PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Schilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hart might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Sharpshooter. The crowd seem to be enjoying Schilt's choice of entrance music: Broodje Bakpao - New kids on the block. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hart
vs
Schilt

185 cm
25
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
22
216 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Grappling Pro Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Schilt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schilt closes the distance and clinches.
Hart lands a nice knee to the body.
Hart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schilt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schilt.
Schilt swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Schilt looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.

Hart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schilt is trying to defend but Hart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Schilt kicks off Hart and gets to his feet.
Schilt misses with a wild body shot.
Schilt throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schilt misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Hart sizes up Schilt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hart slips under a jab from Schilt.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schilt misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Hart throws a big shot that misses.
Schilt throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Schilt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilt throws out a powerful jab.
Schilt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schilt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schilt wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Schilt sprawls well.
Schilt throws a big shot that misses.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schilt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hart misses with a low kick.
Schilt misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Schilt.
Schilt takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilt scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hart.
Schilt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schilt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schilt avoids the body shot from Hart.
Hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hart shoots in but Schilt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schilt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoids the body shot from Schilt.
Hart shoots in for a takedown but Schilt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hart takes a swing at Schilt's ribcage but misses.
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Schilt throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hart misses with a looping right.
Gilbert Schilt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schilt pinned against the cage. Schilt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Schilt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Schilt throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Hart walks into a stiff left hand from Schilt.
Hart avoids the body shot from Schilt.
A swing and a miss from Schilt.
Schilt thows a body shot but no joy.
Schilt staying out of range there.
Schilt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Schilt misses with a wild body shot.

Hart feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart wants to control from the top but Schilt keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schilt looking for a sweep. Not yet Schilt, not yet.
Schilt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hart stays in close to Schilt's body and controls the position.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Schilt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schilt wants to stand but Hart is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schilt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Schilt throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
Schilt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hart.
Schilt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hart throws a body punch but Schilt moves out of range.
Schilt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Schilt.
Hart blocks a jab.
Hart misses with a shot to the body
and Schilt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schilt lands a lovely overhand right.
Schilt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoids the head kick by Schilt.
Hart shoots in looking for a takedown. Schilt tries to sprawl out of it but Hart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schilt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hart misses with an uppercut.
Hart lands with a hook. Schilt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schilt connects with a jab.
Hart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schilt throws a low kick, looking for Hart's leg but Hart calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schilt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Schilt tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schilt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schilt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schilt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart.
Schilt tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Schilt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schilt!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schilt swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Hart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schilt's guard.
Schilt wants to stand but Hart is controlling the position.
Hart postures up in Schilt's guard and throws a big left but Schilt blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Schilt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schilt misses with a combination

and Hart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schilt won't be happy with that.
Hart lands a few punches from side control.
Schilt is trying to control Hart's posture but Hart avoids it.
Schilt is looking for a sweep.
Hart tries to advance to mount but Schilt denies him.
You can see the frustration on Schilt's face as Hart controls the position.
Schilt struggling a bit here.
Schilt wants to get back to his feet.

Hart tries for a kimura but Schilt is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilt pushes Hart away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hart gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schilt slips a jab from Hart.
Hart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schilt cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schilt tries to clinch
and Hart counters with a stiff right hand.
Schilt lands with a nice combination. Hart backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
Schilt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hart misses with a body punch
and Schilt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schilt works Hart's body with a nice hook.
Schilt lands a nice looking body shot.
Gilbert Schilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schilt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hart's head backwards.
Schilt lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Schilt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schilt scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one.
Hart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good standup being displayed there by Schilt as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schilt misses with a body shot

and Hart counters with a single leg into guard. Schilt didn't expect that.
Schilt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Schilt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hart wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Schilt is now in half guard.

Schilt escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart stuffs the takedown.
Schilt swinging wilding here.
Hart lands with a shot to the body.
Schilt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hart scores a takedown into full mount!

Schilt somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schilt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Schilt really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schilt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Schilt.
Schilt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hart is looking to clinch.
Hart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hart moves forwards but Schilt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schilt misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Schilt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hart on the side of the head.
Schilt swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Hart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Schilt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Schilt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice jab there from Hart.
Hart shoots in for a double leg but Schilt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schilt.
Hart fails to land the takedown.
Schilt lands a two punch combo.
Schilt stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schilt.
Hart lands a jab.
Schilt throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart punishes Schilt's body with a nice straight punch.
Schilt misses with a series of wild punches.
Gilbert Schilt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hart avoids the body shot from Schilt.
Danga de danga de dang - Schilt scores with a four punch combination!
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Schilt slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Schilt.
Hart thumps Schilt with a low kick.
Schilt looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schilt throws a hook but Hart blocks it.
Hart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schilt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hart looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schilt throws a body kick that misses.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Schilt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart misses with a hook to the body

and Schilt moves into the clinch.
Hart tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hart struggles to land a body shot inside as Schilt controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Schilt dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bret 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!

A punch lands to the side of Hart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schilt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Schilt misses with a double jab

and Hart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schilt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Schilt keeping full guard, as Hart tries to pass.

Schilt pushes Hart off and scrambles back to his feet.
Schilt slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilt defending well as Hart loads up on a big left hand.
Schilt blocks a jab.
Schilt scores with a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schilt tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schilt to the ground. Schilt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schilt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hart.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by Schilt.
Hart takes a swing at Schilt's ribcage but misses.
Schilt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilt scores with a punch to the head.
Hart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hart throws a lazy head kick
and Schilt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hart really felt that one!
Hart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schilt to score with a decent uppercut.
Schilt tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hart is rocked!
Schilt works Hart's body with a nice hook.
Schilt connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart dodges the punch combination from Schilt.
Schilt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hart doesn't seem bothered though.
Schilt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schilt scores with a one two! Hart had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Schilt cracks Hart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schilt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Schilt seems to be stalking Hart here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Hart drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gilbert Schilt!
Gilbert Schilt is the new light heavyweight champion!