PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kino Hatton (ranked 25543 p4p, 25524 weight class) and Cruz Laime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laime has chosen Chambea as his entrance music. Cruz Laime is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hatton
vs
Laime

195 cm
20
215
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
205
1 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kino Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cruz Laime!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hatton 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.
Hatton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hatton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hatton trying to control the action but Laime is working from the bottom.
Laime is looking to control Hatton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laime avoid being mounted?
Laime is looking for a sweep. Hatton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton wants to free his trapped foot but Laime is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hatton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Laime tries to get to full guard but Hatton has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hatton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Laime trying to control from the bottom.
Hatton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Laime is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Laime is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laime trying to hold on to Hatton's head to control him but Hatton postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laime.
Laime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laime pinned against the cage. Laime gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laime steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hatton.
Laime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatton throwing a counter right hand but Laime manages to avoid it.
Hatton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Laime dodges the punch combination from Hatton.
Laime tries to clinch but Hatton moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hatton takes a jab right on the kisser.

Hatton clinches with his opponent.
Laime is trying to force a seperation but Hatton has the dominant position.

Hatton manages to pull guard.
Laime is looking to work some ground and pound but Hatton has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laime is looking to work some ground and pound but Hatton has wrist control.
Laime really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hatton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laime has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hatton is proving hard to escape from.
Hatton striking from his own guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laime wants to pass the guard but Hatton is keeping the position.
Hatton wants to get back to his feet but Laime is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laime won't allow Hatton to sweep him here.
Laime trying to control but Hatton is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Laime lands a right hook to the body.
Laime looks winded!
Hatton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laime circles away quickly and effectively.
Laime let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hatton clinches with his opponent.

Laime jumps guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kino Hatton will probably get the nod.
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.

Laime misses with a series of wild punches.
Laime throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hatton misses with a two punch combination.
Laime lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laime.
Laime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laime throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatton counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Cruz Laime has been cut.
Laime scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton avoids the head kick by Laime.
Hatton moves out of range as Laime throws a body kick.
Laime is breathing heavily.
Hatton lands a two punch combo.
Kino Hatton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laime fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruz Laime seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laime throws a jab when Hatton was well out of range.
Hatton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Hatton clinches with his opponent.
Laime is pressed up against the cage. Hatton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laime down to the mat. Laime avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hatton misses with a wild combination.
Hatton misses with a series of wild punches.
Laime misses with a head kick.
Laime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laime on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hatton fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Laime was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton lands a two punch combo.
Laime avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laime throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatton throws a right and a left that Laime avoids nicely.

Hatton rushes Laime and presses him up against the cage.

Hatton tightens his grip and picks Laime up, before dumping him to the ground. Laime manages to land in guard.
Hatton scoring with some ground and pound.

Laime has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hatton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Laime is trying to hold Hatton in close to prevent damage but Hatton has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hatton content just to control the position here.
Laime takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kino Hatton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatton controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hatton looking for a guillotine from mount but Laime is having none of it.
Laime can't escape the position.
Hatton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Laime hang on?
Hatton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kino Hatton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cruz Laime's cut.
That's time! Hatton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hatton misses with a wild combination.
Cruz Laime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laime misses with the combination.
Laime throws a looping overhand right but Hatton ducks down to avoid it.
Laime misses with a few strikes there.
Hatton misses with a few strikes there.
Hatton scores with a jab.
Laime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laime misses with a kick to the body.

Hatton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hatton passes Laime's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Laime takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laime is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laime wants to get back to full guard but Hatton has mounted him!
Hatton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laime gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton trying to pass the guard but Laime defending well.
Hatton controlling the action here.
Hatton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Laime for as long as he can get away with.
Hatton'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.
Cruz Laime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton continues to stall.
Hatton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laime can do to turn this around?
Laime slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laime is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laime is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Laime misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatton throws a nice looking combination but Laime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laime unleashes a big counter combination but Hatton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Laime uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Laime throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hatton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hatton throws a nice looking combination but Laime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laime misses with a hook.
Hatton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laime throws a series of punches but Hatton avoids them all with ease.
Hatton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatton looks to land a combination but Laime avoids it well.
Laime throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kino Hatton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hatton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hatton lands in his opponent's guard.
Laime is wriggling around but Hatton manages to pass to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz Laime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hatton 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kino Hatton!
Cruz Laime spoke after the fight, saying 'This ain't over yet...'.