PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen How Eye One The Write Too Think as his entrance music. Oliver Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Black
vs
Hart

195 cm
24
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
21
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oliver Hart!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hart throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Hart slips a jab from Black.
Donk. Black catches Hart right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Oliver Hart has been cut.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hart wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Hart throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black misses with a hook.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Hart takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Hart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hart swinging wildly here.
Hart misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Black finds it's way through Hart's defenses.
Black fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black misses with a combination
letting Hart counter with a right hand.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
Black throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Black is breathing heavily.
Hart doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hart misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Black.
Black takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart.
Black misses with a body shot.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Black!

That has opened up Oliver Hart's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black dodges the punch combination from Hart.
Hart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Hart rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.

Hart jumps into guard, dragging Black to the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hart is trying to keep Black in close.
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hart is proving hard to escape from.
Black won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Black trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hart controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hart wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hart throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
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!
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.

Hart clinches with his opponent.

Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Hart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black throws a combination. Hart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Hart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Hart misses with a body shot.
Black throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hart checks the leg kick.
Hart throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Black here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart moves out of range as Black strikes.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maxim Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Black eats them both and turns towards Hart to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maxim Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
Black takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Black misses with a double jab.
Hart is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Maxim Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black misses with the combination.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hart's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hart scrambles back to his feet.
Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hart fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Black.

Hart clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black tries to break free but Hart pushes him back against the cage.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Maxim Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oliver Hart's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hart drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hart has him pressed against the cage.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black throws a series of punches but Hart moves out of range.
Black misses with a hook. Hart ducked under it nicely.
Hart throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black 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.
Black cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Black swings widly with a right hand

and Hart counters by moving into the clinch.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Hart has him pressed against the cage.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
Hart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to break free but Hart pushes him back against the cage.
Black tries to circle away but Hart has him pinned against the cage.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Hart has him pressed against the cage.

Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hart throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.

Hart moves into the clinch.
Black can't break the clinch.
Hart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Hart has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hart.

Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart swinging wildly here.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Hart pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Black back to the cage. Hart follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Black looks to land a body kick but Hart moved away.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Oliver Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to clinch.
Hart works over Black's head and body with a nice combination.
Black throws a low kick but Hart moves out of range easily.
Black connects with a body shot.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maxim Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black cracks Hart with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hart wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hart at a distance.
Hart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hart.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Hart does no damage.
Hart misses with a wild combination.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Hart.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maxim Black!