PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Malate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malate has chosen Wasakan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hardy
vs
Malate

180 cm
25
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archie Malate!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malate to the mat! Malate manages to get full guard.
Malate wants to control the position but Hardy says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hardy lands a nice short elbow.
Hardy throwing shots but Malate is blocking nicely.
Hardy trying to control the action but Malate is working from the bottom.
Hardy prevents Malate from standing back up.
Malate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardy.
Malate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hardy prevents Malate from improving his position.
Hardy is looking to take a break and control but Malate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Hardy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Malate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.

Malate tries to sprawl but Hardy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Malate's hands, connecting with Malate's forehead.
Malate wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Malate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hardy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malate 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 postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scoring with some ground and pound.
Malate looking to control.
Malate keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hardy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Malate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy wants to control but Malate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Malate is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Malate looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Hardy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.

Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardy striking off his back but it's not causing Malate any problems.

Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Malate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Hardy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hardy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malate's head.
Hardy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hardy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malate is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Malate tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malate is staying active underneath Hardy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Hardy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Malate to stand up.

Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malate is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Hardy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hardy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hardy is working Malate over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy is in close to Malate's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hardy distracts Malate with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Hardy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Malate is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hardy, into his guard.
Malate wants to stand but Hardy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Malate tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Malate is breathing heavily.

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

Hardy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malate wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Hardy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy keeping full guard, as Malate tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Malate defends it easily.
Malate wants to stand but Hardy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jeremy Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hardy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Malate has picked Hardy up and slammed him! Hardy can't keep hold of the triangle and Malate manages to pass to side control!
Hardy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hardy working over Malate with some ground and pound. Malate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Malate is trying to maintain the position but Hardy is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy winds up and cracks Malate with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Malate wants to control but Hardy is keeping busy.
Hardy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Malate has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Malate tries to get to full guard but Hardy has control of the leg.
Hardy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Malate's head.
Hardy working Malate over with strikes.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Malate's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hardy lands a nice short elbow.
Hardy working Malate over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Malate has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hardy is looking for a kimura but Malate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardy to get the leverage.

Hardy is looking for a kimura but Malate is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hardy to get the leverage.
Malate is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malate has hold of Hardy's hands but Hardy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy scores a takedown into full mount!

Hardy has control of Malate's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Malate regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Malate is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hardy.
Malate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Malate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Hardy has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Malate is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremy Hardy!