PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandro Zito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zito
vs
Hardy

186 cm
21
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Golden Lilium

Fight 4 America
Butchered Fight Wear

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sandro Zito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Zito does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Hardy. No joy for Zito on that attempt.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Zito avoids them all with ease.
Hardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Zito pushes him off.
Zito misses with a wild body shot.
Zito tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Zito.
Zito throws a head kick but Hardy moves out of range.
Zito throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Zito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Zito walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hardy.
Zito lands a with a good body shot.
Zito shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandro Zito. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zito.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to improve position but can't.

Zito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zito prevents Hardy from escaping the position.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.

Zito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy is looking for a sweep.

Zito tries for a kimura but Hardy is defending well.

Zito is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hardy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Zito gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hardy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Zito lets go of the hold and Hardy can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sandro Zito!