PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gringo Gringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hart
vs
Gringo

190 cm
24
255 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

200 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Crippler's Corner

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 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gringo Gringo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart misses with the combination.
Gringo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gringo lands with an overhand left.
Gringo moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off.
Gringo Gringo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart lands with an uppercut that bounces Gringo off the cage and back into rage.
Hart misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
Gringo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Gringo.

Hart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gringo keeps working.
Gringo wants to get back to his feet.
Hart working the ground and pound but Gringo is defending the strikes.
Hart is trying to ground and pound but Gringo uses the momentary lack of control by Hart to regain half guard.
Hart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gringo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control the action in half guard but Gringo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gringo is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart throws a right and a left that Gringo avoids nicely.
Hart dives in and grabs Gringo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gringo pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gringo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Hart.

Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gringo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hart working away.

Hart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gringo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gringo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gringo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gringo wants to get back to his feet but Hart drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gringo tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.
Hart throws a strike aimed at the side of Gringo's head but Gringo avoids it well.
Gringo is pushing Hart's head away, looking to escape. Hart manages to hold on to the position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gringo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gringo is trying to get back to full guard.
Hart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Gringo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hart trying to pass the guard but Gringo defending well.
Hart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gringo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to control the pace but Gringo is squirming around nicely.
Hart controlling the pace for now.
Gringo tries to lock up and control but Hart gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gringo is trying to stand up.

Gringo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hart.
Hart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gringo regains half guard.
Hart prevents Gringo from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is stalling here. Gringo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hart seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gringo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Gringo stands up and beckons Hart to his feet.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Gringo throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.

Hart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gringo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gringo is trying to get back to half guard.
Gringo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gringo keeps working.
Gringo wants to get back to his feet but Hart drags him back down.
Gringo struggling a bit here.

Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gringo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Hart dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gringo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hart misses with a two punch combination.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Gringo slips the punch.
Gringo blocks a leg kick.
Hart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gringo throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.
Chad Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gringo throws a combination that misses

and Hart counters with a takedown into side control.

Hart tries for a kimura but Gringo is defending well.
Gringo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hart wants to control but Gringo is keeping him busy.
Hart in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hart scoring with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gringo can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gringo dodges the ground and pound from Hart.
Hart trying to control the action but Gringo is working from the bottom.
Gringo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Hart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gringo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gringo wants to get back to his feet but Hart drags him back down.
Gringo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hart is chipping away with strikes.
Gringo is not content to let Hart control the position.
Gringo pushes Hart away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hart gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart working away.
Chad Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hart has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gringo is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hart yanks on the arm and Gringo is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hart.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chad Hart!