PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hart (ranked 3945 p4p, 361 weight class) and Caniel Dormier (ranked 6301 p4p, 434 weight class). Henry Hart had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hart
vs
Dormier

164 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
30
153 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caniel Dormier!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with a hook to the body
and Dormier counters with a leg kick.
Hart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dormier was well out of range. Poor timing from Hart.
Hart throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hart swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dormier counters with a series of strikes. Hart will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hart misses with the body kick
and Dormier counters with a nice uppercut.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dormier counters with a left and a right that stings Hart.
Dormier takes one on the button.
Hart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dormier counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dormier counters with a three punch combo that has Hart backing up. Hart nods at Dormier to acknowledge the strikes.
Dormier looks winded!
Hart scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart misses with a double jab
and Dormier counters with a stiff right hand.
Hart misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Dormier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart misses with a double jab
and Dormier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Hart misses
and Dormier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dormier circles away quickly and effectively.
Dormier unleashes a big counter combination but Hart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a jab to the body
and Dormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dormier counters with a stiff right hand.
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dormier counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Hart misses.
Hart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart misses with a body shot
and Dormier counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Dormier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dormier wants to counter the offense by Hart and move into the clinch position.
A head kick by Hart misses
and Dormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Dormier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dormier appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dormier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dormier doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hart misses with a hook to the body
and Dormier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Hart is rocked!
Dormier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Hart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dormier counters with a nice body shot.
Dormier has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dormier counters with a nice uppercut.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart misses with a hook to the body
and Dormier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dormier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dormier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hart.
Dormier let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dormier avoids the body shot from Hart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart throws a right hand that misses
and Dormier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dormier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart scores with a body shot.
Henry Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart misses the body punch
enabling Dormier to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hart misses the body punch
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart lands a nice hook to Dormier's body. Dormier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caniel Dormier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hart throws a leg kick
and Dormier counters with a stiff right hand.
Hart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hart throws a nice looking combination but Dormier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart misses with a jab to the body
and Dormier counters with a straight right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hart might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hart scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dormier ducks right into an uppercut from Hart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart clobbers Dormier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hart misses with a hook to the body
and Dormier counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a sloppy body shot
and Dormier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hart throws a sloppy head kick
and Dormier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dormier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hart misses with a body shot
and Dormier counters with a nice body shot.
Henry Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hart duly obliges.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dormier counters with a good, hard body kick but Hart shrugs it off.
Hart lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dormier backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dormier counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses the body punch
and Dormier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart misses with a body punch
and Dormier counters with a right hand to the body.
Hart misses with a body shot
and Dormier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Hart
and Dormier counters with a stiff right hand.
Hart throws a combination that misses
letting Dormier counter with a right hand.
Hart is looking to wear down Dormier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hart misses with a body punch
and Dormier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dormier to counter with a crisp jab.
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dormier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart throws an off balance right hand
and Dormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a hook
and Dormier counters with a right hand to the body.
Hart misses with a double jab
and Dormier counters with a nice uppercut.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Dormier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dormier on the side of the head.
Hart misses the shot to the body.
Dormier tries to counter by closing the distance.
Caniel Dormier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hart throws a body shot but no joy.
Hart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dormier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dormier wants to counter with a clinch but Hart pushes him away.
Hart misses with a hook to the body
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Hart misses
and Dormier counters with a left to the body.
Hart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dormier.
Dormier tries to move into range but Hart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart tries to bum rush Dormier with a series of wild strikes but Dormier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dormier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hart throws a body punch but Dormier moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dormier on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dormier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart misses with a body shot
and Dormier counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caniel Dormier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Nice straight punches there by Hart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hart.
Hart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dormier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hart lands with a cross.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dormier.
Hart fails to land with a series of punches.
Dormier wants to counter with a clinch but Hart pushes him away.
Hart misses with a body punch
and Dormier counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dormier blocks a head kick by Hart.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hart looks to land a combination but Dormier avoids it well.
Dormier unleashes a big counter combination but Hart bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a lazy head kick
and Dormier counters with a straight right hand.
Hart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Dormier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dormier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hart throws an off balance right hand
and Dormier counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hart thinking.
Hart throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Dormier is just out of range.
Dormier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dormier counters with a nice uppercut.
Hart throws a leg kick

and Dormier decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hart's guard.
Hart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dormier trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dormier is controlling him.
Dormier being controlled here momentarily.

Dormier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hart is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dormier, into his guard.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dormier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart distracts Dormier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Dormier has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hart is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dormier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dormier tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.

Hart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dormier looks to move to half guard but instead Hart has passed into mount! Damn!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart unloading with bombs!
Dormier is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Hart has control of Dormier's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dormier regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dormier regains half guard.
We've been hearing that Hart has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dormier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henry Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hart lands a nice short elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Hart.
I think Dormier 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caniel Dormier!
Caniel Dormier opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.