PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall Cunningham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cunningham
vs
Anse Hatfield

188 cm
34
210 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

182 cm
27
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devil Anse Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield throws a hook but Cunningham blocks it.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Hatfield.
Cunningham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunningham lands a nice looking body shot.
Hatfield throws out a powerful jab.
Hatfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Cunningham.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Cunningham moved out of range.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Hatfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Cunningham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cunningham throws a quick inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hatfield has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield moves out of range of the body kick from Cunningham.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cunningham.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield stalks Cunningham and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cunningham's face. Cunningham staggers backwards, shaken.
Hatfield throws a shot to the body.
Hatfield lands with a hook. Cunningham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Cunningham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cunningham.
Hatfield scores with a nice right hand.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hatfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Cunningham.
Cunningham slips under a jab.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Cunningham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randall Cunningham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hatfield gets a double leg takedown into Cunningham's guard.
Hatfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hatfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunningham has wrist control.
Cunningham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatfield manages to get himself to full guard.

Cunningham throws an elbow that misses. Hatfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cunningham's guard. Nice move by Hatfield!

Cunningham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Hatfield postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cunningham is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hatfield, into his guard.

Cunningham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield keeping full guard, as Cunningham tries to pass.
Cunningham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hatfield keeping full guard, as Cunningham tries to pass.
Cunningham won't allow Hatfield to sweep him here.
Cunningham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cunningham postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hatfield controls Cunningham momentarily but Cunningham frees himself.
Cunningham wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hatfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cunningham with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cunningham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hatfield keeping moving, preventing Cunningham from controlling successfully.
Hatfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cunningham is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hatfield throws a body punch but Cunningham moves out of range.
Cunningham throws the kick towards the body but Hatfield avoids it.
Hatfield misses with a hook
and Cunningham counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield throws a right hand that Cunningham ducks under and follows up with a left that Cunningham also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Devil Anse Hatfield will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Cunningham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hatfield closes the distance and clinches up with Cunningham, looking for a takedown. Hatfield pushes Cunningham against the cage but Cunningham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hatfield throws a combination. Cunningham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cunningham checks a leg kick.
Cunningham connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hatfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Cunningham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hatfield.
Hatfield tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cunningham defends well and Hatfield ends up having to push Cunningham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hatfield motions for Cunningham to come forward. Hatfield throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hatfield slips under a jab from Cunningham.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Hatfield there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunningham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Hatfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cunningham on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Devil Anse Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cunningham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cunningham.
A low kick from Cunningham misses
and Hatfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cunningham slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Cunningham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
Cunningham throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hatfield avoids it.
Cunningham drops his hands momentarily and Hatfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cunningham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cunningham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cunningham lands with an overhand left.
Hatfield swings widly with a right hand
and Cunningham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham stuns Hatfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Hatfield avoids them all with ease.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham throws a chopping leg kick but Hatfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Devil Anse Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunningham is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Cunningham misses with a body kick.
Cunningham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cunningham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cunningham swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Cunningham thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cunningham throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatfield. That snapped Cunningham's head back.
Hatfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cunningham. Cunningham obviously looking to wear him down.
Hatfield darts in looking for a takedown but Cunningham gets double underhooks and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devil Anse Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a hook
and Cunningham counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Cunningham feints and then cracks Hatfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatfield down.
Cunningham clobbers Hatfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Hatfield drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cunningham defends it well.
Cunningham misses with a kick to the body.
Cunningham stuffs the takedown attempt from Hatfield. Hatfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Devil Anse Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cunningham counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cunningham but Cunningham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Cunningham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Cunningham.
Jab by Cunningham.
Hatfield avoids a kick to the body.
Cunningham delivers a nice body kick.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Cunningham.
Hatfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Hatfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randall Cunningham dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hatfield dives in and scores a takedown into Cunningham's guard.
Hatfield stopping the sweep attempt from Cunningham.
Hatfield lands a couple of elbows.
Hatfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cunningham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hatfield postures up in Cunningham's guard and throws a big left but Cunningham blocks it.
Hatfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cunningham is pulling down on Hatfield's head. It's preventing any offense from Hatfield, at least for the moment.
Cunningham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Cunningham working over Hatfield with some ground and pound. Hatfield looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham throwing shots but Hatfield is blocking nicely.
Cunningham prevents Hatfield from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hatfield manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Devil Anse Hatfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cunningham postures up in Hatfield's guard and throws a big left but Hatfield blocks it.
Cunningham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cunningham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cunningham postures up and lands a big shot to Hatfield's brow.
Hatfield is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cunningham throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hatfield has control of Cunningham's left arm, preventing Cunningham from doing any damage.
Hatfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cunningham preventing the sweep.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cunningham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
Cunningham throws a head kick that Hatfield semi-blocks.
Hatfield lands a right hook to the body.
Hatfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hatfield throws a looping overhand right but Cunningham ducks down to avoid it.
Cunningham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield lands an overhand right.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cunningham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cunningham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hatfield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cunningham is fending him off so far but Hatfield persists. Nope, Cunningham circles away and we're back to standing.
Hatfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cunningham blocks a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Hatfield as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Hatfield. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Cunningham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cunningham moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Cunningham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries for a takedown but Cunningham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Randall Cunningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devil Anse Hatfield.
Hatfield scores with a sloppy right hand. Cunningham should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham checks a leg kick.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cunningham lands with a nice body punch.
Cunningham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cunningham is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Cunningham cracks the inside of Hatfield's front leg.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Cunningham counters with a low kick, right behind Hatfield 's knee.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Cunningham ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield misses with a looping left.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Cunningham moved out of range.
Hatfield fails with the takedown.
Cunningham is looking to counter with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randall Cunningham.
Well Cunningham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Cunningham!
Randall Cunningham made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Young and strong but you one dimensional.'.