PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (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 cage.

Sanchez
vs
Hathaway

185 cm
31
182 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

175 cm
30
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

NEBULA Clothing

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hathaway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Hathaway.
Some wild striking there from Hathaway.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hathaway tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hathaway manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Hathaway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hathaway throws a one two combo.
Hathaway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Hathaway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Hathaway's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hathaway pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hathaway tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hathaway manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hathaway misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Sanchez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hathaway which made him look bad.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Hathaway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hathaway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
Hathaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Thiago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hathaway circles away.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez moves forwards but Hathaway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hathaway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Hathaway shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Hathaway to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Hathaway shows good takedown defense.
Hathaway slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hathaway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Hathaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Hathaway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Hathaway.
Hathaway looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hathaway scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice shot by Hathaway.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hathaway defends it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hathaway works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Hathaway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hathaway digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hathaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daniel Hathaway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hathaway is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sanchez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hathaway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Hathaway both land. Nice combination.
A head kick misses from Hathaway.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sanchez scores with a takedown into Hathaway's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hathaway is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Hathaway dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hathaway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Hathaway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hathaway throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Hathaway's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hathaway pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hathaway.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hathaway defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hathaway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Hathaway dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
A lazy left from Hathaway finds it's target.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hathaway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hathaway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hathaway's waist but Hathaway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sanchez is rocked!
Hathaway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Hathaway counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sanchez! He's just covering up as Hathaway starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.