PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hathaway
vs
Johnson

175 cm
29
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
178 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Untouchable Fight Gear

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hathaway connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jimmy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hathaway counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson!
Hathaway jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Hathaway misses with the combination.
Hathaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hathaway throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Hathaway off balance momentarily.
Hathaway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway jabs at Johnson's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Hathaway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson throws a head kick but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Hathaway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Hathaway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Hathaway avoids it well.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Hathaway scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Hathaway avoids it.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Hathaway avoids nicely.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Hathaway.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson tries to work over Hathaway's front leg with a kick but Hathaway checks it.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Hathaway.
Hathaway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Hathaway counter with a right hand.

Johnson is rocked!
Hathaway throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson with a hook.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Hathaway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hathaway defends it nicely.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Johnson tries to bum rush Hathaway with a series of wild strikes but Hathaway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hathaway thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hathaway checks a leg kick.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
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!
Hathaway throws a nice head kick!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hathaway finish him?
Hathaway dances in with a quick combination. Johnson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Hathaway snaps Johnson's head back. Johnson stumbles backwards against the cage. Hathaway steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Johnson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Johnson just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daniel Hathaway!
Daniel Hathaway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.