PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arron Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Durlak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hart
vs
Durlak

204 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arron Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wojciech Durlak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durlak tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Durlak doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hart counters by moving into the clinch.
Durlak lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Arron Hart has been cut.

Hart jumps into guard, dragging Durlak to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Durlak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hart's guard.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Durlak from controlling successfully.

Hart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Durlak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durlak forces his way into half guard.

Durlak is working for a submission of some sort.
Hart gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durlak looking to sit in guard and control but Hart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hart with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durlak looking for a sweep. Not yet Durlak, not yet.
Hart wants to stand but Durlak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hart wants to stand and escape but instead Durlak has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Durlak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Durlak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Durlak slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hart missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to stand back up but Durlak is controlling him
Hart controlling the position for now.
Hart is trying to stand up here but Durlak is controlling him well.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Hart is trying to control but can't.
Durlak trying to control the action but Hart is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arron Hart wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Durlak or perhaps it was just good defense by Hart which made him look bad.
Durlak shoots in and drives through. Hart sprawls well.
Arron Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wojciech Durlak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durlak throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
Durlak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hart as he avoids it easily.

Durlak gets tackled into the cage by Hart. Hart maintains the clinch.

Hart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Durlak is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hart to the mat. Hart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hart wants to stand but Durlak is controlling the position.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durlak 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.
Durlak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durlak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wojciech Durlak will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arron Hart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hart drives through and clinches with Durlak against the cage.
Durlak looking for a takedown.

Durlak lands a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Durlak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart wants to stand up but Durlak is controlling him.
Hart trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hart looking to control.
Durlak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Durlak wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Durlak won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Wojciech Durlak has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Durlak trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
Durlak being controlled here momentarily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Durlak closes the distance and clinches.

Durlak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hart is trying to keep an underhook but Durlak manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hart is not content to let Durlak control the position.
Hart missing with punches from the bottom.

Durlak is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hart is just riding it out for now. Durlak eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to maintain the position but Durlak is very close to passing his half guard.

Durlak wants to work for an arm triangle but Hart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hart trying to control but Durlak postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durlak thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.
Durlak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hart tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Durlak manages to move to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durlak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hart looks a forlorn figure.
Durlak cracks Hart with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Durlak wants to control but Hart has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

Durlak is trying to work for a kimura but Hart is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to stand.
Hart trying to control but Durlak postures up.
Durlak prevents Hart from standing back up.
Hart is staying active underneath Durlak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Durlak lands a nice short elbow.
Durlak is trying to control the action in half guard but Hart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Durlak there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wojciech Durlak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arron Hart's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hart stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Durlak with that takedown attempt.
Wojciech Durlak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Durlak gets a clinch.
Hart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Durlak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Durlak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hart gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arron Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wojciech Durlak.
Durlak keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Durlak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durlak throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hart shoots for a double leg takedown but Durlak sprawls well. He's pushed Hart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Durlak tries to keep at a distance but Hart has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hart gets control of Durlak's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Durlak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Durlak looking to pass the guard.
Durlak is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hart has his foot on Durlak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durlak works his way back into a safe position though.
Hart striking off his back but it's not causing Durlak any problems.

Hart is looking for a triangle here but Durlak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Durlak tries to advance to mount but Hart denies him.
Durlak works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Durlak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durlak scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hart to see if he's OK.

Durlak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Durlak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hart sneaks out the side door and pushes Durlak away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Durlak gets a takedown into half guard.
Durlak is just content to waste time from the top position. Hart takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Durlak wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hart had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Durlak defends it easily.
Arron Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wojciech Durlak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wojciech Durlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durlak 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wojciech Durlak!