PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vertigo - U2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hart
vs
Oak

180 cm
26
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
189 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Oak!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oak shoots in and drives through. Hart sprawls well.
Oak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Hart tries for a takedown but Oak circles away easily

and Oak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hart's guard now.
Oak tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Oak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hart tries to get out of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hart is on top in guard.
Oak keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Oak looking to control.
Hart preventing the sweep.
Hart wants to pass the guard but Oak is keeping the position.
Oak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hart is controlling him.
Hart pushing down on Oak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart is nestled in close to Oak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hart's back!
Oak throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Oak missing with punches from the back.
Oak is trying to stick to Hart's back but Hart is turning into Oak. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Oak's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hart.
Hart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hart postures up in Oak's guard and throws a big left but Oak blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hart won't allow Oak to get back to his feet.
Hart is in close to Oak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hart is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oak in his tracks.
Oak misses with a takedown attempt
and Hart counters with a stiff right hand.
Oak leaves Hart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Hart misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a head kick.
Oak slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hart has a takedown stuffed.
Oak tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Oak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hart is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hart has his foot on Oak's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oak works his way back into a safe position though.
Oak thows a big elbow that misses.
Hart wants to stand but Oak is controlling the position.
Oak chips away with some ground and pound.
Oak postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Oak stops Hart from standing up.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Oak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oak is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
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 Bret Hart will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hart tests Oak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Oak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hart dips to his left and cracks Oak with an uppercut!
Oak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hart.
Hart throws a looping overhand right but Oak ducks down to avoid it.
Oak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hart counters with a series of strikes. Oak will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oak's waist but Oak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hart off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
Hart connects with the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oak is defended easily by Hart.
Oak checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Oak sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Oak misses with a takedown
and Hart counters with a nice uppercut.
Oak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oak moves away.
Hart misses with a takedown

so Oak counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hart trying to control the position.
Oak throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oak.
Oak postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.
Hart pulls Oak in to control the position.
Oak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hart scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Oak ducks under a wild hook from Hart.

Hart scores with a takedown into Oak's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart works over Oak with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oak is keeping the position for now.
Hart chips away with some ground and pound.
Hart connects with a couple of short punches.
Oak 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.
Hart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hart trying to control but Oak is working from the bottom.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oak working a defensive guard here.
Oak pulls Hart in close to his closed guard and prevents Hart from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Oak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Oak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart misses with a takedown

and Oak counters with a takedown into side control.
Oak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oak throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oak throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart has one of Oak's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Oak tries to score with some ground and pound. Hart controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hart sneaks back into half guard.
Oak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hart's head.
Oak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oak.
Hart is looking to improve his position.
Hart wants to control but Oak is keeping busy.
Hart wants to improve his position but Oak is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oak tries for a takedown but Hart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart with a poor takedown
and Oak counters with a nice kick to the body.
Oak staying out of range there.
Hart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Hart misses its intended target.
Oak misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Hart misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oak gets caught flat footed, as Hart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hart's guard.
Oak thows a big elbow that misses.
Oak is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Hart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hart looking for a sweep. Not yet Hart, not yet.
Oak throws a strike but Hart rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hart works over Oak with some ground and pound from guard.
Hart lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control but Oak is working from the bottom.
Oak is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Robert Oak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hart pushing down on Oak's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hart is thwarting Oak's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oak is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hart is staying active.
Hart is keen to just control but Oak is a slippery customer.
Bret Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Robert Oak has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hart connects with a couple of short punches.

Oak is looking for a triangle but Hart pushes his legs off easily.
Oak keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Oak.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bret Hart!