PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hart (ranked 476 p4p, 59 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 206 p4p, 25 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hart
vs
Power

178 cm
33
155 lbs
23 - 14 - 0

168 cm
29
149 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Hart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hart connects with a leg kick. Power looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Power wants to slow Hart down by chopping away at his legs.
Hart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
Power misses with a straight right.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Power on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
As Power backs away, Hart returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
As Hart backs off Power throws a huge counter combo but Hart manages to avoid it all.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Power feints a counter leg kick.
Hart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DOG HOUSE!! in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Power is looking to slow Hart down with leg kicks.
Power feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
Hart misses with a shot to the body
and Power counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
Power avoids the head kick by Hart.
Power swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Power closes the distance and clinches.

Hart manages to break the clinch.
Hart scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hart checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoids the head kick by Power.
Donk. Power catches Hart right on the button with a cross.
Hart tried to score with a low kick but Power checks it.
Hart blocks a head kick by Power.
Hart looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hart scores with a jab.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Hart lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hart is looking to clinch.
Hart throws a sloppy head kick
and Power counters with a three punch combo that has Hart backing up. Hart nods at Power to acknowledge the strikes.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Hart misses with a head kick.
Power wants to clinch.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Hart backs off Power throws a huge counter combo but Hart manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Power backs away, Hart returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Power.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hart.
Power throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hart throws out a loose jab but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Power counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Hart misses
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hart fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Power on the side of the head.
Power has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Power throws a right hand that misses

and Hart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hart misses with a body punch.
Hart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powers head.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hart has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hart misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power letting Hart take a breather here.

Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hart lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Power prevents a body shot from Hart.
Hart working aggressively here.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Hart taking a breather.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Power has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Power and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
Power comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Power throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hart avoids the head kick by Power.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Power manages to avoid it.
Power tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hart is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Power takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Power misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power is looking to slow Hart down with leg kicks.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Power has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Power misses with a double jab
and Hart counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Power on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Power 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.
Thomas Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power checks a low kick from Hart.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hart is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Power raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A punch lands to the side of Power 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Power scores with a jab. Hart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hart misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Hart misses with a hook
and Power counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Power.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Power scores with a body shot.
Hart is looking to score with low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Power has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Power and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A countering left hand to the body from Power misses.
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!
Power lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hart's sensitive parts.
Power misses with a left hand
and Hart counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.
Power lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Thomas Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Hart misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thomas Power will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hart takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Power throws a lazy head kick
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Hart misses
letting Power counter with a right hand.

Hart forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
Power scores with a hook to the body.

Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Power closes the distance and clinches.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Hart.

Hart breaks the clinch.
Power throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Hart - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power misses with a combination

and Hart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Power tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hart uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
Power throws a lazy head kick
and Hart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kevin Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hart drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Power blocking some punches.
Hart is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hart holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hart cracks Power with a nice body shot.
Hart pushes Power back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hart fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hart fails to land.
Hart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power cracks Hart with a nice body shot.

Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hart is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thomas Power is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Power connects with a crisp jab.
Hart tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Hart cracks Power with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hart throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hart lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Power has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Power and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Power falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hart counters with a stiff right hand.
Power swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hart swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Hart cracks Power with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Power looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hart finish him?

Power is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Hart finish him?
Hart misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Power was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Hart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Power's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hart staying out of range there.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Hart scores with a counter punch that sends Power to the canvas! Hart smells blood - he's punishing Power with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Power has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Hart!
A relieved looking Kevin Hart thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.