints the counter takedown.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santiago steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hardy. That one must have hurt.
Santiago shoots in for a double leg but Hardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardy digs a good hook to Santiago's body.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santiago is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardy. That's going to slow Santiago down.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Santiago misses.
Hardy is looking to slow Santiago down with leg kicks.
Hardy misses with a double jab
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago with the counter takedown but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Santiago's body.
Hardy lands a jab to the nose.
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santiago. Santiago circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Hardy moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Hardy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
Santiago dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Santiago takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Santiago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy misses with a leg kick

and Santiago counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Santiago manages to pass to side control.

Santiago trying to control from half guard but Hardy is working away.

Hardy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hardy scores with a jab. Santiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santiago moves away.
Hardy connects with a right hand. Santiago shakes it off.

Hardy clinches up with Santiago and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Santiago controls his hands.
Santiago misses with some punches.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Santiago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Santiago's ribcage. Santiago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Hardy prevents Santiago from breaking the clinch.
Santiago fails to pull guard.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Santiago has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.
Hardy is leaning against Santiago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santiago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hardy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jacob Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Santiago.
Hardy gets through Santiago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
Hardy pushes Santiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Hardy.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
A short left from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santiago jumps guard but Hardy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Santiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santiago drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santiago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy drops Santiago with a huge uppercut! Santiago drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hardy is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Hardy!
Jacob Hardy is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Jacob Hardy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.