PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Musashi
vs
Hathaway

178 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hathaway.

Hathaway tries to keep at a distance but Musashi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hathaway avoids the elbow strike from Musashi, against the cage.
Musashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hathaway's efforts to push away.
Hathaway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hathaway tries to break free but Musashi pushes him back against the cage.
Hathaway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Musashi.
Musashi is leaning against Hathaway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Come on Musashi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Musashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hathaway's efforts to push away.
Musashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Musashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Musashi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Musashi is stalling here.
Musashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hathaway backwards.
Hathaway has had enough of the clinch but Musashi keeps him there for the moment.
Musashi misses with a body punch.

Musashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hathaway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Musashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Musashi just misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi throws a nice head 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!
Musashi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Musashi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hathaway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hathaway throws a one two combo.
Musashi lands a really nice looking cross but Hathaway seems unphased.

Musashi cracks Hathaway with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Musashi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hathaway to stand back up!

Hathaway is rocked!
Hathaway circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Musashi. Hathaway falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Musashi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.