PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbronski Slicenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hardy's choice of entrance music: AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slicenikov
vs
Hardy

185 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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Bulk Nutrition

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kimbronski Slicenikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slicenikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Slicenikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy tries to bum rush Slicenikov with a series of wild strikes but Slicenikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy moves in looking to clinch but Slicenikov pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Slicenikov keeps it at a distance.

Hardy rushes Slicenikov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slicenikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slicenikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Kimbronski Slicenikov has been cut.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Hardy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Slicenikov wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbronski Slicenikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slicenikov wants a takedown.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slicenikov's ribcage.
Slicenikov is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy pushes Slicenikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Slicenikov is breathing heavily.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Slicenikov in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Slicenikov 's eye.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slicenikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slicenikov's ribcage.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Slicenikov's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Hardy is leaning against Slicenikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Slicenikov is trying to break free.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slicenikov's ribcage.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Slicenikov 's eye.
Hardy lands a shot to the body.
Hardy gets underhooks to prevent Slicenikov's takedown attempt.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Slicenikov 's eye.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Slicenikov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Slicenikov in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Slicenikov 's eye.
Slicenikov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slicenikov takes a shot to the head.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slicenikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slicenikov's ribcage.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Slicenikov 's eye.
Slicenikov goes for a takedown attempt but Hardy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Slicenikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardy.
Slicenikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slicenikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hardy finds it's way round the side to connect with Slicenikov's head.

Hardy rushes Slicenikov and presses him up against the cage.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slicenikov backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Slicenikov 's eye.
Hardy with a knee to the head.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Slicenikov 's eye.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slicenikov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hardy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slicenikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slicenikov or not.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slicenikov's ribcage.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Slicenikov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slicenikov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
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 Kimbronski Slicenikov'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 clinches with his opponent.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
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 lands an elbow just above Slicenikov 's eye.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Slicenikov shrugs off.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy pushes Slicenikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardy scores with a shot to the side of Slicenikov's head.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slicenikov looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy stops a takedown attempt from Slicenikov.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Hardy.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
Slicenikov is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbronski Slicenikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Slicenikov fails to pull guard.
Slicenikov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy is working Slicenikov over against the cage.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Will Hardy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Slicenikov wants to break free but Hardy has control.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Slicenikov in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slicenikov tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Slicenikov drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slicenikov is trying to break the clinch but Hardy has him pressed against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slicenikov's face.
Slicenikov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Slicenikov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slicenikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slicenikov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slicenikov's face.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy crunches a lovely knee into Slicenikov's ribcage.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slicenikov has Hardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hardy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy gets through Slicenikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardy prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Hardy landing knees to the body.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slicenikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slicenikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardy has double underhooks.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slicenikov's face.
Slicenikov dodges an elbow strike from Hardy.
Slicenikov managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Slicenikov wants a takedown.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Slicenikov tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Slicenikov drops back down to his feet.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Hardy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Slicenikov is trying to break free.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Hardy is pressed up against the cage. Slicenikov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardy down to the mat. Hardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hardy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slicenikov at a distance.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slicenikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Slicenikov moves out of range easily.

Hardy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.

Slicenikov manages to pull guard.
Hardy preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy passes into half guard.

Hardy decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hardy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Hardy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kimbronski Slicenikov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardy wants to clinch up but Slicenikov keeps it at a distance.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Slicenikov connects with a crisp jab.
Kimbronski Slicenikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slicenikov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Slicenikov shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hardy pushes Slicenikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Slicenikov shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Hardy scores a nice knee to the body.
Slicenikov has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Hardy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slicenikov's defenses.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Slicenikov shrugs off.
Hardy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slicenikov tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Slicenikov shrugs off.
Hardy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slicenikov has Hardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbronski Slicenikov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Hardy.
Hardy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slicenikov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Slicenikov in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Slicenikov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with a knee to the head.
Slicenikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slicenikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Slicenikov.
Slicenikov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy prevents the takedown attempt.
Slicenikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Good exchange - Hardy coming out on top.
Slicenikov swinging wilding here.
Hardy tries to clinch but Slicenikov is having none of it.
Hardy throws a series of punches but Slicenikov avoids them all with ease.

Slicenikov tries to keep at a distance but Hardy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Slicenikov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy lands a nice elbow.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kimbronski Slicenikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slicenikov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slicenikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hardy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slicenikov backwards.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slicenikov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Slicenikov shrugs off.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Slicenikov in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardy connects with a knee to the head.
Hardy trying to land knees to the body.
Slicenikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Will Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy gets underhooks to prevent Slicenikov's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Slicenikov wants a takedown.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Slicenikov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hardy prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slicenikov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hardy lands an elbow inside.
Slicenikov takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy digs a right hand underneath Slicenikov's ribcage. Slicenikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardy lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Hardy!