PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntank Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton-Ghost Division. Edgar has chosen Let The Sparks Fly - Thousand Foot Krutch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hatfield
vs
Edgar

190 cm
18
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guntank Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edgar. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Hatfield scores with a nice head shot.
Edgar throws a low kick but Hatfield moves out of range easily.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hatfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edgar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatfield in his tracks.
Hatfield has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Edgar throws a body punch but Hatfield moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Hatfield.
Edgar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield scores with a hook.
Edgar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edgar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatfield.
Edgar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Edgar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hatfield looks to throw the jab but Edgar is out of range.
Edgar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hatfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edgar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hatfield. Hatfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Edgar! But no joy.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but Edgar checks it.
Edgar only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.
Edgar tests Hatfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edgar was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Edgar connects with a single shot there.
Hatfield swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Hatfield cracks Edgar with an open hand slap.
Hatfield throws a solid leg kick but Edgar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hatfield.
Edgar swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
Guntank Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield swings widly with a right hand
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Edgar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hatfield thinking.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edgar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatfield connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edgar's hands.
Jab, jab by Hatfield - just one landing.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Edgar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hatfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hatfield looks to land a right hand but Edgar moved out of range.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edgar connects with a body shot.
Hatfield is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Edgar with a hook.
Hatfield throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws the left hand but Edgar avoids the punch easily.
Hatfield throws a body punch but Edgar moves out of range.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Edgar counters with a stiff right hand.

Hatfield moves into range and clinches up with Edgar.
Hatfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hatfield digs a right hand underneath Edgar's ribcage. Edgar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatfield works on Edgar's body with a couple of short punches.
The referee calls for Hatfield to work.
Hatfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Hatfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hatfield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guntank 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.

Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edgar defending well as Hatfield loads up on a big left hand.
Hatfield 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.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Edgar avoids the body shot from Hatfield.
Edgar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hatfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edgar.
Hatfield misses with a straight right.
Hatfield throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edgar lands with a cross.
Hatfield swings for the body but Edgar moves out of range.
Scott Edgar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar throws a series of punches but Hatfield moves out of range.
Hatfield connects with a body shot.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar takes one to the chin there.
Hatfield misses with a leg kick.
Edgar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guntank Hatfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Hatfield misses the jab.
Edgar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hatfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the jaw.

Hatfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Edgar, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield lands a body punch.
Hatfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Hatfield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edgar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hatfield is keeping busy.
Hatfield is leaning against Edgar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hatfield lands with a left to the head.
Hatfield stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hatfield.
Guntank Hatfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hatfield working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hatfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Edgar misses
and Hatfield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Edgar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
Edgar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hatfield throws a right hand that misses
and Edgar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Edgar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Edgar slips a jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Edgar.
Hatfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Edgar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hatfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edgar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hatfield scrambles back to his feet.
A cross from Edgar lands.
Hatfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edgar can do to turn this around?
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!
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edgar.
Hatfield lands a body shot.

Hatfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatfield tries to work over Edgar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hatfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield lands a slapping body shot.
Edgar avoids the body shot from Hatfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guntank Hatfield 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Edgar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hatfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Edgar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Edgar misses with a low kick.
Edgar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edgar misses with a hook
and Hatfield counters with a left to the body.
Hatfield throws a hook but Edgar blocks it.
Hatfield throws a hook but Edgar avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Hatfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield throws a shot from downtown. Edgar moves away and avoids it.
Edgar throws out a counter right but Hatfield avoids it with no problem.
Edgar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Edgar's shoulder, as Edgar tries to avoid the shot.
Hatfield listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hatfield.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A combination from Edgar does no damage.
Jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
Edgar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Edgar throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Edgar misses with an uppercut
and Hatfield counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield scores with a nice right hand.
Hatfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Edgar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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!
Edgar misses with a combination
and Hatfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield blocks a jab.
Hatfield misses with a left hand
and Edgar counters with a nice body shot.
Hatfield takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hatfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Hatfield misses.
Hatfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hatfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Edgar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
A jab from Hatfield finds it's way through Edgar's defenses.
Edgar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Edgar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edgar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the body from Hatfield misses
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edgar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hatfield's head backwards.
A slow jab from Hatfield misses its intended target.
Edgar tries a quick counter leg kick but Hatfield is wise to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Edgar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield clobbers Edgar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edgar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Hatfield avoids nicely.
Hatfield looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Guntank Hatfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Hatfield rushes Edgar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edgars head.
Hatfield lands with a right to the head.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edgar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hatfield is keeping busy.
Edgar looking to stall.
Edgar is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Scott Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot in the inside from Hatfield.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guntank Hatfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hatfield 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guntank Hatfield!
Guntank Hatfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.