PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Troc might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dr. Octagon - Real Raw. Trang Troc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Troc
vs
Hart

175 cm
36
168 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

176 cm
31
155 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hart!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troc thumps Hart with a low kick.
Hart defending well as Troc loads up on a big left hand.
Troc slips a straight right by Hart.
Some bone on bone action there as Hart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hart throws a push kick but Troc slaps the foot to one side.
Troc cracks Hart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Troc doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Hart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Troc's calf.
Hart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Troc.
Troc moves to clinch but Hart breaks away
and Hart makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Troc really felt that one!
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
Hart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Trang Troc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart avoids the body shot from Troc.
Hart blocks a head kick by Troc.
Troc has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Short Term Solution in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a head kick that half lands.
Troc ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hart throws a wild body kick that Troc sees coming a mile off.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Troc throws out the jab.
Troc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Troc clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
Troc throws an elbow that misses.
Hart managing to block the knees to the body from Troc.
Troc tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.
Troc is pressed up against the cage. Hart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Troc down to the mat. Troc avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Troc cracks Hart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Troc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hart.

Hart gets a double leg takedown into Troc's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Troc wants to stand and escape but Hart is having none of it.
Troc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Troc blocks nicely.
Hart throws an elbow that misses. Troc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Troc!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to keep a closed guard but Troc is proving a slippery customer.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
Troc engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Hart looking for a triangle here. Troc is fighting it but it looks tight! Hart pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Troc is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sam Hart!
Sam Hart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Trang Troc stepped up to the mic, saying 'it's time for Troc to hang up the gloves, thanks to everyone who helped me along the way.'.