PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hamill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Humberto Giant has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Giant
vs
Hamill

184 cm
20
203 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humberto Giant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Hamill!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hamill sprawls well. Hamill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Giant gets slowly back to his feet.
Giant leaves Hamill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Hamill drives through and clinches with Giant against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Giant.
Hamill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Giant gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Giant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Giant scores with a knee to the head.
Giant lands a damaging elbow.
Hamill managing to block the knees to the body from Giant.
Giant working Hamill over with knees to the body.
Hamill goes for a takedown attempt but Giant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Humberto Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamill.
Hamill looks gassed!
Giant with a lazy takedown attempt

and Hamill counters with a shoot takedown. Giant fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giant wants to get back to his feet but Hamill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hamill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Giant has his feet on Hamill's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Giant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hamill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill stops Giant from getting back to his feet.
Giant is trying to maintain the position but Hamill is very close to passing his half guard.
Giant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Giant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamill.
Hamill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Giant's head.

Giant makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Giant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hamill sprawls well. Hamill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Giant gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamill fails to land the takedown.
Giant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hamill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Giant's guard.
Hamill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamill throws a strike but Giant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Giant won't allow Hamill to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant wants to get up but he can't break Hamill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Giant decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Giant tries for a takedown but Hamill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Giant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hamill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giant fails with the takedown.
Giant shoots in but no luck this time.

Hamill scores with a takedown into Giant's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant wants to get back to his feet but Hamill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Giant working a defensive guard here.
Hamill postures up and lands a big shot to Giant's brow.
Giant is trying to keep Hamill in close.
Giant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giant wants to stand and escape but Hamill is having none of it.
Hamill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hamill throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Hamill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hamill fails with a takedown attempt.
Giant shoots and misses

and Hamill counters with a single leg into guard. Giant didn't expect that.
Giant is controlling Hamill's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hamill stops Giant from standing up.
Hamill postures up.
Hamill connects with a couple of short punches.
Giant has momentary wrist control but Hamill slips an elbow through the middle.
Giant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giant trying to keep a closed guard but Hamill is proving a slippery customer.
Hamill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hamill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hamill dives in and grabs Giant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Giant pushes down on Hamill's head and hops out.
Giant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giant wants it to stay on the feet.
Giant shoots in for a double leg but Hamill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Giant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamill pinned against the cage. Hamill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Giant.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Giant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamill looks for a takedown but Giant sprawls well.
Giant tries for a takedown but Hamill circles away easily

and Hamill counters with a takedown into side control.
Hamill misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hamill throws an elbow but Giant slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Hamill.
Matt Hamill has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamill misses with the ground and pound.
Hamill throws a strike aimed at the side of Giant's head but Giant avoids it well.
Giant is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hamill misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hamill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamill showed some decent athleticism there.
Giant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Giant.

Giant kicks Hamill off and gets to his feet.
Hamill stuffs the takedown attempt from Giant. Giant gets slowly back to his feet.
Giant stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Giant wants it to stay on the feet.
Giant doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hamill counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Giant!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamill is landing with some decent strikes but Giant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Giant tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamill is retaining full guard.
Hamill keeping moving, preventing Giant from controlling successfully.
Giant trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hamill's guard.
Giant trying to control but Hamill is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant wants to stand but Hamill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Giant stands up from Hamill's guard - Giant perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Giant is defended easily by Hamill.
Hamill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

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.
Giant shoots and misses

and Hamill counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Giant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamill throwing strikes from guard but Giant blocks nicely.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
Hamill throws and elbow that misses. Giant uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamill's guard. Nice move by Giant!
Giant wants to stand but Hamill is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hamill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Giant fails with the takedown

and Hamill counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Giant's guard now.
Hamill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hamill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamill is in close to Giant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Giant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamill.
Hamill tries to free his leg and advance position but Giant is retaining full guard.
Giant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Giant shoots and misses

and Hamill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamill.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamill throwing strikes from guard but Giant blocks nicely.
Hamill with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant is adopting a defensive guard.
Hamill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Giant wants to sweep here but Hamill controlling him for the moment.
Hamill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hamill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giant as he avoids it easily.
Giant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamill but Hamill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Humberto Giant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giant misses with a takedown attempt

and Hamill counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Giant!
Hamill working Giant over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamill lands with some strikes.
Hamill thowing shots but they're missing.
Hamill throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Giant is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hamill dominating with strikes here.
Giant blocking the ground and pound.
Hamill throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hamill misses with a head shot.
Giant manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hamill thows a huge punch but Giant dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant is trying to control but can't.
Giant moves into full guard.
Hamill content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Giant scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Giant misses with a takedown

so Hamill counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hamill landing with the ground and pound.
Hamill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hamill thows a big elbow that misses.
Giant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamill is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamill working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Giant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamill is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Giant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hamill counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Giant!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamill putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Giant wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hamill.
Giant tries to reverse the position but Hamill maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hamill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hamill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hamill 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Matt Hamill!
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight for Matt Hamill!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Matt Hamill!

Matt Hamill wins by unanimous decision!
Matt Hamill is the new light heavyweight champion!