PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arzuman Asadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az A Ridah. Asadov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Arzuman Entrance Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hardy
vs
Asadov

178 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arzuman Asadov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asadov swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy moves out of range of the leg kick from Asadov.
Asadov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hardy avoids it really well and circles away.
Hardy lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardy throws a right hand that Asadov ducks under and follows up with a left that Asadov also avoids with ease.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asadov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy swinging wildly here.
Asadov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy lands with a straight right. Asadov didn't see that one coming.
Hardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Asadov's head backwards.
Asadov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Asadov.
Asadov misses the shot to the body.
Asadov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arzuman Asadov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asadov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Asadov.
Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andre Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asadov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Asadov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arzuman Asadov.
Hardy stalks Asadov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Asadov's face. Asadov staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asadov closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Asadov pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Asadov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hardy as he jumps to the side.
Hardy throws a body punch but Asadov moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Asadov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asadov.
Asadov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Arzuman Asadov has been cut.
Asadov misses with a body shot.
Asadov dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Asadov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Asadov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arzuman Asadov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asadov.
Andre Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asadov.
Andre Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asadov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Asadov.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Asadov misses the body punch
enabling Hardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Asadov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arzuman Asadov.
Hardy scores with a jab.
Asadov on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy stalks Asadov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Asadov's face. Asadov staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Asadov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asadov misses the shot to the body.
Asadov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
Asadov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asadov shoots and misses
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Hardy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Asadov on the side of the head.
Asadov fails to land the takedown.
Asadov shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Asadov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
Hardy works over Asadov's head and body with a nice combination.
Asadov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Asadov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Asadov or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asadov throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asadov.
Hardy throws a one two combo.
Asadov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.
Hardy throws a nice looking combination but Asadov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asadov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy blocks a jab.
Asadov dives in and grabs Hardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes down on Asadov's head and hops out.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asadov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Asadov circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Hardy misses.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asadov shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardy sprawls well. He's pushed Asadov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardy lands a jab to Asadov's midsection.
Asadov is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arzuman Asadov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hardy catches Asadov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Asadov's head but Asadov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Asadov. Those never looked like landing.
Asadov moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Hardy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asadov.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Asadov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Asadov's head but Asadov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Asadov is defended easily by Hardy.
Asadov throws a leg kick but Hardy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Asadov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asadov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy punishes Asadov's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Asadov on that attempt.
Andre Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asadov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andre Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arzuman Asadov.
Hardy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Asadov tries for a takedown but Hardy circles away easily
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Asadov thinking.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Asadov's head but Asadov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy tries to land a leg kick but Asadov saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asadov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Asadov.
A combination from Hardy does no damage.
Asadov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy looks to land a combination. Asadov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries a low kick but Asadov avoids it.
Asadov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Asadov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asadov manages to avoid it.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Asadov is out of range.
Arzuman Asadov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Hardy!
After the big win, Andre Hardy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 159's - $55 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.