PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Gelder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitman Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Gelder
vs
Hart

185 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Gelder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hitman Hart!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gelder drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hart tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gelder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gelder tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hart is trying to get back to half guard.
Hart manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gelder's best efforts.

Hart looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gelder scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hart looking for submissions off his back.
Gelder lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hart trying to get back to full guard but Gelder takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hart is looking to improve his position but Gelder isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Hart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hart tries to hold on but Gelder pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Gelder.
Hart looks gassed!
The referee warns Hart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hart tries to hold on but Gelder pushes him away.
Gelder looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hart covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Gelder!
Diego Gelder is the new middleweight champion!