PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Betoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoli has chosen Mario theme as his entrance music. Chad Hart had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hart
vs
Betoli

190 cm
25
255 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

195 cm
26
282 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Solid chin

Crippler's Corner
Shango Designs

Hellbent, Inc.

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 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Betoli!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with a hook. Betoli ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Betoli there.
Betoli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hart pinned against the cage. Hart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Betoli shoots in and drives through. Hart sprawls well.
Hart lands a nice shot to the body.
Hart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart thows a body shot but no joy.
A left and a right from Hart both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Mario Betoli has been cut.
Betoli looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Betoli misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chad Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Betoli.
Hart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart lands a nice hook to Betoli's body. Betoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Betoli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mario Betoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Hart misses.
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Hart.
Hart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betoli missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown by Betoli or perhaps it was just good defense by Hart which made him look bad.
Betoli is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hart is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Betoli.
Betoli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hart throws a series of punches but Betoli moves out of range.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hart lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Betoli looks for a takedown but Hart sprawls well.
Betoli slips under a jab.
Hart lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Hart lands an impressive looking overhand right. Betoli doesn't seem phased though.
Hart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hart lands a nice looking body shot.
Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Betoli in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a jab to Betoli's midsection.
Hart jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hart sizes up Betoli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Betoli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart punishes Betoli's body with a nice straight punch.
Hart lands with a right hand.
Betoli slips under a jab from Hart.
Hart works Betoli's body with a nice hook.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Betoli moved out of range nicely.
Betoli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hart lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betoli throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Hart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Betoli at a distance.
Hart tests Betoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hart lands a right hook to the body.
Hart lands the left hand.
Betoli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chad Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Hart misses.
Betoli walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hart stuns Betoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Hart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Betoli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hart dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Betoli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Betoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Betoli moves out of range as Hart strikes.
A jab from Hart misses.
Betoli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hart swivels and escapes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Betoli might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hart has got the better of the exchanges.
Hart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hart cracks Betoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Hart misses.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Betoli moved out of range.
Betoli is breathing heavily.
Betoli blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Hart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a series of strikes that have Betoli backpedaling.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by Betoli.
Betoli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hart but Hart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hart scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Betoli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hart but Hart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chad Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Betoli.
Hart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Hart coming out on top.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chad Hart is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Betoli moved out of range nicely.
Hart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Betoli with that takedown attempt.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Betoli moves away.
Hart misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Hart coming out on top.
Betoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Betoli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a slapping body shot.
Hart jabs Betoli right on the nose. Betoli blinks but takes it well.
Betoli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hart keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Betoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Hart cracks Betoli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Betoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Hart.
Hart lands a jab to the nose.
Betoli avoids the body shot from Hart.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Betoli moved out of range nicely.
Betoli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hart's waist but Hart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Betoli off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Betoli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Betoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hart takes a swing at Betoli's ribcage but misses.
Hart with a hook.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hart looks to land a combination but Betoli avoids it well.
Hart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Betoli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Betoli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hart swivels and escapes.
Hart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Hart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Betoli's cut.
That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hart cracks Betoli with an open hand slap.
Betoli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hart as he avoids it easily.
Hart scores with a nice strike.
Hart stuns Betoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hart cracks Betoli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Betoli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Hart.
Nice defenses there by Betoli.
Betoli moves out of range as Hart strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a series of punches but Betoli avoids them all with ease.
Hart stuffs the takedown.
Betoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hart here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Betoli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hart throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hart lands with an uppercut that bounces Betoli off the cage and back into rage.
Betoli fails with a takedown attempt.
Chad Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Betoli.
Betoli tries to move into range but Hart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hart misses with a wild combination.
Betoli shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Betoli slips under a jab.
Betoli shoots for a takedown but Hart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Betoli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hart scores with a nice right hand.
Hart works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Betoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Betoli slips under a jab from Hart.
Betoli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hart takes a swing at Betoli's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Betoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Hart.
Hart lands a really nice looking cross but Betoli seems unphased.
Betoli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hart as he avoids it easily.
Hart misses with a looping right.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Betoli moves away.
Betoli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hart.
Betoli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Hart misses.
Hart jabs at Betoli's body.
Hart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Betoli can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Betoli's hands.
Hart scores with the left hand. Betoli knows he should have avoided that one.
Mario Betoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hart cracks Betoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chad Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hart lands a jab.

Hart lands a left and a right that send Betoli crashing to the mat, dazed. Hart thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Betoli is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Hart misses.
Betoli fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Hart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Hart!