PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart's entrance music is Vertigo - U2. A fine choice. Bret Hart could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Hollywood's chin.

Hart
vs
Hollywood

180 cm
35
198 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

188 cm
36
196 lbs
33 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Hollywood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Hollywood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hollywood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hollywood works the jab nicely.
Hollywood lands a leg kick that knocks Hart off balance momentarily.

Hollywood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Hart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollywood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Hart is trying to break free.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart is trying to push Hollywood away but Hollywood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hollywood pushes Hart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart can't find room to land a body shot as Hollywood controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hollywood.
Hart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hollywood trying to control the position but instead, Hart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hollywood into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart takes a shot to the head.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Hollywood has the dominant position.
Hollywood has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Hollywood tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Hollywood back against the cage.

Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hollywood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hollywood misses with a body shot
letting Hart counter with a right hand.

It looks like David Hollywood has been cut.
Hart moves away from the strike by Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a low kick.
Hollywood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Hart cracks Hollywood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollywood feints a jab promting Hart to slip. Hollywood then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
Nice shot by Hollywood.
Hollywood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hart drops Hollywood with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hollywood! Hart dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Hart!
Bret Hart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.