PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Hatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Peach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Peach told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hatcher
vs
Peach

180 cm
20
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
219 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Hatcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Peach!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatcher takes a swing at Peach's ribcage but misses.
Hatcher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Danny Peach has been cut.
Peach misses with a double jab.
Peach lands a jab-cross combination.
Peach shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hatcher but Hatcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatcher counters with a head kick. That will keep Peach thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatcher.

Hatcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hatcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peach blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatcher trying to control the position but instead, Peach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hatcher into the cage.
Peach tries to circle away but Hatcher has him pinned against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hatcher missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatcher seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Hatcher.
Hatcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatcher tries to clinch up but Peach circles away and keeps his distance.
Peach misses with a looping left.
Peach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatcher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Peach's knee momentarily.
Hatcher scores with a jab to the body.
Hatcher scores with the left hand. Peach knows he should have avoided that one.
Peach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatcher counters with an outside leg kick.
Peach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tommy Hatcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peach.
Hatcher trying to land knees to the body.
Hatcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hatcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hatcher scores with a hook to the body.
Hatcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Hatcher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peach's efforts to push away.
Hatcher misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hatcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hatcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peach avoids it.

Peach breaks the clinch.
Peach lands with a cross.
Peach thows a body shot but no joy.
Peach checks a leg kick nicely.
Peach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hatcher counters with a thumping low kick.
Peach throws a right and a left that Hatcher avoids nicely.
Peach misses with a body shot.
Peach works Hatcher's body with a nice hook.
Hatcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hatcher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peach has time to react.
Danny Peach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peach looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatcher is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hatcher circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peach looks gassed!

Hatcher has closed the distance and engaged Peach in a clinch.
Hatcher looking to throw knees to the head but Peach is blocking nicely.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Peach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peach.
A combination from Hatcher does no damage.
Hatcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Peach's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peach.
Peach drops his hands momentarily and Hatcher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Peach gets tackled into the cage by Hatcher. Hatcher maintains the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hatcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Hatcher has Peach pressed against the cage, preventing Peach from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Hatcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Peach's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Peach misses with a wild body shot.
Tommy Hatcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatcher stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hatcher wants it to stay on the feet.
Peach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hatcher drives through and clinches with Peach against the cage.
Peach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hatcher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stalling in the clinch from Hatcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hatcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peach avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hatcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peach blocks it with crossed arms.

Peach breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Peach.
Hatcher moves in looking to clinch but Peach pushes him off.
Hatcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peach takes a swing at Hatcher's ribcage but misses.
Hatcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatcher takes a swing at Peach's ribcage but misses.
Hatcher lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hatcher.
Peach throws a series of punches but Hatcher avoids them all with ease.
Peach shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hatcher eats them both and turns towards Peach to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Peach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peach is breathing heavily.
Hatcher throws a shot to the body.

Hatcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hatcher missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hatcher.
Hatcher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hatcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hatcher lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peach has had enough of the clinch but Hatcher keeps him there for the moment.
Hatcher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatcher misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatcher missing with knees to the body.
Hatcher stalls.
Hatcher misses with a knee to the head.
Hatcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hatcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Peach can't break the clinch.

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.
Hatcher just leaning against Peach, taking a breather.
Hatcher gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hatcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hatcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Hatcher fails to land.
Hatcher tries a knee to the head but Peach blocks it.
Hatcher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hatcher missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Hatcher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Peach's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

No joy there for Peach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peach throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatcher.
Peach throws the left hand but Hatcher avoids the punch easily.
Hatcher misses with a wild body shot.
Hatcher catches Peach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatcher misses with a low kick.
Peach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hatcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peach swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatcher.
Peach stuns Hatcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Hatcher does no damage.
Peach digs a good body shot into Hatcher's ribs.
Peach misses with a jab to the body
and Hatcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Peach throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peach scores with a jab to the body.
Peach moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peach shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hatcher pinned against the cage. Hatcher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peach scores with a jab to the body.
Hatcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hatcher at a distance.
Peach throws a body punch but Hatcher moves out of range.
Peach takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peach will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hatcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peach paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Hatcher. Beautiful body shot.
Peach misses with a wild body shot.
Danny Peach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hatcher lands a glancing blow to the side of Peach's head.
Hatcher takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hatcher connects with a solid leg kick.
Peach misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatcher tries to clinch but Peach moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peach loads up on a big right hand but Hatcher slips the punch.
Peach misses with a double jab.
Hatcher tries to clinch up but Peach circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab lands there for Hatcher.
Hatcher lands with a hook. Peach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peach tries to move into range but Hatcher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hatcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Peach.
Hatcher lands with a good body shot.
Hatcher throws a right hand that Peach ducks under and follows up with a left that Peach also avoids with ease.
Peach misses with a double jab

and Hatcher moves into the clinch.
Hatcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatcher stalling the fight.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Hatcher.
Hatcher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hatcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hatcher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hatcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Danny Peach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hatcher has him pressed against the cage.
Hatcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hatcher.
Hatcher prevents Peach from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peach being controlled against the cage.
Hatcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peach.
Hatcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Hatcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Peach blocks a body shot from Hatcher.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tommy Hatcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peach swings wildly with an uppercut but Hatcher uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Peach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatcher 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

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