PBP Commentary

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

Hart
vs
Bain

225 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalei Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Bain!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart shoots for a double leg takedown but Bain sprawls well. He's pushed Hart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bain stuffs the takedown.
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
Bain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bain slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalei Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bain.
Bain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bain wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Hart blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and Bain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bain jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bain scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart avoids the body shot from Bain.
Bain scores with a sloppy right hand. Hart should have avoided that one.
Bain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart blocks a jab.
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.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Bain.
Bain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bain moves into range and clinches up with Hart.
Bain lands a body shot.
Bain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bain lands a body shot.
Bain lands with a left to the head.
Bain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hart is rocked!
Bain lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Hart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hart takes a shot to the head.
Bain scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Bain should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A short left from Bain.
Bain unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hart! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bain is unloading with more strikes now! Hart drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Bain!