PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devil Anse Hatfield (ranked 1463 p4p, 216 weight class) and Clifton Von Lee (ranked 1325 p4p, 196 weight class). Von Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Day of Anger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anse Hatfield
vs
Von Lee

182 cm
36
210 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

190 cm
28
220 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sportivité

KAISER Nutrition - Q160

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devil Anse Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Clifton Von Lee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hatfield forces Von Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Hatfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hatfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hatfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Von Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Von Lee clinches up with Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Hatfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Von Lee smiles and moves away.
Von Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Lee.
Hatfield tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Von Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Lee circles away.
Von Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hatfield doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee with a jab.
Hatfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Von Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Von Lee misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hatfield is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Von Lee's half guard.
Hatfield works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hatfield throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Von Lee sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Von Lee manages to get to full guard.
Hatfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Von Lee wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hatfield wants to control from the top but Von Lee keeps moving.
Hatfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Von Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hatfield is fighting to break Von Lee's control of his arms but Von Lee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Von Lee keeping moving, preventing Hatfield from controlling successfully.
Hatfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Von Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatfield manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatfield trying to control the position.
Hatfield lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hatfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Von Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hatfield throwing strikes from guard but Von Lee blocks nicely.
Hatfield is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Von Lee wants to sweep here but Hatfield controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hatfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Von Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Von Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hatfield is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hatfield wants to control from the top but Von Lee keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Devil Anse Hatfield will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Von Lee lands the left hand.
Von Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield darts in looking for a takedown but Von Lee gets double underhooks and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Von Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Von Lee is looking to chop away at Hatfield's legs.
Hatfield wants to clinch up but Von Lee keeps it at a distance.
Von Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hatfield's head backwards.
Von Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hatfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Von Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Von Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hatfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Hatfield fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Von Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devil Anse Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Lee keeps control of Hatfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hatfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Von Lee has him pressed against the cage.

Hatfield lands a takedown into guard.
Hatfield postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Lee wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hatfield working some strikes from top position.
Hatfield trying to control but Von Lee is working from the bottom.
Hatfield throws an elbow that misses. Von Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hatfield's guard. Nice move by Von Lee!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Von Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Von Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Von Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Devil Anse Hatfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatfield is adopting a defensive guard.
Hatfield wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hatfield looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Von Lee has picked Hatfield up and slammed him! Hatfield can't keep hold of the triangle and Von Lee manages to pass to side control!
Von Lee cracks Hatfield with a big right hand but Hatfield just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hatfield is looking for a sweep.
Von Lee is chipping away with strikes.
Hatfield throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Von Lee takes a little break here. Hatfield wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Von Lee working the ground and pound.
Von Lee scoring with punches and elbows.
Hatfield takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Von Lee landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Von Lee scoring with punches and elbows.
Von Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hatfield keeps working.
Von Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Lee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Von Lee in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Von Lee is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Hatfield's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clifton Von Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hatfield fails to land the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Lee, right into the meat.
Von Lee misses with a body kick.
Von Lee misses with a body kick.
Hatfield misses with a takedown
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Hatfield closes the distance and clinches.
Hatfield blocks an uppercut.
Hatfield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Von Lee prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devil Anse Hatfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Von Lee.
Von Lee tries a body shot but Hatfield blocks it.

Hatfield drags the fight down to the ground.
Von Lee controlling from the top position.
Hatfield looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Lee trying to control but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Von Lee looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Von Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Lee looking to pass the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Von Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Von Lee throws out a counter right but Hatfield avoids it with no problem.
Von Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hatfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hatfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick from Hatfield misses
enabling Von Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
Hatfield looks for a takedown but Von Lee sprawls well.
Von Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hatfield is looking to counter punch.
Hatfield tries for a takedown but Von Lee circles away easily
and Von Lee counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Von Lee does it's job there.
Von Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hatfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Lee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hatfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hatfield wants to clinch
and Von Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Von Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hatfield momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Von Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Lee.
Von Lee misses with a straight right.
Hatfield shoots and misses
and Von Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Von Lee moves out of range.
Von Lee connects with a right hand. Hatfield shakes it off.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Von Lee moves out of range.

Hatfield fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Von Lee to the ground. Hatfield is now in Von Lee's guard.
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!
Hatfield trying to control but Von Lee is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Lee is keeping the position for now.
Hatfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
Von Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Von Lee looking for a guillotine here but Hatfield defends easily.
Von Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hatfield manages to get himself to full guard.

Von Lee sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hatfield's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clifton Von Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Von Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clifton Von Lee!
Clifton Von Lee decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.