PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raze Bahamut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bahamut
vs
Hart

178 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raze Bahamut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bahamut lands a nice shot to the body.
Hart tries to land a front kick but Bahamut steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hart looks to land a body kick but Bahamut moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bahamut darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bahamut connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bahamut blocks a head kick by Hart.
Bahamut swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart.
Hart tries to clinch there but Bahamut circles away.
Bahamut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bahamut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hart clinches with his opponent.
Hart misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hart.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart lands a knee to the head.
Hart lands an elbow just above Bahamut 's eye.

Hart manages to break the clinch.
Hart will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bahamut lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bahamut circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bahamut fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bahamut stalling in the clinch but Hart improves position.
Bahamut is trying to break the clinch but Hart is controlling him.
Hart slows down the pace here.
Bahamut is trying to break the clinch but Hart is controlling him.

Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bahamut lands with a straight right. Hart didn't see that one coming.
Hart tries to clinch up but Bahamut circles away and keeps his distance.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart tries to clinch but Bahamut moves out of range.
Hart tries a low kick but Bahamut avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Hart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Bahamut. That snapped Hart's head back.
Bahamut connects with a nice looking jab.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Bahamut uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
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!
Bahamut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart tries to clinch up but Bahamut circles away and keeps his distance.
Bahamut fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hart closes the distance and pushes Bahamut back into the cage.

Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Hart.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bahamut is breathing heavily.
Hart lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bahamut takes a step back to recover.
Bahamut scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bahamut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hart.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bahamut takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Bahamut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bahamut. That did some damage!
Hart cracks the inside of Bahamut's front leg.
Hart connects with a high kick.
Bahamut chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hart can pounce on him.
Hart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bahamut.
Hart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hart scores with a head kick.
Bahamut takes one to the chin there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hart, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Bahamut pushes him off.
Bahamut is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bahamut.

Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Hart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart working Bahamut over with knees to the body.
Hart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hart moves into the clinch.
Hart lands a damaging elbow.
Hart tries to throw a body punch but Bahamut avoids it by throwing Hart back against the cage.
Hart working Bahamut over with knees to the body.
Hart keeps control of Bahamut as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bahamut prevents a body shot from Hart.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bahamut being controlled against the cage.

Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hart stalling against the cage.
Bahamut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bahamut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bahamut is trying to push Hart away but Hart has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bahamut takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Raze Bahamut has been cut.

Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart tries to clinch up.
Bahamut misses with an uppercut.
Hart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bahamut to score with a decent uppercut.
Bahamut connects with a looping right hand.
Bret Hart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hart doesn't manage to clinch there - Bahamut circles away.
Bahamut scores with a jab to the head.
Bahamut circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart wants to clinch up but Bahamut keeps it at a distance.
Bahamut swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart.
Bahamut is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bahamut swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bahamut paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hart forces Bahamut back against the cage and clinches.
Hart pressing his opponent against the cage.

Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bahamut tries to keep at a distance but Hart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hart landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hart.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bahamut walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hart.
Hart throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hart.
Both fighters circling a little - Hart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hart lands with a slapping head kick.
Hart lands a head kick!

Hart clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hart.
Hart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hart crunches a lovely knee into Bahamut's ribcage.
Hart lands a good knee to the midsection. Bahamut won't want to take too many of those.

Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bahamut keeps the fight on the outside.
Hart tries to clinch up.
Hart connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Bahamut tries to keep at a distance but Hart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hart unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Hart manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart doesn't manage to clinch there - Bahamut circles away.
Hart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart is looking to clinch but Bahamut is avoiding it.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bahamut swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hart lands a front kick.
Hart wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Bahamut pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hart pushes Bahamut up against the cage in a clinch.

Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hart throws a chopping leg kick but Bahamut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hart tries to clinch up but Bahamut circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raze Bahamut's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hart lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bahamut takes a step back to recover.
Hart misses with a head kick.
Hart lands with a nice body kick.

Hart has Bahamut up against the cage in a clinch.
Hart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hart lands an elbow inside.
Hart lands an elbow just above Bahamut 's eye.
Bahamut is trying to stall.
Bahamut tries to break the clinch but Hart is controlling the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hart as Bahamut tries to tie him up.
Hart landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Bahamut will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bahamut throws out the jab.
Hart tries to clinch but Bahamut is having none of it.
Hart takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bahamut takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bahamut scores with a decent looking hook.
Hart tries to clinch but Bahamut moves out of range.
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hart connects with a solid leg kick.
Hart tries to clinch up.
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart tries to clinch up but Bahamut circles away and keeps his distance.
Hart slips under a jab from Bahamut.
Raze Bahamut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bahamut listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hart is looking to clinch.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bahamut's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart walks into a stiff left hand from Bahamut.

Hart forces Bahamut back against the cage and clinches.
Hart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hart lands a body punch.
Hart pushes Bahamut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Hart breaks the clinch.

Hart moves into the clinch.
Hart lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hart breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Hart tenderised Bahamut's leg. Bahamut is trying to keep his angry face on.

Hart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hart lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hart lands a knee to the body.
Hart landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hart gets a clinch.
Hart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bahamut takes an elbow to the temple.
Hart stalls.
Hart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bahamut wants to get back to striking at distance but Hart won't allow it.
Bret Hart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bahamut throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hart takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bahamut is looking to break free of the clinch but Hart has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart prevents a body shot from Bahamut.
Hart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bahamut up against the cage.
Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!
A very excited looking Bret Hart made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Raze Bahamut stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent'.