PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Hatcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Piper II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hatcher
vs
Piper II

180 cm
21
212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Hatcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Piper II!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper II misses with a takedown
and Hatcher counters with a left and a right that stings Piper II.
Piper II tries for a takedown but Hatcher circles away easily
and Hatcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piper II tries for a takedown but Hatcher circles away easily
letting Hatcher counter with a right hand.
Tommy Hatcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Piper II.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatcher's corner calls for a 1-2. Hatcher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hatcher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatcher lands the left hand.
Piper II misses with a takedown
enabling Hatcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Piper II throws a right hand that misses
and Hatcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatcher misses with a straight right.
Tommy Hatcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Piper II paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hatcher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piper II counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piper II misses with a double jab
and Hatcher counters with a one-two to the body.
Peter Piper II seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper II swings widly with a right hand
and Hatcher counters with a one-two to the body.

Piper II is rocked!
Piper II throws a leg kick
and Hatcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Piper II is still on wobbly legs! Can Hatcher finish him?
Piper II looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Piper II seems to have recovered his senses.
Hatcher throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Piper II's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Hatcher dives in looking to finish as Piper II flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Hatcher's strikes! Hatcher is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Piper II's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Piper II was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Hatcher!
Tommy Hatcher retains his light heavyweight title!