PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart has chosen The Sharpshooter as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gonzalez
vs
Hart

194 cm
29
247 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

185 cm
31
224 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Hart blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Hart's head but Hart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hart avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez defends it nicely.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Hart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hart is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Felix Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
Hart looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body punch.

Gonzalez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hart was covering up waiting for the punch and Gonzalez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hart keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Gonzalez pushes down on Hart's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Gonzalez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hart defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hart's head.
Hart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Hart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Gonzalez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hart sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonzalez is keen to just control but Hart is a slippery customer.
Hart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is looking to stall here but Hart recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a couple of elbows.
Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzalez wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
Gonzalez stays in close to Hart's body and controls the position.
Gonzalez passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands strikes from half guard.
Gonzalez is nestled in close to Hart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gonzalez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Gonzalez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gonzalez.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Gonzalez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gonzalez misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.

Gonzalez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Gonzalez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonzalez is trying to control the action in half guard but Hart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hart is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez moves nicely into side control.

Gonzalez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gonzalez fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing strikes but Hart manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Gonzalez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gonzalez is looking to wear down Hart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Gonzalez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gonzalez lands in his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonzalez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hart's guard.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hart's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hart defending well though.
Gonzalez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzalez wants to pass to mount but Hart is defending the position.

Gonzalez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzalez is trying to control. Hart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gonzalez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gonzalez wants to pass to mount but Hart is defending the position.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Hart is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hart avoids it really well and circles away.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.

Gonzalez looking to score a takedown here. Hart is defending well but Gonzalez drives through and ends up in Hart's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a couple of digs.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gonzalez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Gonzalez thows a big elbow that misses.
Gonzalez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez is pushing down on Hart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hart is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzalez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gonzalez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hart's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is nestled in close to Hart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gonzalez thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.
Hart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gonzalez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonzalez tries to pass to full mount but Hart defends it.
Hart is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
Gonzalez not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Hart is keeping him busy.
Bret Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez wants to pass to mount but Hart is defending the position.
Gonzalez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gonzalez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Gonzalez has control of Hart's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hart regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gonzalez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hart's face.
Gonzalez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Hart is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hart wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gonzalez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felix Gonzalez!