PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake comes to the cage accompanied by Primo Victoria. Hart has chosen DMX - Where My Dogs At as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bukake
vs
Hart

175 cm
27
220 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

189 cm
27
217 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michihiro Bukake !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Hart!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Hart tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bukake defends well and Hart ends up having to push Bukake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bukake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hart is defending well.
Bukake misses with a knee to the head.
Bukake is looking for a takedown.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Bukake is controlling the position.
Bukake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hart manages to break the clinch.
Bukake throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hart has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bukake is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bukake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Bukake leaves Hart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Bukake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The strikes coming from Bukake are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hart struggling a bit here.
Bukake throws an elbow but Hart slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bukake in side control, throwing shots but Hart defends.
Hart manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bukake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hart is refusing to be controlled, as Bukake sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hart to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bukake forces his way into half guard.
Bukake stalling away here and it's allowed Hart to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bukake throwing strikes but missing.
Bukake chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Bukake tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bukake .
Bukake landing with the ground and pound.
Bukake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've been hearing that Bukake has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bukake throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bukake postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Bukake looking to pass the guard.
Bukake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bukake trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bukake throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michihiro Bukake dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bukake rushes Hart and presses him up against the cage.
Hart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bukake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bukake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hart fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hart is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bukake 's half guard.
Bukake is trying to control but can't.
Hart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bukake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bukake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Bukake looking for a guillotine here but Hart defends easily.
Hart trying to control but Bukake is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake seems keen to control Hart's posture.
Hart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bukake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
Hart engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Hart was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bukake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hart defends well and Bukake ends up having to push Hart into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bukake wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michihiro Bukake . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bukake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bukake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bukake tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake misses with a low kick as Hart jumps back.
Hart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Michihiro Bukake has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bukake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bukake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hart somewhat.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Shane Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bukake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bukake throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Shane Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bukake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukake trying to control the action but Hart is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bukake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bukake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hart trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukake wants to control but Hart is keeping him busy.
Hart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Michihiro Bukake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michihiro Bukake 's cut.
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!

Bukake leaves Hart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bukake fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bukake shoots in and bounces Hart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Bukake slips an elbow through the middle.
Bukake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bukake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Bukake from controlling successfully.
Bukake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart is trying to control the position but Bukake postures up.
Bukake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bukake shoots in looking for a takedown. Hart tries to sprawl out of it but Bukake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Bukake drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bukake is controlling him.
Shane Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bukake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bukake is really struggling to control Hart but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bukake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hart keeping full guard, as Bukake tries to pass.
Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart stands up from mount. Strange move.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hart.

Bukake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bukake has Hart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hart stops a takedown attempt from Bukake .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michihiro Bukake . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bukake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bukake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart looks for a takedown but Bukake sprawls well.

Bukake shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bukake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bukake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Bukake from controlling successfully.
Bukake looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michihiro Bukake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bukake , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michihiro Bukake !
Michihiro Bukake thanked the fans post fight for their support.