PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 618 p4p, 77 weight class) and Jacob Hardy (ranked 1173 p4p, 133 weight class). Hardy has chosen Till I Collapse - Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ho Joy
vs
Hardy

175 cm
30
156 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

168 cm
35
147 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy sets himself, and Hardy steps forward looking for the clinch! Ho Joy avoids it this time.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Ho Joy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardy's head.
Ho Joy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ho Joy misses with a shot to the body
and Hardy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hardy slips a jab from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy is looking to score with low kicks.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Ho Joy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hardy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ho Joy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho Joy thumps Hardy with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hardy throws a head kick but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Do Ho Joy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Ho Joy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy with a jab.
Ho Joy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Ho Joy staying out of range there.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick that knocks Hardy off balance momentarily.
Ho Joy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into range.
Ho Joy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho Joy lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Joy.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Ho Joy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ho Joy. Ho Joy obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Joy.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy scores with a punch to the head.
Ho Joy throws a combination that misses
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy avoids the body shot from Hardy.
Hardy lands a jab to Ho Joy's midsection.
Ho Joy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Ho Joy avoids it.
Ho Joy slips a straight right by Hardy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hardy.
Ho Joy throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Joy connects with a solid leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ho Joy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ho Joy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Ho Joy misses.
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho Joy.
Ho Joy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hardy slips under a jab from Ho Joy.
It seemed like Hardy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Joy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hardy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Joy moves away.
Ho Joy is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Hardy throws out a counter right but Ho Joy avoids it with no problem.

Ho Joy clinches.
Ho Joy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ho Joy blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ho Joy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ho Joy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Ho Joy lands a right hand.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy avoiding damage.
Ho Joy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ho Joy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy throws a leg kick
and Ho Joy counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hardy manages to circle out of the way.

Ho Joy tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
Hardy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Joy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.
Ho Joy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A short left from Ho Joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Do Ho Joy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ho Joy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Hardy is rocked!
Ho Joy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ho Joy is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

Ho Joy darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Ho Joy's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Ho Joy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Ho Joy is blocking nicely.
Do Ho Joy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ho Joy is struggling to control the position.
Ho Joy has Hardy pushed against the cage.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The referee calls for Ho Joy to work.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the head.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Joy avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ho Joy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy cracks Ho Joy with a nice body shot.
Ho Joy lands a shoulder strike.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action.
Ho Joy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ho Joy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Ho Joy's head.
Ho Joy tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ho Joy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ho Joy is defending well for now.
Ho Joy has a couple of punches blocked by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the head.
Hardy is working Ho Joy over against the cage.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.

Ho Joy breaks from the clinch.
Hardy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho Joy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ho Joy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ho Joy rather than just go for the knockout.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Hardy.
Ho Joy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hardy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ho Joy with a body shot.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ho Joy has time to react.
Ho Joy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy lunges at Ho Joy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ho Joy's hand.

Ho Joy is rocked!
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Joy.
Oh Ho Joy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hardy checks it well.
Ho Joy seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hardy blocks a leg kick.
Hardy punishes Ho Joy's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ho Joy back to the cage. Hardy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hardy tries to clinch
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho Joy connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from Ho Joy misses.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Ho Joy's front leg but catches the back leg as Ho Joy tries to avoid it.
Ho Joy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardy to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ho Joy. That did some damage!
Ho Joy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
Ho Joy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Ho Joy looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Ho Joy.
Hardy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy slips a jab from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Ho Joy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy misses with the combination.
Ho Joy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a body shot that sends Ho Joy's belly button to the back.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ho Joy 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 throws out a counter right but Ho Joy avoids it with no problem.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho Joy manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ho Joy misses its target.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Joy under the eye.
Ho Joy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Ho Joy looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Ho Joy tries to work over Hardy's front leg with a kick but Hardy checks it.
Ho Joy throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho Joy throws out a leg kick but Hardy moves out of range and Ho Joy only half commits.
Ho Joy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
That kick from Ho Joy tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Ho Joy.
Hardy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ho Joy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.

Ho Joy moves into the clinch.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Hardy is working Ho Joy over against the cage.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ho Joy is defending well for now.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Ho Joy prevents a body shot from Hardy.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ho Joys head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Joy tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Hardy back against the cage.
Ho Joy pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ho Joy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Hardy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardy misses with a punch to the body.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a body punch.
Ho Joy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hardy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ho Joy tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ho Joy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hardy misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ho Joy breaks from the clinch.
Ho Joy connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardy checks a leg kick nicely.
Ho Joy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Hardy!
Jacob Hardy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Do Ho Joy had this to say: 'It is not important to be better then someone else, but to be better then yesterday. Jigoro Kano'.