PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Hert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbo Audi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbo Audi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hert
vs
Audi

175 cm
20
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
150 lbs
2 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Likes comics

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Hert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robbo Audi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audi throws a wild body kick that Hert sees coming a mile off.
Hert sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Audi connects with a high kick.
Audi lands a leg kick that knocks Hert off balance momentarily.
Audi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Audi.
Hert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Audi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hert. Audi does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Hert backs off Audi throws a huge counter combo but Hert manages to avoid it all.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Audi throws a front kick that sends Hert stumbling back into the cage.
Hert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Audi.
Hert throws a lazy right hand but Audi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Audi scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Audi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Audi looks to land a body kick but Hert moved away.
Hert throwing a counter right hand but Audi manages to avoid it.
A jab from Hert misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hert.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Audi.
Audi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Audi lands with a nice body kick.

Hert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Audi is trying to control Hert's posture but Hert avoids it.
Audi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hert is staying active.
Audi is trying to buck Hert off.
Hert working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hert working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hert gets to mount! Audi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hert working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hert controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hert cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hert has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hert dominating with strikes here.
Hert prevents Audi from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert with shots to the head and body - Audi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hert working the ground and pound effectively.
Hert unloading with bombs!
Hert landing strikes from the mount.
Hert is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Audi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hert wants to control the pace but Audi is squirming around nicely.
Hert lands a nice shot to the head.
Hert lands a couple of good shots and Audi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Audi trying to get back to his feet but Hert is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audi is really stuck here.
Hert is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Audi is in bad spot here.
Hert trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Audi doesn't escape.
Hert missing with strikes.
Hert scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hert scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Hert lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Audi is trying to remain composed but Hert is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hert dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hert looks to land a right hand but Audi moved out of range.
Audi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hert fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Hert.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Audi.
Hert will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Hert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Audi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hert is one step ahead there.
Hert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hert looking to sit in guard and control but Audi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hert controlling Audi's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audi stopping the sweep attempt from Hert.
Hert manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Audi manages to get himself to full guard.

Hert prevents Audi from getting back to his feet.
Audi is trying to control the position but Hert postures up.
Hert wants to control from the top but Audi keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Hert has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hert throws a strike but Audi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hert has control of Audi's left arm, preventing Audi from doing any damage.
Audi trying to control the position from guard on top but Hert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hert is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Audi tries to circle away but Hert has him pinned against the cage.
Audi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hert walks away with a smile on his face. Audi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Audi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hert.
Audi throws a counter combo.
Robbo Audi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hert misses with an uppercut. Audi saw that one coming.
Audi throws a head kick that misses.
Audi lands a front kick.
Hert misses with a right hand
and Audi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hert misses with a lunging right hand
and Audi counters with a left and a right that stings Hert.
Audi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Audi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hert misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Audi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Hert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hert lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hert throwing strikes from guard but Audi blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Audi wants to sweep here but Hert controlling him for the moment.
Audi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hert pulls Audi in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Hert will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hert fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hert fails to land with a series of punches.
Audi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hert.
Audi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Audi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Hert does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Audi.
Hert feinted with a counter takedown.
Audi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hert.
Hert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Audi scoring well with a low kick there.
Hert throws a body punch but Audi moves out of range.
Audi feints and then cracks Hert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hert down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Audi has a takedown stuffed.
Hert shoots in looking for a takedown but Audi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Hert.
Audi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hert walks forward, straight into a front kick from Audi.
Hert throws a shot from downtown. Audi moves away and avoids it.
Audi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hert lunges at Audi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Audi's hand.
Audi throws a nice head kick!
Audi scores with a push kick.
Audi throws a sloppy head kick and Hert moves out of range easily.

Audi gets caught flat footed, as Hert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Audi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hert trying to control the position from guard on top but Audi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hert showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Audi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Audi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hert listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hert misses the jab.
And Audi responds with a good body kick, but Hert manages to step out the way in time.

Hert looking to score a takedown here. Audi is defending well but Hert drives through and ends up in Audi's guard.
Audi is trying to control the position but Hert postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Audi can do to turn this around?
Hert scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hert seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Audi for as long as he can get away with.
Hert throws a strike but Audi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hert keeping moving, preventing Audi from controlling successfully.
Chris Hert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robbo Audi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Audi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hert is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Audi, into his guard.

Hert sitting in guard here, content to control.
Audi is trying to keep Hert in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hert, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hert!