PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bustin Hashlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herb Hurt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bustin Hashlett's chin.

Hashlett
vs
Hurt

186 cm
20
173 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
172 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bustin Hashlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashlett tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hashlett defends it nicely.
Hurt tries to bum rush Hashlett with a series of wild strikes but Hashlett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hashlett lands the left hand.

Hashlett has managed to clinch.
Hashlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hurt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurt wants to clinch up but Hashlett keeps it at a distance.
Bustin Hashlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hashlett throws a nice outside leg kick.

Hashlett clinches with his opponent.

Hashlett decides to pull guard.
Hurt wanted to stand there but Hashlett had control of the position.
Hashlett looking to control.
Hashlett tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hashlett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hurt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hurt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hashlett throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hurt uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashlett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hurt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hashlett seems a little lost for a moment, as Hurt dominates the positioning.

Hurt stands up.
Hashlett moves in looking to clinch but Hurt pushes him off.
Hashlett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hashlett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hashlett wants to clinch up but Hurt keeps it at a distance.
Hurt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hashlett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bustin Hashlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Hurt.
Hurt looks gassed!
A combination from Hashlett does no damage.
Hurt avoids the head kick by Hashlett.
Hashlett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hurt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hashlett.
Hashlett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hashlett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hashlett gets a clinch.
Hashlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hashlett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hurt up against the cage.
Hurt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hashlett is keeping busy.
Hashlett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hashlett obliges.
Hashlett lands a knee to the head.
Hashlett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hurt prevents a body shot from Hashlett.
Hurt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hashlett pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Hurt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hashlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Hurt avoids the head kick by Hashlett.

Hurt instigates a clinch.
Hurt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hashlett is keeping busy.
Hashlett scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt tries for a takedown but Hashlett manages to get underhooks.
Hashlett misses with an elbow over the top.
Hurt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hashlett.
Hashlett lands a damaging elbow.
Hurt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hashlett tries to land a knee to the head but Hurt blocks with his arms.
Hashlett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hurt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hashlett up against the cage.
Hashlett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hashlett prevents Hurt from breaking the clinch.
Hashlett slowing the pace effectively.

Hurt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hashlett uses from the top position.
Hurt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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.
Hashlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hashlett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hurt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hashlett trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Hashlett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hurt is keeping the position for now.
Hashlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bustin Hashlett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hurt has closed the distance and engaged Hashlett in a clinch.
Hurt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hashlett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hashlett scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Hashlett gets control of Hurt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hashlett will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hashlett wants to sweep but no luck.
Hashlett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hurt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hashlett is proving hard to escape from.

Hashlett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hurt is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hashlett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurt is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hashlett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hurt has a takedown stuffed.
Hurt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hashlett defends it nicely.
Bustin Hashlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Hurt.

Hashlett clinches up with Hurt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hurt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hurt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hashlett tries to land a knee to the head but Hurt blocks with his arms.
Hashlett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hurt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hashlett's face.
Hashlett with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashlett looking to throw knees to the head but Hurt is blocking nicely.
Hurt avoids a wild elbow strike from Hashlett.
Hashlett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hurt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hurt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hashlett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hashlett trying to land knees to the body.
Hurt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hurt stalling against the cage.
Hashlett with a knee to the head.

Hurt pulls guard.
Hashlett trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.

Hurt pushes Hashlett off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hurt is looking to slow Hashlett down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurt was well out of range. Poor timing from Hashlett.
Hurt shoots for a double leg takedown but Hashlett sprawls well. He's pushed Hurt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hashlett throws a shot to the body.
Bustin Hashlett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hashlett throws a head kick that misses.
Hurt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hashlett tries a head kick but it misses.
Hurt doesn't manage to clinch there - Hashlett circles away.
Hurt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hurt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herb Hurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hurt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hurt showed some decent athleticism there.
Hashlett trying to control but Hurt postures up.
Hurt wants to control but Hashlett is keeping him busy.
Hashlett wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is keen to just control but Hashlett is a slippery customer.
Hashlett tries to get to full guard but Hurt has control of the leg.
Hashlett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Hashlett pushes Hurt off and scrambles back to his feet.

Hurt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hashlett wants to control but Hurt is keeping busy.
Hurt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hashlett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herb Hurt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hurt throws a sloppy head kick
and Hashlett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hashlett. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Hashlett.
Hashlett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hurt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hashlett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hashlett punishes Hurt's body with a nice straight punch.

Hashlett drives through and clinches with Hurt against the cage.
Hashlett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hashlett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hashlett looking for a takedown.
Hashlett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hurt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hashlett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hurt can't get the takedown.
Hashlett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hurt's face.
Hashlett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hashlett is pressed up against the cage. Hurt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hashlett down to the mat. Hashlett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bustin Hashlett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Hurt.
Hurt throws a shot from downtown. Hashlett moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hashlett.
Hashlett wants to land a leg kick but Hurt is out of range.
Hashlett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hashlett lands with a slapping head kick.

Hurt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hurt wants to stand up but Hashlett has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hashlett wants to get back to his feet.

Hashlett actively working from the bottom here.
Hurt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hashlett wants to improve his position but Hurt is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is controlling the pace.
Hashlett tries to get to full guard but Hurt has control of the leg.
Hashlett is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hurt moves into the clinch.
Hurt dodges an elbow strike from Hashlett.
Hashlett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hurt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hurt leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is trying to drag Hashlett to the mat but Hashlett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hashlett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hashlett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hurt avoids it.

Hurt manages to break the clinch.
Hashlett throws a head kick that Hurt semi-blocks.
Hurt fails with the takedown.
Hashlett lands a nice hook to Hurt's body. Hurt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hurt takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Hurt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hashlett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Hurt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hashlett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hurt's best efforts.

Hashlett looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hurt seems content to control.
Hashlett is looking to improve his position.
Hurt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hurt wants to stand up but Hashlett has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Hashlett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hurt seems to be looking for submissions.
Hashlett is looking to control Hurt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hashlett avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herb Hurt.
I think Hurt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Hurt!