PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hart
vs
Emelianenko

187 cm
26
219 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

184 cm
21
224 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko takes a swing at Hart's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Hart misses with a takedown
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Emelianenko does it's job there.
Emelianenko jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Hart fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Emelianenko to the ground. Hart is now in Emelianenko's guard.

Emelianenko has his foot on Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hart works his way back into a safe position though.

Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Hart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Emelianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hart landing with the ground and pound.
Hart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Hart pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.

Emelianenko working for submissions but it's allowed Hart to get to half guard.
Hart trying to pass the guard but Emelianenko defending well.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Hart drops an elbow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emelianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Emelianenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hart pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.

Emelianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hart trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hart's back!
Hart turns into Emelianenko and is now in his guard.

Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hart working some strikes from top position.
Hart preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.

Emelianenko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hart uses it to pass to side control.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Hart lands some shots froms side control.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Hart is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Emelianenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hart is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
Hart scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is refusing to be controlled, as Hart sits in half guard.
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 Bret Hart will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hart walks into a jab.
Emelianenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Emelianenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hart.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hart looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko cracks Hart with an open hand slap.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.

Emelianenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but Emelianenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hart is staying active underneath Emelianenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Emelianenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Emelianenko is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart can't keep his opponent in guard - Emelianenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hart is trying to get back to full guard.

Emelianenko is looking for submissions but instead, Hart has regained full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bret Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to take a breather but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Hart working over Emelianenko with some ground and pound. Emelianenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Emelianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Emelianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko has a hand on Hart's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hart takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hart trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hart scoring with strikes but Emelianenko is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Hart postures up.
Hart raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hart breaks from Emelianenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hart lands a big elbow.
Hart lands with some strikes.
Hart prevents Emelianenko from getting the reversal.
Hart unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position but Hart isn't that keen on the idea.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt

and Hart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hart landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Emelianenko has hold of Hart's hands but Hart slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hart has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hart lands a big elbow.
Emelianenko can't escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart controlling from mount.
Hart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Hart's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying desperately to improve position.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hart controlling his opponent.
Hart wants to control the pace but Emelianenko is squirming around nicely.
Hart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emelianenko's face.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Hart has a good base and remains in mount.
Hart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hart avoids the attempt from Emelianenko to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hart breaks from Emelianenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hart dominating with strikes here.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart working the ground and pound effectively.
Hart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hart landing strikes from the mount.
Hart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hart landing strikes, looking to finish!

Emelianenko is rocked!
Hart prevents Emelianenko from getting the reversal.
Hart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Emelianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Hart has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hart. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hart raining down shots from the mount!
Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Can Hart finish him?
Emelianenko tries to reverse the position but Hart maintains control.
Emelianenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Hart trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Hart is really struggling to control Emelianenko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko tries to reverse the position but Hart maintains control.
Hart raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hart, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

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