PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bret Hart theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Max
vs
Hatton

190 cm
29
214 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

186 cm
26
217 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Max!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton shoots and misses
and Max counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Max ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatton moves away.
Hatton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Max.
Max misses with a hook. Hatton ducked under it nicely.
Hatton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Max throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Max.
Hatton looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Max lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Max throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Max scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton shoots and misses
and Max counters with a nice leg kick.
Max connects with a crisp jab.
Max connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatton momentarily.
Hatton shoots and misses
and Max counters with a slapping leg kick.
Scott Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hatton.
A good leg kick by Max.
Hatton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scott Max is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Max stalks Hatton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hatton's face. Hatton staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max scores with a head kick. Hatton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Max misses with the combination.
Max is looking to slow Hatton down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max lands a glancing blow to the side of Hatton's head.
Hatton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Max throws a leg kick which misses Hatton's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatton tries to avoid it.
Max lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Max lands a head kick. Hatton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Hatton is rocked!
Max throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hatton is still on wobbly legs! Can Max finish him?
A punch combination from Max misses.
Hatton seems to have recovered his senses.
Max digs a good body shot into Hatton's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Max scores with a push kick.
Max cracks the inside of Hatton's front leg.
Jab by Max.
Max wants to clinch up but Hatton keeps it at a distance.
Max throws a leg kick which misses Hatton's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatton tries to avoid it.
Max jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hatton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Max is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hatton.
Max feints and then cracks Hatton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatton down.
Max uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hatton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Max counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Max stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Max lands a head kick. Hatton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Max throws a nice inside leg kick.
Max is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hatton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Max can pounce on him.
Max thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hatton if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Max lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Max connects with a nice looking jab.
Max scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Max lands a high kick!
Scott Max is winning the standup battle so far.
Max keeps Hatton at a distance using the push kick.
Max lands with a kick to the temple. Hatton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Max lands a jab to Hatton's midsection.
Max looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hatton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Max.
Hatton is breathing heavily.
Max thumps Hatton with a low kick.
Max pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hatton back to the cage. Max follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Max pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Max goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hatton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hatton fails with the takedown
and Max counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hatton's knee momentarily.
Max throws a leg kick which misses Hatton's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatton tries to avoid it.

Max instigates a clinch.
Hatton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Max stalls.
Max scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Max to work.

Max breaks the clinch.
Hatton drops his hands momentarily and Max takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hatton misses with a takedown
and Max counters with a straight right hand.
Scott Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hatton.
Max turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton shoots and misses
and Max counters with a thumping low kick.
Bret Hatton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Max cracks a nice hook into Hatton's ribs.
Max with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Max.
A thudding body kick lands there by Max!
Max buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Max comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hatton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Max counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatton thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Max.
Max connects with a looping right hand.
Hatton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Max tests Hatton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Max with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Max is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatton can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max connects with an inside leg kick.
Hatton misses with a series of wild punches.
Max throws a head kick that Hatton semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Max dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hatton fails with the takedown
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatton shoots and misses
and Max counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Max just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Max counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hatton.
Max lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Max stalks Hatton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hatton's face. Hatton staggers backwards, shaken.
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Hatton moves out of range easily.
Max fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Max counters with a low kick, right behind Hatton 's knee.
Max throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hatton fails with the takedown
and Max makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Max there.
Hatton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Max does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hatton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max tries to clinch but Hatton is having none of it.
Max takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatton misses with a takedown

and Max counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Max.
Max lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hatton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Max prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Max.
Max taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Max on the inside.
Max scores with a shoulder strike.
Hatton is working for takedown but Max is calmly controlling the position for now.

Max breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hatton has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A cross from Max lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Max throws a nice outside leg kick.

Max lands a big head kick that sends Hatton tumbling to the mat! Max takes a step backwards and waves Hatton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Max jabs Hatton right on the nose. Hatton blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Max.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Max tries to clinch there but Hatton circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Max. Max obviously looking to wear him down.
Hatton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Max counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Max clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Max lands with a kick to the temple. Hatton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Max misses with an uppercut. Hatton saw that one coming.
Hatton with a poor takedown
and Max counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Max digs a good body shot into Hatton's ribs.
Max lands a body shot.
Max misses with a body shot.

Max lands a big head kick that sends Hatton tumbling to the mat! Max takes a step backwards and waves Hatton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Max lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Max lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Max does no damage.
Max lands with a slapping head kick.
Max throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Max feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hattons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hatton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Max swings for the body but Hatton moves out of range.
Hatton misses with a takedown attempt
and Max counters with a leg kick.
Max misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Max cracks the inside of Hatton's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Max.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Max.
Max tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Max scoring well with a low kick there.
Max throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Max scores with a jab. Hatton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Max feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hatton's calf.
Max fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatton.
Max lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max lands a right hook to the body.
Max delivers a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Max.
Max throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hatton on the side of the head.
Max throws a series of strikes that have Hatton backpedaling.

Max closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Max has Hatton pushed against the cage.
Max tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max can't find room to land a body shot as Hatton controls the action.

Max breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Max.
Hatton fails with the takedown
and Max counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hatton.
Max throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Max throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Max, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Max is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Max had his way with Bret Hatton in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hatton fails with the takedown
and Max counters with a nice body shot.
Max misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatton.
Hatton misses with a takedown
and Max counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Max misses the shot to the body.
Hatton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Max counters with a left and a right that stings Hatton.
Scott Max has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hatton.
Hatton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Max moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Max.
Hatton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton fails with the takedown
and Max counters with a stiff right hand.

Max drops Hatton with a beautiful combination! Hatton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Max is looking for the KO!
Max throws a head kick that misses.
Hatton misses with a takedown
and Max counters with a right hand to the body.
Max tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Max scores with a head kick.
Hatton moves out of range of the body kick from Max.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Max throws a head kick that misses.
Max throws a sloppy head kick and Hatton moves out of range easily.
Max connects with a high kick.
Hatton has his takedown stuffed
and Max counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Max fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Max avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hatton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Max counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hatton's knee momentarily.
Bret Hatton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Max is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Max connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Max - that will leave a mark!
Scott Max is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick lands there from Max.
Max throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Max jabs Hatton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Max.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Max lands with a slapping head kick.
Max cracks Hatton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hatton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Max counters with an inside leg kick.
Hatton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Max. Max obviously looking to wear him down.
Hatton moves forwards but Max connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hatton keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatton shoots and misses
and Max counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Max tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Max lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Max showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Max 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:40
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:40
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:40

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Max!
Scott Max retains his light heavyweight title!