PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen Vertigo - U2 as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bauer
vs
Hart

182 cm
28
189 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

180 cm
31
198 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bauer throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Bauer throws a hook but Hart blocks it.
Hart scores with a decent looking hook.
Bauer throws a good cross that connects.
Bauer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.

Hart feints and as Bauer raises his hands in defense, Hart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bauer controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.
Hart trying to control but Bauer is working from the bottom.
Bauer trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Hart stopping the sweep attempt from Bauer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Easton Bauer just wasn't active enough.

Hart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bauers head.

Hart breaks from the clinch.
Hart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bauer throws out a loose jab but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bauer.
Hart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bauer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bauer throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Bauer throws a big shot that misses.
Bauer ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away.
Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart throws a sloppy head kick and Bauer moves out of range easily.
Bauer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hart's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Hart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bauer just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart misses with a looping right.
Bauer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bauer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hart throws a jab when Bauer was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Hart - just one landing.
Bauer scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one.
Bauer throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
Bauer slips a jab and a cross from Hart.
Bauer misses with a double jab
and Hart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Hart avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bauer.
Bauer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hart slips under a jab.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hart throws a sloppy body shot
and Bauer counters with a straight right hand.
Hart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hart.
Bauer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
A big right from Bauer misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart keeps Bauer at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hart. That snapped Bauer's head back.

Hart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bauer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hart wants to control from the top but Bauer keeps moving.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Bauer is keeping the position.
Hart prevents Bauer from getting back to his feet.
Hart wants to control from the top but Bauer keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bret Hart.
Bauer looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Hart tries to move into range but Bauer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bret Hart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bauer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hart throws a sloppy head kick and Bauer moves out of range easily.

Hart has managed to clinch.
Bauer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hart has him pressed against the cage.
Bauer looking for a takedown.

Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hart ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bauer.
Hart tries to land a front kick but Bauer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bauer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
Bauer misses with a double jab.
A jab from Bauer misses.
Bauer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bauer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bauer.
Bauer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easton Bauer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bauer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
Bauer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hart moves away.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Bauer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bauer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Bauer looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Bauer misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hart connects with a nice looking jab.
Bauer moves out of range of the body kick.
Bauer throws a sloppy body shot
and Hart counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauer clobbers Hart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bauer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bauer tries to bench press Hart off him but Hart keeps the position.
Hart wants to control but Bauer is keeping him busy.
Bauer tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.
Hart lands some shots froms side control.
Hart controls the position.

Hart swings around for an armbar but Bauer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hart's guard.

Bauer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Bauer slips an elbow through the middle.
Hart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Bauer is proving a slippery customer.
Bauer is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hart keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Hart wants to sweep here but Bauer controlling him for the moment.
Bauer throws a strike but Hart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart stopping the sweep attempt from Bauer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hart throws a strike but Bauer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but Bauer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bauer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hart has Bauer pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauer wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bauer cracks Hart with an open hand slap.
Hart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bauer to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
Hart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bauer connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauer lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into range.
Bauer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bauer takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.

Bauer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hart flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer stalling away here and it's allowed Hart to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hart working a defensive guard here.
Hart is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hart wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bauer manages to pass to side control.
Hart taking some punishment here, with Bauer in his half guard.
Hart gets full guard.

Hart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bauer passes into half guard.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart taking some punishment here, with Bauer in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hart.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bauer throws a big elbow that misses.
Bauer working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Bauer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bauer gets back to full guard.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauer wants to sweep here but Hart controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer keeping full guard, as Hart tries to pass.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Bauer has wrist control.
Hart postures up.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauer trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bauer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bauer misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Bauer is just out of range.
Bauer lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Bauer. Beautiful body shot.
Bret Hart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bauer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Easton Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bauer throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Bauer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hart momentarily.
Hart throws a right hand that Bauer ducks under and follows up with a left that Bauer also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart lands with an uppercut that bounces Bauer off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bauer scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Easton Bauer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!