PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Hathaway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hathaway
vs
Smith

175 cm
33
180 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

178 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Hathaway slips the punch.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Hathaway slips the punch.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hathaway - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hathaway. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Hathaway does it's job there.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Hathaway sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hathaway scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hathaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hathaway moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hathaway misses the shot to the body.
Hathaway misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Hathaway staying out of range there.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Hathaway is breathing heavily.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Smith misses.
Hathaway scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a jab when Hathaway was well out of range.
Hathaway tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hathaway slips under a jab.
Hathaway takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Hathaway.
Smith slips a jab from Hathaway.
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!
Hathaway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hathaway lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hathaway throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hathaway lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Hathaway ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hathaway thinking.
Smith stuns Hathaway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
That's time! Hathaway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hathaway tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Hathaway swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hathaway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Hathaway backpedaling.
Hathaway misses with a body shot.
Hathaway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith lands with a hook. Hathaway tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hathaway lands with an overhand left.
Hathaway takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith moves away from the strike by Hathaway.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
John Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hathaway.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Hathaway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hathaway throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith lands with a right hand.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Smith misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Hathaway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hathaway takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Hathaway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hathaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hathaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Hathaway moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Hathaway ducks down to avoid it.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hathaway is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith cracks Hathaway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Smith blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A big right from Smith misses.
Hathaway missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hathaway throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Hathaway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hathaway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hathaway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Smith lands a left and a right that send Hathaway crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hathaway is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway glances at the clock... BAM! Smith nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hathaway crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hathaway is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Smith!
John Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.