PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hathaway
vs
Claude Patrick

175 cm
36
188 lbs
23 - 13 - 0

184 cm
23
197 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Hathaway circles away.
Patrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hathaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Patrick swinging wildly here.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hathaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Hathaway takes one on the button.
Patrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hathaway.
Patrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hathaway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hathaway was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrick.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patrick misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Hathaway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Patrick does no damage.
Hathaway throws a head kick but Patrick moves out of range.
Patrick scores with a sloppy right hand. Hathaway should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Patrick misses.
Hathaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jean Claude Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick connects with a nice looking jab.
Hathaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patrick.
Patrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patrick misses with a wild body shot.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hathaway moves out of range as Patrick strikes.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Patrick avoids it well.
Hathaway lands with an uppercut that bounces Patrick off the ropes and back into range.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick tries to bum rush Hathaway with a series of wild strikes but Hathaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patrick 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.
Patrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab from Patrick.
Hathaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hathaway momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Patrick.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Patrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Patrick also avoids with ease.
Patrick throws a jab but it's blocked by Hathaway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway slips under a jab from Patrick.
Hathaway throws a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patrick throws a lazy right hand but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Hathaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patrick is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hathaway had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hathaway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Daniel Hathaway has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Patrick throws a big shot that misses.
Patrick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway connects with a high kick.
Hathaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick wants to clinch.
Patrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patrick looks to throw the jab but Hathaway is out of range.
Hathaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patrick throws an overhand right that lands on Hathaway's shoulder, as Hathaway tries to avoid the shot.
Patrick throws a shot from downtown. Hathaway moves away and avoids it.
Patrick looks to land a combination but Hathaway avoids it well.
Patrick slips a jab from Hathaway.
Nice defenses there by Hathaway.
Patrick jabs Hathaway right on the nose. Hathaway blinks but takes it well.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.
Patrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick throws an overhand right that lands on Hathaway's shoulder, as Hathaway tries to avoid the shot.
Hathaway's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hathaway duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Patrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hathaway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Patrick misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Patrick.
Hathaway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patrick to score with a decent uppercut.
Patrick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hathaway back to the ropes. Patrick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jean Claude Patrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patrick cracks Hathaway with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Patrick avoids nicely.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Hathaway moves out of range.
Patrick misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrick throws a hook to the side of Hathaway's head but Hathaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patrick throws a right hand that Hathaway ducks under and follows up with a left that Hathaway also avoids with ease.
Hathaway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hathaway pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Patrick back to the ropes. Hathaway follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Patrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hathaway moves away.
Patrick throws a shot to the body.
Patrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Hathaway has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick throws a hook but Hathaway blocks it.
Patrick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patrick misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Patrick.
Hathaway moves away from the strike by Patrick.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patrick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Patrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patrick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
Patrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Patrick lands a right hook to the body.
Patrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hathaway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick misses with a looping right.
Hathaway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patrick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hathaway.
Hathaway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a one two combo.

Patrick is rocked!
Patrick throws a right hand that Hathaway ducks under and follows up with a left that Hathaway also avoids with ease.
Patrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Hathaway finish him?
Hathaway Rushes Patrick and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Patrick is up against the ropes and has nowhere to go. Hathaway Piles on the pressure and Patrick crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Hathaway!
A victorious Daniel Hathaway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.