PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neik Hammerlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BIG STYLE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BIG STYLE told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hammerlik
vs
STYLE

194 cm
24
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

205 cm
25
286 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neik Hammerlik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, BIG STYLE!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Hammerlik coming out on top.
Hammerlik misses with a body kick.
Hammerlik throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Hammerlik misses.
Hammerlik scores with a kick to the body.
STYLE looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hammerlik rushes STYLE and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hammerlik lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammerlik unloads a knee to the mid-section. STYLE lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hammerlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
STYLE ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
STYLE ducks under a wild hook from Hammerlik.
Hammerlik throws a right hand that STYLE ducks under and follows up with a left that STYLE also avoids with ease.
Hammerlik throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Hammerlik gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hammerlik breaks the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hammerlik!

Hammerlik darts in and clinches STYLE up against the cage.

Hammerlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammerlik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerlik scores with a jab to the body.
Hammerlik misses with a head kick.
Hammerlik throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like BIG STYLE has been cut.
Hammerlik explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
STYLE slips a jab and a cross from Hammerlik.
A head kick misses from Hammerlik.
Hammerlik throws a head kick but STYLE moves out of range.
No luck for STYLE with that takedown attempt.
Hammerlik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammerlik.
No joy there for Hammerlik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammerlik misses with a body shot.
Hammerlik takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
STYLE on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerlik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by STYLE.
Jab by Hammerlik.
STYLE avoids the head kick by Hammerlik.
STYLE showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammerlik.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammerlik, right into the meat.
Hammerlik lands a head kick!
STYLE misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hammerlik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammerlik throws a leg kick but STYLE sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hammerlik throws a shot from downtown. STYLE moves away and avoids it.
Hammerlik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE checks a leg kick nicely.
Hammerlik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but STYLE moves away.

STYLE shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammerlik napping and manages to drive through into side control!
STYLE trying to control the action but Hammerlik is working from the bottom.
Hammerlik is trying to get back to half guard.
Hammerlik might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerlik wants to get back to his feet.
STYLE trying to control the position but Hammerlik is working away.
Hammerlik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for STYLE on the ground.
Hammerlik tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
STYLE works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
STYLE wants to control but Hammerlik is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hammerlik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammerlik as he avoids it easily.
Neik Hammerlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BIG STYLE.
STYLE dodges the punch combination from Hammerlik.
Neik Hammerlik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
STYLE fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammerlik avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammerlik looks to land a combination. STYLE sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerlik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammerlik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
STYLE uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammerlik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neik Hammerlik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BIG STYLE's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hammerlik tries to close the distance and clinch up but STYLE swats him away and circles back towards the center.

STYLE tries to keep at a distance but Hammerlik has taken the fight into the clinch.
STYLE keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammerlik's efforts to push away.
Hammerlik digs a right hand into STYLE's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on STYLE's gas tank.

Hammerlik manages to break the clinch.
Hammerlik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Hammerlik.
Hammerlik throws a head kick that misses.
Neik Hammerlik is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammerlik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

STYLE shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than STYLE was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hammerlik wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerlik tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
STYLE working Hammerlik over with strikes here.
Hammerlik is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hammerlik is desperately trying to improve his position but STYLE has a good base and remains in mount.
STYLE scoring with strikes but Hammerlik is staying in there.
STYLE wants to control the pace but Hammerlik is squirming around nicely.
Hammerlik wants to try and get back to his feet.
STYLE has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
STYLE trying to control but he's not successful this time.
STYLE in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hammerlik is in a horrible position here. STYLE smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hammerlik is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerlik regains half guard.
Hammerlik wants to improve his position but STYLE is controlling well.

Hammerlik pushes STYLE off and gets back to his feet.
Hammerlik throws a nice looking combination but STYLE bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

STYLE closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hammerlik to the mat! Hammerlik manages to get full guard.
STYLE preventing the sweep.
STYLE prevents Hammerlik from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
STYLE controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
STYLE won't allow Hammerlik to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
STYLE wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerlik keeps working.

STYLE thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hammerlik wants to get back to his feet but STYLE drags him back down.
Hammerlik taking punishment in the form of punches.
STYLE working the head and body with strikes.
STYLE wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerlik keeps working.
STYLE working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
STYLE sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hammerlik is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hammerlik wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammerlik looks to score with a jab to the body but STYLE is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammerlik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neik Hammerlik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
STYLE fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammerlik throws a lazy right hand but STYLE sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neik Hammerlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerlik is looking to score with low kicks.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammerlik as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Hammerlik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Neik Hammerlik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BIG STYLE's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

STYLE showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammerlik.
Hammerlik lands a nice leg kick that just misses STYLE's sensitive parts.
Hammerlik throws a leg kick that misses.
Hammerlik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammerlik wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammerlik keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Hammerlik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Hammerlik has STYLE up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammerlik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but STYLE has him pressed against the cage.

Hammerlik breaks the clinch.
Hammerlik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from STYLE.
Hammerlik misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Hammerlik misses.
STYLE shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerlik throws a head kick that misses.
Hammerlik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as STYLE blocks the low kick.
STYLE uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerlik.
STYLE throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammerlik's waist but Hammerlik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing STYLE off to one side.
Neik Hammerlik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BIG STYLE.
No luck for STYLE with that takedown attempt.
Hammerlik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammerlik throws a sloppy head kick and STYLE moves out of range easily.
STYLE changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammerlik tries to avoid it but STYLE manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammerlik to the ground. Hammerlik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammerlik stuns STYLE with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammerlik misses with the combination.
Hammerlik scores with a hook to the body. STYLE takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hammerlik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that STYLE can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerlik throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hammerlik as he connects with a hook.
Hammerlik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammerlik throws a nice looking combination but STYLE bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
STYLE closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammerlik circles away.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hammerlik here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hammerlik delivers a nice body kick.
Hammerlik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Hammerlik has managed to clinch.

Hammerlik manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Hammerlik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

STYLE fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammerlik sprawls well initially but STYLE persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
STYLE trying to mount his opponent but Hammerlik defends it.
STYLE sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hammerlik defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
STYLE working over Hammerlik with some ground and pound. Hammerlik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerlik is looking for a sweep. STYLE is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammerlik is trying to stand up here but STYLE is controlling him well.
Hammerlik is looking for a sweep. STYLE is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for STYLE with that takedown attempt.
Hammerlik throws a right and a left that both miss.
STYLE fails with a takedown attempt.

Hammerlik closes the distance and pushes STYLE back into the cage.

Hammerlik breaks the clinch.
Hammerlik throws a series of punches but STYLE avoids them all with ease.
Hammerlik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammerlik wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammerlik tries to bum rush STYLE with a series of wild strikes but STYLE uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammerlik throws a head kick that half lands.
Hammerlik stalks STYLE and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into STYLE's face. STYLE staggers backwards, shaken.

STYLE closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hammerlik is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hammerlik wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
BIG STYLE has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
STYLE working the body and head with strikes.
STYLE lands some shots froms side control.
STYLE wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammerlik keeps working.
STYLE scores with a couple of short elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neik Hammerlik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammerlik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neik Hammerlik!