PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Hatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Knutsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hatcher
vs
Knutsson

180 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
23
216 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

BLKOUT Clothing

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Hatcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth Knutsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knutsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatcher pinned against the cage. Hatcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hatcher throws a series of punches but Knutsson avoids them all with ease.
Knutsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hatcher circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knutsson.
Tommy Hatcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Knutsson.

Hatcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatcher wants to stall.
Knutsson being controlled against the ropes.
Hatcher seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Hatcher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hatcher pushes Knutsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Knutsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hatcher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knutsson tries for a takedown but Hatcher manages to get underhooks.
Hatcher is pushing Knutsson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hatcher gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Knutsson ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knutsson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Knutsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hatcher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hatcher tries to get out of the position.

Knutsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hatcher sees it coming and defends easily.
Knutsson is pressing down on Hatcher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hatcher is holding on for now.

Knutsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hatcher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hatcher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knutsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hatcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hatcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knutsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hatcher defends it nicely.
Knutsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hatcher misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knutsson.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatcher. That snapped Knutsson's head back.
Hatcher leaves Knutsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hatcher looks to land a combination. Knutsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knutsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Hatcher as Knutsson shoots in.
Knutsson looks gassed!

Hatcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hatcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tommy Hatcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knutsson closes the distance and clinches up with Hatcher, looking for a takedown. Knutsson pushes Hatcher against the ropes but Hatcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from Knutsson both land. Nice combination.
Knutsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hatcher as Knutsson shoots in.
Hatcher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Knutsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Knutsson wants to pass the guard but Hatcher is keeping the position.
Knutsson won't allow Hatcher to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher is working hard here to advance position.
Knutsson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hatcher manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Knutsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hatcher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Knutsson's guard.
Hatcher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knutsson on the ground.
Hatcher trying to control but Knutsson is working from the bottom.

Knutsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hatcher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Knutsson is looking for a triangle here but Hatcher uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Hatcher dominated that round.
That's time! Hatcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hatcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hatcher looks to land a combination but Knutsson avoids it well.
Knutsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatcher is fending him off so far but Knutsson persists. Nope, Hatcher circles away and we're back to standing.

Hatcher rushes Knutsson and presses him up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hatcher.
Knutsson tries for a takedown but Hatcher manages to get underhooks.
Tommy Hatcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Knutsson.
Hatcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Knutsson avoids the damage to the body.
Hatcher lands a right hand.
Hatcher presses Knutsson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Hatcher.
Hatcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knutsson's efforts to push away.
Knutsson working hard to break the clinch.
Knutsson is breathing heavily.
Knutsson takes a shot to the head.
Knutsson tries for a takedown but Hatcher manages to get underhooks.
Knutsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatcher displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knutsson up against the ropes.
Knutsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hatcher walks away with a smile on his face. Knutsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Knutsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatcher is fending him off so far but Knutsson persists. Nope, Hatcher circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Knutsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatcher throws a right and a left that Knutsson avoids nicely.
Knutsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hatcher but Hatcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hatcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatcher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hatcher duly obliges.
A swing and a miss from Hatcher.
Knutsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatcher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Knutsson.
Hatcher throws a looping overhand right but Knutsson ducks down to avoid it.
Hatcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Knutsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hatcher scores with the left hand. Knutsson knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher wants to clinch.
Hatcher looks to land a combination but Knutsson avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Hatcher.
Knutsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knutsson shoots in for a takedown but Hatcher shows good takedown defense.
Hatcher throws a right hand that Knutsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Knutsson also avoids with ease.
Knutsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Knutsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hatcher defends it nicely.
Knutsson tries for a takedown but Hatcher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knutsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatcher takes a swing at Knutsson's ribcage but misses.
Knutsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hatcher defends it nicely.
Hatcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knutsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hatcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenneth Knutsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hatcher as Knutsson shoots in.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatcher misses with a knee strike.
Knutsson blocking some punches.

Hatcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tommy Hatcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knutsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knutsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hatcher has Knutsson up against the ropes in a clinch.
The referee calls for Hatcher to work.
Hatcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatcher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knutsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hatcher prevents it.
Knutsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hatcher smiles and moves away.
Hatcher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hatcher looks to land a combination but Knutsson avoids it well.
Knutsson shoots in for a double leg but Hatcher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hatcher moves into range and clinches up with Knutsson.

Hatcher breaks from the clinch.
Hatcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Knutsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knutsson.
Knutsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knutsson lands a head shot.
Hatcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Knutsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hatcher as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Hatcher dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hatcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Knutsson. Knutsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatcher slaps away a takedown attempt from Knutsson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hatcher leaves Knutsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tommy Hatcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Knutsson.
Knutsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatcher throws a series of punches but Knutsson moves out of range.
Hatcher wants to clinch up but Knutsson keeps it at a distance.

Knutsson 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.
Knutsson prevents Hatcher from getting back to his feet.
Hatcher looking for a sweep. Not yet Hatcher, not yet.
Knutsson throwing strikes from guard but Hatcher blocks nicely.
Knutsson forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatcher wants to control but Knutsson is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knutsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Knutsson passes to side control.
Hatcher is trying to control Knutsson's posture but Knutsson avoids it.
Knutsson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hatcher!

Knutsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hatcher has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Knutsson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knutsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knutsson.
Hatcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Knutsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatcher which made him look bad.
Knutsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knutsson shoots in for a takedown but Hatcher shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hatcher throws a nice looking combination but Knutsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knutsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knutsson has a takedown stuffed.
Hatcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hatcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hatcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knutsson fails to land the takedown.

Knutsson tries to keep at a distance but Hatcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hatcher misses with some punches.
Knutsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hatcher just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Knutsson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hatcher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Hatcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hatcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knutsson's efforts to push away.
Knutsson tries to pull guard but Hatcher won't allow it.
Hatcher cracks Knutsson with a nice body shot.
Knutsson wants a takedown.
Hatcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knutsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hatcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenneth Knutsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knutsson fails to land the takedown.
Hatcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Knutsson. Knutsson gets slowly back to his feet.

Hatcher clinches with his opponent.
Knutsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knutsson fails to pull guard.

Hatcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatcher leaves Knutsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hatcher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatcher leaves Knutsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Knutsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hatcher circles away.
Knutsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hatcher looks for the body kick but Knutsson saw that one coming.
Tommy Hatcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knutsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Hatcher.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hatcher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Hatcher!