PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Wilson (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.

Hartmann
vs
Wilson

176 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Hartmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson with a jab.
Hartmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilson works the jab nicely.
Hartmann throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Hartmann was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hartmann gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hartmann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hartmann at a distance.
Wilson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws out a counter right but Hartmann avoids it with no problem.
Wilson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hartmann dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Hartmann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilson's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson jabs Hartmann right on the nose. Hartmann blinks but takes it well.
Hartmann throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Hartmann's shoulder, as Hartmann tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hartmann gets a clinch.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartmann cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Come on Hartmann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hartmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hartmann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Hartmann gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Hartmann.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann cracks Wilson with a nice body shot.
Hartmann lands a nice uppercut.
Wilson tries to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Hartmann scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Hartmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilson is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hartmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Hartmann keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Hartmann on the inside.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike.
Hartmann has Wilson pushed against the cage.
Wilson blocks an elbow strike.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartmann lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hartmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartmann lands with a light punch inside.
Hartmann lands a right hand.
Wilson tries to break free but Hartmann pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann is controlling him.
Hartmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Hartmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartmann digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Hartmann has Wilson pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hartmann dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hartmann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartmann's hands.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartmann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Hartmann moves out of range.
Hartmann tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wilson manages to circle out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Hartmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hartmann gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilson.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartmann is just out of range.
Wilson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson swings for the body but Hartmann moves out of range.
Wilson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hartmann throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Hartmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson cracks Hartmann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.

Hartmann forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
Hartmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartmann lands an elbow that stopped Wilson in his tracks for a moment.
David Hartmann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hartmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hartmann stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Hartmann.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A bit of stalling here from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hartmann.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wilson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the cage.

Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hartmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Wilson misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Andrew Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson defending well as Hartmann loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Hartmann.
Wilson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hartmann's head backwards.
Hartmann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilson can do to turn this around?
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartmann scores with a punch to the head.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Hartmann slips the punch.
Hartmann is looking to clinch but Wilson is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hartmann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Hartmann scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hartmann.

Wilson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartmann finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilson.
Wilson avoids the elbow strike from Hartmann, against the cage.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Hartmann has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Hartmann lands with a short shot to the head.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartmann misses with some punches.
Hartmann lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Hartmann stalling.
Wilson is trying to push Hartmann away but Hartmann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hartmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Hartmann dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hartmann fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartmann moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hartmann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartmann.
Wilson cracks Hartmann with a good jab.
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hartmann lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Hartmann clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hartmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wilson is trying to break free.
Hartmann misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartmann lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson blocks an uppercut.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartmann won't allow it.
Hartmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartmann won't allow it.
Hartmann has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Hartmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hartmann lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hartmann dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hartmann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Wilson is trying to break the clinch but Hartmann has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hartmann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hartmann prevents Wilson from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Hartmann to work.

Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hartmann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilson tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the cage.
Hartmann is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartmann has Wilson pressed against the cage, preventing Wilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hartmann has him pressed against the cage.
Hartmann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wilson's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Hartmann.
Hartmann has Wilson pressed against the cage.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartmann won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Hartmann - that landed with a thud.
Hartmann has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.

Hartmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson dips to his left and cracks Hartmann with an uppercut!
David Hartmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hartmann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Hartmann is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilson's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Hartmann sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Andrew Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartmann trying to control from Wilson's half guard. Wilson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Hartmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartmann, 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Hartmann!
An out of breath David Hartmann thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.