PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toberticus Kelltonville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelltonville kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hero. Hart has chosen The Sharpshooter as his entrance music. Bret Hart told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kelltonville
vs
Hart

191 cm
33
224 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

185 cm
34
228 lbs
19 - 20 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toberticus Kelltonville!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelltonville throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Kelltonville has his foot on Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hart works his way back into a safe position though.
Hart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hart stands up over Kelltonville, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kelltonville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelltonville doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hart preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hart postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hart scoring with some ground and pound.
Hart throws a strike but Kelltonville rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hart wants to sweep here but Kelltonville controlling him for the moment.
Hart looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelltonville missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelltonville trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelltonville trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Toberticus Kelltonville just wasn't active enough.

Kelltonville forces Hart back against the cage and clinches.
Kelltonville drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hart pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hart gets the takedown into side control.
Hart scores with punches from side control.
Kelltonville wants to get back to his feet but Hart drags him back down.
Kelltonville tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.
Hart misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kelltonville manages to get back to half guard.
Hart lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Hart.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart throwing shots but Kelltonville is blocking nicely.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelltonville avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Hart slips a nice elbow through Kelltonville's hands, connecting with Kelltonville's forehead.
Hart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kelltonville tries to roll over but Hart keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hart lands a nice short elbow.
Hart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart prevents Kelltonville from improving his position.
Hart working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hart stops Kelltonville from getting back to his feet.
Hart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kelltonville is trying to control but can't.
Hart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Hart.
Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kelltonville missing with punches from the bottom.
Kelltonville keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hart lands a nice short elbow.
Kelltonville makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kelltonville.
Hart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hart chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hart showed some decent athleticism there.
Kelltonville is looking to control Hart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kelltonville avoid being mounted?
Kelltonville controlling the position well.
Hart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Kelltonville makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kelltonville shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hart sprawls well. Hart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kelltonville gets slowly back to his feet.
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelltonville closes the distance and clinches up with Hart, looking for a takedown. Kelltonville pushes Hart against the cage but Hart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelltonville throws a sloppy head kick and Hart moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hart throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kelltonville was covering up waiting for the punch and Hart finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hart scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bret Hart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hart is in close to Kelltonville's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hart stopping the sweep attempt from Kelltonville.
Hart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kelltonville's head.
Hart throws a big elbow that misses.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelltonville throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hart postures up in Kelltonville's guard and throws a big left but Kelltonville blocks it.
Hart is in close to Kelltonville's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Kelltonville escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kelltonville's head.
Kelltonville keeping full guard, as Hart tries to pass.
Hart throws a big right hand that misses.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Kelltonville blocks nicely.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelltonville is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Kelltonville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hart postures up in Kelltonville's guard and throws a big left but Kelltonville blocks it.
Hart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hart is in close to Kelltonville's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelltonville manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kelltonville can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hart is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Hart slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Kelltonville is looking to stall here but Hart recovers full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart is pulling down on Kelltonville's head. It's preventing any offense from Kelltonville, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelltonville shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hart sprawls well. Hart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kelltonville gets slowly back to his feet.

Kelltonville shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hart manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hart has Kelltonville pulled in close to control his posture.
Kelltonville has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kelltonville sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hart's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelltonville wants to stand but Hart has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kelltonville is thwarting Hart's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Bret Hart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hart gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kelltonville counters with a head kick. That will keep Hart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelltonville sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Toberticus Kelltonville has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.

Kelltonville feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kelltonville would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kelltonville is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
Kelltonville stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelltonville thuds his shin into the meat of Hart's side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hart.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kelltonville as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kelltonville.
Hart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hart looks for a takedown but Kelltonville sprawls well.
Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelltonville.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hart looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to work some ground and pound but Kelltonville has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart throwing strikes from guard but Kelltonville blocks nicely.
Kelltonville manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart is trying to escape the mount.
Toberticus Kelltonville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bret Hart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kelltonville looking for a guillotine from mount but Hart is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toberticus Kelltonville showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!