PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield has chosen Flirtin With Disaster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Justice
vs
Hatfield

185 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice shoots in but no luck this time.
Justice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Hatfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justice will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hatfield clinches up against the cage.
Hatfield landing knees to the body.
Justice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hatfield is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield is stalling here.
Justice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hatfield slowing the pace effectively.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Justice changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hatfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hatfield rushes Justice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatfield.
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!
Justice leaning against his opponent.
Justice drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hatfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hatfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hatfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses.
Hatfield connects with a knee to the head.
Hatfield lands a nice elbow.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield is struggling to control the position.
Justice jumps guard but Hatfield stands there with Justice around his waist. Justice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
Hatfield avoiding damage.
Hatfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Justice's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hatfield obliges.
Hatfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees 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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hatfield obliges.
Hatfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatfield.
Hatfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Justice takes an elbow to the temple.
Hatfield with a knee to the head.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Justice drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hatfield pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hatfield forces Justice back against the cage and clinches.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield stalling in the clinch.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
Hatfield has Justice pressed against the cage.
Hatfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hatfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Justice's defenses.
The referee calls for Hatfield to work.
Justice is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hatfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Justice has Hatfield pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hatfield manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Justice wants a takedown but no success here.
Hatfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hatfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Justice takes an elbow to the temple.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.
Hatfield lands an elbow inside that Justice shrugs off.
Justice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hatfield with a knee to the head.
Hatfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hatfield landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Justice jumps guard but Hatfield stands there with Justice around his waist. Justice gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hatfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hatfield leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield stops a takedown attempt from Justice.
Justice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hatfield prevents it.
Knees to the body from Hatfield.
A bit of stalling here from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield lands an elbow just above Justice 's eye.
Justice takes an elbow to the temple.
Hatfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Justice.
Hatfield lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Hatfield dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hatfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Justice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hatfield walks away with a smile on his face. Justice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hannibal Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatfield throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Justice.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatfield throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
No luck for Justice with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hatfield darts in and clinches Justice up against the cage.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hatfield taking a breather.
Hatfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justice gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Hatfield working for a triangle but Justice defends it easily.
Hatfield wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
Hatfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Justice's guard.
Hatfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hatfield distracts Justice with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hatfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justice keeping full guard, as Hatfield tries to pass.

Hatfield drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hatfield jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Justice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hatfield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Justice throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Justice is looking for a triangle but Hatfield pushes his legs off easily.
Hatfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Hatfield throwing strikes from guard but Justice blocks nicely.

Justice working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hatfield has passed into half guard!

Justice actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is keen to just control but Justice is a slippery customer.
Justice is trying to control but can't.
Justice tries to roll over but Hatfield keeps him under control.
Hatfield working the head and body with strikes.

Justice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hatfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justice taking some punishment here, with Hatfield in his half guard.

Justice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hatfield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Justice sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hatfield seems to be working for a kimura but Justice defends the submission attempt.

Hatfield moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Justice.
Hatfield advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield working Justice over with strikes here.
The referee warns Justice that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Justice is looking to improve his position but Hatfield isn't that keen on the idea.
Justice tries to hold on but Hatfield pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Hatfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Justice changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hatfield tries to avoid it but Justice manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hatfield to the ground. Hatfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Justice misses with a takedown attempt - Hatfield sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Justice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hatfield defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Justice's head.
Hatfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hatfield lands a hook that stumbles Justice back into the cage. Hatfield follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Justice to the canvas! Hatfield pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Justice has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hannibal Hatfield!