PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magic Hamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Mocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hamer
vs
Mocek

190 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magic Hamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomasz Mocek!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mocek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamer stuffs the takedown.
Hamer doesn't manage to clinch there - Mocek circles away.
Nice cross by Hamer.
Mocek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Hamer lands a big uppercut and Mocek crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mocek looks OK. Hamer waves Mocek back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mocek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Hamer gets caught napping as Mocek dives in and scores a takedown. Hamer manages to retain guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mocek stays in close to Hamer's body and controls the position.
Mocek looking to pass the guard.

Mocek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Mocek shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamer wants to stand but Mocek is controlling the position.
Hamer 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.
Mocek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mocek's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

We're going to have a standup here because Magic Hamer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hamer looks to land a right hand but Mocek moved out of range.
Hamer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mocek.

Hamer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mocek jumps guard.
Hamer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mocek on the ground.
Mocek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamer.
Mocek wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mocek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamer throwing strikes from guard but Mocek blocks nicely.
Mocek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hamer's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamer wants to stand up but Mocek is controlling him.
Hamer is breathing heavily.

Mocek stands up and waves to Hamer to follow him.

Mocek rushes Hamer and presses him up against the cage.
Mocek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mocek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hamers head.

Mocek jumps guard.
Hamer throwing strikes from guard but Mocek blocks nicely.
Mocek wants to sweep here but Hamer controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mocek is looking for a triangle but Hamer pushes his legs off easily.
Mocek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mocek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mocek is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hamer tries to kick Mocek off but Mocek keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tomasz Mocek will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mocek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mocek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamer throws out the jab.
Mocek moves out of range as Hamer strikes.
Magic Hamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamer wants to clinch.
Hamer throws a series of punches but Mocek avoids them all with ease.
Mocek shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamer but Hamer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mocek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamer.
Mocek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magic Hamer is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamer misses the target.
Hamer tries to clinch up.

Mocek gets a takedown into half guard.
Hamer taking some punishment here, with Mocek in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mocek is taking a breather. Hamer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Mocek postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hamer to stand up.

Mocek closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mocek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamer smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamer misses the target.
Jab from Hamer.
Hamer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mocek counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mocek is trying to control. Hamer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hamer tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mocek manages to move to mount!

Mocek stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamer throws a jab when Mocek was well out of range.
Hamer throws a hook to the side of Mocek's head but Mocek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamer thows a left - swing and a miss!

Hamer has managed to clinch.

Mocek gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hamer regains guard.
Mocek slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mocek tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamer is retaining full guard.
Mocek pushing down on Hamer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Mocek stands up out of the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mocek pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Mocek gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamer tries to kick Mocek off in order to stand up. Mocek Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Mocek has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mocek closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Mocek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mocek ducks under a wild hook from Hamer.

Mocek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hamer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mocek taking a breather here.

Mocek decides to stand back up.
Mocek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hamer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Hamer. No joy for Mocek on that attempt.
Tomasz Mocek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mocek throws a low kick, looking for Hamer's leg but Hamer calmly moves out of range.
Hamer tries to clinch up but Mocek circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamer avoids the head kick by Mocek.
Hamer throws a lazy uppercut

and Mocek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hamer's guard now.

Hamer is working an open guard so Mocek takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Hamer gets caught flat footed, as Mocek shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hamer wants to stand and escape but Mocek is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mocek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mocek is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Tomasz Mocek has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mocek tries for a takedown but Hamer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamer misses the target.

Hamer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Mocek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hamer tests Mocek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamer looks to clinch

and Mocek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mocek wants to free his trapped foot but Hamer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mocek passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mocek.
Mocek thowing shots but they're missing.
Mocek moves to the back position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mocek scores with punches to the body.
Hamer covering up well under a series of strikes from Mocek.
Hamer is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mocek is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomasz Mocek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mocek 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomasz Mocek!