PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colin Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Bitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hastings
vs
Bitter

190 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bud Bitter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitter closes the distance but Hastings moves to the side
and Hastings counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bitter misses with a left hand
and Bitter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Bud Bitter has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hastings was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitter.
Bitter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hastings was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitter.

Hastings instigates a clinch.
Hastings cracks Bitter with a nice body shot.
Bitter looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hastings manages to break the clinch.
Hastings fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bitter avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hastings misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hastings lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bitter circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bitter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitter tries to clinch but Hastings moves out of range.
Bud Bitter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hastings tries for a takedown but Bitter circles away easily

and Bitter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bitter.
Bitter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hastings is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hastings tries to break free but Bitter pushes him back against the cage.
Bitter has Hastings pressed against the cage, preventing Hastings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bitter.
Hastings blocks an elbow strike from Bitter.
Bitter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bitter keeps control of Hastings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hastings avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitter.
Bitter lands an elbow inside that Hastings shrugs off.

It looks like Colin Hastings has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hastings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hastings throws a right hand that Bitter ducks under and follows up with a left that Bitter also avoids with ease.
Bitter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hastings circles away.
Hastings shoots in looking for a takedown. Bitter tries to sprawl out of it but Hastings keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bitter 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 Colin Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bitter is looking to clinch.
As Bitter looks to move away, Hastings throws a big counter combo bu Bitter just gets out of the way.
Hastings misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bitter.
Colin Hastings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hastings instigates a clinch.
Bitter throws an elbow but it misses.
Bitter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitter keeps control of Hastings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bitter lands a nice elbow.
Hastings blocks the elbow strike.

Hastings pulls guard successfully.

Hastings has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bitter has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Hastings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hastings swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Hastings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bitter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hastings is breathing heavily.
Hastings throws a nice head kick!
Bitter tries to clinch up but Hastings circles away and keeps his distance.
Bitter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Bitter has Hastings up against the cage in a clinch.
Bitter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hastings wants to get back to striking at distance but Bitter won't allow it.
Bitter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bitter pushes off an throws an elbow but Hastings leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hastings is trying to break the clinch but Bitter is controlling him.
Bitter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hastings takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitter throws an elbow but it misses.
Bitter has Hastings pressed against the cage, preventing Hastings from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bitter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bitter throws an elbow but it misses.
Bitter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hastings blocks an elbow strike from Bitter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hastings is trying to push Bitter away but Bitter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hastings tries to break free but Bitter pushes him back against the cage.
Hastings takes an elbow to the temple.
Hastings tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bitter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bitter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bitter misses with an elbow over the top.
Hastings pushes Bitter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bitter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hastings avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitter.

Hastings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bitter wants to clinch up but Hastings keeps it at a distance.
Hastings tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Hastings dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hastings gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bitter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hastings wants to get back to striking at distance but Bitter won't allow it.
Bitter pushes off an throws an elbow but Hastings leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bitter throws an elbow but misses.
Bitter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bitter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bitter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hastings wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bitter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bitter misses with an elbow over the top.
Bitter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hastings's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bitter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hastings's brow.
Bitter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Hastings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hastings connects with a jab.
Hastings uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bitter has time to react.
Bitter tries to clinch up but Hastings circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bitter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hastings misses with a double jab.
Bitter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hastings paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hastings drives through with a takedown into Bitter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Hastings is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bitter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bitter has escaped and now he's on top!
Bitter trying to control the position from guard on top but Hastings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hastings pushes Bitter off and gets back to his feet.
Bitter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hastings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hastings swinging wildly here.
Hastings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bitter can do to turn this around?

Bitter rushes Hastings and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bitter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bitter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hastings dodges an elbow strike from Bitter.
Hastings looking for a takedown.
Hastings blocks an elbow strike from Bitter.

Hastings gets control of Bitter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hastings will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bitter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Hastings scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hastings throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bitter's waist but Bitter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hastings off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hastings moves out of range as Bitter strikes.
Hastings just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bitter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitter tries to clinch up but Hastings circles away and keeps his distance.
Hastings half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bitter is looking to clinch.
Bitter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hastings tries to counter with a takedown but Bitter is quick to defend against it.
Hastings keeps the fight on the outside.
Hastings fails to land with a series of punches.
Bitter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bitter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hastings goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hastings swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitter.
Colin Hastings is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitter misses the shot to the body.
Hastings jabs at Bitter's body.
Bitter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hastings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bitter.
Hastings throws a series of strikes that have Bitter backpedaling.

That has opened up Bud Bitter's cut even more.
Bitter tries to clinch there but Hastings circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hastings circles away.
Bitter misses with a wild body shot.
Bitter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hastings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bitter wants to clinch up but Hastings keeps it at a distance.
Bitter tries to clinch up.
Hastings fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bitter on the side of the head.

Hastings takes the fight into the clinch.
Bitter looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hastings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hastings throws a nice looking combination but Bitter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hastings swats away the attempt to clinch by Bitter.
Hastings misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Hastings dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bitter has Hastings up against the cage in a clinch.
Hastings blocks an elbow strike from Bitter.
A right hook to the body lands for Hastings.
Hastings avoids a wild elbow strike from Bitter.
Bitter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hastings's efforts to push away.

Hastings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hastings connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bitter. Bitter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hastings is looking to wear down Bitter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bitter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hastings manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bitter fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hastings clobbers Bitter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Bitter is rocked!
Bitter tries to clinch there but Hastings circles away.
Bitter is still on wobbly legs! Can Hastings finish him?
Bitter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hastings.
BAM! Hastings delivers a spinning backfist that drops Bitter like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Colin Hastings!