PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Delton (ranked 6078 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hardy (ranked 8146 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Delton
vs
Hardy

182 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
2 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Delton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hardy!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hardy or perhaps it was just good defense by Delton, which made it look bad.
Delton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delton darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Delton into the cage.
Hardy fails with the takedown
and Delton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delton swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Delton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy slips a jab from Delton.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delton misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Delton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Delton fails with the takedown
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Delton's body. Delton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Delton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Delton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Delton keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Delton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Delton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Delton wants it to stay on the feet.
Delton avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Delton as Hardy shoots in.
Hardy dives in for a single leg takedown but Delton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Hardy blocks the leg kick.
As Delton backs off Hardy throws a huge counter combo but Delton manages to avoid it all.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delton as he jumps to the side.
Delton shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Billy Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delton darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Delton into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Delton circles away.
Delton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Delton misses.
Delton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Delton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delton is breathing heavily.
Hardy with a poor takedown

and Delton counters by clinching up.

Delton breaks the clinch.
Delton looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy dives in and grabs Delton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delton pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
Hardy with a jab.
Hardy darts in trying to clinch
and Delton counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Delton misses.

Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.

Delton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Delton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Delton misses.
Hardy shoots for a double leg takedown but Delton sprawls well. He's pushed Hardy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Hardy tries to get set, Delton tries to push him back and clinch up but Hardy manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Delton dominated that round.
That's time! Delton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ben Delton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Delton shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Delton throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Delton circles away.
Delton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hardy just manages to avoid it.
Delton fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt - Delton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ben Delton is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Delton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Delton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Delton as he avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Delton. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Delton blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Delton, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Delton against the cage but Delton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delton scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delton scores with a leg kick.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Delton.
Delton throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Delton pushes him off.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Delton, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Delton against the cage but Delton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Delton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy dives in for a single leg takedown but Delton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Delton darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns Delton into the cage.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hardy.
Delton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delton.
Hardy with the counter takedown but Delton avoids it easily.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Delton's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Delton or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy, which made it look bad.
Delton sets himself, and Hardy steps forward looking for the clinch! Delton avoids it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy throws a head kick but Delton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Delton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Delton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As Hardy looks to move away, Delton throws a big counter combo but Hardy just gets out of the way.
Delton misses with a double jab
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Delton missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy tries to land a front kick but Delton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Delton, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Delton as he jumps to the side.
Hardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delton misses with a hook.

Delton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Delton showed some decent athleticism there.
Hardy trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Delton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Delton is thwarting Hardy's attempts to control the position.

Hardy looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delton trying to control from Hardy's half guard. Hardy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Delton sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Delton stands and steps away. Hardy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Delton misses with an uppercut. Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Delton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delton but Delton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ben Delton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Hardy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Delton with that takedown attempt.
Billy Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Delton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delton off to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Billy Hardy.
Well Delton 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Delton!