PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Buttowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TNT. Hart has chosen Vertigo - U2 as his entrance music. Bret Hart has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ivan Buttowski's chin.

Buttowski
vs
Hart

180 cm
20
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Buttowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
Buttowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buttowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
Buttowski works over Hart's head and body with a nice combination.
Buttowski swinging wildly here.
Hart misses with a hook to the body
and Buttowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buttowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buttowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Hart throws the left hand but Buttowski avoids the punch easily.
Buttowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Buttowski moved out of range nicely.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buttowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hart is defended easily by Buttowski.
Buttowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hart counters with a crisp one two that drops Buttowski! Hart thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Buttowski to his feet! Buttowski is in big trouble!
Buttowski thuds a left hand into Hart's body.

Hart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Buttowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Buttowski tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Buttowski is just riding it out for now. Hart eventually gives up the hold.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart stops Buttowski from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart lands strikes from half guard.
Hart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hart thows a huge punch but Buttowski dodges it nicely.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Buttowski defending well though.
Buttowski is trying to stand.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Buttowski's head.
Buttowski tries to get to full guard but Hart has control of the leg.
Buttowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Buttowski misses the target.
Buttowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivan Buttowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buttowski.
Buttowski ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Buttowski lands a body shot.
Buttowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hart counters with a nice body shot.
Hart fails with the takedown.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Buttowski sprawls well.
Ivan Buttowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttowski misses with a combination
and Buttowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buttowski.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hart, as that shot connected.

It looks like Ivan Buttowski has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buttowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Buttowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hart swinging wildly here.

Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hart showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart is trying to control the action in half guard but Buttowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Buttowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Buttowski sprawls well initially but Hart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hart trying to control from Buttowski's half guard. Buttowski has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hart trying to control but Buttowski is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buttowski wants to stand up but Hart is controlling him.
Buttowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hart wants to control from the top but Buttowski keeps moving.
Hart postures up in Buttowski's guard and throws a big left but Buttowski blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws and elbow that misses. Buttowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Buttowski!
Buttowski pushing down on Hart's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Buttowski is working away from the top position though.
It looks like Buttowski is going to stand back up.
Buttowski wants to stand up but Hart manages to regain full guard.
Buttowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buttowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Hart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hart with the ground and pound but Buttowski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Buttowski is trying to hold Hart in close to prevent damage but Hart has managed to pass into half guard.
Buttowski is in trouble now - Hart has advanced to mount!
Hart throws some wild stikes that Buttowski manages to avoid easily.
Hart avoids the attempt from Buttowski to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttowski is desperately trying to improve his position but Hart has a good base and remains in mount.
Buttowski controls the position.
Hart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hart is landing with some decent strikes but Buttowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buttowski blocking the ground and pound.
Buttowski taking shots to the head.

Buttowski is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Buttowski bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hart and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Hart!