PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle comes to the cage accompanied by Hatsikidee!. Tom Riddle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Riddle
vs
Hatton

198 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
29
240 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hatton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle lands the left hand.

It looks like Billy Hatton has been cut.
Hatton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hatton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riddle.
Riddle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Hatton misses.
Riddle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Riddle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Hatton misses its intended target.
Hatton throws a nice looking combination but Riddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddle misses with a few strikes there.

Riddle catches Hatton napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Hatton to the canvas!

Hatton is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riddle content to stall in guard here.

Hatton is looking for a triangle but Riddle pushes his legs off easily.

Hatton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riddle stays in close to Hatton's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hatton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Riddle landing with the ground and pound.
Hatton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riddle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riddle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riddle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riddle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Riddle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riddle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Riddle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatton is looking to regain half guard here but Riddle keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle landing strikes.
Riddle is putting a hurting on Hatton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hatton is still in real trouble! Can Riddle finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Riddle postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hatton out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Riddle goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Riddle!
An out of breath Tom Riddle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.