PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hart (ranked 5594 p4p, 3010 weight class) and Edgar Shark (ranked 608 p4p, 418 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hart
vs
Shark

190 cm
19
218
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
19
205
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cole Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edgar Shark!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark is looking to clinch.
Hart throws a big counter combination but Shark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shark drops his hands momentarily and Hart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shark tries to clinch but Hart moves away
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hart swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shark is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Hart there.
Shark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
Shark tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Hart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shark.
Shark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shark wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Shark.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shark.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shark. Shark obviously looking to wear him down.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Shark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hart defends well and Shark ends up having to push Hart into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Hart misses the target.
Shark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shark blocks a head kick by Hart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hart.
Shark tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
It looked like Hart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shark.
A big left from Hart misses.
Shark doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Shark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Shark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shark shoots in and drives through. Hart sprawls well.
We've been told by Hart's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cole Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Shark.
Shark wants to clinch but Hart slips to the side
letting Hart counter with a right hand.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hart throwing a counter right hand but Shark manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shark momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Shark moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Edgar Shark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hart connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shark dives in and grabs Hart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes down on Shark's head and hops out.

Shark moves into the clinch.
Hart is trying to push Shark away but Shark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Shark has double underhooks.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shark wants a takedown but no success here.
Hart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shark.
Hart prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Shark won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Hart.
Shark looking for a takedown.
Hart pushes Shark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart misses with a punch to the body.
Shark tries for a takedown but Hart manages to get underhooks.
Shark tries for a takedown but Hart manages to get underhooks.
Shark has Hart pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Hart dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Shark walks into a jab.
Shark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shark wants to clinch.
It looked like Hart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shark.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shark.
Shark is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Shark.
Hart went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hart sprawls well. Hart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shark gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Shark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shark moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Shark tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart is looking to counter punch.
Hart throws a jab when Shark was well out of range.
Shark wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Shark wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Hart misses the target.
Shark is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
Shark closes the distance but Hart moves to the side
enabling Hart to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shark can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Shark tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shark tries to clinch
and Hart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shark tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Hart was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shark wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Shark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shark tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Shark tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Hart scores with a hook.
Shark doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Hart throws a hook but Shark blocks it.
Shark is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Hart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart misses with a straight right.
Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shark lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a hook but Shark blocks it.
Shark is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shark tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Hart misses its target.
Hart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Shark has Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hart scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shark.
Shark tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Hart dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Nice shot lands for Hart.
Hart swings widly with a right hand

and Shark counters with a series of strikes that sends Hart to the canvas! Shark follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Hart is rocked!
Shark postures up.
Oh Hart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hart seems to have got his legs back now.
Shark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shark trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark looking to sit in guard and control but Hart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hart forces his way into half guard.
Shark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to get back to his feet.
Shark tries to roll over but Hart keeps him under control.
Shark trying to control here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hart seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Hart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Edgar Shark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shark is looking to control Hart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shark avoid being mounted?
Hart blocks the strikes from Shark.
Hart wants to take a breather but Shark is having none of it.
Hart content to control rather than advance.
Shark tries to kick Hart off but Hart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shark throws a strike from the bottom but Hart passes into side control!
Hart has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shark is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shark bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Hart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shark is controlling him.
Shark is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Shark throwing strikes but missing.
Shark stopping the sweep attempt from Hart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hart has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Shark has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Shark has double underhooks.
Hart lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Shark is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shark throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Hart.
Hart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shark can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Hart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cole Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shark throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cole Hart.
Well Hart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Cole Hart!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Cole Hart!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Cole Hart!

Cole Hart wins by unanimous decision!