PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hardy
vs
Merridew

183 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

195 cm
31
215 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Merridew!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merridew throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Merridew has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Merridew lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Merridew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Merridew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hardy looks to land a left hand but Merridew moved out of range nicely.
Merridew throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merridew staying out of range there.
Merridew throws a jab when Hardy was well out of range.
Merridew throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Merridew keeps the fight on the outside.
A left lands for Merridew.
Hardy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Merridew lands a nice shot that snaps Hardy's head back.

Hardy has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merridew working hard to break the clinch.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Merridew tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Merridew tries to break the clinch but Hardy is controlling the position.
Hardy lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy blocking some punches.
Merridew tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Merridew lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy misses with some punches.
Merridew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.

Merridew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Merridew slips under a jab from Hardy.

Hardy instigates a clinch.
Merridew misses with some punches.
Hardy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merridew blocks an uppercut.
Merridew goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Merridew blocks an uppercut.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Merridews head.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Merridew backwards.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Merridew lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Merridew looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Merridew.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a hook that snaps the head of Merridew backwards.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy lands an uppercut.

Merridew is rocked!
Hardy throws a punch but it's blocked by Merridew.
Hardy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merridew is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardy finish him?
Merridew throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Merridew in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hardy fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merridew is pressed against the cage. Hardy pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Merridew! Two more big strikes from Hardy and Merridew crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stan Hardy!
Stan Hardy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.