PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dragan Dragic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dragan Dragic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Dragic
vs
Hardy

194 cm
34
281 lbs
27 - 12 - 0

182 cm
26
253 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dragic throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Dragic.
Dragan Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragic lands a glancing blow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy staying out of range there.
Dragic misses with a hook. Hardy ducked under it nicely.
Hardy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy slips a straight right by Dragic.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic throws an off balance right hand
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dragic misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Dragic.
A slow jab from Dragic misses its intended target.
Dragic throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Dragic tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragic lands the left hand.
Dragic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragic misses with an uppercut
and Hardy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dragic throws a right hand that misses
and Hardy counters with a big head kick but Dragic shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Dragic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dragic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Dan Hardy has been cut.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragic.
Dragic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragic misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Dragic.
Dragic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragic throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Dragic throws a lazy head kick
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardy's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragan Dragic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy slips a straight right by Dragic.
Dragic throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Dragic throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy avoids a kick to the body.
Dragic cracks Hardy with a good jab.
Dragic throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragic.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Dragic misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hardy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Dragic! Hardy is out on his feet! Dragic rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hardy is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hardy is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragan Dragic!
After winning the bout, Dragan Dragic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.