PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wyatt Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryant Hatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt Barton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Barton
vs
Hatch

211 cm
21
278 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wyatt Barton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bryant Hatch!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

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

It looks like Wyatt Barton has been cut.
Hatch throws a nice inside leg kick.

Barton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hatch throws a big right hand that misses.
Hatch won't allow Barton to sweep him here.
Barton trying to strike off his back.
Hatch wants to control from the top but Barton keeps moving.

Barton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hatch prevents Barton from breaking the clinch.
Barton tries to break the clinch but Hatch is controlling the position.
Barton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hatch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hatch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Barton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Hatch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Barton pushes Hatch off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Barton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant Hatch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hatch has closed the distance and engaged Barton in a clinch.

Barton breaks the clinch.
Hatch throws a head kick that misses

and Barton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hatch looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatch is looking to stand back up but Barton counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hatch.
Barton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hatch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hatch is looking to escape.
Barton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Barton is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hatch is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wyatt Barton!