PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Popadopalous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Popadopalous might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Theme from Rocky. Hardy has chosen AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Popadopalous
vs
Hardy

185 cm
20
213 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Popadopalous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Popadopalous sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Hardy misses.
Popadopalous misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy catches Popadopalous with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Popadopalous chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hardy can pounce on him.
Hardy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Popadopalous is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Popadopalous.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popadopalous. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Hardy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hardy scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Popadopalous counters with a straight right hand.

Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Popadopalous is blocking nicely.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popadopalous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Hardy with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hardy.

Popadopalous is rocked!
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Oh Popadopalous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Popadopalous with a big uppercut! Popadopalous tries to clinch up but Hardy pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Popadopalous to the mat! Popadopalous covers up and Hardy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Will Hardy!