PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Espinoza (ranked 4395 p4p, 3991 weight class) and Giovani Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 211 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Espinoza
vs
Hatfield

192 cm
22
245
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 Hilo, Benjamin Espinoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giovani Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espinoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Some wild striking there from Espinoza.
Hatfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatfield swinging wildly here.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatfield swinging wildly here.
Hatfield avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Hatfield does no damage.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hatfield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Espinoza's head.
Espinoza misses the shot to the body.
Hatfield appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Espinoza does no damage.
Espinoza misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Espinoza appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hatfield misses with a double jab.
Espinoza throws a right and a left that Hatfield avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
Espinoza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Espinoza misses.
Espinoza fails to land with a series of punches.
Espinoza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hatfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Espinoza. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Espinoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Espinoza thuds a left hand into Hatfield's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Espinoza eats them both and turns towards Hatfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hatfield moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza misses with a wild body shot.
Espinoza looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Hatfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hatfield scores with a one two! Espinoza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatfield.
Espinoza is looking to wear down Hatfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Espinoza throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Espinoza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Espinoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hatfield looks winded!
Espinoza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Espinoza dodges the punch combination from Hatfield.
Hatfield looks to land a combination but Espinoza avoids it well.
Espinoza ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Hatfield tries to keep at a distance but Espinoza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Espinoza stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Espinoza.
Espinoza lands a body shot.
Espinoza pushes Hatfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Espinoza presses Hatfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hatfield takes a shot to the head.
Hatfield letting Espinoza take a breather here.
Espinoza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Espinoza lands a nice uppercut.
Espinoza leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Espinoza lands a right hand.

Hatfield is rocked!
Espinoza unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hatfield! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Espinoza is unloading with more strikes now! Hatfield drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Espinoza!