PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brenden schuab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock you out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamilton
vs
schuab

193 cm
18
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, brenden schuab!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
schuab throws a hook to the side of Hamilton's head but Hamilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamilton throws a right hand that schuab ducks under and follows up with a left that schuab also avoids with ease.
brenden schuab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
schuab pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - schuab sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton wants to clinch up but schuab keeps it at a distance.
A big right from schuab misses.
schuab throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamilton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamilton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
schuab keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
schuab misses with a straight left.
schuab misses with a hook. Hamilton ducked under it nicely.
schuab waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamilton.
schuab cracks Hamilton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Shane Hamilton has been cut.
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!
Hamilton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around schuab's waist but schuab gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamilton off to one side.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
schuab throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamilton moves in looking to clinch but schuab pushes him off.
schuab throws a looping overhand right but Hamilton ducks down to avoid it.
schuab throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamilton.
schuab stuffs the takedown.
Hamilton moves out of range as schuab strikes.
Hamilton shoots for a double leg takedown but schuab sprawls well. He's pushed Hamilton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton ducks under a wild hook from schuab.
schuab loads up on a big right hand but Hamilton slips the punch.
Hamilton ducks right into an uppercut from schuab.
Hamilton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hamilton slips a jab from schuab.
schuab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamilton.
schuab throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamilton on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
schuab throws out a loose jab but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.

Oh, that's a big right hand from schuab and Hamilton goes tumbling to the canvas! schuab follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

schuab escapes and gets back to his feet.
schuab throws a hook to the side of Hamilton's head but Hamilton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Hamilton.
schuab misses with a looping left.
Hamilton slips under a jab from schuab.
Hamilton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as schuab throws out the jab.
schuab might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
schuab misses with an uppercut.
No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.
Hamilton wants to clinch up but schuab keeps it at a distance.
brenden schuab is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from schuab as Hamilton shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
schuab throws a hook but Hamilton avoids it easily.
schuab throws a looping overhand right but Hamilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hamilton slips under a jab.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but schuab shows good takedown defense.
schuab throws a looping overhand right but Hamilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hamilton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
schuab misses the jab.
schuab lands the left hand.

schuab gets caught flat footed, as Hamilton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hamilton gets to his feet - schuab follows without any prompting.
Hamilton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
schuab circles away from the clinch attempt.
schuab misses with a straight left.
No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.
Hamilton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
schuab loads up on a big right hand but Hamilton slips the punch.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
schuab pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but schuab shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from schuab misses the target.
schuab misses with a straight left.
No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.
Hamilton has a takedown stuffed.
schuab looks to land a left hand but Hamilton moved out of range nicely.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. schuab defends it nicely.
Hamilton dives in and grabs schuab's left leg, looking for a takedown. schuab pushes down on Hamilton's head and hops out.
Hamilton moves out of range of the strikes.
schuab slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamilton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hamilton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
schuab throws a hook but Hamilton avoids it easily.
Hamilton shoots in for a double leg but schuab sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hamilton wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but schuab shows good takedown defense.
Hamilton wants to clinch.
schuab lands with a straight right. Hamilton didn't see that one coming.
Hamilton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. schuab tries to avoid it but Hamilton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag schuab to the ground. schuab escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
schuab misses with a hook.
Hamilton ducks under a wild hook from schuab.
schuab loads up on a big right hand but Hamilton slips the punch.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hamilton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
schuab connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton is looking to clinch but schuab is avoiding it.
schuab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hamilton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamilton.
Hamilton tries to clinch but schuab moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

brenden schuab dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Hamilton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

schuab listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hamilton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hamilton closes this distance looking for a takedown but schuab circles away.
schuab throws a big shot that misses.
Hamilton throws a nice looking combination but schuab bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shane Hamilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamilton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as schuab throws out the jab.

Hamilton instigates a clinch.
schuab wants a takedown but no success here.
schuab wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hamilton lands a body punch.
Hamilton tries to pull guard but schuab holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamilton drops back down to his feet.

Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
schuab thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from schuab lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
schuab looks to land a right hand but Hamilton moved out of range.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
schuab stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamilton. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamilton slips a straight right by schuab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from schuab.
schuab throws an overhand right that lands on Hamilton's shoulder, as Hamilton tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown by Hamilton or perhaps it was just good defense by schuab which made him look bad.
Hamilton walks into a jab.
schuab throws a hook but Hamilton blocks it.
Hamilton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
schuab throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
schuab throws a looping overhand right but Hamilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hamilton slips under a jab from schuab.
Hamilton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
schuab lands an overhand right.
A jab from schuab misses.
Hamilton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. schuab tries to avoid it but Hamilton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag schuab to the ground. schuab escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hamilton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamilton moves out of range as schuab strikes.
No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.
Hamilton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as schuab throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hamilton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in schuab's guard.
Hamilton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

schuab scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hamilton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hamilton moves away from the strike by schuab.
schuab stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamilton. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
schuab throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamilton slips a straight right by schuab.
schuab looks to land a left hand but Hamilton moved out of range nicely.
schuab avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamilton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from schuab.
schuab clobbers Hamilton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches up with schuab, looking for a takedown. Hamilton pushes schuab against the cage but schuab circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - schuab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hamilton shoots for a takedown but schuab saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hamilton fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
schuab defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hamilton.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as schuab sprawls well. schuab wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
schuab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
schuab circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from schuab.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as schuab sprawls well. schuab wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
brenden schuab seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamilton slips a straight right by schuab.
Hamilton misses with the combination.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as schuab sprawls well. schuab wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
schuab throws the left hand but Hamilton avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
schuab showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton tries to clinch up but schuab circles away and keeps his distance.
schuab misses the jab.
schuab throws a lazy right hand but Hamilton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamilton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamilton is looking to clinch but schuab is avoiding it.
Hamilton staying out of range there.
Hamilton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around schuab's waist but schuab gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamilton off to one side.
schuab circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamilton walks into a jab.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but schuab shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
schuab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hamilton shoots in but no luck this time.
Hamilton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamilton is defended easily by schuab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

brenden schuab showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Hamilton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A swing and a miss from schuab.
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but schuab paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hamilton.
Jab from schuab.
Hamilton tries for a takedown but schuab sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
schuab misses with a straight right.
Hamilton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
schuab scores with a nice strike.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts schuab as he jumps to the side.
schuab scores with a hook.
schuab stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
schuab throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
schuab misses with a hook.
Hamilton closes this distance looking for a takedown but schuab circles away.
Nice uppercut there from schuab.
Hamilton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from schuab finds it's way round the side to connect with Hamilton's head.
schuab keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton shoots in for a double leg but schuab sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hamilton looks for a takedown but schuab sprawls well.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamilton.
Hamilton tries to stand but schuab is controlling his head.
schuab is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hamilton is controlling him well.
Hamilton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for schuab on the ground.

schuab bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
schuab misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from schuab.
schuab looks to land a right hand but Hamilton moved out of range.
Hamilton tries to bum rush schuab with a series of wild strikes but schuab uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
schuab stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and schuab wants it to stay on the feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hamilton. schuab shrugs it off though.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. schuab defends it nicely.
schuab pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
schuab clobbers Hamilton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamilton is trying hard to land a takedown here. schuab sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamilton tries to move into range but schuab moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hamilton is looking to clinch.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown. schuab tries to sprawl out of it but Hamilton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. schuab manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
schuab throws an overhand right that lands on Hamilton's shoulder, as Hamilton tries to avoid the shot.
schuab throws out a loose jab but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton takes one on the button.
schuab scores with a punch to the head.
Hamilton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from schuab.
schuab throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hamilton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
schuab looks to land a left hand but Hamilton moved out of range nicely.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but schuab shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
schuab scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton shoots in but schuab avoids the takedown attempt easily.
schuab scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Hamilton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

schuab pushes Hamilton off and gets back to his feet.
schuab misses with a hook.
Hamilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from schuab.
schuab is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamilton.
schuab looks to land a left hand but Hamilton moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - schuab throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
schuab throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Nice sprawl there from schuab as Hamilton shoots in.
Hamilton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
schuab misses with a straight left.
schuab throws a big shot that misses.
schuab jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamilton blocks a jab.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hamilton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton closes the distance and clinches up with schuab, looking for a takedown. Hamilton pushes schuab against the cage but schuab circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
schuab throws the left hand but Hamilton avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from schuab as Hamilton shoots in.
schuab waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamilton.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - schuab sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
schuab swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Hamilton or perhaps it was just good defense by schuab which made him look bad.
Hamilton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
schuab avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamilton shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hamilton shoots in but schuab avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hamilton is trying hard to land a takedown here. schuab sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shane Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
schuab throws a jab when Hamilton was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to brenden schuab.
I've got schuab winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... brenden schuab!