PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magic Hamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kick
vs
Hamer

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dutch Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magic Hamer!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick misses with an uppercut.
Kick misses with a straight right.
Kick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kick defending well as Hamer loads up on a big left hand.
Hamer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamer slips a straight right by Kick.
Hamer slips under a jab.
Kick throws the left hand but Hamer avoids the punch easily.
Hamer defending well as Kick loads up on a big left hand.
Hamer ducks under a wild hook from Kick.
Hamer looks to land a left hand but Kick moved out of range nicely.
Kick misses the jab.
Hamer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Kick.
Hamer with a hook.
Magic Hamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamer.
Hamer misses with a body shot.
Hamer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick defending well as Hamer loads up on a big left hand.
Hamer defending well as Kick loads up on a big left hand.
Hamer lands a lovely overhand right.
Hamer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kick.
Hamer blocks a jab.
Kick misses with a left hand
and Hamer counters with a head kick. That will keep Kick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hamer tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kick throws a hook but Hamer avoids it easily.
Hamer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kick.
Hamer tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kick, as that shot connected.
Kick thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamer moves out of range of the strikes.
Hamer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Kick looks to throw the jab but Hamer is out of range.

Hamer closes the distance and pushes Kick back into the cage.
Kick has had enough of the clinch but Hamer keeps him there for the moment.
Hamer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Hamer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Hamer misses.
Kick misses with a hook.
Kick slips under a jab.
Kick throws out a loose jab but Hamer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick moves out of range as Hamer strikes.
Hamer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hamer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kick takes a kick to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hamer.
Kick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hamer defending well as Kick loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kick.
Hamer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kick.
Kick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kick moves out of range as Hamer strikes.
Hamer slips under a jab.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Hamer's head but Hamer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Kick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamer doesn't seem phased though.
Hamer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hamer has time to react.
Hamer misses with a looping left.

Hamer forces Kick back against the cage and clinches.
Kick is trying to break free.

Hamer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kick slips under a jab from Hamer.
Hamer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hamer wants to clinch.
Hamer cracks Kick with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Hamer.
Hamer looks gassed!
Hamer throws a hook but Kick blocks it.
Kick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kick lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Magic Hamer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good exchange - Kick coming out on top.
Kick misses the jab.
Hamer misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kick connects with a crisp jab.
Hamer wants to clinch up but Kick keeps it at a distance.
Kick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Magic Hamer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamer defending well as Kick loads up on a big left hand.
Kick misses with a looping left.
Kick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamer tries to clinch up.
Kick misses with a looping right.
Kick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kick throws a lazy right hand but Hamer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kick misses the target.
Kick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamer lands with a straight right. Kick didn't see that one coming.
Kick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hamer throws a hook to the side of Kick's head but Kick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kick throws a shot from downtown. Hamer moves away and avoids it.
Hamer defending well as Kick loads up on a big left hand.
Kick scores with a jab.
Hamer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hamer throws a hook to the side of Kick's head but Kick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamer throws a right and a left that Kick avoids nicely.
Hamer is breathing heavily.
Hamer swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kick finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kick.
Kick blocks a head kick by Hamer.
A swing and a miss from Kick.
Kick misses with an uppercut. Hamer saw that one coming.
Hamer misses with a straight right.
Hamer misses with a left hand
and Kick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Magic Hamer has been cut.
Hamer defending well as Kick loads up on a big left hand.
Kick scores with a nice strike.
Kick scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamer misses the target.
Kick misses with a hook.
Hamer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamer blocks a jab.
Hamer moves away from the strike by Kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hamer slips under a jab.
Hamer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kick throws a looping overhand right but Hamer ducks down to avoid it.
Kick connects with a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamer on the side of the head.

Hamer is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Kick. That snapped Hamer's head back.
Hamer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kick finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Hamer misses the target.
Kick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kick scores with a jab.
Kick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Kick.
Hamer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamer misses with a wild combination.
Kick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hamer has time to react.
Kick throws a hook to the side of Hamer's head but Hamer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Kick misses the target.
Kick connects with a jab.
Hamer blocks a jab.
Kick throws a lazy right hand but Hamer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamer misses with a hook.
A jab from Kick misses.
Kick thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kick swings widly with a right hand
and Hamer counters with a good low kick that Kick was not able to check.
Kick lands a head shot.
Hamer looks to land a combination but Kick avoids it well.
Hamer slips a jab from Kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dutch Kick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Magic Hamer'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. This is the final round!

Hamer moves away from the strike by Kick.
Hamer seems to have recovered his senses.
Hamer throws a lazy right hand but Kick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamer connects with a looping right hand.
Hamer lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for Kick.
Hamer misses with a head kick.
Hamer throws a shot from downtown. Kick moves away and avoids it.
Hamer just misses with a punch to the body.
Kick throws an overhand right that lands on Hamer's shoulder, as Hamer tries to avoid the shot.
Kick missing with a left hand there. Hamer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Hamer has Kick up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamer is trying to force a seperation but Kick has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Kick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kick wants to break free but Hamer has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick wants to break free but Hamer has control.
A frustrated look appears on Kick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kick is trying to break the clinch but Hamer is controlling him.
Kick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hamer has him pressed against the cage.
Kick has had enough of the clinch but Hamer keeps him there for the moment.
Hamer is trying to break the clinch but Kick has him pressed against the cage.
Hamer is trying to break free.
Hamer is trying to break the clinch but Kick is controlling him.
Kick is trying to push Hamer away but Hamer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hamer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamer slips under a jab from Kick.
Hamer misses with the combination.
Kick moves out of range as Hamer strikes.
Hamer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kick looks to land a right hand but Hamer moved out of range.
Hamer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kick is out of range.
A big left from Kick misses.
Hamer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hamer throws a body punch but Kick moves out of range.
A jab from Kick misses.
Kick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hamer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hamer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamer slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick defending well as Hamer loads up on a big left hand.
Hamer loads up on a big right hand but Kick slips the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hamer is defended easily by Kick.
A jab from Kick finds it's way through Hamer's defenses.
Hamer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kick works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hamer throws a nice head kick!
Kick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kick looks to land a left hand but Hamer moved out of range nicely.
Kick thuds his right hand into Hamer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamer.
Hamer throws a right and a left that Kick avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kick throws a lazy right hand but Hamer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamer misses with a looping right.
Kick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kick lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kick misses with a straight left.
Kick connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Kick - just one landing.
Kick cracks Hamer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kick sizes up Hamer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamer throws a sloppy head kick and Kick moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kick, as that shot connected.
Hamer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kick gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hamer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Kick!