PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Axle Avrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axle Avrington has chosen TRIPPLE * A * as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hart
vs
Axle Avrington

187 cm
23
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Axle Avrington!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Axle Avrington but Axle Avrington pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Axle Avrington looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Axle Avrington defending against the ground and pound.
Hart tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hart tries to score with some ground and pound. Axle Avrington controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A lull in the action here as Hart stalls from top position.

Hart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Axle Avrington sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hart throwing shots but Axle Avrington is blocking nicely.
Hart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hart is trying to control the action in half guard but Axle Avrington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Axle Avrington is trying to maintain the position but Hart is very close to passing his half guard.
Hart controlling the action here.
Axle Avrington looks gassed!

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.

Hart is looking for a kimura but Axle Avrington is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hart to get the leverage.
Axle Avrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hart content to control rather than advance.
Hart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Hart seems to be looking for submissions.
Axle Avrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart trying to control the action but Axle Avrington is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hart lands a nice short elbow.
Hart working Axle Avrington over with strikes.
Hart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hart throwing shots but Axle Avrington is blocking nicely.
Hart has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hart lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart landing strikes from the mount.
Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Axle Avrington wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.

Hart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hart looking to finish Axle Avrington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Axle Avrington!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Axle Avrington stuffs the takedown attempt from Hart. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.

Hart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Hart is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Axle Avrington is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart thows a huge punch but Axle Avrington dodges it nicely.
Hart seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Axle Avrington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.
Hart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Axle Avrington trying to control from the bottom.
Hart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hart is trying to control. Axle Avrington wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axle Avrington trying to hold on to Hart's head to control him but Hart postures up.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hart content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Hart.
Well, if Hart is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hart lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axle Avrington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.
Hart landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Still in half guard, Hart seems content to control.
Hart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hart working Axle Avrington over with strikes.

Hart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hart controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is pressing down on Axle Avrington's thigh, looking to free his foot. Axle Avrington is holding on for now.
Hart throwing shots but Axle Avrington is blocking nicely.
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.
Axle Avrington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hart lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axle Avrington tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Axle Avrington fights it but they end up in guard.
Bret Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart wants to control from the top but Axle Avrington keeps moving.
Hart throws and elbow that misses. Axle Avrington uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Axle Avrington!
Hart controlling the position.
Axle Avrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to sweep here but Axle Avrington controlling him for the moment.
Hart controlling Axle Avrington's posture.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Axle Avrington!
Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hart lands a big shot there that rocks Axle Avrington but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hart looking to finish Axle Avrington with some ground and pound. This is bad for Axle Avrington!
Axle Avrington in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart unloading with bombs!
Hart dominating with strikes here.
Hart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Axle Avrington's face.
Hart with good strikes from the mount here!
Hart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Axle Avrington can do to turn this around?
Hart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Hart.
Hart looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hart is landing with some decent strikes but Axle Avrington is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Axle Avrington can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axle Avrington is in a horrible position here. Hart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hart scoring with strikes but Axle Avrington is staying in there.
Hart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Axle Avrington is bucking up trying to escape but Hart cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Hart has hold of Axle Avrington's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Axle Avrington manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hart scoring with strikes but Axle Avrington is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart breaks from Axle Avrington's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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