PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taken Ya Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ya Down
vs
Hart

190 cm
23
201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Hart!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart dives in and grabs Ya Down's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ya Down pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
Hart throws a jab when Ya Down was well out of range.
Ya Down catches Hart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hart there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ya Down.

Hart pushes Ya Down up against the cage in a clinch.
Ya Down will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hart up against the cage.
Hart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ya Down smiles and moves away.
Ya Down lands a body shot.

Hart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ya Down!
Ya Down manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ya Down.
Ya Down wants to control but Hart is keeping busy.
Ya Down tries to get to full guard but Hart has control of the leg.
Hart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ya Down is staying active underneath Hart, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ya Down knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hart on the ground.
Hart works his way into full mount!
Ya Down is working to get back to half guard.

That's two 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.
Hart wants to control the pace but Ya Down is squirming around nicely.
Ya Down is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ya Down wants to control but Hart is having none of it.
Hart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ya Down wants to hold on but Hart pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hart unloads with some shots from mount but Ya Down bucks and avoids them well.

Hart moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ya Down has worked his arm free - good work by Ya Down!

Hart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hart goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ya Down has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hart but great work by Ya Down.
Hart can't do much from the bottom here.
Ya Down working the ground and pound.
Hart is being controlled here.
Hart manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ya Down's best efforts.
Ya Down seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hart does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ya Down is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taken Ya Down will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ya Down lands a jab to Hart's midsection.

Ya Down scores with a takedown into Hart's guard.
Ya Down looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ya Down postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ya Down will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ya Down cracks Hart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ya Down holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ya Down prevents the takedown attempt.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Hart tries to score a body lock takedown but Ya Down shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taken Ya Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Hart.
Hart jumps guard but Ya Down stands there with Hart around his waist. Hart gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ya Down prevents it.
Ya Down lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hart tries to pull guard but Ya Down holds him up against the cage and eventually Hart drops back down to his feet.
Ya Down dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ya Down lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ya Down pushes Hart back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ya Down with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Chris Hart has been cut.
Ya Down working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ya Down is stalling here.

Ya Down lands a takedown into guard.
Ya Down postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Ya Down gets to his feet. Hart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Hart tries for a takedown but Ya Down circles away easily
and Ya Down counters with a stiff right hand.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Ya Down moves into range and clinches up with Hart.
Ya Down keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ya Down has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hart is trying to keep an underhook but Ya Down manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ya Down trying to control the action but Hart is working from the bottom.
Ya Down controlling the action here.
Ya Down trying to mount his opponent but Hart defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down controlling the action here.
Hart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hart.
Ya Down wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taken Ya Down dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Hart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hart throws a combination that misses
and Ya Down counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ya Down circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ya Down counters by moving into the clinch.
Ya Down utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ya Down presses Hart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Ya Down.

Ya Down gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hart works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ya Down is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ya Down lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart trying to control the position.
Ya Down throwing strikes but missing.
Ya Down throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.
Ya Down has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ya Down stands up over Hart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ya Down trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ya Down accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ya Down postures up and lands a big shot to Hart's brow.
Taken Ya Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ya Down throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ya Down won't allow Hart to sweep him here.
Ya Down chips away with some ground and pound.
Ya Down preventing the sweep.
Ya Down lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ya Down missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ya Down postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ya Down keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hart's head.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Ya Down from controlling successfully.
Hart wants to sweep here but Ya Down controlling him for the moment.
Ya Down with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ya Down looking to pass the guard.
Ya Down controlling from the top position.
Ya Down postures up in Hart's guard and throws a big left but Hart blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taken Ya Down showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ya Down 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taken Ya Down!