PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Poppins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Sharpshooter. Poppins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hart
vs
Poppins

185 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
218 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Poppins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Poppins did well to prevent Hart getting side control.
Hart stops Poppins from getting back to his feet.
Hart misses with a head shot. Poppins uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hart won't allow Poppins to get back to his feet.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Poppins blocks nicely.
Hart is pushing down on Poppins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Poppins is fighting to maintain full guard but Hart has managed to sneak the leg through.
Poppins is looking to escape.
Hart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppins is looking to escape.
Hart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hart thows a huge punch but Poppins dodges it nicely.
Hart wants to control but Poppins is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart throwing shots but Poppins is blocking nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Poppins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Poppins.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Poppins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poppins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poppins tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Harry Poppins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poppins wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Poppins tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Poppins is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poppins tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hart feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hart postures up in Poppins's guard and throws a big left but Poppins blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart thows a big elbow that misses.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Poppins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Hart working for a triangle but Poppins defends it easily.
Poppins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Poppins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Poppins has managed to get both his arms back between Hart's legs - danger averted.
Poppins wanted to stand there but Hart had control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Poppins blocks a head kick by Hart.
Poppins misses with a low kick as Hart jumps back.

Poppins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poppins keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Hart is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poppins wants to get back to his feet but Hart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart pushing down on Poppins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart stops Poppins from getting back to his feet.
Poppins won't allow Hart to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hart tries to pass to full mount but Poppins defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart working Poppins over with strikes.
Hart trying to control the pace.

Hart is working for a kimura but Poppins is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Hart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hart with the ground and pound but Poppins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Poppins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hart is trying to control the position but Poppins postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hart looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Poppins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hart is trying to get back to full guard.
Hart is pressing down on Poppins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hart trying to mount his opponent but Poppins defends it.
Poppins wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Poppins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poppins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poppins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hart thuds a left hand into Poppins's body.
Poppins throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Hart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poppins's head.
Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poppins is keeping the position for now.
Poppins keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Poppins blocks nicely.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Poppins has wrist control.
Hart thows a big elbow that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Poppins tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hart counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poppins is refusing to be controlled, as Hart sits in half guard.
Poppins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Bret Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hart is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Poppins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hart.

Hart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Poppins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poppins is looking to escape.
Hart is keen to just control but Poppins is a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Poppins looks to clinch
and Hart counters with an outside leg kick.
Poppins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poppins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poppins's knee momentarily.
Poppins thows a body shot but no joy.
Poppins tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hart counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Poppins has hold of Hart's hands but Hart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Hart seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poppins is not content to let Hart control the position.
Hart wants to free his trapped foot but Poppins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Harry Poppins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poppins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.
Bret Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hart 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!