PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vang Poulsen (ranked 1629 p4p, 166 weight class) and Kevin Hart (ranked 1812 p4p, 180 weight class). Kevin Hart will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Poulsen
vs
Hart

162 cm
25
152 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

178 cm
30
155 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vang Poulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Hart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poulsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hart.
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hart tries to bum rush Poulsen with a series of wild strikes but Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poulsen misses with a right hand
and Hart counters with a solid body kick.
Poulsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poulsen moves out of range as Hart strikes.
Poulsen throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Poulsen sets himself, and Hart steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Hart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Hart feints a counter leg kick.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart throws a hook to the side of Poulsen's head but Poulsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hart lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart dodges the punch combination from Poulsen.
Hart misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poulsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hart raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Poulsen lands with an overhand left.
Poulsen throws a head kick that misses.
Hart tries to counter with a clinch but Poulsen shakes him off and moves away.
Poulsen looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range.

Hart clinches.
Poulsen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hart lands a shoulder strike.
Hart lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hart lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Poulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen is trying to stall.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
Poulsen misses with some punches.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen is leaning against Hart and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen is pushing Hart up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Poulsen has Hart pressed against the cage.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Hart improves position.
Hart lands a left hand.
Poulsen trying to stall but Hart improves his position.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Hart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Poulsen misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Hart dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Donk. Poulsen catches Hart right on the button with a cross.
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Hart counters with a good, hard body kick but Poulsen shrugs it off.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Hart flicks out a counter leg kick but Poulsen steps away.
Vang Poulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart motions for Poulsen to come forward. Hart throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Poulsen saw that one coming.
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Poulsen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hart swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Poulsen counter with a right hand.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Poulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen works Hart's body with a nice hook.
Poulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hart at a distance.

Hart takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen wants to stall.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch.
Hart works on Poulsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Poulsen works on Hart's body with a couple of short punches.
Hart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Hart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poulsen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hart up against the cage.
Poulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Hart on the inside.
Hart pushes Poulsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Poulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poulsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
Hart scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Hart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Vang Poulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart tries to clinch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a head kick.
Poulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Hart looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poulsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hart feints a counter leg kick.
Poulsen misses the jab.

Hart moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen tries to stall but Hart uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hart scores with a hook to the body.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Poulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hart.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Hart lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hart.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Vang Poulsen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poulsen throws a sloppy body shot

and Hart counters by clinching up.
Poulsen blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage.
Hart lands with a right to the head.
Hart stalling the fight.
Hart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Hart lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Poulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart digs a right hand underneath Poulsen's ribcage. Poulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen taking a breather.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kevin Hart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen takes a shot to the head.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Hart misses with some punches.
Poulsen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poulsen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Hart.
Hart lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart misses with some punches.
Hart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen'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.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
Hart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Hart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hart's elbow.

Poulsen breaks the clinch.
Hart throws a leg kick but Poulsen checks it.
Poulsen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut
and Hart counters with a stiff right hand.
Poulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Hart pushes Poulsen away with a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Hart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hart has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Hart!
An out of breath Kevin Hart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.