PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brendan Wertman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wertman has chosen No One Loves Me and Neither Do I as his entrance music. Badr Hari had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hari
vs
Wertman

187 cm
18
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brendan Wertman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wertman throws a right and a left that Hari avoids nicely.
Wertman tries a head kick but it misses.

Wertman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Wertman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wertman wants to pass to mount but Hari is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wertman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hari's head.
Wertman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wertman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hari's head.
Hari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wertman.
Wertman not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wertman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wertman misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Hari misses

and Wertman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wertman.
Wertman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wertman trying to control but Hari is working from the bottom.
Hari is breathing heavily.
Wertman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wertman is looking to work some ground and pound but Hari has wrist control.
Wertman trying to control but Hari is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wertman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wertman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wertman is looking to work some ground and pound but Hari has wrist control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Wertman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hari was covering up waiting for the punch and Wertman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wertman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wertman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wertman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wertman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wertman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wertman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wertman connects with a couple of short punches.

Wertman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wertman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Wertman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from Wertman. Wertman gets slowly back to his feet.
Hari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wertman.
Some wild striking there from Hari.
Wertman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hari throws a nice looking combination but Wertman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wertman shoots for a takedown but Hari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Wertman.

Wertman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wertman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wertman lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wertman unloads with some shots from mount but Hari bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wertman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wertman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wertman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wertman with shots to the head and body - Hari looks very uncomfortable down there.

Wertman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wertman lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wertman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Wertman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Wertman working for a submission but Hari is keeping him at bay.
Hari really wants to buck Wertman off and get back to his feet.
Wertman is landing with some decent strikes but Hari is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wertman lands a nice shot to the head.
Wertman controlling from mount.
Wertman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wertman looking to control but Hari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wertman thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Wertman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wertman punching from mount but Hari doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wertman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hari in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wertman punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wertman.
Wertman landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brendan Wertman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wertman lands a head kick. Hari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wertman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wertman somewhat.

Wertman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hari's guard.
Wertman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wertman.
Hari can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wertman controls the pace.
Wertman trying to control but Hari is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wertman throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wertman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hari keeping moving, preventing Wertman from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wertman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wertman throws a head kick that misses
and Hari counters with a nice uppercut.
Wertman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hari sprawls well. Hari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wertman gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wertman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hari is fending him off so far but Wertman persists. Nope, Hari circles away and we're back to standing.
Badr Hari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Wertman.
Wertman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wertman gets the takedown into side control.
Hari avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wertman.
Hari is not content to let Wertman control the position.
Wertman in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Wertman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wertman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wertman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four 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.
Hari dodges the ground and pound from Wertman.
Hari takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Wertman connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hari some visible discomfort.
Wertman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The strikes coming from Wertman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Badr Hari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brendan Wertman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wertman wants to control but Hari is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Wertman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wertman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Wertman!