PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between aj hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yosunaro Masashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

hart
vs
Masashi

225 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, aj hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yosunaro Masashi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masashi as he avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Masashi.

hart forces Masashi back against the cage and clinches.
hart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Masashi up against the cage.

hart gets control of Masashi's arms and successfully pulls guard. hart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
hart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Masashi is one step ahead there.
Masashi is fighting to break hart's control of his arms but hart is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hart wants to stand up but Masashi is controlling him.
hart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Masashi's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masashi keeping full guard, as hart tries to pass.
hart's corner is telling him to maintain position.
hart wants to control from the top but Masashi keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

hart decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Masashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by hart.
Yosunaro Masashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masashi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

hart scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Masashi dodges the ground and pound from hart.
hart in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

hart decides to stand back up.
hart is breathing heavily.
Masashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masashi.
Masashi misses with a few strikes there.
Masashi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on hart. That did some damage!
Masashi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

aj hart dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
hart avoids the head kick by Masashi.
Masashi blocks the body kick.
Masashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Masashi. No joy for hart on that attempt.
Masashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

hart has closed the distance and engaged Masashi in a clinch.
hart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
hart goes for a takedown attempt but Masashi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for aj hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
hart fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masashi throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hart avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masashi misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Masashi misses.
Masashi with a nice cross.
Masashi misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masashi. hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Masashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Masashi does no damage.
hart shoots in for a double leg but Masashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Masashi throws a right and a left that hart avoids nicely.
Donk. Masashi catches hart right on the button with a cross.
hart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masashi throws a low kick, looking for hart's leg but hart calmly moves out of range.
Masashi feints and then cracks hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow hart down.
aj hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Masashi.
hart tries to clinch up but Masashi circles away and keeps his distance.
hart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Masashi missing with a left hand there. hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Masashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but hart circles away quickly and effectively.
Masashi misses with an attempted mid kick.
hart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Masashi misses with the body kick

and hart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

hart pulls guard successfully.
hart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
hart 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masashi gets to his feet. hart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Masashi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masashi throws a body kick the misses

so hart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Masashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masashi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
hart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
hart passes Masashi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that aj hart will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Masashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to hart's calf.
Masashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Masashi tries to avoid it but hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Masashi to the ground. Masashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from hart is defended easily by Masashi.
Masashi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masashi.
Masashi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of hart's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masashi swinging wildly here.
hart plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masashi throws a lazy head kick

and hart counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
hart thows a huge punch but Masashi dodges it nicely.
hart wants to control but Masashi is keeping him busy.
Masashi is trying to stand back up but hart is controlling him
Masashi is not content to let hart control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hart trying to pass the guard but Masashi defending well.

hart seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hart is trying to control. Masashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for hart with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for aj hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masashi misses the shot to the body.
Yosunaro Masashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Masashi.
Masashi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masashi throws a series of punches but hart moves out of range.
Masashi misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by hart as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masashi throws a head kick that misses

and hart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Masashi's guard now.
hart trying to control but Masashi is working from the bottom.
Masashi wants to stand but hart is controlling the position.
hart trying to control but Masashi is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
aj hart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for hart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... aj hart!