PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On To The Next One. Hatfield comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flirtin With Disaster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lee
vs
Hatfield

182 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
27
178 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Hatfield tries to clinch up.
Lee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Hannibal Hatfield has been cut.
Hatfield tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a leg kick but Hatfield moved away.
Hatfield throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Hatfield moves into the clinch.
Hatfield lands an elbow inside.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hatfield lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hatfield missing with knees to the body.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
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!
Lee has Hatfield pushed against the cage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to stall.
Hatfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatfield blocks an uppercut.
Hatfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hatfield lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee cracks Hatfield with a nice body shot.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hatfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hatfield lands with a right to the head.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hatfield controls the action.
A knee to the head by Hatfield.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Lee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield blocking some punches.
Lee tries to break free but Hatfield pushes him back against the cage.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee digs a right hand into Hatfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatfield's gas tank.
Lee is leaning against Hatfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hatfield or not.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee is leaning against Hatfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hatfield has him pressed against the cage.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lee clinches up with Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Hatfield moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.

Lee has closed the distance and engaged Hatfield in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatfield.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hatfield misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hatfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hatfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hatfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatfield trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hatfield into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Hatfield, against the cage.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Hatfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hatfield tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee thuds his right hand into Hatfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the body

and Hatfield counters by moving into the clinch.
Hatfield avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee cracks Hatfield with a nice body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hatfield throws an elbow but misses.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hatfield.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee tries a body shot but Hatfield blocks it.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage 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!
Hatfield taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hatfield throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Hatfield tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Hatfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee cracks Hatfield with a nice body shot.
Barney Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hatfield is breathing heavily.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Hatfield is controlling him.
Hatfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Hatfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Lee has Hatfield pressed against the cage.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hatfield gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Lee blocks the leg kick.
Hatfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hatfield in his tracks.
Hatfield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hatfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Hatfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatfield throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws the left hand but Hatfield avoids the punch easily.

Lee instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Hatfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee throws a nice looking combination but Hatfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lee has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Hatfield lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hatfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatfield lands with a right to the head.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Hatfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Hatfield is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hatfield has his back to the cage.

Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Jab by Lee.
Hatfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands an overhand right.
Jab from Lee.

Lee drops Hatfield with a beautiful combination! Hatfield stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lee is looking for the KO!

Hatfield is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a front kick aimed at Lee's knee but Lee avoids it well.
Hatfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee connects with a body shot.
Jab from Lee.

That has opened up Hannibal Hatfield's cut even more.

Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hatfield can do to turn this around?

Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Hatfield's head.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hatfield to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hatfield looks to clinch but Lee throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hatfield taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Barney Lee!