PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ryan Hart was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Seagal
vs
Hart

183 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Hart!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seagal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hart to the mat! Hart manages to get full guard.

Hart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Seagal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Seagal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Seagal stands and throws Hart's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Seagal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hart some visible discomfort.
Seagal scoring with punches and elbows.
Seagal working the ground and pound.
Hart taking a bit of punishment here - Seagal scoring with strikes.
Seagal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hart is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hart sneaks back into half guard.

Hart has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Seagal escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Seagal!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Hart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seagal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Seagal seems to be working for a kimura but Hart defends the submission attempt.
Seagal slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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.
Hart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Seagal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hart defends it well.
Seagal wants to free his trapped foot but Hart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Seagal is nestled in close to Hart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Seagal lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Seagal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hart defends it well.
Hart is looking for a sweep. Seagal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Seagal has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hart defend it? Seagal steps over the head and cranks it - Hart is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Seagal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Seagal!