PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 293 p4p, 39 weight class) and Jacob Hardy (ranked 890 p4p, 101 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Hardy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Till I Collapse - Eminem. Nosyaj Rram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rram
vs
Hardy

164 cm
37
150 lbs
33 - 18 - 2

168 cm
34
147 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rram lands with a nice body punch.
Hardy cracks Rram with a good jab.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Hardy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rram misses with the combination.
Rram misses with a kick to the body.
Rram connects with an inside leg kick.
Rram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
Hardy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Hardy stuns Rram with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Rram slips the punch.
Rram seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hardy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rram throws out a powerful jab.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Rram moved out of range nicely.
Hardy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rram is looking to chop away at Hardy's legs.
A good leg kick by Rram.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy blocks a low kick nicely.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardy duly obliges.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rram doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick from Rram misses.
Hardy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rram scores with a nice strike.
Rram throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hardy throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Rram misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Rram misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rram uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
Rram looks to throw the jab but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy tries to clinch but Rram is having none of it.
Rram blocks the body kick.
Rram checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a kick to the temple. Rram shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A nice combination there by Rram.
Rram lunges at Hardy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hardy's hand.
Hardy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rram checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rram lands a nice hook to Hardy's body. Hardy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rram misses with a low kick.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy throws a leg kick but Rram sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - Rram had a free shot at his head there.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rram lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Rram's shoulder, as Rram tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rram.
Hardy tries to move into range but Rram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardy swings widly with a right hand
letting Rram counter with a right hand.
Rram walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Rram with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardy, right into the meat.
Hardy moves out of range as Rram throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rram finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Hardy misses with a low kick as Rram jumps back.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rram motions for Hardy to come forward. Rram throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy tries to clinch but Rram moves out of range.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rram avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Rram counters with an outside leg kick.
Rram throws a body kick that misses.
Rram throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Rram motions for Hardy to come forward. Rram throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rram.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
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 Nosyaj Rram will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Rram blocks a body shot from Hardy.
A nice left hand lands by Hardy.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rram looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardy tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rram gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Rram misses.
Rram jabs Hardy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Rram.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rram is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
A low kick from Rram is predictable there
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardy tries to bum rush Rram with a series of wild strikes but Rram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rram throws a leg kick but Hardy moved away.
Rram takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rram goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rram's sensitive parts.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Rram tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rram throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardy.
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rram counters with a low kick, right behind Hardy 's knee.
Rram throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy ducks right into an uppercut from Rram.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rram lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hardy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hardy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hardy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rram has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rram!
Nosyaj Rram is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Rram misses with a body shot.
Rram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Rram ducks down to avoid it.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Rram misses with a looping left.
Hardy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rram connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hardy scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tests Rram's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rram.
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rram has time to react.
Rram scores with a jab to the head.
Hardy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy checks a low kick from Rram.
Rram looks to land a combination. Hardy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hardy.
Rram takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Rram blocks the low kick.
Hardy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rram.
Rram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram takes one to the chin there.
An inside leg kick from Rram misses.
Rram tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hardy lands a nice looking body kick.
Hardy cracks Rram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rram.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rram. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Hardy throws out a powerful jab.
Rram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nosyaj Rram dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Rram. That snapped Hardy's head back.
Rram does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Rram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rram throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Rram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Hardy throws a solid leg kick but Rram takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hardy.
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rram doesn't seem phased though.
Rram fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Rram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rram looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rram.
Rram throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Nosyaj Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hardys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hardy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rram throws a big shot that misses.
Hardy cracks Rram with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Rram moved out of range.
Nice cross by Rram.
Nice uppercut lands for Rram. That snapped Hardy's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Hardy. Those never looked like landing.
Rram throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Rram throws out a loose jab but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice combination there by Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy lands with a right hand.

Rram is rocked!
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick.
Oh Rram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rram swinging wildly here.
Rram seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rram.
Rram throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Rram's shoulder, as Rram tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Rram's body.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rram throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Rram blocks the body kick.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rram throws a low kick but Hardy moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rram looks to land a combination but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy throws a shot to the body.
Rram throws a hook but Hardy avoids it easily.
Hardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rram works Hardy's body with a nice hook.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rram scores with a nice body kick.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy thuds his shin into the meat of Rram's side.
Hardy jabs at Rram's body.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Hardy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Hardy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Hardy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hardy. Rram shrugs it off though.
Nosyaj Rram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rram keeps Hardy at a distance using the push kick.
Rram throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy walks into a left hand.
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hardy.
Nice cross by Hardy.
Jacob Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacob Hardy.
I think Rram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nosyaj Rram!
Nosyaj Rram gave a mention to Knockaround Guys Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).