PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coulton Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bret Hart theme. Coulton Maguire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hatton
vs
Maguire

186 cm
22
217 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

187 cm
24
216 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Coulton Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maguire circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatton misses with a double jab.

Hatton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hatton showed some decent athleticism there.
Hatton stops Maguire from getting back to his feet.
Maguire is trying to get back to full guard.
Hatton is pressing down on Maguire's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maguire is holding on for now.

Maguire has one foot on Hatton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Maguire is looking to clinch but Hatton is avoiding it.
Hatton shoots for a double leg takedown but Maguire sprawls well. He's pushed Hatton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hatton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maguire's waist but Maguire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hatton off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire lands the left hand.
Hatton tries for a takedown but Maguire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maguire moves in looking to clinch but Hatton pushes him off.

Maguire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maguire lands with a right to the head.
Maguire controlling the action here for a moment.
Maguire lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Maguire.
Maguire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maguire.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maguire.
Maguire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maguire looking to throw knees to the head but Hatton is blocking nicely.
Maguire throws an elbow that misses.
Maguire pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Hatton manages to pull guard.

Hatton is looking for a triangle but Maguire pushes his legs off easily.
Hatton is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hatton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maguire defends it easily.

Maguire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maguire wants to control from the top but Hatton keeps moving.
Maguire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to stand but Hatton is controlling from the bottom.

Hatton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hatton keeping moving, preventing Maguire from controlling successfully.

Hatton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maguire defends well.
Maguire trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maguire wanted to stand there but Hatton had control of the position.
Hatton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Maguire is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Hatton looking for a guillotine here but Maguire defends easily.

Hatton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Hatton has his foot on Maguire's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maguire works his way back into a safe position though.
Maguire 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.

Maguire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatton has a closed guard, preventing Maguire from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coulton Maguire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bret Hatton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maguire moves in looking to clinch but Hatton pushes him off.
Maguire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maguire as he avoids it easily.
Maguire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maguire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maguire wants to clinch.
Coulton Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maguire is looking to clinch but Hatton is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton shoots for a takedown but Maguire saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maguire fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Hatton misses its intended target.
Hatton keeps the fight on the outside.
Maguire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatton.
Coulton Maguire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maguire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatton closes the distance and clinches up with Maguire, looking for a takedown. Hatton pushes Maguire against the cage but Maguire circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maguire swings for the body but Hatton moves out of range.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two 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.
Nice sprawl there from Maguire as Hatton shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maguire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maguire tries to clinch there but Hatton circles away.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatton fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Hatton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Maguire as he connects with a hook.
Maguire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatton keeps the fight on the outside.
Maguire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hatton counters with a takedown into side control.
Maguire stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Maguire struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Maguire struggling a bit here.

Hatton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maguire has escaped the position, nice work there.

Hatton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maguire is looking to reverse the position.
Maguire wants to control but Hatton postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maguire tries to clinch there but Hatton circles away.
Maguire is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maguire tries to clinch but Hatton moves away

and Hatton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maguire working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatton preventing the sweep.
Maguire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hatton is controlling him.
Hatton pushing down on Maguire's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maguire is trying to stand.

Hatton seems to be looking for submissions.
Hatton trying to control from half guard but Maguire is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hatton dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Maguire wants to clinch
and Hatton counters with a big head kick but Maguire shrugs it off.
Maguire tries to clinch up

and Hatton counters with a takedown into side control.
Maguire tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Hatton looking to break Maguire's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Maguire remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hatton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Hatton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maguire rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Hatton seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maguire's head.
Maguire wants to get back to his feet.
Hatton working Maguire over with strikes.
Maguire trying to control here.
Maguire is not content to let Hatton control the position.
Maguire is trying to stand back up but Hatton is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maguire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maguire moves out of range as Hatton throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maguire tries to clinch

and Hatton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hatton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maguire defends it well.

Hatton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maguire is just riding it out for now. Hatton eventually gives up the hold.
Maguire is doing well to control the position and prevent Hatton from advancing to side control.

Maguire kicks Hatton off and gets back to his feet.
Hatton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Maguire counter with a right hand.
Maguire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maguire tries to clinch up.
Maguire tries to clinch up but Hatton circles away and keeps his distance.

Maguire closes the distance and clinches.
Maguire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maguire's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maguire has a couple of punches blocked by Hatton.
Hatton blocking some punches.
Hatton wants a takedown.
Maguire lands a left hand.
Maguire swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatton uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maguire lands a nice uppercut.
Maguire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hatton tries to score a body lock takedown but Maguire shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hatton fails to pull guard.
Maguire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maguire misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Maguire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maguire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maguire looking to slow down the pace here.
Maguire prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maguire working aggressively here.
Maguire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatton.
Maguire lands with a light punch inside.
Maguire looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hatton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hatton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hatton!