PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Slammin (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.

Hotchin
vs
Slammin

170 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Hotchin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Slammin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotchin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Slammin finds it's way through Hotchin's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Slammin, as that shot connected.
Slammin keeps the fight on the outside.
Slammin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Slammin closes the distance and clinches.
Hotchin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hotchin tries a body shot but Slammin blocks it.
Slammin tries a body shot but Hotchin blocks it.
Hotchin scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hotchin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Slammin lands with a right to the head.

Hotchin breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotchin moves in looking to clinch but Slammin pushes him off.
Hotchin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Slammin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hotchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slammin looks to land a combination but Hotchin avoids it well.
Hotchin misses with a hook. Slammin ducked under it nicely.
Hotchin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slammin looks to land a combination but Hotchin avoids it well.
Hotchin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hotchin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slammin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hotchin tries to clinch but Slammin moves out of range.
Hotchin works the jab nicely.
Hotchin swinging wildly here.
Jab from Slammin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotchin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slammin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hotchin tries to clinch there but Slammin circles away.

Hotchin clinches up against the cage.
Hotchin pushes Slammin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hotchin prevents a body shot from Slammin.

Hotchin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hotchin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hotchin throws a right and a left that Slammin avoids nicely.
Slammin moves away from the strike by Hotchin.
Hotchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slammin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hotchin tries to clinch but Slammin is having none of it.
Slammin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Slammin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hotchin tries to close the distance and clinch but Slammin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slammin throws a series of punches but Hotchin avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Hotchin does no damage.
Hotchin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hotchin is breathing heavily.
Slammin scores with a jab to the jaw.

Slammin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slammin working hard to break the clinch.
Slammin tries to break the clinch but Hotchin is controlling the position.
Slammin is trying to break the clinch but Hotchin has him pressed against the cage.
Slammin is trying to force a seperation but Hotchin has the dominant position.
Hotchin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slammin backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hotchin.
Hotchin tries to land knees in the clinch but Slammin avoids the damage to the body.
Slammin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hotchin breaks from the clinch.
Hotchin tries to clinch but Slammin moves out of range.
Slammin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hotchin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hotchin clinches up with Slammin and pushes him back against the cage.

Hotchin breaks the clinch.
Hotchin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slammin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hotchin slips a jab and a cross from Slammin.

Slammin rushes Hotchin and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hotchin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slammin's brow.
Hotchin lands with a left to the head.

Hotchin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hotchin is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left and a right from Slammin both land. Nice combination.

Hotchin forces Slammin back against the cage and clinches.

Hotchin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slammin lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Josh Hotchin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hotchin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hotchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slammin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hotchin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Slammin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slammin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Hotchin pushes Slammin up against the cage in a clinch.
Slammin has had enough of the clinch but Hotchin keeps him there for the moment.
Slammin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hotchin misses with a knee to the head.

Hotchin manages to break the clinch.
Slammin lands with a right hand.

Slammin drives through and clinches with Hotchin against the cage.
Slammin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hotchin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hotchin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hotchin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hotchin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hotchin clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hotchin as Slammin tries to tie him up.
Hotchin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slammin's efforts to push away.

Hotchin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Josh Hotchin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slammin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Josh Hotchin has been cut.
Dutch Slammin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left lands for Slammin.
Hotchin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slammin.

Hotchin pushes Slammin up against the cage in a clinch.
Hotchin is pushing Slammin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Slammin is looking to break free of the clinch but Hotchin has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slammin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hotchin misses with an elbow strike.
Hotchin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hotchin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hotchin wants to clinch up but Slammin keeps it at a distance.
Slammin works Hotchin's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Hotchin does no damage.
Slammin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hotchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slammin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slammin keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hotchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slammin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slammin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hotchin. Hotchin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotchin throws a combination that misses
and Slammin counters with a one-two to the body.
Slammin cracks Hotchin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Hotchin is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Slammin. Beautiful body shot.
Slammin jabs Hotchin right on the nose. Hotchin blinks but takes it well.
Oh Hotchin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Slammin moves into the clinch successfully.
Hotchin misses with a knee strike.
Hotchin seems to have got his legs back now.
Hotchin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Slammin.
Hotchin wants to get back to striking at distance but Slammin won't allow it.
Hotchin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slammin's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slammin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Slammin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hotchin has him pressed against the cage.
Slammin is trying to push Hotchin away but Hotchin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slammin looking to stall.

Hotchin breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Slammin gets a clinch.
Hotchin misses with an elbow strike.
Hotchin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Slammin avoids it.
Hotchin prevents a body shot from Slammin.
Slammin scores with a nice hook to the head.

Hotchin breaks from the clinch.
Slammin lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Hotchin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hotchin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Slammin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slammin jabs Hotchin right on the nose. Hotchin blinks but takes it well.

Slammin closes the distance and pushes Hotchin back into the cage.

Hotchin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Slammin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Hotchin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hotchin misses with a combination
and Slammin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Slammin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hotchin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hotchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slammin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hotchin darts in and clinches Slammin up against the cage.
Hotchin lands an elbow inside that Slammin shrugs off.
Slammin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hotchin.
Slammin is trying to push Hotchin away but Hotchin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

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

Hotchin moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Slammin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hotchin has Slammin pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Slammin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slammin stalling in the clinch but Hotchin improves position.

Hotchin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hotchin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slammin catches Hotchin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hotchin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slammin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slammin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hotchin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hotchin wants to clinch.
Slammin lands with a hook. Hotchin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Hotchin moves into the clinch.
Slammin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slammin wants to break free but Hotchin has control.
Slammin avoids a wild elbow strike from Hotchin.
Slammin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slammin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hotchin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hotchin.
Slammin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slammin is trying to force a seperation but Hotchin has the dominant position.

Hotchin manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hotchin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slammin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hotchin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hotchin clinches up with Slammin and pushes him back against the cage.
Slammin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hotchin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slammin's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slammin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Slammin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hotchin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slammin's defenses.
Josh Hotchin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slammin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hotchin.
A knee to the head by Hotchin.
Nice body punch from Slammin - that landed with a thud.
Hotchin lands an elbow inside that Slammin shrugs off.
Hotchin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slammin.
Hotchin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hotchin being controlled against the cage.
Slammin looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slammin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Slammin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hotchin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hotchin doesn't manage to clinch there - Slammin circles away.
Hotchin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Slammin clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Slammin.
Slammin is trying to push Hotchin away but Hotchin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slammin gets through Hotchin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slammin lands a left hand.
Slammin avoids a wild elbow strike from Hotchin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slammin.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dutch Slammin.
I think Slammin 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Dutch Slammin!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Dutch Slammin!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Dutch Slammin!

Dutch Slammin wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Dutch Slammin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.