PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fitch Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch Oliver has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oliver
vs
Hatfield

178 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fitch Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oliver slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatfield scores with a leg kick.
Hatfield dodges the punch combination from Oliver.
Hannibal Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Oliver with that takedown attempt.
Oliver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatfield throws a head kick that misses.
Hatfield misses with a combination

and Oliver counters with a shoot takedown. Hatfield fights it but they end up in guard.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
Oliver is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hatfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Hatfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliver is controlling him.
Oliver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliver controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oliver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hatfield is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hatfield misses with a combination

and Oliver counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hatfield!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver can't control as he wanted to and Hatfield manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Oliver wants to pass to mount but Hatfield is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatfield is staying active underneath Oliver, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliver slows the pace down in half guard.
Hatfield gets back to full guard.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
Oliver is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
Hatfield is looking to stand up but Oliver isn't so interested in that idea.
Hatfield lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliver!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatfield tries to control but Oliver wriggling away.
Hatfield controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliver tries to lock up and control but Hatfield gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hatfield wants to control the pace but Oliver is squirming around nicely.
Oliver avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hatfield.
Hatfield working the ground and pound effectively.
Oliver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hatfield scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hatfield pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oliver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hatfield looking to control but Oliver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Hatfield dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hatfield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oliver is out of range and Hatfield settles back down.

Oliver shoots in and bounces Hatfield off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hatfield keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
Oliver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oliver preventing the sweep.
Oliver controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oliver won't allow Hatfield to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
Hatfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliver is one step ahead there.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hatfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Oliver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oliver.
Oliver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hatfield keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
Oliver looking to sit in guard and control but Hatfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatfield has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oliver is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliver has a closed guard, preventing Hatfield from standing up.
Hatfield postures up.
Oliver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hatfield throws a left and a right that both miss

and Oliver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hatfield throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fitch Oliver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield wants to stand up but Oliver is controlling him.
Oliver preventing the sweep.
Hatfield is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oliver trying to control but Hatfield is working from the bottom.
Hatfield can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oliver controls the pace.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hatfield misses with a jab to the body
and Hatfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Hatfield throws a combination that misses

and Oliver counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hatfield!

Oliver with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hatfield sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to get to full guard but Oliver has control of the leg.
Hatfield gets full guard.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
Hatfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliver is controlling him.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Hatfield keeps moving.
Oliver won't allow Hatfield to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fitch Oliver dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hatfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Oliver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hatfield.
Hatfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hatfield.
Oliver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Oliver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hatfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oliver.
Hatfield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hatfield falls off balance throwing a combination

and Oliver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hatfield manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hatfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatfield is looking to stand up but Oliver isn't so interested in that idea.
Hatfield is trying to keep Oliver in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield pulls Oliver in close to prevent any damage.
Oliver tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatfield is retaining full guard.
Hatfield has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hatfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hatfield works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Oliver.
Hatfield stuffs the takedown.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Hannibal Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliver is just out of range.
Hatfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hatfield is looking to chop away at Oliver's legs.
Hatfield misses with a low kick.
Hatfield misses with a wild combination.
Oliver shoots in looking for a takedown. Hatfield tries to sprawl out of it but Oliver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hatfield manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Oliver moves out of range.
Hatfield misses with a straight right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hatfield, right into the meat.
Oliver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hatfield. Hatfield obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatfield tries to bum rush Oliver with a series of wild strikes but Oliver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hatfield throws a one two combo.
Hatfield throws a nice looking combination but Oliver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hannibal Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield looks to land a combination but Oliver avoids it well.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Hatfield swings for the body but Oliver moves out of range.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Oliver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oliver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hatfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Oliver slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oliver darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oliver wants to pass the guard but Hatfield is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Hatfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hatfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Hannibal Hatfield!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Hannibal Hatfield!

Hannibal Hatfield wins by majority decision!