PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uber Hammerfall (ranked 651 p4p, 556 weight class) and Fedor Shabanov (ranked 87 p4p, 74 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hammerfall
vs
Shabanov

180 cm
33
260
28 - 9 - 0

197 cm
34
229
24 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uber Hammerfall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
Shabanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hammerfall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammerfall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shabanov. Shabanov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut. Shabanov saw that one coming.
Shabanov throws a big counter head kick but Hammerfall avoids it with no problem.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot
and Shabanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Uber Hammerfall has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammerfall misses the target.
Hammerfall lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hammerfall with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall lands a nice hook to Shabanov's body. Shabanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hammerfall throws an off balance right hand
and Shabanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shabanov scores with a decent looking hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shabanov.
Hammerfall throws a leg kick
and Shabanov counters with a nice body kick.
Shabanov misses with a body kick.
Shabanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammerfall.
Shabanov throws out a counter right but Hammerfall avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Hammerfall does it's job there.
Shabanov slips under a jab.
Hammerfall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall motions for Shabanov to come forward. Hammerfall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shabanov throws out a counter right but Hammerfall avoids it with no problem.
Hammerfall swings widly with a right hand
and Shabanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shabanov slips a straight right by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hammerfall throws a lazy uppercut
and Shabanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shabanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammerfall counters with a straight right hand.
Hammerfall does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hammerfall throws a solid leg kick but Shabanov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hammerfall.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shabanov! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall looks to throw the jab but Shabanov is out of range.
Shabanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammerfall misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shabanov! But no joy.
Hammerfall misses with a hook.
Shabanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hammerfall thows a leg kick but Shabanov checks it
and Shabanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammerfall connects with the punch.

That has opened up Fedor Shabanov's cut even more.
Shabanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammerfall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Uber Hammerfall's cut is getting worse.
Hammerfall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammerfall misses with a straight left.
Shabanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shabanov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall throws a head kick but Shabanov moves out of range.
Shabanov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hammerfall avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammerfall.
Hammerfall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shabanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammerfall.
Shabanov missing with a left hand there. Hammerfall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shabanov misses with a hook. Hammerfall ducked under it nicely.
Hammerfall is looking to counter punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabanov moves away.
Shabanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Uber Hammerfall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hammerfall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uber Hammerfall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shabanov walks into a straight right hand from Hammerfall.
Uber Hammerfall is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammerfall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shabanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Shabanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammerfall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shabanov can do to turn this around?
Hammerfall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shabanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hammerfall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall throws a shot to the body.
Shabanov throws a series of punches but Hammerfall avoids them all with ease.
Hammerfall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shabanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hammerfall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shabanov doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammerfall looks to land a left hand but Shabanov moved out of range nicely.
Shabanov unleashes a big counter combination but Hammerfall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hammerfall scores with a nice right hand.
Hammerfall throws a low kick, looking for Shabanov's leg but Shabanov calmly moves out of range.
Shabanov ducks into an uppercut from Hammerfall and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uber Hammerfall!
During a confident post fight interview, Uber Hammerfall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.