PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chick Hamland (ranked 2950 p4p, 2980 weight class) and Nick Santorino (ranked 325 p4p, 327 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hamland
vs
Santorino

187 cm
25
185
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
193
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chick Hamland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Santorino!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hamland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hamland tries for a takedown but Santorino manages to get underhooks.
Hamland tries to score a body lock takedown but Santorino shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hamland is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santorino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chick Hamland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santorino misses with a punch to the body.
Santorino misses with a body punch.
Santorino wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamland won't allow it.
Hamland has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santorino avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santorino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Santorino tries a body shot but Hamland blocks it.
Santorino looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hamland drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santorino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hamland tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santorino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hamland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Santorino swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Santorino breaks the clinch.
Hamland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santorino.
Hamland throws a hook to the side of Santorino's head but Santorino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamland clinches.
Hamland blocks an uppercut.
Santorino is pressed up against the cage. Hamland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santorino down to the mat. Santorino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hamland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Chick Hamland has been cut.

Hamland moves into the clinch.
Santorino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamland drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santorino is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamland has double underhooks.

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

Hamland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santorino, pushing him back against the cage.
Santorino gets underhooks to prevent Hamland's takedown attempt.

Santorino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santorino throws a nice looking combination but Hamland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamland appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Santorino misses with a straight right.
Hamland misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santorino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santorino keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
Santorino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Hamland gets tackled into the cage by Santorino. Santorino maintains the clinch.
Santorino scores with a shot to the side of Hamland's head.
Santorino misses with a punch to the body.
Santorino stalling.
Santorino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hamland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santorino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamland is looking to take this one to the mat.
Santorino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santorino is looking to control Hamland's arms but Hamland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santorino has his back to the cage.
Santorino misses with a punch to the body.

Santorino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamland tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santorino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamland backwards.
Come on Hamland - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santorino is trying to force a seperation but Hamland has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santorino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santorino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santorino lands with a right to the head.
Santorino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santorino throws a head punch that misses.
Hamland prevents a body shot from Santorino.
Santorino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamland is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santorino is defending well.
Santorino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santorino pushes Hamland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santorino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Santorino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Hamland misses its intended target.
Santorino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino moves out of range.
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino is having none of it.

Santorino gets tackled into the cage by Hamland. Hamland maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santorino.
Santorino gets underhooks to prevent Hamland's takedown attempt.
Hamland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santorino prevents it.
Hamland wants to take the fight to the mat but Santorino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santorino misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santorino gets through Hamland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Santorino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chick Hamland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hamland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santorino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino moves out of range.
Santorino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Santorino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hamland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santorino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santorino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chick Hamland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Santorino does no damage.
Hamland throws the left hand but Santorino avoids the punch easily.
Hamland is looking to clinch.
Hamland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santorino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santorino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hamland 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.
Santorino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamland on the side of the head.
Hamland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Santorino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santorino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamland momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santorino lands a glancing blow to the side of Hamland's head.

Hamland moves into range and clinches up with Santorino.
Santorino misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santorino is trying to break free.
Santorino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Santorino prevents it.
Santorino has a couple of punches blocked by Hamland.
Santorino leaning against his opponent.
Hamland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santorino avoids it.
Santorino stalling against the cage.
Hamland can't get the takedown.
Santorino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santorino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamland blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hamland has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Santorino clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Santorino trying to control the position but Hamland manages to sink in the hooks.
Hamland is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Santorino up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland landing with strikes.
Hamland lands punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is taking a good look at Santorino as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hamland!
You can see the frustration on Santorino's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Hamland has Santorino flattened out and is raining down punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santorino is trapped and Hamland is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hamland controls the position.
Hamland avoiding Santorino 's attempts to control his hands.
The referee is taking a good look at Santorino as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hamland!
Hamland is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hamland gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hamland gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hamland apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland wants to clinch
and Santorino counters with a three punch combo that has Hamland backing up. Hamland nods at Santorino to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamland looks to land a right hand but Santorino moved out of range.
Hamland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santorino blocks a jab.
Santorino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Hamland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santorino, pushing him back against the cage.
Santorino scores with a shot to the side of Hamland's head.
Santorino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamland is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chick Hamland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santorino prevents the takedown attempt.
Hamland using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santorino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santorino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santorino lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamland has clasped his hands together around Santorino's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santorino on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Hamland's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hamland works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hamland landing strikes.
Santorino tries to buck Hamland off but Hamland is having none of it.
Hamland landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hamland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Santorino down.
Hamland has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santorino!
Hamland scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hamland with a couple of short strikes.
Hamland lands a heavy elbow.

Santorino is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chick Hamland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chick Hamland's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hamland clinches.
Hamland wants to take the fight to the mat but Santorino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santorino fails to land.
Hamland tries for a takedown but Santorino manages to get underhooks.
Santorino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hamland has Santorino pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santorino manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chick Hamland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamland wants to take the fight to the mat but Santorino manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santorino is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamland gets an underhook and turns Santorino into the cage.
Hamland can't get the takedown.

Santorino breaks the clinch.
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland tries to close the distance and clinch but Santorino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santorino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nick Santorino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamland throws a poor cross that misses
and Hamland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hamland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santorino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hamland has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland tries to clinch but Santorino moves away
and Santorino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamland tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santorino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hamland is rocked!
Hamland wants to clinch
and Santorino counters with a huge left! Hamland is in big trouble! He's backing up but Santorino isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hamland from any more damage. A dominating finish by Santorino!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Santorino!