PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black Hammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hammer
vs
Sanchez

168 cm
19
168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
161 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Black Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Hammer pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hammer lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Juan Sanchez has been cut.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Hammer improves position.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Hammer walks into a straight right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Hammer swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.

Hammer rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Hammer misses with an elbow strike.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez controlling the action here for a moment.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Black Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hammer throws an elbow but misses.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez digs a right hand into Hammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammer's gas tank.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer throws a body kick that misses.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez tries to clinch up

and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammer.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
Sanchez wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Hammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hammer to work.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Hammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Hammer throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Hammer tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Hammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hammer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hammer counters with a solid body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Hammer, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hammer throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hammer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hammer misses
and Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hammer!
A big right from Hammer misses.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Hammer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Hammer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hammer lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Hammer.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hammer.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Hammer manages to get underhooks.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hammer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Sanchez around his waist. Sanchez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Hammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Sanchez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sanchez scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer is looking to stand up but Sanchez won't let him.
Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Hammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sanchez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and Hammer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Hammer misses the jab.
Hammer throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Juan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hammer counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A low kick from Sanchez is predictable there

and Hammer counters by clinching up.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Sanchez drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
Black Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sanchez.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Sanchez has Hammer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.
Sanchez stalks Hammer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hammer's face. Hammer staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a low kick.
Sanchez moves out of range as Hammer throws a body kick.
Hammer throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Sanchez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez works Hammer's body with a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Juan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Hammer.
Sanchez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammer counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Black Hammer.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Hammer!