PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Bonacelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Hatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatter has chosen Rastamon Vibration as his entrance music. Hatter has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Jim Hatter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bonacelli
vs
Hatter

173 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
153 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Bonacelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Hatter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonacelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonacelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hatter looks gassed!
Bonacelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonacelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonacelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatter.
Bonacelli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bonacelli throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bonacelli takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonacelli stalls.
Bonacelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonacelli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bonacelli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonacelli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paolo Bonacelli.
Bonacelli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonacelli scores with a hook to the body. Hatter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick which misses Hatter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatter tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Bonacelli.
Bonacelli connects with a right hand. Hatter shakes it off.
Bonacelli jabs at Hatter's body.
Bonacelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Bonacelli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bonacelli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hatter's calf.
Bonacelli scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonacelli misses with a low kick.
Bonacelli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hatters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonacelli lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonacelli tries to clinch up but Hatter circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Paolo Bonacelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatter blocks a low kick nicely.
Hatter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonacelli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hatter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hatter. Hatter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonacelli.
Bonacelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonacelli works Hatter's body with a nice hook.
Hatter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonacelli can pounce on him.
Bonacelli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hatter's calf.
Hatter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonacelli can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonacelli.

Bonacelli has closed the distance and engaged Hatter in a clinch.
Bonacelli scores with a shot to the side of Hatter's head.
Bonacelli is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bonacelli for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bonacelli lands a shot to the body.
Bonacelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatter backwards.
Bonacelli has Hatter pushed against the cage.
Bonacelli scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonacelli has Hatter pushed against the cage.
A short left from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli slowing the pace effectively.
Hatter takes a shot to the head.
Bonacelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonacelli dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paolo Bonacelli.
Bonacelli throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bonacelli drives through and clinches with Hatter against the cage.
A short right from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli lands a shot to the body.
Hatter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonacelli just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonacelli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hatter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonacelli slowing the pace effectively.
Bonacelli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonacelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonacelli digs a right hand underneath Hatter's ribcage. Hatter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Bonacelli - that landed with a thud.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonacelli.
A body shot lands from Bonacelli.
A bit of stalling here from Bonacelli.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatter takes a shot to the head.
Bonacelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli works on Hatter's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Bonacelli - that landed with a thud.
Hatter fails to pull guard.
Bonacelli leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paolo Bonacelli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bonacelli lands a nice shot that snaps Hatter's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli cracks Hatter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jim Hatter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonacelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hatter.
Hatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonacelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonacelli throws out a leg kick but Hatter moves out of range and Bonacelli only half commits.
Bonacelli connects with an inside leg kick.

Bonacelli drives through and clinches with Hatter against the cage.
Bonacelli scores with a shot to the side of Hatter's head.
Bonacelli cracks Hatter with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatter can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonacelli presses Hatter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bonacelli as the two fighters clinch.
Bonacelli is stalling here.
Bonacelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatter backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bonacelli as the two fighters clinch.
Bonacelli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hatter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Bonacelli.
Bonacelli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bonacelli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonacelli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonacelli digs a right hand underneath Hatter's ribcage. Hatter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonacelli lands a left hand.
Bonacelli lands with a left to the head.
Bonacelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bonacelli - that landed with a thud.
Hatter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bonacelli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hatter tries to pull guard but Bonacelli won't allow it.
Bonacelli has Hatter pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bonacelli.
Nice body punch from Bonacelli - that landed with a thud.
Bonacelli has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bonacelli on the inside.
Bonacelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatter backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A body shot lands from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli scores with a shot to the side of Hatter's head.
Bonacelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatter backwards.
Hatter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonacelli works on Hatter's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bonacelli.
Bonacelli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bonacelli lands a shoulder strike.
Bonacelli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hatter being controlled against the cage.
Bonacelli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hatter backwards.
Bonacelli lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bonacelli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paolo Bonacelli.
Bonacelli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bonacelli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bonacelli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bonacelli.
Bonacelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hatter's sensitive parts.
Bonacelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bonacelli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hatter's calf.
Bonacelli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatter blocks a leg kick.
Bonacelli lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli scores with a jab.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick that misses.
Paolo Bonacelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatter blocks a jab.
Hatter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonacelli.
A jab lands there for Bonacelli.
Bonacelli throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonacelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hatter's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonacelli.
Hatter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Bonacelli.
Hatter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonacelli can pounce on him.
Hatter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bonacelli has Hatter up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paolo Bonacelli dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonacelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bonacelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonacelli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bonacelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatter manages to avoid it.
Bonacelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli with a hook.
Bonacelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonacelli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hatter blocks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bonacelli. Those never looked like landing.
Good work by Hatter as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonacelli lands a jab to Hatter's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonacelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonacelli scores with a leg kick.
Hatter moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonacelli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bonacelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Bonacelli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bonacelli throws a front kick aimed at Hatter's knee but Hatter avoids it well.
Bonacelli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hatter. That did some damage!
Hatter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonacelli can pounce on him.
Bonacelli bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hatter's head.
Bonacelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonacelli, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Bonacelli tenderised Hatter's leg. Hatter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonacelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonacelli misses with a wild combination.
Bonacelli misses with a straight left.
Jim Hatter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonacelli thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick which misses Hatter's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatter tries to avoid it.
Bonacelli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hatter's head backwards.
Bonacelli connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonacelli throws a hook but Hatter blocks it.
Bonacelli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonacelli.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatter blocks the leg kick.
Bonacelli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatter checks a low kick from Bonacelli.
Hatter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonacelli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Hatter.
Bonacelli scoring well with a low kick there.
Bonacelli fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hatter is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonacelli.
A punch lands to the side of Hatter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bonacelli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Bonacelli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some wild striking there from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli lands a leg kick that knocks Hatter off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli is looking to slow Hatter down with leg kicks.
Bonacelli lands a jab.
Hatter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good leg kick by Bonacelli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonacelli.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bonacelli.
That kick from Bonacelli tenderised Hatter's leg. Hatter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonacelli lands a head shot.
Bonacelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paolo Bonacelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hatter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Bonacelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonacelli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Bonacelli!