PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Klychko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hart
vs
Klychko

180 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
170 lbs
0 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Klychko!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klychko is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Hart throws a head kick that misses
and Klychko counters with a thumping low kick.
Klychko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hart.
Klychko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Klychko, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Klychko against the cage but Klychko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klychko as he jumps to the side.
Hart is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klychko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hart thows a leg kick but Klychko checks it

and Klychko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hart won't be happy with that.
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 positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Klychko tries to stand but Hart is controlling his head.
Klychko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hart missing with punches from the bottom.
Klychko wants to stand but Hart has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hart gets back to full guard.
Hart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Klychko!
Hart seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Klychko is holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hart misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Klychko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hart throwing strikes here but Klychko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hart thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hart looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart working for a guillotine from mount but Klychko is in no mood to give up.

Hart is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Klychko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hart throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hart controlling from the full mount.
Hart throws some wild stikes that Klychko manages to avoid easily.
Klychko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hart.
Hart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hart throws some wild stikes that Klychko manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Hart dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hart trying to land knees to the body.
Hart tries a knee to the head but Klychko blocks it.
Hart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klychko to keep the fight standing.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hart tries to break free but Klychko pushes him back against the cage.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Klychko prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Hart blocking some punches.
Klychko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klychko has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klychko is trying to break the clinch but Hart has him pressed against the cage.
Hart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klychko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Hart wants to break free but Klychko has control.
Hart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Klychko to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart pushes Klychko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hart.

Klychko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.

Hart clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klychko backwards.
Klychko is trying to force a seperation but Hart has the dominant position.

Hart has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Klychko uses from the top position.
Hart wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Klychko wants to stand but Hart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oliver Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hart escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klychko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klychko wants to stand but Hart has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Hart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klychko defends well.
Hart controls Klychko momentarily but Klychko frees himself.
Klychko won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Hart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Klychko manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Klychko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Klychko has wrist control.
Hart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hart works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Hart dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Hart misses with a combination
and Klychko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klychko scores with a kick to the body.
Hart doesn't manage to clinch there - Klychko circles away.
Klychko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Klychko moves into the clinch successfully.
Hart tries to pull guard but Klychko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klychko is trying to break the clinch but Hart is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klychko's efforts to push away.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Hart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klychko smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klychko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hart as Klychko tries to tie him up.
Klychko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Hart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klychko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Klychko manages to break the clinch.
Klychko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klychko delivers a nice body kick.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown. Klychko tries to sprawl out of it but Hart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klychko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Klychko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hart back to the cage. Klychko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Klychko scores with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Klychko as Hart shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with Klychko, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes Klychko against the cage but Klychko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oliver Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klychko throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.

Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Hart tries a knee to the head but Klychko blocks it.

Klychko manages to break the clinch.
Klychko slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Klychko misses with a body shot.
Klychko tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Klychko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klychko tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klychko to the ground. Klychko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hart shoots for a takedown but Klychko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Klychko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Klychko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart.
Klychko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hart misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klychko feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Klychko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Hart!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Oliver Hart made sure he mentioned Merciless Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.