PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Von Hammerstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Ovechkin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ovechkin
vs
Von Hammerstein

188 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Von Hammerstein!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hammerstein misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Hammerstein throws a hook but Ovechkin blocks it.
Von Hammerstein lands a nice shot that snaps Ovechkin's head back.
Ovechkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Ovechkin scores a takedown into full mount!
Von Hammerstein manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Von Hammerstein looking for submissions off his back.
Von Hammerstein trying to control here.
Von Hammerstein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin slips a nice elbow through Von Hammerstein's hands, connecting with Von Hammerstein's forehead.
Ovechkin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ovechkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Von Hammerstein on the ground.
Von Hammerstein trying to hold on to Ovechkin's head to control him but Ovechkin postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hammerstein is looking to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Von Hammerstein slips a jab and a cross from Ovechkin.
Von Hammerstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ovechkin moves away.
Ovechkin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Von Hammerstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Hammerstein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ovechkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Ovechkin stalks Von Hammerstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Von Hammerstein's face. Von Hammerstein staggers backwards, shaken.
Von Hammerstein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Ovechkin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Von Hammerstein!
Ovechkin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Von Hammerstein tries to hold on but Ovechkin pushes him away.
Ovechkin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Von Hammerstein working to try and regain half guard.
Ovechkin tries to control but Von Hammerstein wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hammerstein is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ovechkin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ovechkin with a couple of short strikes.

Ovechkin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ovechkin breaks from Von Hammerstein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Hammerstein really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Von Hammerstein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Von Hammerstein looks gassed!
Ovechkin with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ovechkin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Ovechkin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Ovechkin moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Von Hammerstein has worked his arm free - good work by Von Hammerstein!
Von Hammerstein tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ovechkin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ovechkin lands an elbow.
Ovechkin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Von Hammerstein is trying to improve his position.
Ovechkin working the strikes but Von Hammerstein uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Von Hammerstein is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ovechkin pulls his head out easily.

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.
Ovechkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ovechkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ovechkin winds up and cracks Von Hammerstein with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ovechkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ovechkin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Ovechkin is working for a submission of some sort.
Von Hammerstein is looking for a sweep. Ovechkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Hammerstein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ovechkin.
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 Alexander Ovechkin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ovechkin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Von Hammerstein misses with the combination.
Von Hammerstein misses with a hook.
Ovechkin throws a right hand that Von Hammerstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Von Hammerstein also avoids with ease.

Ovechkin has Von Hammerstein up against the cage in a clinch.
Von Hammerstein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ovechkin's efforts to push away.
Von Hammerstein wants to stall.
Von Hammerstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Von Hammerstein is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Ovechkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovechkin tries to clinch up.
Von Hammerstein misses the shot to the body.
Ovechkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Hammerstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Hammerstein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Von Hammerstein is breathing heavily.
Ovechkin throws a right and a left that Von Hammerstein avoids nicely.
Ovechkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Hammerstein.
Von Hammerstein misses with a combination

and Ovechkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hammerstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ovechkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Hammerstein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ovechkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Ovechkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Von Hammerstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ovechkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ovechkin thows a big elbow that misses.
Ovechkin being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovechkin scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ovechkin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ovechkin trying to control but Von Hammerstein is working from the bottom.
Ovechkin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Hammerstein has wrist control.
Ovechkin postures up.
Ovechkin with a flurry of punches that miss.

Von Hammerstein looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Von Hammerstein being controlled here, momentarily.
Ovechkin advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin scores with a couple of short elbows.

Ovechkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Von Hammerstein has escaped the position, nice work there.
Von Hammerstein tries to buck Ovechkin off but Ovechkin is having none of it.
Ovechkin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ovechkin trying to control the action but Von Hammerstein is working from the bottom.
Von Hammerstein is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ovechkin is putting a hurting on Von Hammerstein here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ovechkin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ovechkin looks up at the clock and then as Von Hammerstein takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ovechkin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Alexander Ovechkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ovechkin grinds an elbow into Von Hammerstein's temple.
Ovechkin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Von Hammerstein is avoiding damage well.

Ovechkin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Von Hammerstein has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Von Hammerstein is looking to reverse the position.
Von Hammerstein is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ovechkin trying to control the action but Von Hammerstein is working from the bottom.
Ovechkin slips a nice elbow through Von Hammerstein's hands, connecting with Von Hammerstein's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Ovechkin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ovechkin slips a straight right by Von Hammerstein.
Von Hammerstein walks into a stiff left hand from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Ovechkin throws a series of punches but Von Hammerstein moves out of range.
Ovechkin looks to land a combination but Von Hammerstein avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Hammerstein misses the target.
Alexander Ovechkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ovechkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Von Hammerstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Ovechkin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Hammerstein's hands.
Ovechkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Ovechkin or perhaps it was just good defense by Von Hammerstein which made him look bad.
Von Hammerstein takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hammerstein slips a jab and a cross from Ovechkin.
Von Hammerstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Ovechkin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Ovechkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ovechkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alexander Ovechkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovechkin swinging wilding here.
Ovechkin slips a jab from Von Hammerstein.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ovechkin clinches.
Ovechkin tries to pull guard but Von Hammerstein holds him up against the cage and eventually Ovechkin drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Von Hammerstein.
Ovechkin can't break the clinch.
Von Hammerstein has a couple of punches blocked by Ovechkin.
Von Hammerstein stalling in the clinch but Ovechkin improves position.
Ovechkin is trying to break the clinch but Von Hammerstein is controlling him.
Ovechkin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Von Hammerstein fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ovechkin avoids the body shot from Von Hammerstein.
Von Hammerstein misses with a wild combination.
Von Hammerstein misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Von Hammerstein misses.
Von Hammerstein misses with the combination.
Von Hammerstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Von Hammerstein throws a right hand that Ovechkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Ovechkin also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hammerstein tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ovechkin scores with a nice right hand.
Ovechkin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ovechkin duly obliges.
Ovechkin lands with a cross.
Ovechkin throws a one two combo.
Ovechkin throws a combination that misses
and Von Hammerstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Von Hammerstein gets caught flat footed, as Ovechkin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ovechkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Ovechkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ovechkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ovechkin wants to pass the guard but Von Hammerstein is keeping the position.
Ovechkin throws and elbow that misses. Von Hammerstein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ovechkin's guard. Nice move by Von Hammerstein!

Ovechkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hammerstein working some strikes from top position.
Von Hammerstein chips away with some ground and pound.

Ovechkin has his foot on Von Hammerstein's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Von Hammerstein works his way back into a safe position though.
Von Hammerstein landing with the ground and pound.
Ovechkin strikes from his own guard.
Von Hammerstein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ovechkin is on top in guard.
Ovechkin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ovechkin throwing strikes but missing.
Von Hammerstein controls Ovechkin momentarily but Ovechkin frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin landing with the ground and pound.
Von Hammerstein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dick Von Hammerstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ovechkin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ovechkin working some strikes from top position.
Von Hammerstein looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Hammerstein, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ovechkin throws a combination. Von Hammerstein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ovechkin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Ovechkin.
Ovechkin works over Von Hammerstein's head and body with a nice combination.
Ovechkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Hammerstein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexander Ovechkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ovechkin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ovechkin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Ovechkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ovechkin, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Ovechkin!