PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wich
vs
Hatfield

190 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Wich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield moves in looking to clinch but Wich pushes him off.

Wich forces Hatfield back against the cage and clinches.
Hatfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hatfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hatfield stalling in the clinch but Wich improves position.
Wich landing knees to the body.
Wich lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Ben Hatfield has been cut.
Hatfield tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hatfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hatfield looks gassed!
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Wich landing knees to the head.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wich working Hatfield over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wich connects with a knee to the head.
Wich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatfield's defenses.
Wich stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wich.
Wich with a knee to the head.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Wich working Hatfield over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wich effectively controlling the action here.
Wich lands an elbow just above Hatfield 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wich obliges.
Wich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wich crunches a lovely knee into Hatfield's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Wich.
Wich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wich prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sam Wich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Hatfield.
Wich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wich connects with a knee to the head.
Wich prevents the takedown attempt.
Wich lands a nice elbow.
Wich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wich obliges.
Wich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Wich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hatfield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wich fails in his attempt to clinch.

Wich pushes Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Wich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wich lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wich obliges.
Wich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wich.
Wich lands a damaging elbow.
Wich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield can't get the takedown.
Wich pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wich lands an elbow just above Hatfield 's eye.
Wich lands a damaging elbow.
Wich connects with a knee to the head.
Wich lands a good knee to the midsection. Hatfield won't want to take too many of those.
Wich lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield wants a takedown.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Wich lands a knee to the body.
Wich lands a knee to the head.
Wich connects with a knee to the head.
Hatfield goes for a takedown attempt but Wich pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Wich clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looking for a takedown.
Wich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
Wich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wich obliges.
Wich lands a damaging elbow.
Wich lands an elbow inside that Hatfield shrugs off.
Wich is pressed up against the cage. Hatfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wich down to the mat. Wich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Wich clinches.
Wich leaning against his opponent.
Wich lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hatfield.
Wich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Wich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hatfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wich tries to clinch up.
Wich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range and Wich settles back down.

Wich has closed the distance and engaged Hatfield in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Wich.
Sam Wich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wich lands an elbow inside.
Wich scores with a knee to the head.
Wich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hatfield up against the cage.
Hatfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wich with a knee to the head.
Wich lands a good knee to the midsection. Hatfield won't want to take too many of those.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wich.
Wich lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hatfield fails to land.
Wich connects with a knee to the head.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wich lands an elbow that stopped Hatfield in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A knee to the head by Wich.
Hatfield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wich lands an elbow just above Hatfield 's eye.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Wich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Wich does a little dance to reset his feet.

Wich clinches with his opponent.
Hatfield working hard to break the clinch.
Wich scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Wich.
Hatfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wich lands an elbow that stopped Hatfield in his tracks for a moment.
Wich lands a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield has Wich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sam Wich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Hatfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wich lands an elbow inside that Hatfield shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Wich.
Wich slowing the pace effectively.
Hatfield is trying to break the clinch but Wich has him pressed against the cage.
Wich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
Hatfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wich gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Wich effectively controlling the action here.
Wich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hatfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hatfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Wich landing knees to the body.
Wich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wich scores with a knee to the head.
Wich lands an elbow just above Hatfield 's eye.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wich lands a damaging elbow.
Wich gets underhooks to prevent Hatfield's takedown attempt.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Wich.
Nice elbow from Wich.
Wich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
Wich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatfield tries to circle away but Wich has him pinned against the cage.
Wich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hatfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Wich to work.
Wich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hatfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Wich working Hatfield over with knees to the body.
Wich lands a knee to the head.

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 can't get the takedown.
Wich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
Wich lands an elbow inside that Hatfield shrugs off.
Wich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wich stalling in the clinch but Hatfield improves position.
Wich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
Wich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatfield.
Hatfield is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wich lands an elbow that stopped Hatfield in his tracks for a moment.
Hatfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatfield's defenses.
Wich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatfield can do to turn this around?
Wich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatfield's defenses.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hatfield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wich fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wich swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Wich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Hatfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hatfield keeps the fight on the outside.

Wich closes the distance and clinches.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wich is defending well for now.
Wich lands an elbow inside that Hatfield shrugs off.
Wich lands an elbow that stopped Hatfield in his tracks for a moment.
Hatfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Wich gets an underhook and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Wich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hatfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice elbow from Wich.
Wich lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Wich.
Wich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatfield's defenses.
Wich lands a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Wich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wich lands a knee to the head.
Wich landing knees to the head.
Wich crunches a lovely knee into Hatfield's ribcage.
Wich lands a damaging elbow.
Hatfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wich lands a knee to the body.
Wich working Hatfield over with knees to the body.
Wich gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hatfield.
Wich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hatfield's efforts to push away.
Wich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wich landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wich.
Wich lands a damaging elbow.
Wich prevents the takedown attempt.
Sam Wich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Hatfield.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wich lands an elbow that stopped Hatfield in his tracks for a moment.
Hatfield has Wich pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wich connects with a knee to the head.
Wich putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hatfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wich landing knees to the head.
Wich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hatfield's face.
Wich is pressed up against the cage. Hatfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wich down to the mat. Wich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hatfield tries to keep at a distance but Wich has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wich controlling the action here for a moment.
Hatfield tries to stall but Wich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatfield's defenses.
Wich connects with a knee to the head.
Wich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wich controlling the action here for a moment.
Hatfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Wich gets an underhook and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Hatfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wich is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wich lands an elbow that stopped Hatfield in his tracks for a moment.
Wich stalling.
Wich lands an elbow inside.
Wich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wich landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Wich.
Wich creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hatfield's defenses.
Wich landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wich as Hatfield tries to tie him up.
Wich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wich gets underhooks to prevent Hatfield's takedown attempt.

That's four 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.
Hatfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Wich won't allow it.
Wich working Hatfield over with knees to the body.
Wich lands a nice elbow.
Hatfield wants a takedown but no success here.
Wich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hatfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hatfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wich backwards.
Wich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wich lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hatfield is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wich gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hatfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wich lands a nice knee to the body.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Wich is blocking nicely.
Hatfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hatfield goes for a takedown attempt but Wich pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hatfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ben Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Wich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hatfield is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Wich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wich 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Wich!