PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Tooreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tooreal comes to the cage accompanied by Forever. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tooreal
vs
Hamilton

200 cm
28
271 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

192 cm
27
245 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dwayne Tooreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton tries to clinch up but Tooreal circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tooreal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamilton circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamilton tries to clinch there but Tooreal circles away.
Tooreal keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamilton shoots for a takedown but Tooreal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hamilton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Joey Hamilton has been cut.
Hamilton looks for a takedown but Tooreal sprawls well.
Dwayne Tooreal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Hamilton.
Hamilton wants to clinch.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tooreal tests Hamilton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamilton is looking to clinch but Tooreal is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Hamilton or perhaps it was just good defense by Tooreal which made him look bad.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tooreal.
Hamilton tries to close the distance and clinch but Tooreal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown. Tooreal tries to sprawl out of it but Hamilton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tooreal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamilton wants to clinch up but Tooreal keeps it at a distance.
Hamilton wants to clinch.

Hamilton darts in and clinches Tooreal up against the cage.
Tooreal is trying to force a seperation but Hamilton has the dominant position.

Tooreal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Tooreal is having none of it.
Hamilton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tooreal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamilton somewhat.
A good leg kick by Tooreal.
Tooreal throws a head kick that misses.
Joey Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton dives in and grabs Tooreal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tooreal pushes down on Hamilton's head and hops out.
Hamilton dives in and grabs Tooreal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tooreal pushes down on Hamilton's head and hops out.
Decent striking displayed by Tooreal there.
Hamilton looks gassed!

Tooreal has managed to clinch.
Hamilton misses with an elbow over the top.

Tooreal breaks from the clinch.
Tooreal circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tooreal counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tooreal is trying to break the clinch but Hamilton is controlling him.
Hamilton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tooreal is defending well for now.
Hamilton keeps control of Tooreal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamilton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hamilton throws an elbow that misses.
Hamilton missing with knees to the body.
Tooreal avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Tooreal is trying to break the clinch but Hamilton is controlling him.
Tooreal tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tooreal wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamilton won't allow it.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tooreal.
Hamilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tooreal.
A frustrated look appears on Tooreal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tooreal.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tooreal avoids it.
Hamilton throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four 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.
Tooreal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamilton looking to throw knees to the head but Tooreal is blocking nicely.

Tooreal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tooreal pinned against the cage. Tooreal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tooreal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hamilton, pushing him back against the cage.
Tooreal is trying to force a seperation but Hamilton has the dominant position.
Hamilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tooreal has had enough of the clinch but Hamilton keeps him there for the moment.
Tooreal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tooreal has had enough of the clinch but Hamilton keeps him there for the moment.

Tooreal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tooreal shoots in and drives through. Hamilton sprawls well.
Hamilton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tooreal is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hamilton.
Hamilton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamilton wants to clinch but Tooreal slips to the side
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Tooreal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey 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.

Hamilton dodges the punch combination from Tooreal.
Hamilton tries to clinch
and Tooreal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hamilton looks to clinch
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamilton fails with the takedown
and Tooreal counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamilton slips a jab and a cross from Tooreal.
Tooreal throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Hamilton with that takedown attempt.

Tooreal closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tooreal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tooreal managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton missing with knees to the body.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooreal managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Tooreal managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tooreal.
Tooreal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tooreal wants to break the clinch but can't.

Tooreal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Tooreal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamilton is defended easily by Tooreal.
Dwayne Tooreal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Hamilton.
Tooreal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hamilton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combo that has Hamilton backing up. Hamilton nods at Tooreal to acknowledge the strikes.
Tooreal looks to land a combination but Hamilton avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooreal misses with a few strikes there.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Tooreal moves away
and Tooreal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tooreal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tooreal throws a series of punches but Hamilton avoids them all with ease.
Hamilton doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Tooreal counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Joey Hamilton's cut even more.
Hamilton tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tooreal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tooreal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Tooreal stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tooreal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hamilton avoids it really well and circles away.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hamilton wants to clinch but Tooreal slips to the side
and Tooreal counters with a left and a right that stings Hamilton.
Hamilton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Tooreal moves away
and Tooreal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamilton clinches but Tooreal breaks the clinch

and Tooreal holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tooreal looking for a takedown.
Tooreal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tooreal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tooreal misses with the head strike.
Hamilton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tooreal's efforts to push away.
Hamilton working Tooreal over with knees to the body.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Tooreal blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tooreal is trying to break the clinch but Hamilton is controlling him.
Tooreal tries to break the clinch but Hamilton is controlling the position.
Tooreal avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Tooreal is working for takedown but Hamilton is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Tooreal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Hamilton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hamilton tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tooreal counters by clinching up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tooreal as Hamilton tries to tie him up.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tooreal blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamilton landing knees to the head.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hamilton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tooreal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamilton looking to throw knees to the head but Tooreal is blocking nicely.
Tooreal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tooreal avoids it.
Tooreal avoids the elbow strike from Hamilton, against the cage.
Hamilton misses with a knee to the head.

Tooreal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooreal throws a right and a left that Hamilton avoids nicely.
Hamilton tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tooreal counters by moving into the clinch.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tooreal.
Tooreal avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Tooreal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hamilton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tooreal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Tooreal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tooreal connects with a looping right hand.
Hamilton darts in trying to clinch
and Tooreal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamilton closes the distance but Tooreal moves to the side

and Tooreal counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tooreal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tooreal's face.
Hamilton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tooreal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tooreal tries to break free but Hamilton pushes him back against the cage.
Tooreal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hamilton prevents Tooreal from breaking the clinch.
Hamilton prevents the takedown attempt.
Tooreal is working for takedown but Hamilton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hamilton misses with a knee to the head.
Tooreal wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamilton won't allow it.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but Tooreal blocks with his arms.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tooreal.
Joey Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton has Tooreal pressed against the cage, preventing Tooreal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tooreal breaks from the clinch.
Hamilton closes the distance but Tooreal moves to the side
and Tooreal counters with a nice leg kick.
Tooreal dives in and grabs Hamilton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamilton pushes down on Tooreal's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwayne Tooreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tooreal scores with a hook to the body. Hamilton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Tooreal moves away
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combo that has Hamilton backing up. Hamilton nods at Tooreal to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamilton tries to clinch up
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamilton looks to clinch
and Hamilton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tooreal tries to bum rush Hamilton with a series of wild strikes but Hamilton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tooreal counters with a nice uppercut.
Hamilton throws a leg kick but Tooreal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tooreal tries to bum rush Hamilton with a series of wild strikes but Hamilton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tooreal tries to bum rush Hamilton with a series of wild strikes but Hamilton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tooreal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tooreal wants it to stay on the feet.
Hamilton tries to clinch
and Tooreal counters with a three punch combo that has Hamilton backing up. Hamilton nods at Tooreal to acknowledge the strikes.

The cut above Joey Hamilton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tooreal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tooreal throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dwayne Tooreal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamilton tries to clinch up
and Tooreal counters with a one-two to the body.

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 Dwayne Tooreal.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tooreal, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Tooreal!