PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhett Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhett Hart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chain
vs
Hart

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

170 cm
24
189 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Chain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhett Hart!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chain drives through and clinches with Hart against the cage.
Hart looking for a takedown.
Chain tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chain lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Chain.
Chain stops a takedown attempt from Hart.
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.

Chain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hart with a nice head shot there.
Chain is trying to keep Hart in close.
Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chain is keeping the position for now.
Hart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hart pushes down on Chain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chain wants to get back to full guard.
Chain wants to control but Hart is keeping busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chain slips under a jab from Hart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chain is looking to clinch.
Hart throws a body punch but Chain moves out of range.
Chain tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hart misses with a body shot.
Hart fails to land with a series of punches.
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
Chain wants to clinch.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chain dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Chain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Hart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chain wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.

Chain has Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Chain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chris Chain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhett Hart.
Hart has Chain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Hart turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hart manages to end up in side control.
An elbow from Hart crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hart advances nicely into full mount.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hart punching from mount but Chain doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chain tries to hold on but Hart postures up.
Hart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Chain slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chain is trying is best to control the position here.
Hart wants to pass to mount but Chain is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart working over Chain with some ground and pound. Chain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Hart stands up and beckons Chain to join him on the feet.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chain manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Chain has closed the distance and engaged Hart in a clinch.
Chain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Chain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chain lands a nice elbow.
Chain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hart up against the cage.

Chain manages to pull guard.
Chain is adopting a defensive guard.
Hart thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chain looking for a guillotine here but Hart defends easily.
Hart passes Chain's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hart working the head and body with strikes.
Hart throwing shots but Chain is blocking nicely.
Hart wants to free his trapped foot but Chain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chain trying to hold on to Hart's head to control him but Hart postures up.
Chain wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhett Hart dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chain wants to clinch.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Hart throws a right hand that Chain ducks under and follows up with a left that Chain also avoids with ease.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Chain sprawls well.
Chain tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.

Chain clinches up against the cage.
Chain is pressed up against the cage. Hart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chain down to the mat. Chain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chris Chain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chain clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Chain.
Chain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hart looking for a takedown.
Chris Chain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhett Hart.
Chain digs a right hand underneath Hart's ribcage. Hart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chain lands a hook that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Chain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hart or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hart stalling in the clinch but Chain improves position.
Hart lands a hook that snaps the head of Chain backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chain prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chain.
Hart tries for a takedown but Chain manages to get underhooks.
Chain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chain lands a damaging elbow.
Chain lands an uppercut.
Hart wants a takedown.
Chain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Chain scores with a nice short uppercut.

Chain jumps guard.
Chain keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Hart won't allow Chain to sweep him here.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Chain is keeping the position.
Hart throws a big right hand that misses.
Chain keeping full guard, as Hart tries to pass.

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.
Chain has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chain is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Chain preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chain slips under a jab from Hart.

Chain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hart looking for a takedown.
Chain prevents the takedown attempt.
Hart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Chain - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Chain.
A short body shot lands from Chain as the two fighters clinch.
Chain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chain trying to land knees to the body.
Hart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chain lands with a right to the head.

Hart has Chain pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hart pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chain tumbling to the mat - Hart dives into Chain's guard.
Chain keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Hart throwing strikes but missing.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chain lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hart!

Chain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Chain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Hart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart regains half guard.
Chain 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 works his way to full guard. Good work.

Chain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chain throws a big right hand that misses.
Chain preventing the sweep.
Chain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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.
Chain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.
Chain is doing well to control the position and prevent Hart from advancing to side control.
Hart controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Chain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hart throws the left hand but Chain avoids the punch easily.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Chain moved out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hart is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Chain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chain avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chris Chain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhett Hart.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Chain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chain stalling in the clinch.

Chain lands a takedown into guard.
Chain stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.
Hart working a defensive guard here.
Chain stands up over Hart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hart wants to sweep here but Chain controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chain manages to get himself to full guard.
Chain trying to control the position.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
Chain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.
Chain has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hart has passed into side control.
Hart misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hart advances to mount.
Chain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hart is landing with some decent strikes but Chain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chain is trying to escape the mount.
Chain wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Hart looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chain wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hart lands a nice shot to the head.
Chain wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Hart lands a nice shot to the head.
Hart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chain looks a forlorn figure.
Hart with shots to the head and body - Chain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hart throws a strike there. Chain manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Chain pushes Hart off looking to stand but Hart dives back in and keeps control.
Rhett Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hart moves into full mount! Chain won't be happy about that!
Hart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hart fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hart landing shots from mount.
Chain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hart working Chain over with strikes here.
Chain tries to buck Hart off but he can't manage it.
Hart throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rhett Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

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