PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cripple Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes into the arena with AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill blaring out of the sound system. Hardy has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardy
vs
Tron

186 cm
29
219 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

185 cm
29
203 lbs
18 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cripple Tron!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tron crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardy - the referee stops the clock and Tron gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardy. Tron manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Tron darts in and clinches Hardy up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tron.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardy tries to circle away but Tron has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Tron.
Tron controlling the action here for a moment.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Tron wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Tron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hardy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tron doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Tron tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Tron.
Hardy throws the kick towards the body but Tron avoids it.
Tron is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Tron wants to clinch
and Hardy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy taking a breather.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tron avoids it.
Tron avoiding damage.
Tron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tron is struggling to control the position.
Tron is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tron has his back to the cage.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Tron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Tron to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cripple Tron.

Tron rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy letting Tron take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy struggles to land a body shot inside as Tron controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tron.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Tron wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Tron is looking to clinch.
Tron tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tron doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Tron tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
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!
Tron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tron wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Tron tries to clinch up.
Tron tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tron wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Tron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tron tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Tron wants to clinch.
Tron is looking to clinch.
Tron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tron tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Tron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Tron.
Tron darts in trying to clinch

and Hardy moves into the clinch.
Hardy throws an elbow but it misses.
Tron taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardy is defending well for now.
A short left from Tron.
Hardy misses with a knee to the head.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Tron, against the cage.
Tron pressing his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy avoids the elbow strike from Tron, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cripple Tron dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tron tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Tron is looking to clinch.
Tron tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Tron tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Will Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Tron.
Hardy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Tron.
Tron lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tron misses with an elbow over the top.
Tron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy being controlled against the cage.
Hardy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tron stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.
Hardy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tron scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy letting Tron take a breather here.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Tron.
Tron lands a nice uppercut.
Tron tries to work over Hardy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tron throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tron lands with a left to the head.
Hardy misses with an elbow strike.
Tron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tron scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tron is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tron has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tron.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tron is stalling here.
Cripple Tron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tron presses Hardy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tron throws a head punch that misses.
Tron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tron lands a right hand.
Tron has Hardy pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tron.
Tron wants to stall.
Tron leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cripple Tron.
Tron tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Tron.
Hardy throws a low kick but Tron moves out of range easily.
Tron wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tron is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tron continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Tron wants to stall.
Tron slows down the pace here.
Hardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Tron gets an underhook and turns Hardy into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tron lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tron stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cripple Tron.
Hardy tries to bum rush Tron with a series of wild strikes but Tron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tron has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cripple Tron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Tron tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tron rushes Hardy and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Tron.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tron lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
Hardy avoiding damage as Tron throws knees to the body.
Tron swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tron dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Tron has Hardy pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tron.
Tron lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy letting Tron take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tron lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Tron.
Tron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Tron wants to stall.
Tron lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hardy.
Tron pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tron lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
A short right from Tron.
Tron is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Tron.
Will Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardy avoiding damage as Tron throws knees to the body.
Tron misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardy.
Tron will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardy up against the cage.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch but Tron keeps him there for the moment.
Tron unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Tron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tron is trying to stall.
Tron lands a left hand.
Tron lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Tron lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tron looking to slow down the pace here.
Tron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Hardy is rocked!
Tron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oh Hardy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tron throws an elbow but it misses.
Tron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy seems to have got his legs back now.
Tron's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tron lands with a left to the head.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tron scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Tron wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Tron is struggling to control the position.
Hardy takes a shot to the head.
Tron leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cripple Tron.
Tron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tron moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Tron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cripple Tron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cripple Tron!