PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Workman (ranked 6082 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hardy (ranked 5237 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Workman
vs
Hardy

150 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Workman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Workman sprawls well.
Billy Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Workman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Workman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hardy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Workman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hardy tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Workman looking to finish Hardy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hardy!
Workman controlling his opponent.
Workman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Workman.
Hardy tries to lock up and control but Workman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Workman controlling from the full mount.
Workman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hardy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Workman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hardy tries to lock up and control but Workman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Workman wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Workman moves to the back position.
Hardy is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Workman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Workman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Workman is punishing Hardy with some ground and pound.
Workman gets his hands free as Hardy looks to control.
Workman misses with punches from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Workman is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Workman throwing sloppy strikes.
Workman biding his time, controlling Hardy.
Workman really is a fat lump.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Workman. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Hardy trying to control the position but Workman manages to sink in the hooks.
Workman has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Workman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hardy. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Workman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Hardy trying to get back to his feet but Workman is in full control for now.
Workman lands punches and elbows.
Hardy is trying to break free.
Workman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hardy's head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Workman. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Workman is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Workman gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Workman gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Workman apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Workman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Workman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Workman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Workman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Workman blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Workman misses.
Hardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrew Workman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Workman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Workman really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Workman defends it nicely.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Workman circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Workman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Andrew Workman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Hardy.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Workman.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Workman as he avoids it easily.
Workman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Workman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Workman somewhat.
Workman misses with a takedown attempt - Hardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hardy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hardy misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Workman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Workman off to one side.
Workman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy darts in looking for a takedown but Workman gets double underhooks and turns Hardy into the cage.

Workman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Workman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Workman scoring with some ground and pound.
Workman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Workman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Workman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Workman lands a couple of elbows.
Workman landing some decent shots from guard.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Workman postures up.
Workman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hardy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Workman has passed into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Workman is chipping away with strikes.
Workman happy to just control the position for now.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
Hardy is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Workman lands a few punches from side control.
Workman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Workman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Workman as Hardy shoots in.

Workman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Workman is in close to Hardy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Workman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Workman stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Workman landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hardy has an active guard here but Workman has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Workman in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Workman seems content to control.
Workman working Hardy over with strikes.
Workman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hardy's head.
Workman not doing much here.
Workman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Workman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy wants to get back to full guard.
Workman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Workman trying to control the pace.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Workman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hardy as he avoids it easily.
Hardy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Workman.
Nice takedown defense from Workman. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Workman gets a double leg takedown into Hardy's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Workman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Workman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Workman landing with the ground and pound.
Workman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Workman works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Workman scoring with some ground and pound.
Workman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Workman lands a couple of elbows.
Hardy is trying to keep Workman in close.
Hardy has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Workman has passed into side control.
Workman working the ground and pound from side control.
Hardy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hardy is being controlled here.
Billy Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Workman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Workman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Workman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Workman!