PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Tramp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Tramp will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hart
vs
Tramp

188 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Tramp!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tramp gets a clinch.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Tramp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tramp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tramp to keep the fight standing.
Tramp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tramp misses with the head strike.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tramp avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Hart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tramp just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tramp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tramp.

It looks like Matt Hart has been cut.
Hart wants a takedown but no success here.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart tries to pull guard but Tramp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart blocking some punches.
Tramp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hart tries to pull guard but Tramp holds him up against the cage and eventually Hart drops back down to his feet.
Tramp misses with the head strike.
Tramp has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Hart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tramp walks away with a smile on his face. Hart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tramp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.

Tramp clinches up against the cage.
Hart jumps guard but Tramp stands there with Hart around his waist. Hart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tramp avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tramp fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tramp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tramp fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tramp moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is working for takedown but Tramp is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tramp misses with a punch on the inside.
Tramp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart has Tramp pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tramp manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart jumps guard but Tramp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tramp walks away with a smile on his face. Hart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tramp has closed the distance and engaged Hart in a clinch.
Tramp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harts head.
Tramp lands with a left to the head.
Tramp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tramp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart.
Tramp lands a nice uppercut.

Hart jumps guard.
Hart is looking to sweep but instead, Tramp has passed into half guard.
Hart is looking to control Tramp's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hart avoid being mounted?
Hart is trying to get back to full guard.
Hart gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hart is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Tramp is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hart working for a triangle but Tramp defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerry Tramp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Hart's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tramp has Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Tramp gets through Hart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tramp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tramp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tramp to keep the fight standing.
Tramp gets underhooks to prevent Hart's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tramp stops a takedown attempt from Hart.
Hart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tramp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tramp fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tramp forces Hart back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramp has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Hart tries to pull guard but Tramp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tramp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harts head.
Jerry Tramp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tramp misses with some punches.
Tramp scores with a shoulder strike.
Hart jumps guard but Tramp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hart jumps guard but Tramp stands there with Hart around his waist. Hart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hart blocking some punches.
Tramp lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Tramp.
Tramp has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.

Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hart takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to pull guard but Tramp won't allow it.
Hart is trying to pull guard but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Hart blocking some punches.
Hart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tramp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hart wants a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tramp lands an uppercut.
Tramp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hart lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart moves into full mount! Tramp won't be happy about that!
Hart wants to control the pace but Tramp is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tramp to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tramp shrugs it off.

Hart has control of Tramp's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tramp regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Hart looking for a guillotine from mount but Tramp is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tramp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tramp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hart.

Hart looking to secure an arm triangle but Tramp defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tramp avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Hart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tramp moves into the clinch successfully.
Hart jumps guard but Tramp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Tramp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Tramp working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tramp.
A nice left hand lands by Tramp.
Hart tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tramp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tramp scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Hart tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Tramp has him pressed against the cage.
Tramp lands a nice uppercut.
Tramp prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tramp lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramp throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Tramp working aggressively here.
Hart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tramp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tramp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Tramp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Tramp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tramp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tramp lands a right hand.
Tramp lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Hart is rocked!
Tramp working aggressively here.
Tramp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hart tries to pull guard but Tramp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tramp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tramp misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tramp.
Tramp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tramp lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hart blocking some punches.
Tramp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tramp working aggressively here.
Tramp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart blocking some punches.
Tramp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tramp throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tramp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hart blocking some punches.
Tramp misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tramp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hart fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Hart is trying to get an arm triangle but Tramp is defending well.

Hart in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tramp is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Hart!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Hart thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.