PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Neville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Feeling Good Today. Robert Neville is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Hardy
vs
Neville

186 cm
29
218 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

185 cm
28
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 15 - 16 - 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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Neville!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy scores with a head kick.

It looks like Robert Neville has been cut.

Hardy clinches.
Neville looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy blocks an elbow strike from Neville.
Neville throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Neville.
Hardy dodges an elbow strike from Neville.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neville is trying to stall.
Neville stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neville throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neville creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Neville blocking some punches.
Neville is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardy is keeping busy.
Neville gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neville throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Neville pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Neville just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neville blocks a head kick by Hardy.
Neville tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neville blocks the body kick.
A shot to the liver by Hardy. Beautiful body shot.
Neville tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Neville's ribs.

Neville closes the distance and clinches.
Hardy lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hardy can't get the takedown.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardy.
Neville looks gassed!
Neville has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy lands a slapping body shot.
Hardy digs a good body shot into Neville's ribs.
Neville tries to clinch up
and Hardy counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardy is looking to slow Neville down with leg kicks.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
Hardy is looking to slow Neville down with leg kicks.

Hardy clinches.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neville moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neville.

Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.

Hardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robert Neville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy tries to bum rush Neville with a series of wild strikes but Neville uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardy throws a right hand that Neville ducks under and follows up with a left that Neville also avoids with ease.
Neville keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy checks a low kick from Neville.
Neville slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neville tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Hardy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neville creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy misses with a kick to the body.
Neville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neville 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.
Neville doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardy circles away.
Hardy checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Neville's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Neville takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Hardy both land. Nice combination.

That has opened up Robert Neville's cut even more.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neville can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Neville's front leg but catches the back leg as Neville tries to avoid it.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Neville.
Neville moves out of range of the body kick.
Neville moves to clinch but Hardy breaks away
and Hardy counters with a nice body shot.
Neville wants to clinch.
Neville avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Neville is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hardy.
Neville checks a leg kick.
Will Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Neville avoids the head kick by Hardy.

Hardy has Neville up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardy is trying to break free.

Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy is looking to wear down Neville with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Neville tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Neville tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Robert Neville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neville is looking to chop away at Hardy's legs.
Neville wants to slow Hardy down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville tries to clinch up but Hardy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Neville tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Neville.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neville staying out of range there.
Neville thumps Hardy with a low kick.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Neville moves out of range easily.
Neville tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Neville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.

The cut above Robert Neville's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A low kick from Hardy misses
and Neville makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Neville gets a clinch.
Neville prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.

Hardy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neville ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy tried to score with a low kick but Neville checks it.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Neville 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.
Neville tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neville ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
A clash of legs there as Neville blocks the low kick.
Hardy throws a push kick but Neville slaps the foot to one side.
Neville defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hardy.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back 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!
Neville pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hardy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neville dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Neville moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neville tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy throws a push kick but Neville slaps the foot to one side.
Neville tries to move into range but Hardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Neville's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy checks a leg kick.
Neville tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy scores with a nice strike.
Neville tries to clinch but Hardy moves away
and Hardy counters with a thumping low kick.
Neville takes one to the side of the head.
Neville takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Neville's head.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neville wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Neville.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses.
Neville throws a leg kick
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Neville is rocked!
Hardy throws an overhand right that has Neville reeling! Hardy follows up with more punches and Neville is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Will Hardy!
An out of breath Will Hardy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.