PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean McCallester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen Bret Hart's Theme Song as his entrance music. Dean McCallester is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

McCallester
vs
Hart

187 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean McCallester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Hart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
McCallester is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Hart wants to slow McCallester down by chopping away at his legs.
McCallester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCallester tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCallester was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
McCallester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCallester tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
McCallester throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hart throws a front kick aimed at McCallester's knee but McCallester avoids it well.
McCallester throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
McCallester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hart scores with a hook.
McCallester misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart lands with a shot to the body.
McCallester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hart scores with a takedown into McCallester's guard.
McCallester being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but McCallester blocks nicely.
Hart passes McCallester's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCallester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart thows a huge punch but McCallester dodges it nicely.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCallester's head.
Hart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCallester defending well though.

Hart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCallester defends it well.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hart content to control rather than advance.
Hart working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hart is looking for a kimura but McCallester is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hart to get the leverage.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart wants to pass the guard but McCallester is defending well.
Hart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that round.
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.

Hart shoots in and bounces McCallester off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
McCallester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCallester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but McCallester has wrist control.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Bret Hart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hart moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by McCallester.
McCallester tries to clinch but Hart moves away
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by McCallester.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
McCallester moves to clinch but Hart breaks away

and Hart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart is trying to control. McCallester wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hart is nestled in close to McCallester, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hart is controlling the pace.
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 thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCallester's head.
McCallester avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Hart is taking a breather. McCallester says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hart passes to full mount!
Hart with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hart connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCallester looks a forlorn figure.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Hart is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hart postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McCallester looks a forlorn figure.
Hart working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hart landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hart working for a submission but McCallester is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart controlling the pace for now.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

McCallester throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
McCallester tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McCallester moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Dean McCallester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCallester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McCallester is fending him off so far but Hart persists. Nope, McCallester circles away and we're back to standing.
A clash of legs there as McCallester blocks the low kick.
Hart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped McCallester in his tracks.
McCallester wants to clinch.
Hart connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCallester fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Hart.
McCallester tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
McCallester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hart blocks a head kick by McCallester.
Dean McCallester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart jabs McCallester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bret Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCallester tries a low kick but Hart avoids it.
McCallester throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCallester misses with a head kick.
McCallester wants to land a leg kick but Hart is out of range.

McCallester moves into the clinch.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hart manages to break the clinch.
McCallester scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by McCallester.
McCallester misses with a head kick.
Bret Hart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. McCallester does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCallester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCallester tries a head kick but it misses.
Hart throws a right hand that McCallester ducks under and follows up with a left that McCallester also avoids with ease.
McCallester throws a leg kick but Hart moved away.
Hart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McCallester misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hart there.

Hart drives through with a takedown into McCallester's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart won't allow McCallester to get back to his feet.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bret Hart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Hart drives through with a takedown into McCallester's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Hart has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bret Hart wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hart winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!