PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Crouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crouch has chosen Headstrong as his entrance music. Grant Crouch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardy
vs
Crouch

185 cm
24
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Crouch!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crouch looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Crouch moves out of range of the strikes.

Hardy cracks Crouch with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hardy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Crouch to stand back up!

Crouch is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Crouch counters with a straight right hand.
Crouch slips a jab from Hardy.
Hardy throws a lazy uppercut
and Crouch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Crouch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Crouch ducks down to avoid it.
Hardy sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Crouch's defenses. It connects perfectly with Crouch's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Hardy!