PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cj Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Cj Hammer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cj Hammer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hammer
vs
Matthews

182 cm
22
135 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

175 cm
24
140 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Crimson Supplements($50 159 Recovery)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cj Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Matthews!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a hook to the body
and Matthews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Matthews scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Matthews digs a good hook to Hammer's body.
Hammer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Hammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Matthews clinches.
Still in the clinch, Matthews scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hammer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Matthews gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Matthews breaks the clinch.
Hammer has his takedown stuffed
and Matthews counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews scores with a jab.
Matthews's corner calls for a 1-2. Matthews obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hammer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Matthews.
Hammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Matthews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Matthews counters with a series of strikes. Hammer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matthews circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Cj Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews jabs Hammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matthews lands a right hook to the body.
Matthews throws a shot to the body.
Matthews scores with a nice head shot.
Hammer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matthews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Matthews counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammer wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammer wants to clinch
and Matthews counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Matthews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.
Hammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer wants to clinch
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Hammer tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Matthews counters by moving into the clinch.
Matthews throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammers head.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Matthews circles away easily
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cj Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer throws a sloppy body shot
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matthews counters with a left and a right that stings Hammer.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Hammer tries to clinch up
and Matthews counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthews throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matthews connects with a body shot.
Matthews lands with a cross.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Michael Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matthews lands a high kick!
Hammer moves out of range as Matthews throws a body kick.
Hammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hammer misses with a takedown
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer misses with a takedown
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthews lands with a shot to the body.
Matthews digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Matthews dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Matthews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammer tries to clinch
letting Matthews counter with a right hand.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt
and Matthews counters with a two punch combo.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Matthews misses with a combination
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Matthews. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer moves to clinch but Matthews breaks away

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

Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews tries to bum rush Hammer with a series of wild strikes but Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammer moves to clinch but Matthews breaks away
and Matthews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Matthews has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matthews counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthews lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hammer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matthews makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Matthews lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michael Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Matthews gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Matthews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammer looking to pass the guard.
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.

Hammer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Matthews is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Matthews has escaped and now he's on top!

Hammer looking for a guillotine here but Matthews defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matthews controls the pace.

Hammer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Matthews has picked Hammer up and slammed him! Hammer can't keep hold of the triangle and Matthews manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matthews wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Matthews stands up and beckons Hammer to his feet.

Matthews gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cj Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matthews fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matthews connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammer tries to clinch but Matthews moves away

and Matthews counters by clinching up.
Matthews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer closes the distance but Matthews moves to the side
and Matthews counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Matthews. That snapped Hammer's head back.
Hammer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matthews counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matthews shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hammer eats them both and turns towards Matthews to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Matthews lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hammer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matthews connects with a crisp jab.
Matthews throws a series of strikes that have Hammer backpedaling.

Hammer is rocked!
Matthews dances in with a quick combination. Hammer is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Matthews snaps Hammer's head back. Hammer stumbles backwards against the ropes. Matthews steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hammer's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hammer just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Matthews!