PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Audrey Hart (ranked 4512 p4p, 4513 weight class) and Mason Hart (ranked 207 p4p, 208 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.

Hart
vs
Hart

165 cm
18
140
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Audrey Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.

Mason Hart clinches up with Audrey Hart and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mason Hart looking to slow down the pace here.
Mason Hart is looking to control Audrey Hart's arms but Audrey Hart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mason Hart has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audrey Hart will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mason Hart up against the ropes.
Mason Hart stalling in the clinch.
Mason Hart avoiding damage.
Mason Hart has Audrey Hart pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mason Hart.
Audrey Hart tries to clinch up.
Audrey Hart fails with an attempt to clinch.

Audrey Hart clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Audrey 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mason Hart will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mason Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Audrey Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Audrey Hart clinches up against the ropes.
Mason Hart is struggling to control the position.
Mason Hart pressing his opponent against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Audrey Hart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason Hart stalling in the clinch but Audrey Hart improves position.
Mason Hart is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Mason Hart's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mason Hart.
Mason Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Audrey Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Audrey Hart is looking to counter the offense by Mason Hart and move into the clinch.
Audrey 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.
Mason Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Audrey Hart.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mason Hart gets tackled into the ropes by Audrey Hart. Audrey Hart maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Audrey Hart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Mason Hart gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Audrey Hart to work.
Mason Hart is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Audrey Hart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason Hart effectively controlling the action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Audrey Hart.
Mason Hart manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Audrey Hart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Audrey Hart taking a breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Audrey Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mason Hart is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mason Hart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Hart!