PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Hutchinson (ranked 2273 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Eddie Coyle (ranked 284 p4p, 283 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Coyle's choice of entrance music: Big Cannons/ Bob Noxious. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hutchinson
vs
Coyle

180 cm
26
182
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
180
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamison Hutchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Coyle!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutchinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Hutchinson's head.
Coyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hutchinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hutchinson.

Coyle breaks from the clinch.
Hutchinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Coyle misses.
Hutchinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hutchinson ducks under a wild hook from Coyle.
Hutchinson walks into a straight right hand from Coyle.
Hutchinson avoids the body shot from Coyle.
Coyle throws a lazy right hand but Hutchinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hutchinson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coyle manages to circle out of the way.
Hutchinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Coyle has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Coyle misses with a right hand
and Hutchinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coyle, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coyle throws the left hand but Hutchinson avoids the punch easily.
Hutchinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Coyle misses with an uppercut
and Hutchinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutchinson ducks under a wild hook from Coyle.
Coyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coyle misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Coyle, as that shot connected.
A jab from Coyle misses.
Nice straight punches there by Coyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coyle.
Coyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hutchinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson misses with a hook. Coyle ducked under it nicely.
Coyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Coyle throws a looping overhand right but Hutchinson ducks down to avoid it.
Coyle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coyle lands a body shot.
Coyle cracks Hutchinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hutchinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Coyle swings for the body but Hutchinson moves out of range.
Coyle connects with a single shot there.
Coyle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hutchinson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Coyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hutchinson.
Hutchinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coyle throws out the jab.
Hutchinson is looking to counter the offense by Coyle and move into the clinch.
Coyle scores with a nice right hand.
Coyle misses the shot to the body.
Hutchinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coyle.
A little feinted left hand from Hutchinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coyle misses with a right hand
and Hutchinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hutchinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coyle.
Coyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coyle misses with a hook.
Coyle lands a right hook to the body.
Coyle lands a nice hook to Hutchinson's body. Hutchinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coyle throws a combination. Hutchinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Coyle throws a shot from downtown. Hutchinson moves away and avoids it.
Hutchinson misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutchinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coyle.
It looked like Hutchinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hutchinson is looking to counter punch.
Coyle misses the shot to the body.
Hutchinson tries to counter by clinching up but Coyle breaks away and moves out of range.
Hutchinson throws a series of punches but Coyle avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Coyle misses.
Coyle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hutchinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hutchinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Coyle misses with a hook.
Coyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Coyle is rocked!
Coyle misses with an uppercut.
Coyle slips under a jab from Hutchinson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Coyle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Coyle looks to land a left hand but Hutchinson moved out of range nicely.
Eddie Coyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coyle misses with an uppercut.
Hutchinson ducks under a wild hook from Coyle.
Coyle catches Hutchinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Coyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Coyle misses with a hook to the body
and Hutchinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hutchinson drops Coyle with a big left hand! Coyle is injured, injured bad! Hutchinson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamison Hutchinson!