PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Reginald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hardy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Divide. Sir Reginald has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Hardy's chin.

Hardy
vs
Reginald

172 cm
22
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sir Reginald!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reginald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy slips a jab from Reginald.
Hardy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Hardy shoots in and bounces Reginald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reginald keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Reginald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reginald can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hardy throws and elbow that misses. Reginald uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hardy's guard. Nice move by Reginald!
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reginald is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reginald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reginald has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hardy is proving hard to escape from.
Hardy is pulling down on Reginald's head to control his posture.
Reginald wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Reginald does no damage.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Hardy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reginald is trying to escape back to his feet but Hardy uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working the ground and pound but Reginald is defending the strikes.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reginald seems a little lost for a moment, as Hardy dominates the positioning.
Hardy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hardy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hardy staying calm.
Hardy landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy prevents Reginald from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reginald takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hardy cracks Reginald with a big right hand but Reginald just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hardy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hardy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hardy in side control, throwing shots but Reginald defends.
Hardy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reginald is being controlled here.
Hardy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Reginald is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reginald takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hardy misses with the ground and pound.
Hardy trying to control the position but Reginald is working away.
Reginald is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hardy throws an elbow but Reginald slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hardy working the ground and pound.
Hardy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Reginald tries to escape but Hardy is in control.
The strikes coming from Hardy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Reginald is looking to get back to his feet here but Hardy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Reginald's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for Reginald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reginald throws a combination. Hardy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No luck for Hardy with that takedown attempt.
Reginald cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Reginald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Hardy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hardy landing a few strikes.
Hardy controls the position.
Hardy advances nicely into full mount.
Reginald is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
Reginald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy landing strikes from the mount and Reginald is in trouble!
Hardy with a couple of short strikes.
Hardy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardy working Reginald over with strikes here.
Hardy content just to control the position here.
Reginald wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hardy trying to control but Reginald is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.
Reginald wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Reginald takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hardy controlling his opponent.
Reginald is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.
Hardy breaks from Reginald's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
Hardy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reginald looks a forlorn figure.
Hardy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hardy trying to control but Reginald is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing strikes from the mount.
Hardy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reginald?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy landing shots from mount.
Reginald is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reginald is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reginald is breathing heavily.
Hardy dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy landing strikes from the mount.
Hardy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hardy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reginald hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hardy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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 swings for the body but Reginald moves out of range.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
Reginald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reginald throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Reginald connects with the punch.
Reginald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reginald can do to turn this around?
Reginald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardy.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reginald as he avoids it easily.

Hardy gets a takedown into half guard.
Reginald looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reginald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hardy thows a huge punch but Reginald dodges it nicely.
Reginald is in trouble now - Hardy has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dan Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reginald looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Reginald that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reginald in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hardy landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hardy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
Hardy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardy working the ground and pound effectively.
Hardy content just to control the position here.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reginald is looking to escape.
Reginald taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reginald is in a horrible position here. Hardy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hardy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Reginald really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
Reginald is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hardy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sir Reginald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hardy!