PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather comes to the cage accompanied by CCR - Bad Moon Rising. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mayweather
vs
Hart

182 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Hart!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Mayweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart looks to land a combination but Mayweather avoids it well.
Mayweather misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hart!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Hart or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tyrone Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Hart.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart tries for a takedown but Mayweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Mayweather tries to keep at a distance but Hart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.

Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hart.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart working away.

Hart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hart takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart.
Kevin Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayweather circles away.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hart is fending him off so far but Mayweather persists. Nope, Hart circles away and we're back to standing.

Hart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mayweather sprawls well initially but Hart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mayweather is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to control but Mayweather is keeping him busy.
Mayweather works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayweather keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Mayweather looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayweather, not yet.
Mayweather is working hard here to advance position.
Mayweather trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four 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 fight stays on the outside here - Mayweather looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hart fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hart fails with the takedown
and Mayweather counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Hart dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Hart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hart should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Hart. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayweather lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Hart sprawling to the canvas. Mayweather follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Hart hang on?

Hart is rocked!
Mayweather looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather is trying to control the action in half guard but Hart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mayweather missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hart tries to roll over but Mayweather keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mayweather sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Mayweather working the head and body with strikes.
Mayweather not doing much here.
Hart is trying to escape back to his feet but Mayweather uses the scramble to pass into side control.

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.
Hart tries to bench press Mayweather off him but Mayweather keeps the position.
Hart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hart throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Mayweather working the ground and pound.
Mayweather working the ground and pound from side control.
Mayweather looks up at the clock and then as Hart takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mayweather smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mayweather is putting a hurting on Hart here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mayweather connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hart some visible discomfort.
Mayweather creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hart is still in real trouble! Can Mayweather finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mayweather is looking to take a break and control but Hart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hart seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayweather lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mayweather will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mayweather landing a few strikes.
Mayweather cracks Hart with a big elbow.
Mayweather is chipping away with strikes.
Mayweather is putting a hurting on Hart here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hart takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayweather slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.
Mayweather sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Hart wants to get back to his feet.
Hart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mayweather takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart trying to control but Mayweather postures up.
Mayweather is pressing down on Hart's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hart is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Mayweather dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mayweather lands a jab-cross combination.
Hart tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.

Hart gets a takedown into half guard.
Hart blocks the strikes from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayweather wants to get back to full guard.
Mayweather connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Hart wants to take a breather but Mayweather is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hart stands up out of the half guard.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hart lands with a straight right. Mayweather didn't see that one coming.
Mayweather looks to throw a body kick

and Hart counters with a single leg into guard. Mayweather didn't expect that.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart won't allow Mayweather to sweep him here.
Mayweather throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Mayweather has his foot on Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hart works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mayweather throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hart wants to control from the top but Mayweather keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayweather clinches but Hart breaks the clinch

and Hart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hart.

Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Hart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Mayweather sprawls well.
Hart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather counters with a series of strikes. Hart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mayweather scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hart in his tracks.
Mayweather wants to clinch
and Hart counters with a good low kick that Mayweather was not able to check.
Some wild striking there from Hart.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Mayweather fights it but they end up in guard.
Hart tries to stand but Mayweather is controlling from the bottom.
Mayweather is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hart trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayweather scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hart is trying to control but can't.
Mayweather sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kevin Hart!