PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hawaiian Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Head Strong. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hart
vs
Drogba

225 cm
26
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

160 cm
23
140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawaiian Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aiden Drogba!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drogba darts in and clinches Hart up against the cage.

Drogba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Hart gets caught napping as Drogba dives in and scores a takedown. Hart manages to retain guard.
Drogba throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.

Drogba decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hart, up you get!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hart changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drogba fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drogba feints and as Hart raises his hands in defense, Drogba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Drogba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drogba has managed to get both his arms back between Hart's legs - danger averted.
Drogba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drogba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drogba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Drogba wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
Drogba is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drogba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drogba passes Hart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Drogba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hart is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba winds up and cracks Hart with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drogba controlling the action here.

Drogba is looking for a kimura here.
Drogba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Drogba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Drogba is looking for a kimura but Hart is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drogba to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Drogba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Drogba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drogba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Drogba is taking a breather. Hart says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba misses with a head shot. Hart uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drogba.
Drogba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now.
Hart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drogba lands a couple of digs.

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.
Drogba stands up over Hart, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drogba lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Hart is rocked!

Drogba drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drogba jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drogba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drogba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hart's head.
Drogba lands a couple of digs.
Drogba works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drogba stalling.
Drogba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Hart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Drogba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drogba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Drogba slows the pace down in half guard.
Hart seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Drogba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Drogba has managed to clinch.
Hart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drogba prevents it.
Drogba prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drogba taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Drogba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Drogba darts in and clinches Hart up against the cage.
Drogba crunches a lovely knee into Hart's ribcage.

Drogba manages to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drogba is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Drogba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hart?
Drogba controlling from mount.
Drogba postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hart bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Drogba and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiden Drogba!