PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 272 p4p, 38 weight class) and Kevin Hart (ranked 410 p4p, 51 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kevin Hart enters the cage!

Gozen
vs
Hart

176 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
33
155 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Hart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gozen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Gozen throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Hart misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Gozen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hart doesn't seem phased though.
Hart throws a solid leg kick but Gozen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hart.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gozen checks a leg kick.
Gozen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Hart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gozen catches Hart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hart walks into a straight right hand from Gozen.
Hart misses with a low kick as Gozen jumps back.
Gozen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Gozen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gozen.
Hart cracks the inside of Gozen's front leg.
Gozen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart throws out a counter right but Gozen avoids it with no problem.
Gozen walks into a straight right hand from Hart.
Gozen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gozen lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Hart lands a high kick!
Gozen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gozen.
Gozen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen avoids the head kick by Hart.
As Hart looks to move away, Gozen throws a big counter combo but Hart just gets out of the way.
Hart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Hart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hart slips under a jab.
Hart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gozen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gozen jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gozen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Gozen misses with a hook. Hart ducked under it nicely.
Gozen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gozen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hart looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hart digs a good body shot into Gozen's ribs.
Gozen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Gozen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gozen throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Hart wants to counter with a clinch but Gozen pushes him away.
Gozen loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Gozen misses with a left hand

and Hart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hart.
Gozen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gozen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hart misses with the head strike.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gozen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hart misses with a leg kick
letting Gozen counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart thumps Gozen with a low kick.
Gozen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gozen misses the shot to the body.
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gozen throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gozen throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Hart cracks the inside of Gozen's front leg.
Gozen misses with a wild combination.
Hart now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tomoe Gozen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gozen throws a body shot but no joy.
Gozen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHart.
Gozen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hart only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gozen blocks a jab.
Gozen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gozen circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gozen misses with a wild body shot.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hart tries to clinch but Gozen is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gozen throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Gozen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Gozen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tomoe Gozen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart connects with a leg kick. Gozen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gozen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Gozen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart digs a good hook to Gozen's body.
Gozen misses with a body shot
letting Hart counter with a right hand.
Hart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Hart forces Gozen back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart stalling against the cage.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gozens head.
Hart lands a nice uppercut.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Gozen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Gozen lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Hart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gozen throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Gozen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Gozen connects with a jab.
Gozen throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Hart has Gozen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Gozen.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gozen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gozen prevents a body shot from Hart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Hart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gozen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gozen scores with a nice head shot.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart throws a right hand that Gozen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gozen also avoids with ease.
Gozen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Gozen misses.
Gozen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gozen misses with a body shot.
Gozen throws a series of strikes that have Hart backpedaling.
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 Tomoe Gozen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hart wants to clinch.
Gozen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hart throws a head kick that Gozen semi-blocks.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart throws a body shot but no joy.
Hart tries to work over Gozen's front leg with a kick but Gozen checks it.
Hart throws a leg kick but Gozen checks it.
Nice defenses there by Hart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gozen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gozen.
Gozen with a jab.
Gozen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gozen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gozen swings widly with a right hand
and Hart counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gozen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Gozen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gozen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hart connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gozen. Gozen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gozen misses with an uppercut.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gozen looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gozen.
Gozen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart missing with a left hand there. Gozen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gozen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hart is predictable there
enabling Gozen to counter with a crisp jab.
Gozen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gozen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gozen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gozen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hart lands a head kick!
Gozen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hart on the side of the head.
Gozen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hart fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gozen is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Gozen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gozen jabs Hart right on the nose. Hart blinks but takes it well.

Hart is rocked!
Gozen cracks Hart on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hart falls backwards against the cage. Gozen follows up with more strikes that drop Hart to his knees. Gozen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hart! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomoe Gozen!
Tomoe Gozen retains his featherweight title!