PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Whack Atim (ranked 3291 p4p, 3363 weight class) and Domino Hurley (ranked 405 p4p, 417 weight class). Atim's entrance music is Three Days Grace - I Am The Weapon. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Atim
vs
Hurley

179 cm
19
174
1 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
174
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Whack Atim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Domino Hurley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atim has time to react.
Hurley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hurley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hurley checks a leg kick.
Hurley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hurley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atim throws a leg kick that misses.
Atim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice defenses there by Atim.
Atim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurley throws out the jab.
Hurley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurley throws a shot from downtown. Atim moves away and avoids it.
Atim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Atim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hurley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atim counters with a thumping low kick.
Hurley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atim feints and then cracks Hurley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurley down.
Domino Hurley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurley works over Atim's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley swinging wildly here.
Atim feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Atim throws a front kick aimed at Hurley's knee but Hurley avoids it well.
It seemed like Hurley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hurley thuds his right hand into Atim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Atim throws a leg kick but Hurley moved away.
Hurley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hurley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hurley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Atim had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Hurley throws a hook to the side of Atim's head but Atim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hurley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Atims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hurley throws a jab but it's blocked by Atim.
Atim moves out of range as Hurley strikes.
As Hurley backs away, Atim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atim misses with a leg kick.
Hurley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Atim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurley.
Atim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Hurley.
Atim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurley.
Atim is looking to chop away at Hurley's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hurley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hurley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick lands for Atim.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurley misses with a straight right.
Hurley jabs at Atim's body.
Hurley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hurley 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.
Hurley misses with an uppercut.
Atim looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Atim walks into a stiff left hand from Hurley.
Atim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hurley.
A slow jab from Hurley misses its intended target.
Atim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hurley throws a counter combo.
Atim slips a jab from Hurley.
Hurley misses the jab.
Atim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurley.
Atim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hurley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley with a nice cross.
Hurley misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Hurley misses.
Atim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hurley misses with a series of wild punches.
Atim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hurley just manages to avoid it.
Atim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A clash of legs there as Hurley blocks the low kick.
Atim throws out a leg kick but Hurley moves out of range and Atim only half commits.
Hurley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atim slips a jab from Hurley.
Atim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hurley is out of range.
Atim tries to work over Hurley's front leg with a kick but Hurley checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Atim.
Hurley works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hurley misses.
As Hurley backs away, Atim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Hurley misses.
Atim throws a body kick that misses
and Hurley counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atim lands a high kick!
Atim throws out a leg kick but Hurley moves out of range and Atim only half commits.
Hurley connects with a right hand. Atim shakes it off.
Hurley missing with a left hand there. Atim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atim ducks under a wild hook from Hurley.
Atim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hurley checks a low kick from Atim.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Atim slips a jab from Hurley.
Atim tries to land a leg kick but Hurley saw it coming and moves away.
Hurley blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Hurley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Domino Hurley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Atim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hurley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atim's hands.
Hurley throws a jab when Atim was well out of range.
Atim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurley.
Hurley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atim.
Atim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hurley misses with a hook. Atim ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Hurley.
A jab from Hurley misses.
A right-left combo lands from Hurley.
Atim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atim motions for Hurley to come forward. Atim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hurley checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little jabbing left from Hurley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hurley throws a jab but it's blocked by Atim.
Atim appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A bone on bone clash there as Hurley blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley misses with a hook.
Hurley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atim.
Hurley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atim thows a leg kick but Hurley checks it
and Hurley counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurley misses with a hook. Atim ducked under it nicely.
Atim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Domino Hurley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Hurley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Atim looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Atim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hurley is out of range and Atim settles back down.
Atim 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.
Hurley connects with a body shot.
Hurley lands with an overhand left.
Atim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hurley checks it well.
Hurley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hurley checks a leg kick.
Hurley misses with a two punch combination.
Hurley misses with a looping left.
Atim is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hurley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atim takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hurley scores with a jab. Atim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atim throws a leg kick but Hurley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hurley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atim on the side of the head.
Hurley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Atim is looking to score with low kicks.
Atim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Atim throws a leg kick but Hurley moved away.
