PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Little Focker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JIM Hatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Focker
vs
Hatter

172 cm
22
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Little Focker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JIM Hatter!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Focker slips a straight right by Hatter.
Hatter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatter connects with a body shot.
A head kick from Hatter lands but Focker takes it in his stride.
Hatter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Hatter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Focker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatter is fending him off so far but Focker persists. Nope, Hatter circles away and we're back to standing.
Hatter throws a nice looking combination but Focker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hatter misses with a double jab.
Hatter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Focker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Focker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Focker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hatter tries to avoid it but Focker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hatter to the ground. Hatter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Focker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Focker throws a body punch but Hatter moves out of range.

Focker has closed the distance and engaged Hatter in a clinch.

Focker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Focker with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Focker.
Focker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Focker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Focker throwing strikes from guard but Hatter blocks nicely.
Focker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Focker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Focker is breathing heavily.
Hatter wants to sweep but no luck.
Hatter trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hatter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatter misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Focker shoots in for a double leg but Hatter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Focker looks for a takedown but Hatter sprawls well.
Hatter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Focker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Focker's hands.
Focker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hatter.

It looks like Little Focker has been cut.
Hatter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Focker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatter.
Focker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hatter.
Hatter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
JIM Hatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Focker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter misses with a head kick.
Hatter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Focker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatter looks to land a combination but Focker avoids it well.
Hatter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hatter duly obliges.
Focker scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatter should have avoided that one.
Hatter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Focker.
Focker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big right from Hatter misses.
Focker avoids the head kick by Hatter.
Focker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Focker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hatter to the mat! Hatter manages to get full guard.
Hatter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Focker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Focker looking to pass the guard.
Focker trying to control but Hatter is working from the bottom.
Hatter wants to get back to his feet but Focker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Focker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JIM Hatter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Little Focker'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.

Hatter lands a lovely overhand right.
Hatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Focker.
An inside leg kick from Focker misses.
Hatter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hatter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Focker.
Hatter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hatter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Focker circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatter throws a one two combo.
Hatter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Focker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatter.
Focker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Focker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hatter fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Focker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatter.
JIM Hatter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Focker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatter as he jumps to the side.
Hatter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hatter misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hatter!
Hatter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hatter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Focker counters by moving into the clinch.

Focker lands a takedown into guard.
Focker trying to control but Hatter is working from the bottom.
Focker throwing strikes from guard but Hatter blocks nicely.
Hatter pulls Focker in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Focker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hatter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Focker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hatter working a defensive guard here.
Focker stops Hatter from standing up.
Focker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Focker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Hatter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Focker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hatter sprawls well. Hatter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Focker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Focker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Focker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hatter avoids it really well and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Hatter scores with a four punch combination!
JIM Hatter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Focker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hatter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hatter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hatter scores with a nice right hand.
Hatter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Focker shoots in for a takedown but Hatter shows good takedown defense.
Hatter throws a combination that misses
and Focker counters with a left to the body.
Focker throws a series of strikes that have Hatter backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Focker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Focker.
Focker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hatter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Focker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Focker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hatter just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hatter.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Focker.
Hatter swings wildly with an uppercut but Focker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Focker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hatter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hatter looking to throw knees to the head but Focker is blocking nicely.
Focker has Hatter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hatter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Focker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Focker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hatter pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hatter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JIM Hatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Little Focker's cut.
That's time! Focker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hatter looks to land a right hand but Focker moved out of range.
Focker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Focker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatter throws out the jab.

Focker scores a takedown into full mount!

Focker looking for a guillotine from mount but Hatter is having none of it.
Focker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hatter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatter slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hatter is trying to stand up here but Focker is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Focker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hatter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hatter keeping hold of Focker's head, controlling as best he can.
Focker wants to take a breather but Hatter is having none of it.
Focker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hatter's head.
Focker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hatter is not content to let Focker control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hatter lands a head kick!
Hatter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hatter misses with a two punch combination.
Hatter throws a sloppy head kick

and Focker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hatter trying to control the position.
Focker trying to control but Hatter is working from the bottom.
Focker is looking to work some ground and pound but Hatter has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter keeping moving, preventing Focker from controlling successfully.
Focker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Focker throws a strike but Hatter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hatter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Focker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Focker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Focker tries to get out of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hatter misses with a few strikes there.
Hatter defending well as Focker loads up on a big left hand.
Hatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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.
A right-left combo lands from Focker.
Hatter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Focker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Focker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hatter did well to prevent Focker getting side control.
Focker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Focker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hatter defending well though.
Hatter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Focker throwing shots but Hatter is blocking nicely.
Little Focker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hatter trying to control but Focker postures up.
Focker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hatter defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Little Focker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hatter 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JIM Hatter!