PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adolf christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shipping Up To Boston. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hardy
vs
christ

180 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Lightning Fight Gear

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Forrest Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, adolf christ!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy gets the takedown into side control.

Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by christ, who protects the arm well.
Hardy tries to move into full mount but can't pass christ's legs.
christ tries to buck Hardy off but Hardy is having none of it.
christ takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
christ manages to get back to half guard.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
christ tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Hardy not doing much here.
christ is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Hardy winds up and cracks christ with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the action but christ is working from the bottom.
christ works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardy trying to stand up but can't free himself from christ's guard.
Hardy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of christ's head.
christ wants to sweep but no luck.
christ looks gassed!
christ will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

christ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
christ keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

christ gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
christ doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hardy advances to half guard.

Hardy is working for a submission of some sort.
christ tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.

christ is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hardy pulls his head out easily.
christ slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

christ is looking for a triangle but Hardy pushes his legs off easily.

christ has an active guard here but Hardy has managed to pass into half guard.
Hardy controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
christ moves into full guard.
Hardy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hardy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear christ down.
christ tries to bench press Hardy off him but Hardy keeps the position.
Hardy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
christ is not content to let Hardy control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks the strikes from christ.

Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
christ is looking for a sweep.
Hardy trying to control the position but christ is working away.
christ manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hardy's best efforts.
Hardy prevents christ from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hardy scores with a takedown into christ's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Hardy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hardy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for christ!
christ is squirming around, avoiding Hardy's attempts to control the action.
christ is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy prevents christ from getting the reversal.
christ is breathing heavily.
Hardy moves to back control.
Hardy slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
christ breaks Hardy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
christ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hardy is trying to keep christ in close.
christ stands and throws Hardy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

christ looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
christ works his way into full mount!
christ is landing with some decent strikes but Hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
christ with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
christ lands with some strikes.
christ landing strikes from the mount.
Hardy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
christ passes the guard and advances to mount!

christ wants to finish this one by submission but Hardy is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from christ.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hardy slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hardy controlling christ's posture.
Hardy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hardy is trying to control the position but christ postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy pulls christ in to control the position.

Hardy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. christ doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. christ manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Hardy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hardy fails to advance to christ's back.
christ keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
christ in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hardy working christ over with strikes here.
christ regains half guard.
Hardy stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to stand and escape but christ is controlling the position.
christ throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
christ works his way to full guard. Good work.
christ looking for a sweep. Not yet christ, not yet.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but christ is keeping the position.
Hardy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardy trying to stand up but can't free himself from christ's guard.
Hardy controlling from the top position.
Hardy trying to control but christ is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Forrest Hardy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hardy instigates a clinch.

Hardy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics christ uses from the top position.

Hardy has his foot on christ's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. christ works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardy keeping full guard, as christ tries to pass.
Forrest Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hardy has his foot on christ's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. christ works his way back into a safe position though.

christ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
christ postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.

Hardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. christ gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
christ keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.

Hardy working for a triangle but christ defends it easily.
christ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Hardy is trying to control the position but christ postures up.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardy lands a big elbow.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.

Hardy get's back to his feet.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but christ keeps working.
christ is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries to pass to full mount but christ defends it.
Hardy prevents christ from improving his position.

christ is defending against the submission attempts here by Hardy.
christ slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

christ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

christ throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
christ keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

christ looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hardy pushes down on christ's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hardy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hardy controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardy takes christ's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, christ is in trouble.
Will Hardy go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hardy lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Hardy trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has the hooks in. christ is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
christ turns into Hardy and is now in his guard.
christ trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
christ fails with the takedown

and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown. christ fights it but they end up in guard.

christ has an active guard here but Hardy has managed to pass into half guard.
christ tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

christ looking for submissions off his back.
Hardy blocks the strikes from christ.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

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