PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Placentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Placentino has chosen donGURALesko - Mogliśmy wszystko as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hart
vs
Placentino

200 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
264 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Heat Rising Clothing, LLC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Placentino!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Placentino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Placentino lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hart misses with a double jab.
Tom Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Placentino tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Placentino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Placentino wants to clinch.
Placentino tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Steve Placentino has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Placentino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Placentino tries to clinch up.
Placentino doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart tries to clinch but Placentino is having none of it.
Placentino wants to clinch.

Hart clinches with his opponent.
Hart misses with a body punch.
Placentino tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a body punch.
Placentino prevents a body shot from Hart.
Placentino tries to circle away but Hart has him pinned against the cage.

Placentino jumps guard.

Hart is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Placentino is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Placentino has escaped and now he's on top!

Placentino drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Placentino jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Placentino tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Placentino is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Placentino passes into half guard.
Placentino wants to pass to mount but Hart is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Placentino is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Placentino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Placentino looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!

Placentino has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hart defend it? Placentino steps over the head and cranks it - Hart is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Placentino!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Placentino!
Steve Placentino took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Heat Rising Clothing, LLC for their support in the buildup to the fight.