PBP Commentary

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

Raymond
vs
Hart

185 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
198 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Raymond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Raymond moves away and avoids it.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raymond.
Raymond throws a shot to the body.
Raymond on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raymond lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
Raymond throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Raymond misses.
Hart thows a body shot but no joy.
Raymond cracks Hart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raymond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Raymond.
Hart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raymond finds it's way round the side to connect with Hart's head.
Hart wants to clinch up but Raymond keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Raymond.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raymond misses with a series of wild punches.
Raymond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Raymond.
Raymond looks to land a combination. Hart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Raymond takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Raymond does no damage.
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raymond.
Raymond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hart throws a jab when Raymond was well out of range.
Raymond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raymond tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raymond manages to avoid it.
Hart tries to clinch up but Raymond circles away and keeps his distance.
Hart throws a hook but Raymond blocks it.
Ben Raymond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raymond throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Raymond displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Raymond misses with a body shot
and Hart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Raymond looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Raymond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart throws a leg kick but Raymond sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raymond lands a head shot.
Ben Raymond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Hart misses.
Raymond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond avoids the body shot from Hart.
Raymond tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart misses with a leg kick.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Raymond, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Raymond against the cage but Raymond circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond misses with a looping right.
A jab from Raymond misses.
A swing and a miss from Raymond.
Raymond lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Hart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raymond is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hart's back!

What's going on here? Raymond has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Raymond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Raymond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raymond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Raymond connects with a body shot.
Raymond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Raymond.
Raymond lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hart shoots for a double leg takedown but Raymond sprawls well. He's pushed Hart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raymond misses with a double jab.
Raymond thows a body shot but no joy.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raymond as he avoids it easily.
Ben Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hart misses the jab.
Hart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hart looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart throws a looping overhand right but Raymond ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Raymond misses.
Hart misses with a shot to the body
and Raymond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Raymond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Raymond does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Hart misses.
Raymond ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Raymond connects with the punch.
Hart misses with a hook. Raymond ducked under it nicely.
Hart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raymond misses with a looping right.
Donk. Raymond catches Hart right on the button with a cross.
Raymond swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Raymond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raymond throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Raymond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raymond throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
Raymond thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raymond scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raymond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond thows a body shot but no joy.
Raymond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A shot to the liver by Raymond. Beautiful body shot.
Raymond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raymond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hart.
Raymond misses the shot to the body.
Hart slips a jab from Raymond.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Raymond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart scores with a jab. Raymond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raymond throws out a powerful jab.
Raymond thows a body shot but no joy.
Hart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Raymond lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Raymond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raymond avoids the body shot from Hart.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raymond scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart takes a swing at Raymond's ribcage but misses.
Hart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That has opened up Bret Hart's cut even more.
Raymond throws a shot to the body.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Raymond looks to land a combination but Hart avoids it well.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Raymond misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Hart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raymond looks to land a combination but Hart avoids it well.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raymond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raymond misses with a double jab.
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raymond manages to avoid it.
Raymond misses with a hook.
Raymond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raymond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hart swings for the body but Raymond moves out of range.
Raymond throws a combination that misses
and Hart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hart slips under a jab.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raymond.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Ben Raymond is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Raymond is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raymond!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Hart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raymond slips a straight right by Hart.
Raymond needs to keep his hands up - Hart had a free shot at his head there.
Raymond misses with a hook to the body
and Hart counters with a straight right hand.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Raymond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Raymond is trying to defend but Hart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raymond wants to get back to full guard.
Hart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raymond knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Raymond tries to roll over but Hart keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Raymond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
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 has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raymond throws a one two combo.
Hart fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raymond checks it well.
Raymond throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Raymond clobbers Hart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Raymond pushes him off.
Hart misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Raymond.
Hart throws a front kick aimed at Raymond's knee but Raymond avoids it well.
Raymond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raymond scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raymond looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond slips under a jab from Hart.
Raymond looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Hart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raymond on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Raymond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raymond.
Ben Raymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Raymond. That snapped Hart's head back.
Raymond misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Hart throws a body punch but Raymond moves out of range.
Raymond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raymond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raymond.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raymond.
Hart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raymond counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Hart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raymond. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raymond.
Raymond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Raymond moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Raymond misses the target.
Raymond misses with a hook. Hart ducked under it nicely.
Raymond lands a really nice looking cross but Hart seems unphased.
Hart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raymond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raymond staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Raymond does it's job there.
Hart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raymond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Hart lands a two punch combo.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raymond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hart misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Raymond.
Raymond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raymond throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Raymond saw that one coming.
A jab from Hart misses.
Raymond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raymond lands a nice shot that snaps Hart's head back.
Hart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raymond ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raymond connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Raymond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Raymond. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart throws a hook but Raymond avoids it easily.
Raymond lands a jab.
A big right from Raymond misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raymond looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
Raymond throws a big shot that misses.
Raymond throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Raymond clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hart is thwarting Raymond's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Raymond taking some punishment here, with Hart in his half guard.
Raymond controlling the position for now.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raymond is holding on to half guard well.
Raymond is staying active underneath Hart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raymond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.
Hart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raymond wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Raymond makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hart is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Raymond moves away from the strike by Hart.
Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Raymond moves out of range as Hart strikes.
Raymond connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Raymond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart slips under a jab from Raymond.
Hart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Raymond.

Raymond tries to sprawl but Hart drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Raymond tries to get to full guard but Hart has control of the leg.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raymond trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hart manages to pass to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hart looking to finish Raymond with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raymond!
Raymond can't escape the position.
Raymond takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Raymond is working to get back to half guard.
Raymond wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.
Hart lands a big shot there that rocks Raymond but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hart lands a big shot to the head and Raymond winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bret Hart! Bret Hart retains his middleweight title!