PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ding Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong has chosen You Mirin? as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ding Dong enters the cage!

Hutton
vs
Dong

205 cm
27
270 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

197 cm
23
280 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Hutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ding Dong!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutton throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
Hutton scoring well with a low kick there.
Hutton moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong takes a swing at Hutton's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Hutton is predictable there
and Dong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hutton.
Hutton scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong throws a leg kick but Hutton moved away.
Hutton misses with a head kick.
Hutton throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hutton. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick from Hutton.
Dong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hutton. That did some damage!
Dong lands a nice hook to Hutton's body. Hutton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hutton throws a body punch but Dong moves out of range.
Hutton tries a low kick but Dong avoids it.
Hutton cracks Dong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hutton throws a wild body kick that Dong sees coming a mile off.
Hutton darts in trying to clinch
and Dong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hutton.

Dong has closed the distance and engaged Hutton in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutton tries to stall but Dong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hutton trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dong lands a body punch.
Dong leaning against his opponent.
Hutton is looking to control Dong's arms but Dong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hutton has his back to the cage.
Hutton missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dong tries to throw a body punch but Hutton avoids it by throwing Dong back against the cage.
Dong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dong is stalling here.
Dong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Dong to work.
Hutton can't break the clinch.
Hutton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hutton wants to break free but Dong has control.
Hutton tries to throw a body punch but Dong avoids it by throwing Hutton back against the cage.
Hutton is looking to control Dong's arms but Dong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hutton has his back to the cage.
Hutton seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Dong is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Dong blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands with a light punch inside.
Dong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hutton backwards.
Dong misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hutton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hutton can pounce on him.
Dong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hutton throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hutton throws a leg kick but Dong moved away.
Hutton looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry Hutton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hutton throws a sloppy head kick and Dong moves out of range easily.
Dong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hutton can pounce on him.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hutton.
Hutton tries to close the distance and clinch but Dong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hutton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harry Hutton is winning the standup battle so far.
Hutton throws a head kick but Dong moves out of range.
Hutton throws a low kick but Dong moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Hutton misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong blocks the leg kick.
Hutton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hutton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hutton throws a head kick that Dong semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutton throws a lazy body kick
and Dong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hutton misses with a body kick.

Hutton takes the fight into the clinch.
Hutton wants to break free but Dong has control.
A frustrated look appears on Hutton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hutton's efforts to push away.
Dong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hutton trying to land knees to the body.
Hutton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dong pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands a right hand.
Hutton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hutton.

Hutton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hutton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dong in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hutton throws a low kick, looking for Dong's leg but Dong calmly moves out of range.
Hutton throws a leg kick
and Dong counters with a nice leg kick.
Dong doesn't manage to clinch there - Hutton circles away.
Hutton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dong counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutton tries to clinch but Dong is having none of it.
Hutton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dong's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutton throws a sloppy head kick
and Dong counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hutton's head.
Dong avoids the head kick by Hutton.
Hutton connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hutton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hutton blocks a head kick by Dong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Hutton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dong lands a right hook to the body.
Hutton throws a push kick but Dong slaps the foot to one side.
Hutton lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Hutton.
A head kick misses from Hutton.
Dong moves out of range as Hutton throws a body kick.
Dong swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutton.
Hutton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong tries to clinch but Hutton is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hutton.
Hutton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dong counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hutton throws a head kick that misses
and Dong counters with a nice body kick.
Dong scores with a head kick.

It looks like Harry Hutton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hutton tries to keep at a distance but Dong has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dong moves out of range of the body kick from Hutton.
Hutton throws a head kick that half lands.
Hutton checks the leg kick.
Hutton looks for the body kick but Dong saw that one coming.
Hutton tries to land a body kick
and Dong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hutton's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dong darts in and clinches Hutton up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Dong as the two fighters clinch.
Hutton has had enough of the clinch but Dong keeps him there for the moment.
Dong stalling.
Dong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hutton.
Hutton being controlled against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hutton lands a good knee to the midsection. Dong won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong landing knees to the body.
A short left from Dong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dong pushes Hutton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ding Dong.
Hutton tries a head kick but it misses.
Hutton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dong's head.
Hutton misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dong blocks a leg kick.
Hutton throws a leg kick
and Dong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ding Dong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hutton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Harry Hutton!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Ding Dong!

The fight ends as a draw!