PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fus Ro Dah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ro Dah
vs
Hart

204 cm
24
260 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
224 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fus Ro Dah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Hart!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ro Dah takes the fight into the clinch.
Ro Dah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hart struggles to land a body shot inside as Ro Dah controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ro Dah.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Gabriel Hart has been cut.
Ro Dah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ro Dah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Ro Dah lands a good knee to the midsection. Hart won't want to take too many of those.
Hart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ro Dah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ro Dah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Ro Dah has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ro Dah misses with an elbow strike.
Ro Dah takes a shot to the head.
Ro Dah looking to stall.
Ro Dah connects with a knee to the head.
Ro Dah is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ro Dah throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.
Ro Dah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hart looks winded!
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro Dah misses with a knee strike.
Ro Dah scores with a knee to the head.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ro Dah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fus Ro Dah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Hart.
Ro Dah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ro Dah obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ro Dah obliges.
Ro Dah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ro Dah.
Ro Dah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ro Dah scores with a knee to the head.
Ro Dah lands a good knee to the midsection. Hart won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ro Dah landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ro Dah.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ro Dah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hart's brow.
Ro Dah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah taking a breather.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.
Hart is trying to drag Ro Dah to the mat but Ro Dah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ro Dah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hart is working for takedown but Ro Dah is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ro Dah misses with a knee strike.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Ro Dah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ro Dah landing knees to the head.
Ro Dah landing knees to the head.
Ro Dah scores a nice knee to the body.
Ro Dah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro Dah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hart tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ro Dah lands a nice knee to the body.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Ro Dah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ro Dah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Ro Dah lands a damaging elbow.
Ro Dah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ro Dah lands an elbow just above Hart 's eye.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ro Dah landing knees to the head.
Ro Dah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ro Dah.
Ro Dah is looking to control Hart's arms but Hart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ro Dah has his back to the cage.
Ro Dah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ro Dah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ro Dah.
Ro Dah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Ro Dah.
A knee to the head by Ro Dah.
A knee to the head by Ro Dah.
Ro Dah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ro Dah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hart.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Hart.
Ro Dah misses with an elbow strike.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ro Dah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fus Ro Dah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Hart's cut.
That's time! Ro Dah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ro Dah clinches up against the cage.
Ro Dah scores with a knee to the head.
Hart is trying to drag Ro Dah to the mat but Ro Dah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ro Dah obliges.
Ro Dah landing knees to the body.
Ro Dah misses with a knee to the head.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
Ro Dah trying to control the position but instead, Hart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ro Dah into the cage.
Hart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
Ro Dah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ro Dah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ro Dah prevents the takedown attempt.
Fus Ro Dah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Hart.
Hart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ro Dah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
Ro Dah scores with a knee to the head.
Ro Dah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hart's face.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ro Dah connects with a knee to the head.
Ro Dah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ro Dah gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hart.
Hart is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ro Dah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the body.
Ro Dah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ro Dah landing knees to the body.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
A knee to the head by Ro Dah.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ro Dah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ro Dah with a knee to the head.

Hart works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ro Dah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hart pushing down on Ro Dah's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ro Dah is trying to stand.
Hart is keen to just control but Ro Dah is a slippery customer.
Ro Dah wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ro Dah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hart is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ro Dah is in trouble now - Hart has advanced to mount!
Hart avoids the attempt from Ro Dah to control.
Hart looking to ground and pound but Ro Dah is blocking nicely.
Ro Dah working to try and regain half guard.
Hart looking to control but Ro Dah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ro Dah is in a horrible position here. Hart smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fus Ro Dah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Hart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ro Dah tries to keep at a distance but Hart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fus Ro Dah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ro Dah misses with a knee to the head.
Ro Dah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ro Dah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ro Dah crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.
Ro Dah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ro Dah swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ro Dah missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro Dah throws an elbow but it misses.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ro Dah missing with knees to the body.
Ro Dah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Hart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is looking for a takedown.
Fus Ro Dah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Hart.
Ro Dah tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Hart is looking for a takedown.
Ro Dah scores a nice knee to the body.
Ro Dah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hart up against the cage.
Ro Dah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Ro Dah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hart blocks it with crossed arms.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hart blocks a body shot from Ro Dah.
Hart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hart is looking for a takedown.
Ro Dah trying to land knees to the body.
Ro Dah working Hart over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ro Dah.
Ro Dah lands a nice elbow.
Hart takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ro Dah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ro Dah misses with a knee strike.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hart works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ro Dah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.
Hart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ro Dah manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking for a takedown.
Ro Dah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hart avoids it.
Ro Dah is pressed up against the cage. Hart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ro Dah down to the mat. Ro Dah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ro Dah tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ro Dah tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.

Hart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ro Dah trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Ro Dah blocks nicely.
Hart sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ro Dah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control but Ro Dah is working from the bottom.
Ro Dah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fus Ro Dah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Ro Dah has wrist control.
Ro Dah keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Ro Dah being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Ro Dah rushes Hart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fus Ro Dah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ro Dah, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fus Ro Dah!
Fus Ro Dah spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.