PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Scampy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Souljah Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souljah Hamed 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!

Scampy
vs
Hamed

199 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
228 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirty Scampy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Souljah Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Scampy - just one landing.
Hamed looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Scampy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scampy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Souljah Hamed has been cut.
Scampy scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Hamed 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamed slips a jab and a cross from Scampy.
Scampy throws a hook but Hamed blocks it.
Hamed slips under a jab.
Scampy misses with a body shot.
Scampy works Hamed's body with a nice hook.
Scampy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Scampy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamed ducks right into an uppercut from Scampy.
Dirty Scampy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scampy with a hook.
Scampy throws a lazy right hand but Hamed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scampy lands a jab.
Hamed moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scampy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scampy scores with a nice right hand.
Scampy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Scampy tries to bum rush Hamed with a series of wild strikes but Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scampy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scampy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scampy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scampy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scampy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scampy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scampy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamed.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Scampy.
Scampy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamed blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Scampy does no damage.
Scampy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamed was well out of range. Poor timing from Scampy.
Scampy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hamed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamed misses with the combination.
Scampy blocks a head kick by Hamed.
Some wild striking there from Scampy.
Hamed moves out of range of the strikes.
Scampy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hamed walks into a jab.

Hamed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hamed has Scampy pressed against the cage, preventing Scampy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamed turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Scampy is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamed wants to control but Scampy is keeping him busy.
Scampy tries to escape but Hamed is in control.
Hamed is working Scampy over with some ground and pound from side control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Scampy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scampy misses with a looping right.
Scampy throws the left hand but Hamed avoids the punch easily.
Scampy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Scampy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scampy tries to clinch up

and Hamed counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Scampy's guard now.
Scampy wants to stand but Hamed is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scampy is looking to stand back up but Hamed counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Scampy.
Scampy is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Scampy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Souljah Hamed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Scampy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamed uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scampy.
Scampy lands a two punch combo.
Hamed drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hamed moves away from the strike by Scampy.
Hamed slips under a jab.
Scampy lands a really nice looking cross but Hamed seems unphased.
Scampy misses with the combination.
Hamed blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scampy misses the body punch

and Hamed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hamed.

Hamed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamed misses with a wild combination.
Scampy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hamed counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scampy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamed is controlling him.
Hamed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Scampy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scampy tries to get out of the position.
Scampy wants to get back to his feet but Hamed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.
Scampy is looking to stand back up but Hamed counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Scampy.
Scampy pushes Hamed off looking to stand but Hamed dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scampy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scampy misses with a combination
and Hamed counters with a nice uppercut.
Scampy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamed circles away.
Hamed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamed fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamed avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Scampy misses.
Dirty Scampy is winning the standup battle so far.
Scampy takes a swing at Hamed's ribcage but misses.
Scampy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scampy throws an overhand right that lands on Hamed's shoulder, as Hamed tries to avoid the shot.
Scampy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hamed.
Hamed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scampy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Scampy looks to land a left hand but Hamed moved out of range nicely.
Scampy throws a hook to the side of Hamed's head but Hamed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scampy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scampy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scampy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamed circles away quickly and effectively.

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.
Scampy misses with a double jab

so Hamed counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Scampy wants to stand up but Hamed is controlling him.
Hamed is standing up over Scampy. Scampy looks to escape but Hamed dives into side control.
Scampy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Scampy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamed on the ground.
Hamed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scampy keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Souljah Hamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Souljah Hamed's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Scampy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scampy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scampy misses with a body punch

and Hamed counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scampy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hamed wants to take a breather but Scampy is having none of it.
Scampy is trying to stand up here but Hamed is controlling him well.
Scampy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Scampy tries to kick Hamed off in order to stand up. Hamed Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scampy wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hamed uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scampy.
Dirty Scampy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scampy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scampy scores with a three punch combo!
Scampy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hamed avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hamed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Scampy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hamed asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Scampy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Scampy is pushing Hamed's head away, looking to escape. Hamed manages to hold on to the position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Hamed.
Scampy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scampy misses with a two punch combination.
Hamed ducks under a wild hook from Scampy.
Scampy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scampy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamed.
Scampy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four 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.
Scampy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamed fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirty Scampy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Souljah Hamed.
Hamed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scampy defends it nicely.
Hamed has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scampy throws a series of punches but Hamed avoids them all with ease.
Dirty Scampy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scampy throws a jab when Hamed was well out of range.
Hamed dodges the punch combination from Scampy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Hamed scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hamed prevents Scampy from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Souljah Hamed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hamed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Souljah Hamed!