PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugen von Bohm Bawerk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think von Bohm Bawerk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .... Hardy has chosen AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill as his entrance music. Eugen von Bohm Bawerk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

von Bohm Bawerk
vs
Hardy

190 cm
24
220 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
27
221 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugen von Bohm Bawerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy tries to clinch
and von Bohm Bawerk counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - von Bohm Bawerk circles away.
Will Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.
Hardy tries to clinch up
and von Bohm Bawerk counters with a stiff right hand.

von Bohm Bawerk drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage.
von Bohm Bawerk scores with a shoulder strike.
von Bohm Bawerk stalls.
Hardy stalling in the clinch but von Bohm Bawerk improves position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and von Bohm Bawerk avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by von Bohm Bawerk.
Hardy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from von Bohm Bawerk.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Bohm Bawerk presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
von Bohm Bawerk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
von Bohm Bawerk dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.

von Bohm Bawerk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
von Bohm Bawerk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
von Bohm Bawerk throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Bohm Bawerk's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eugen von Bohm Bawerk just wasn't active enough.

von Bohm Bawerk tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
von Bohm Bawerk lands an uppercut.
Hardy stops a takedown attempt from von Bohm Bawerk.
Hardy lands an elbow just above von Bohm Bawerk 's eye.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but von Bohm Bawerk blocks it.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hardy throws an elbow but misses.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy looks gassed!
von Bohm Bawerk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy trying to control the position but instead, von Bohm Bawerk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardy into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from von Bohm Bawerk.
von Bohm Bawerk blocks an elbow strike.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A short body shot lands from von Bohm Bawerk as the two fighters clinch.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
von Bohm Bawerk pressing his opponent against the cage.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a body shot in the clinch.
von Bohm Bawerk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

von Bohm Bawerk lands a takedown into guard.
von Bohm Bawerk is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Bohm Bawerk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

We're going to have a standup here because Eugen von Bohm Bawerk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
von Bohm Bawerk with a hook.
von Bohm Bawerk connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugen von Bohm Bawerk dominated that round.
That's time! von Bohm Bawerk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hardy gets tackled into the cage by von Bohm Bawerk. von Bohm Bawerk maintains the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards von Bohm Bawerk's brow.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through von Bohm Bawerk's defenses.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. von Bohm Bawerk is defending well for now.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
von Bohm Bawerk dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
von Bohm Bawerk looking for a takedown.
Hardy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
von Bohm Bawerk avoiding damage as Hardy throws knees to the body.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy letting von Bohm Bawerk take a breather here.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but von Bohm Bawerk avoids the damage to the body.
von Bohm Bawerk scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
von Bohm Bawerk pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

von Bohm Bawerk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hardy regains guard.
Hardy wants to hit a switch here but von Bohm Bawerk passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hardy there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Bohm Bawerk controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
von Bohm Bawerk controlling from the full mount.

We're going to have a standup here because Eugen von Bohm Bawerk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

von Bohm Bawerk has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
von Bohm Bawerk struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
von Bohm Bawerk looking to slow down the pace here.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Bohm Bawerk wants a takedown.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
von Bohm Bawerk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from von Bohm Bawerk.
Hardy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a nice shot to the body.
von Bohm Bawerk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
von Bohm Bawerk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugen von Bohm Bawerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
von Bohm Bawerk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
von Bohm Bawerk is pushing Hardy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from von Bohm Bawerk.

von Bohm Bawerk gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Eugen von Bohm Bawerk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Well, if von Bohm Bawerk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Bohm Bawerk is nestled in close to Hardy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
von Bohm Bawerk working the head and body with strikes.
von Bohm Bawerk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
von Bohm Bawerk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugen von Bohm Bawerk dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

von Bohm Bawerk lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice cross by von Bohm Bawerk.
von Bohm Bawerk cracks a nice hook into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy tries to clinch

and von Bohm Bawerk counters by moving into the clinch.
von Bohm Bawerk managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
von Bohm Bawerk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hardy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
von Bohm Bawerk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

von Bohm Bawerk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Bohm Bawerk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
von Bohm Bawerk content to stall in guard here.
von Bohm Bawerk seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hardy for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eugen von Bohm Bawerk just wasn't active enough.
von Bohm Bawerk jabs at Hardy's body.
von Bohm Bawerk cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Will Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
von Bohm Bawerk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
von Bohm Bawerk cracks Hardy with an open hand slap.

von Bohm Bawerk gets a clinch.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
von Bohm Bawerk has Hardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Bohm Bawerk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardys head.
von Bohm Bawerk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards von Bohm Bawerk's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from von Bohm Bawerk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, von Bohm Bawerk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a shot to the body.
von Bohm Bawerk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
von Bohm Bawerk lands with a light punch inside.
von Bohm Bawerk lands a nice shot to the body.
von Bohm Bawerk pushes Hardy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
von Bohm Bawerk is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
von Bohm Bawerk tries to score a body lock takedown but Hardy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for von Bohm Bawerk.

Hardy is fighting off a takedown attempt but von Bohm Bawerk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hardy to the mat. Hardy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Bohm Bawerk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst von Bohm Bawerk is controlling him.
Will Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
von Bohm Bawerk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
von Bohm Bawerk stays in close to Hardy's body and controls the position.
Hardy wants to stand up but von Bohm Bawerk is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
von Bohm Bawerk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Eugen von Bohm Bawerk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

von Bohm Bawerk gets in close and instigates a clinch.

von Bohm Bawerk lands a takedown into guard.
von Bohm Bawerk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Bohm Bawerk trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugen von Bohm Bawerk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well von Bohm Bawerk 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugen von Bohm Bawerk!