PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Rogers
vs
Hathaway

190 cm
38
178 lbs
28 - 26 - 0

175 cm
34
180 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
A jab from Rogers does it's job there.
Rogers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hathaway circles away quickly and effectively.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Hathaway - just one landing.
Hathaway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rogers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway stuffs the takedown.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hathaway manages to avoid it.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway misses with a double jab.

Rogers gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hathaway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hathaway holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rogers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hathaway is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rogers connects with a decent elbow.
Rogers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rogers misses with the ground and pound.
Rogers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Rogers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hathaway has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rogers but great work by Hathaway.
Rogers tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hathaway is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers regains half guard.
Hathaway is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Hathaway hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a low kick.
Hathaway circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hathaway scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers lands a really nice looking cross but Hathaway seems unphased.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Rogers shoots for a takedown but Hathaway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Hathaway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hathaway digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Hathaway's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hathaway duly obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Hathaway. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hathaway.
Hathaway lands with a hook. Rogers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hathaway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Hathaway as Rogers shoots in.
Hathaway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hathaway throws a nice looking combination but Rogers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway misses with a straight left.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Hathaway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hathaway pinned against the ropes. Hathaway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rogers moves to clinch but Hathaway breaks away
and Hathaway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Hathaway circles away.
Steve Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Rogers counters with a three punch combo that has Hathaway backing up. Hathaway nods at Rogers to acknowledge the strikes.
Rogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Hathaway sprawls well. He's pushed Rogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hathaway pinned against the ropes. Hathaway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Hathaway avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Hathaway. No joy for Rogers on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Hathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogers.
Hathaway scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hathaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hathaway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Hathaway avoids them all with ease.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
Rogers tries to score with a low kick but Hathaway moves his leg out of the way.
Rogers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hathaway but Hathaway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Hathaway misses.
No joy there for Hathaway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Hathaway.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hathaway sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hathaway scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogers slips a straight right by Hathaway.
Rogers tries to clinch but Hathaway is having none of it.
Hathaway scores with a nice head shot.
Rogers throws out a loose jab but Hathaway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers fails with the takedown.
Rogers wants to clinch up but Hathaway keeps it at a distance.
Hathaway misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hathaway avoids it really well and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rogers wants to land a leg kick but Hathaway is out of range.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Hathaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogers.
Hathaway's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hathaway duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hathaway misses with a body shot.
Rogers tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hathaway sprawls well. Hathaway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogers bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hathaway's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Hathaway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Hathaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Hathaway which made him look bad.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Hathaway defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Hathaway, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Hathaway against the ropes but Hathaway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers has a takedown stuffed.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers works over Hathaway's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hathaway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rogers.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hathaway moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
Hathaway moves out of range of the leg kick from Rogers.
Hathaway lands a nice looking body shot.
Hathaway lunges at Rogers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rogers's hand.
Hathaway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hathaway closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hathaway lands a head kick. Rogers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.

Rogers gets a takedown into half guard.

Rogers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Rogers is looking for a kimura but Hathaway is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogers to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogers is looking for a kimura here.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers looks to land a strike but Hathaway avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Hathaway blocks nicely.
Hathaway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hathaway has his hands on Rogers's head, controlling the position.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rogers is one step ahead there.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Steve Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hathaway pulls Rogers in to control the position.
Daniel Hathaway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hathaway looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hathaway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hathaway is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Hathaway.
I've got Hathaway winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Hathaway!
Daniel Hathaway thanked the fans post fight for their support.