PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hit Man (ranked 4228 p4p, 2846 weight class) and Jaki Hatto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Man
vs
Hatto

155 cm
22
140
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
155
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hit Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaki Hatto!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Hatto gets double underhooks and turns Man into the cage.
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jaki Hatto has been cut.

Man breaks from the clinch.

Man darts in and clinches Hatto up against the cage.
Hatto should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Man has Hatto pressed against the cage.

Man jumps guard.
Man is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hatto wants to get back to his feet.
Man is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Man decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hatto dives in for a single leg takedown but Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hatto fails with the takedown

and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Hatto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Man is defending well.
Hit Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaki Hatto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Man jumps guard.

Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hatto defends well.
Hatto looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hatto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hatto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man gets to his feet - Hatto follows without any prompting.
Hatto tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.

Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hatto looks winded!

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatto stuffs the takedown attempt from Man. Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatto as he jumps to the side.
Hatto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatto tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Man throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hatto was covering up waiting for the punch and Man finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hatto wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Man manages to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hit Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaki Hatto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Man shoots in for a takedown but Hatto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Man darts in and clinches Hatto up against the cage.

Hatto pulls guard.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Man won't allow Hatto to sweep him here.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man is pushing down on Hatto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hatto is fighting to maintain full guard but Man has managed to sneak the leg through.
Man stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throwing shots but Hatto is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hatto is breathing heavily.
Man sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man working Hatto over with strikes.
Man takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Man's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hatto has eaten all the pies!
Hatto scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Man manages to mount him!
Man controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Man stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Hatto doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Man pulls guard successfully.
Hatto is fighting to break Man's control of his arms but Man is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Man manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hatto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hit Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Man pushes Hatto up against the cage in a clinch.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Man fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hit Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man looks for a takedown but Hatto sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hit Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jaki Hatto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Man ducks under a wild hook from Hatto.
Hatto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hatto wants it to stay on the feet.

Man clinches.
Man has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hatto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Man breaks the clinch.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hit Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man shoots in for a takedown but Hatto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt
and Man counters with a three punch combo that has Hatto backing up. Hatto nods at Man to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.

Man pushes Hatto up against the cage in a clinch.

Man jumps guard.
Hatto throws an elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hatto's guard. Nice move by Man!

Hatto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Man uses it to pass to side control.

Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hatto is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatto is trying to control Man's posture but Man avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hatto seems a little lost for a moment, as Man dominates the positioning.

Man stands up and beckons Hatto to his feet.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatto is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Man turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hatto tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Man keeps control of the position easily here as Hatto tries to buck him off.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatto can do to turn this around?
Man is landing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Man.

Man is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hatto defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Man is looking for the choke from the back position but Hatto is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jaki Hatto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hit Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hit Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Hit Man!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Hit Man!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Hit Man!

Hit Man wins by unanimous decision!