Hurley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atim throws a push kick but Hurley slaps the foot to one side.
Atim throws a low kick but Hurley avoids it.
Atim motions for Hurley to come forward. Atim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurley throws out a counter right but Atim avoids it with no problem.
Atim tried to score with a low kick but Hurley checks it.
Atim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hurley throws a hook to the side of Atim's head but Atim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Hurley.
Atim is looking to score with low kicks.
Atim throws a leg kick but Hurley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hurley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atim throws a front kick aimed at Hurley's knee but Hurley avoids it well.
Atim tries a low kick but Hurley avoids it.
Atim moves away from the strike by Hurley.
Hurley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hurley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hurley fails to land with a series of punches.
Hurley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Atim might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Atim throws a leg kick that misses.
Hurley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hurley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hurley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hurley.
A slow jab from Hurley misses its intended target.
Atim throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atim throws a leg kick but Hurley checks it.
Hurley misses with a hook
and Atim counters with a low kick, right behind Hurley 's knee.
Hurley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atim throws a front kick aimed at Hurley's knee but Hurley avoids it well.
Hurley cracks Atim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Atim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hurley connects with a body shot.
Atim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hurley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab by Hurley.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hurley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hurley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Atim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hurley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hurley misses with a double jab
and Atim counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Domino Hurley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Atim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hurley.
Hurley scores with a decent looking hook.
Hurley throws out a loose jab but Atim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atim takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atim wants to slow Hurley down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hurley.
A low kick from Atim misses
and Hurley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurley lands with a nice combination. Atim backs away looking to recover.
Atim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atim walks into a stiff left hand from Hurley.
Atim tries a low kick but Hurley avoids it.
Atim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hurley is out of range.
Atim slips under a jab.
Atim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Hurley.
Atim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hurley checks it well.
Hurley throws out a counter right but Atim avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley looks to score with a jab to the body but Atim is just out of range.
Hurley misses with a few strikes there.
Hurley throws an off balance right hand
and Atim counters with a nice body kick.
Hurley throws a lazy right hand but Atim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atim.
Hurley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atim. Atim obviously looking to wear him down.
Atim slips under a jab.
Atim tried to counter with a leg kick but Hurley avoided it.
Hurley misses with a hook
and Atim counters with an inside leg kick.
Atim wants to land a leg kick but Hurley is out of range.
Atim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hurley is able to avoid easily.
Hurley misses with the combination.
Atim fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hurley just manages to avoid it.
Atim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Hurley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurley misses with a right hand
and Atim counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Hurley. Those never looked like landing.
Atim walks into a left hand.
Atim connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atim throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Hurley misses.
A low kick from Atim is predictable there
enabling Hurley to counter with a crisp jab.
Hurley misses with a series of wild punches.
Atim throws a leg kick but Hurley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Hurley misses.
Atim throws a body kick that misses
and Hurley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Atim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atim.
Hurley blocks a head kick by Atim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atim throws a leg kick
and Hurley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atim manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Atim.
Atim is looking to score with low kicks.
Atim throws a low kick, looking for Hurley's leg but Hurley calmly moves out of range.
Hurley throws an overhand right that lands on Atim's shoulder, as Atim tries to avoid the shot.
Hurley misses the jab.
Hurley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atim counters with a good low kick that Hurley was not able to check.
Hurley misses with a looping left.
Hurley blocks a head kick by Atim.
Hurley checks a low kick from Atim.
Atim throws a push kick but Hurley slaps the foot to one side.
Hurley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hurley looks to land a combination but Atim avoids it well.
Atim misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurley works the jab nicely.
Hurley throws a jab but it's blocked by Atim.
Hurley throws a lazy right hand but Atim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Hurley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Hurley blocks the leg kick.
Atim swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Hurley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hurley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atim feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Atim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hurley misses the body punch
and Atim counters with a low kick, right behind Hurley 's knee.
Hurley missing with a left hand there. Atim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Hurley backs away, Atim returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hurley lands a nice shot that snaps Atim's head back.
Hurley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Atim counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domino Hurley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hurley 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domino Hurley!
An out of breath Domino Hurley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.