PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanzo Hasashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hart
vs
Hasashi

225 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanzo Hasashi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hasashi shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Hart as Hasashi shoots in.
Jared Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanzo Hasashi.
Hasashi shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hasashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hart but Hart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hanzo Hasashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasashi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hasashi slips a jab and a cross from Hart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasashi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hart pinned against the ropes. Hart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hasashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
Hasashi shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart stuffs the takedown attempt from Hasashi. Hasashi gets slowly back to his feet.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hasashi.
Hart leaves Hasashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hart throws a series of punches but Hasashi moves out of range.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hasashi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense.

Hasashi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hasashi looks gassed!

Hasashi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hasashi trying to control from half guard but Hart is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hasashi is trying to work for a kimura but Hart is defending well.

Hasashi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hasashi.
Hart is not content to let Hasashi control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanzo Hasashi 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.

Hasashi dives in and grabs Hart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes down on Hasashi's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hasashi.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hasashi shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jared Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanzo Hasashi.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Hasashi shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasashi shoots in but Hart avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hasashi shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hasashi.
Hasashi is breathing heavily.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hasashi.
Hasashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hart swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hart throws a series of punches but Hasashi moves out of range.
Hasashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hart but Hart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hasashi fails with a takedown attempt.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hasashi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hart is fending him off so far but Hasashi persists. Nope, Hart circles away and we're back to standing.
Hasashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hart defends it nicely.
Jared Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hasashi shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hasashi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a wild combination.
Hasashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hasashi slips a jab and a cross from Hart.

Hasashi gets a double leg takedown into Hart's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hanzo Hasashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hart misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hasashi is defended easily by Hart.
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hart wants it to stay on the feet.
Hasashi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
Jared Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanzo Hasashi.
Hasashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasashi feints and as Hart raises his hands in defense, Hasashi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hasashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hasashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hasashi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hasashi wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Jared Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hanzo Hasashi.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart leaves Hasashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jared Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi fails to land the takedown.
Hart slaps away a takedown attempt from Hasashi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hart fails to land with a series of punches.
Hart misses with a double jab

and Hasashi counters with a single leg into guard. Hart didn't expect that.
Hart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hasashi on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasashi wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.

Hasashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hasashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hasashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanzo Hasashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hasashi 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanzo Hasashi!