PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raul Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins comes to the cage accompanied by Biggie-Juicy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Martins
vs
Hart

150 cm
26
138 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

GREEN!160

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martins wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Martins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Martins closes the distance and clinches.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
Hart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martins's face.
Martins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martins tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Martins back against the cage.
Martins lands a shot to the body.
Hart lands a knee to the head.
Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martins is keeping busy.
Martins lands with a short shot to the head.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hart.
Hart missing with knees to the body.
Hart has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Martins seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hart can turn it around.
Martins avoiding damage as Hart throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to stall.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martins tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Martins back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hart throws an elbow but misses.
Hart throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martins lands with a right to the head.
Hart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martins throws a head punch that misses.
Hart blocks a body shot from Martins.
Martins tries to work over Hart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart blocks a body shot from Martins.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
Hart just leaning against Martins, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hart taking a breather.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
Hart looking to slow down the pace here.
Martins prevents a body shot from Hart.
Hart scores a nice knee to the body.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart trying to land knees to the body.
Martins avoiding damage as Hart throws knees to the body.
Martins tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Martins back against the cage.
Martins pushes Hart back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martins prevents a body shot from Hart.
Martins misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart pushes off an throws an elbow but Martins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Martins - that landed with a thud.
Hart misses with a punch to the body.
Hart lands an elbow just above Martins 's eye.
Hart is trying to stall.
Martins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart stalling.
Hart missing with knees to the body.
Martins lands a hook that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Martins lands a right hand.
Martins lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins is working Hart over against the cage.
A short left from Martins.
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!
Martins gets through Hart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hart.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
Hart landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hart utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martins's defenses.

It looks like Raul Martins has been cut.
Hart looking to throw knees to the head but Martins is blocking nicely.
Hart struggles to land a body shot inside as Martins controls his hands.
Martins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bret Hart will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raul Martins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Martins takes the fight into the clinch.
Hart's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hart.
Martins has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Martins blocks an elbow strike.
Hart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martins works on Hart's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart lands an elbow just above Martins 's eye.
Martins has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Martins misses with a body punch.
Hart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bret Hart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Martins fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Martins working aggressively here.
Martins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hart throws an elbow but it misses.
Martins swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart missing with knees to the body.
Hart is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martins is keeping busy.
Martins digs a right hand into Hart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hart's gas tank.
Martins blocks an elbow strike.
Martins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martins misses with a body punch.
Martins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a nice shot to the body.
Martins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Martins on the inside.
Hart tries a knee to the head but Martins blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Martins.
Hart is trying to stall.
Hart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martins misses with the head strike.
Hart lands an elbow that stopped Martins in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart trying to stall but Martins improves his position.
Hart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hart tries a body shot but Martins blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martins.
Martins scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Martins.
Hart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martins blocks it with crossed arms.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins misses with the head strike.
Martins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hart looking to slow down the pace here.
Hart misses with a body punch.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martins's brow.
A short right from Martins.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
Hart blocks a body shot from Martins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is pushing Martins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hart obliges.
Martins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Martins.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Hart.
Martins can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
Hart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martins is defending well for now.
Martins blocks a body shot from Hart.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martins's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Martins blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raul Martins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raul Martins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Martins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hart connects with a solid leg kick.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Martins moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.

Hart tries to keep at a distance but Martins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart misses with some punches.
Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but Martins avoids the damage to the body.
Hart tries to land a knee to the head but Martins blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hart - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hart lands an elbow that stopped Martins in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martins tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Martins back against the cage.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart is trying to stall.
Hart lands an elbow inside that Martins shrugs off.
Hart throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martins avoiding damage as Hart throws knees to the body.
Martins tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but Martins avoids the damage to the body.
Hart pushes Martins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hart tries to land knees in the clinch but Martins avoids the damage to the body.
Hart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins lands a nice uppercut.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins lands with a right to the head.
Martins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.
Martins tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Martins back against the cage.
Martins struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
Hart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart misses with the head strike.
Hart pushes Martins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart misses with a punch to the body.
Hart blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hart.
Hart trying to stall but Martins improves his position.
Hart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart with a knee to the head.

Raul Martins's cut is getting worse.
Hart wants to stall.
Martins working aggressively here.
Hart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martins.
Hart is trying to maintain a safe position but Martins gets an underhook and turns Hart into the cage.
Hart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martins lands a shot to the body.
Hart misses with a knee strike.
Hart tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martins avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins works on Hart's body with a couple of short punches.
Martins throws a head punch that misses.
Hart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martins is defending well for now.
Martins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Martins back against the cage.
Martins managing to block the knees to the body from Hart.
Martins scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Martins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Hart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martins misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!
Bret Hart thanked the fans post fight for their support.