PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiki Jongis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jongis
vs
Hatfield

196 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
280 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiki Jongis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jongis counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Matt Hatfield has been cut.
Hatfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jongis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Jongis moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Jongis counters with a nice uppercut.
Hatfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jongis moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Hatfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hatfield digs a good hook to Jongis's body.
Matt Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield throws an off balance right hand
and Jongis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatfield thinking.
Hatfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jongis just misses with a punch to the body.
Jongis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatfield counters with a one-two to the body.
Jongis misses with an uppercut
and Hatfield counters with a straight right hand.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Jongis moves away
and Jongis counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jongis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jongis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jongis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jongis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jongis misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hatfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Jongis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jongis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jongis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield misses with a combination
and Jongis counters with a stiff right hand.
Jongis slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
Jongis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hatfield lands a slapping body shot.
Hatfield misses with a right hand
and Jongis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jongis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hatfield swinging wildly here.
Jongis misses with an uppercut
and Hatfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jongis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatfield counters with a three punch combo that has Jongis backing up. Jongis nods at Hatfield to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jongis misses the body punch
and Hatfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hatfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hatfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hatfield lands with a cross.
Jongis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatfield.
Jongis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatfield lands with an overhand left.
Hatfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hatfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Jongis misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jongis needs to keep his hands up - Hatfield had a free shot at his head there.
Jongis takes one to the side of the head.
Jongis looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Hatfield connects with a crisp jab.
Hatfield cracks Jongis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Jongis counters with a nice body shot.
Jongis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jongis has time to react.
Jongis thows a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Jongis ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jongis manages to avoid it.
Hatfield scores with a hook.
Hatfield connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jongis. Jongis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jongis lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hatfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hatfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatfield lunges at Jongis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jongis's hand.
Jongis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jongis is breathing heavily.
Hatfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jongis's hands.
A swing and a miss from Hatfield.
Hatfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hatfield misses with a looping left.
Hatfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Hatfield as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jongis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jongis thinking.
Hatfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hatfield lunges at Jongis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jongis's hand.
Jongis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hatfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Hatfield's cut.
That's time! Jongis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Jongis counters with a stiff right hand.
Hatfield throws a right hand that Jongis ducks under and follows up with a left that Jongis also avoids with ease.
Hatfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Hatfield.
Jongis misses with a double jab
and Hatfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Jongis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jongis swings widly with a right hand
and Hatfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatfield.
Jongis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hatfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Jongis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hatfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatfield slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Jongis misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hatfield counter with a right hand.

Jongis is rocked!
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Jongis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jongis moves out of range of the strikes.
Hatfield connects with a crisp jab.
Oh Jongis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jongis.
Hatfield misses with a hook. Jongis ducked under it nicely.
Jongis seems to have got his legs back now.
Jongis walks into a straight right hand from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Jongis.
Hatfield drops Jongis with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hatfield follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Hatfield!