PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timo Bader (ranked 1327 p4p, 1218 weight class) and Riley Hatfield (ranked 191 p4p, 182 weight class). Hatfield has chosen Cruel World- Willie Nelson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bader
vs
Hatfield

178 cm
32
160
22 - 25 - 1

174 cm
28
160
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

NARCOS
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Timo Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hatfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hatfield tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hatfield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bader to score with a decent uppercut.
Hatfield tests Bader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hatfield lands a jab to Bader's midsection.
Hatfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bader lands a jab to Hatfield's midsection.
Bader thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Bader avoids them all with ease.
Bader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bader missing with a left hand there. Hatfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hatfield thuds his right hand into Bader's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Bader is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield moves out of range as Bader strikes.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bader throws a jab but it's blocked by Hatfield.
Bader seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been hearing reports that Bader has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hatfield! Bader is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riley Hatfield!
An out of breath Riley Hatfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.