PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate MacRally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRally's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sick Puppies - You're Going Down. Hatton has chosen Bret Hart theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

MacRally
vs
Hatton

191 cm
24
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
217 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate MacRally!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacRally throws a combination that misses
and Hatton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatton tries for a takedown but MacRally circles away easily

and MacRally counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hatton has his hands on MacRally's head, controlling the position.

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

Hatton is looking for a triangle here but MacRally uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hatton is holding MacRally down, trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton is looking to reverse the position.
Hatton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hatton wants to get back to his feet but MacRally drags him back down.
Hatton tries to buck MacRally off but MacRally is having none of it.
Hatton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hatton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Hatton has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. MacRally is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hatton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is looking for a sweep.
Hatton is working to avoid the ground and pound but MacRally connects with a decent elbow.
Hatton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but MacRally presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Hatton is looking to get to half guard.
Hatton is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hatton wants to hold on but MacRally pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRally lands a big shot there that rocks Hatton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
MacRally unloading with bombs!
Hatton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
MacRally connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hatton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton tries to hold on but MacRally pushes him away.

MacRally wants to finish this one by submission but Hatton is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from MacRally.
Hatton is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate MacRally dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

MacRally's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and MacRally duly obliges.
MacRally misses with a combination

and Hatton counters with a takedown into side control.

Hatton decides to stand back up.
MacRally tries to clinch up.
MacRally throws a right and a left that Hatton avoids nicely.

Hatton 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacRally managing to control the position.
MacRally keeping full guard, as Hatton tries to pass.
Hatton stands and throws MacRally's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton wants to lay and pray for a moment but MacRally keeps working.

Hatton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Hatton in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... MacRally is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bret Hatton!