PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Hardy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hardy
vs
Gomez

191 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

180 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
Hardy tries to clinch but Gomez moves away
and Gomez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hardy moves to clinch but Gomez breaks away
and Gomez counters with a nice body kick.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomez.

Gomez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomez looks winded!
Hardy trying to control the position here.
Gomez postures up.
Hardy wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hardy holds on and takes a little breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Hardy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hardy scores with a nice head shot.
Chris Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy tries to clinch up

and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardy missing with knees to the body.

Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Hardy.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomez. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Gomez.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Hardy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardy is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Hardy stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomez. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hardy.
Hardy stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Gomez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
Hardy tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.

Hardy rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hardy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hardy kicks Gomez off and gets to his feet.
Hardy darts in trying to clinch

and Gomez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomezs head.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez has Hardy pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gomez looking to stall.
Hardy looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Hardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Hardy wants to clinch.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy moves to clinch but Gomez breaks away
and Gomez counters with a head kick. That will keep Hardy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hardy tries to clinch but Gomez moves away
and Gomez counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gomez is fending him off so far but Hardy persists. Nope, Gomez circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hardy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Hardy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gomez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardy can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Hardy is trying to force a seperation but Gomez has the dominant position.

Hardy breaks from the clinch.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.

Hardy clinches with his opponent.

Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.

Hardy moves into the clinch.
Gomez is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy wants to break free but Gomez has control.
Good body shot from Gomez.
Hardy stalling in the clinch but Gomez improves position.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hardy is looking to control Gomez's arms but Gomez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardy has his back to the ropes.
Gomez trying to land knees to the body.
Hardy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardy tries to break free but Gomez pushes him back against the ropes.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Gomez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardy's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hardy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.

Hardy pulls guard successfully.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Gomez isn't so interested in that idea.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Hardy is pulling down on Gomez's head. It's preventing any offense from Gomez, at least for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Gomez stands up from Hardy's guard - Gomez perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Gomez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gomez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomez ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gomez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.

Hardy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hardy trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez looking to control.

Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Gomez's legs - danger averted.
Hardy passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hardy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Hardy in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gomez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hardy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Hardy!
Chris Hardy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.