PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Webcke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes into the arena with The Sharpshooter blaring out of the sound system. Bret Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hart
vs
Webcke

185 cm
31
228 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

192 cm
29
269 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Webcke!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Webcke circles away.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Webcke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
Webcke looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Webcke.
Webcke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Webcke throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart dives in and grabs Webcke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Webcke pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Webcke.

Webcke shoots in and gets a takedown into Hart's guard.
Webcke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Webcke postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Webcke from controlling successfully.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Webcke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Webcke throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Webcke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Webcke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Webcke with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Webcke is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Webcke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Webcke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Webcke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Webcke wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart keeping full guard, as Webcke tries to pass.
Webcke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Webcke trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Webcke from controlling successfully.
Webcke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webcke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Webcke's guard.
Hart won't allow Webcke to sweep him here.
Hart postures up in Webcke's guard and throws a big left but Webcke blocks it.
Webcke working a defensive guard here.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Webcke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Webcke has his hands on Hart's head, controlling the position.
Hart throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart landing some decent shots from guard.
Webcke is trying to keep Hart in close.
Hart advances to half guard.
Hart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart throws a strike but Webcke avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Webcke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Webcke has wrist control.
Webcke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Webcke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown but Webcke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hart is defended easily by Webcke.
Hart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Webcke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hart somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webcke misses with a straight left.
Hart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Webcke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hart somewhat.
Webcke thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Webcke pinned against the cage. Webcke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Webcke lands a really nice looking cross but Hart seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart dives in and grabs Webcke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Webcke pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
Webcke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hart sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Hart or perhaps it was just good defense by Webcke which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webcke lands with a straight right. Hart didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Webcke misses.
Webcke connects with the punch.

Webcke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Webcke has wrist control.
Webcke managing to control the position.
Webcke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Webcke looking for a sweep. Not yet Webcke, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hart postures up in Webcke's guard and throws a big left but Webcke blocks it.
Hart throws a big elbow that misses.
Webcke controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Webcke has wrist control.
Hart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Webcke controlling the position.
Hart throws an elbow that misses. Webcke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Webcke!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webcke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Webcke throws an elbow that misses. Hart uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Webcke's guard. Nice move by Hart!
Hart throws a strike but Webcke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Webcke.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Webcke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Webcke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Webcke throws a strike but Hart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webcke 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.
Hart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Webcke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Webcke is looking to stand up but Hart isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webcke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hart chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shane Webcke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Webcke is fending him off so far but Hart persists. Nope, Webcke circles away and we're back to standing.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Webcke sprawls well. Webcke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Webcke sizes up Hart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Webcke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart shoots in but Webcke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hart looks for a takedown but Webcke sprawls well.
Webcke throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Webcke throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Webcke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hart has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Webcke finds it's way round the side to connect with Hart's head.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Webcke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Webcke throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Webcke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.

Webcke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hart's half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Webcke.
Webcke trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hart is on top in guard.
Webcke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Webcke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hart throws an elbow that misses. Webcke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Webcke!
Webcke throws a strike but Hart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hart is in close to Webcke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Webcke looking for a sweep. Not yet Webcke, not yet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Webcke manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hart squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bret Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webcke working Hart over with strikes here.
Webcke cracks Hart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hart avoids a series of strikes thrown by Webcke.
Webcke looking to ground and pound but Hart is blocking nicely.
Webcke throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Webcke looking to finish with strikes here!
Webcke throwing strikes here but Hart is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webcke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Webcke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Webcke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shane Webcke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Webcke thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Webcke unloading with bombs!
Webcke throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hart because Webcke loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webcke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Hart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Webcke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Webcke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Webcke!