PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kirito Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaetan Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Homemade Kazoku/Thank you. Kirito Nagasaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Nagasaki
vs
Hart

152 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

150 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirito Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaetan Hart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki misses with a two punch combination.
Nagasaki closes the distance but Hart moves to the side

and Hart counters with a single leg into guard. Nagasaki didn't expect that.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nagasaki is keeping the position for now.
Hart sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gaetan Hart wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big left from Hart misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki misses with a takedown

and Hart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nagasaki's guard now.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Hart has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Hart drops back looking for a leg! Nagasaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nagasaki manages to kick Hart off! Hart jumps back into Nagasaki's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hart stands and throws Nagasaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Hart is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nagasaki has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hart is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Nagasaki looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hart gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Nagasaki is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hart lets go of the hold and Nagasaki can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gaetan Hart!
After winning the bout, Gaetan Hart thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.