PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coli Addison (ranked 5199 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Hatmann (ranked 6909 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Hatmann will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Addison
vs
Hatmann

176 cm
18
246 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Coli Addison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Hatmann!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Addison.
Hatmann is not content to let Addison control the position.
Hatmann is trying to get back to half guard.
Addison really is a fat lump.
Addison is looking to take a break and control but Hatmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Addison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Addison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addison in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatmann prevents Addison from moving into mount.
Hatmann tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Addison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hatmann is trying to control Addison's posture but Addison avoids it.
Addison wants to stand but Hatmann has his arm trapped.
Addison controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two 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.
Hatmann is not content to let Addison control the position.
Hatmann is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Addison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Addison tries to pass to full mount but Hatmann defends it.
Hatmann trying to control but Addison postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Hatmann darts in and clinches Addison up against the cage.
Addison fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addison tries to pull guard but Hatmann forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Addison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hatmann smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coli Addison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Addison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hatmann as he jumps to the side.
Addison misses with a two punch combination.

Hatmann pushes Addison up against the cage in a clinch.
Hatmann tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatmann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Addison prevents it.
Hatmann looking to throw knees to the head but Addison is blocking nicely.
Addison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Addison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Addison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hatmann just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Addison keeps control of Hatmann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Addison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hatmann lands with a short shot to the head.
Addison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Addison decides to pull guard.
Addison might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Addison being controlled here, momentarily.

Addison is working an open guard so Hatmann takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hatmann shoots in looking for a takedown. Addison tries to sprawl out of it but Hatmann keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Addison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Hatmann will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Addison drives through and clinches with Hatmann against the cage.

Addison jumps guard and drags Hatmann to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hatmann postures up in Addison's guard and throws a big left but Addison blocks it.
Hatmann controls from within his opponent's guard.
Addison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Addison tries to get out of the position.
Addison wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hatmann manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Addison trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatmann controlling the action here.
Addison tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Addison trying to hold on to Hatmann's head to control him but Hatmann postures up.
Addison is trying to stand back up but Hatmann is controlling him
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hatmann is looking to advance position but Addison won't allow it.

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

Addison drives through with a takedown into Hatmann's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Addison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Addison is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hatmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Addison sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hatmann trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addison wants to control from the top but Hatmann keeps moving.
Addison won't allow Hatmann to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Addison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Addison landing with the ground and pound.
Addison trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Addison wants to get up but he can't break Hatmann's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coli Addison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hatmann cracks a nice hook into Addison's ribs.

That's four 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.
A head kick by Addison misses
and Hatmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatmann goes for a double leg but Addison avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Addison continues to drive forward.
Hatmann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Addison sprawls well. Addison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Addison as Hatmann shoots in.
Coli Addison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hatmann.

Addison gets a double leg takedown into Hatmann's guard.

Hatmann wriggles free and stands up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Hatmann gets a clinch.
Addison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hatmann is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Hatmann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hatmann closes the distance and clinches up with Addison, looking for a takedown. Hatmann pushes Addison against the cage but Addison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hatmann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Addison defends it nicely.
Addison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hatmann.
Coli Addison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Hatmann.
Addison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Addison looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatmann is just out of range.
Hatmann throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Addison tries to clinch but Hatmann is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Addison.
Addison fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hatmann gets caught napping as Addison dives in and scores a takedown. Hatmann manages to retain guard.
Addison trying to control but Hatmann is working from the bottom.
Hatmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hatmann managing to control the position.
Addison distracts Hatmann with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatmann will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Addison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hatmann lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Coli Addison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatmann's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Addison keeping moving, preventing Hatmann from controlling successfully.
Hatmann is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addison wants to stand up but Hatmann is controlling him.

Hatmann gets to his feet - Addison follows without any prompting.
Hatmann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Addison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Addison stuffs the takedown attempt from Hatmann. Hatmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Addison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Addison looks for the body kick but Hatmann saw that one coming.
And Hatmann tries to counter it with a takedown but Addison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hatmann tries to clinch up but Addison circles away and keeps his distance.
As Hatmann tries to get set, Addison tries to push him back and clinch up but Hatmann manages to avoid the attempt.

Addison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hatmann's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatmann looking to control.
Hatmann lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hatmann trying to control but Addison is working from the bottom.
Hatmann might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Addison haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Addison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coli Addison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Hatmann is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Addison had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hatmann defends it easily.

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 Coli Addison.
I think Hatmann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Hatmann!