PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blue Moon. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Whopper
vs
Hatton

188 cm
23
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Whopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Hatton!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Whopper does it's job there.
Hatton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whopper.
Hatton throws a series of punches but Whopper moves out of range.
Whopper misses with a double jab.
Hatton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whopper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatton thinking.
George Whopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whopper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hatton misses with an uppercut. Whopper saw that one coming.
Whopper throws a big shot that misses.
Whopper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whopper counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton throws a combination that misses
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whopper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatton counters with a nice body shot.
Hatton misses with a looping left.
Hatton misses with a combination
and Whopper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hatton misses with a combination
letting Whopper counter with a right hand.
Hatton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hatton.

It looks like George Whopper has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whopper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Whopper looks to land a left hand but Hatton moved out of range nicely.
Whopper scores with a hook to the body. Hatton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatton looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hatton misses with a looping right.
Whopper throws a shot from downtown. Hatton moves away and avoids it.
Whopper jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whopper lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hatton backs up against the cage.
Hatton throws a combination that misses
and Whopper counters with a nice uppercut.
Whopper misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Hatton.
Whopper throws a series of punches but Hatton avoids them all with ease.
Hatton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whopper counters with a nice body shot.
Hatton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whopper.
Hatton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whopper counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whopper misses with a body shot.
Whopper misses with a looping left.
Whopper moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Whopper misses.
Whopper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hatton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatton misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatton misses with a hook to the body
and Whopper counters with a stiff right hand.
Whopper fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whopper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Whopper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whopper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatton.
Hatton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Hatton.
Whopper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatton was well out of range. Poor timing from Whopper.
Hatton misses with a combination
and Hatton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whopper misses with a hook to the body
and Hatton counters with a left and a right that stings Whopper.
Whopper staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper tests Hatton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whopper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whopper missing with a left hand there. Hatton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whopper blocks a jab.
Whopper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatton moves away.
Hatton misses with a wild combination.
Hatton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hatton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whopper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whopper.
Whopper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatton misses with a looping left.
Whopper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatton.
Whopper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hatton.
Hatton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whopper backs up against the cage.
Whopper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton misses with a double jab
and Whopper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatton lands with a cross.
Hatton avoids the body shot from Whopper.
Whopper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hatton to counter with a crisp jab.
Whopper misses with the combination.
George Whopper is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper counters with a one-two to the body.
Whopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton ducks under a wild hook from Whopper.
Hatton throws an overhand right that lands on Whopper's shoulder, as Whopper tries to avoid the shot.
Hatton misses with a double jab
and Whopper counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hatton is breathing heavily.
Whopper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatton throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatton works the jab nicely.
Hatton misses with a combination
and Whopper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatton thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rick Hatton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on George Whopper's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Whopper misses with the combination.
Hatton misses with a double jab
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whopper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whopper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whopper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatton ducks under a wild hook from Whopper.
Hatton misses with a combination
and Whopper makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper connects with a body shot.
Whopper works the jab nicely.
Hatton misses with a two punch combination.
Whopper throws a one two combo.
Hatton misses with a straight right.
Hatton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whopper counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whopper scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whopper scores with a nice head shot.
Whopper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whopper throws a right hand that Hatton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatton also avoids with ease.
Hatton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whopper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whopper misses with a hook. Hatton ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whopper misses with a two punch combination.
Whopper cracks Hatton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hatton drops his hands momentarily and Whopper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left lands for Whopper.
Whopper misses with a wild combination.
Whopper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whopper scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whopper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Whopper misses
and Hatton counters with a left and a right that stings Whopper.
Whopper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatton throws a combination. Whopper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatton misses with a few strikes there.
Whopper takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whopper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whopper 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whopper!