PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayor Hammertown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammertown comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock u out. George has chosen Return of the Mack as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammertown
vs
George

200 cm
25
271 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

220 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Monkey Cult Styles

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mayor Hammertown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew George!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammertown.
Nice shot by George.
George fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammertown shoots in but no luck this time.
George throws out a leg kick but Hammertown moves out of range and George only half commits.
Hammertown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

George clinches up against the cage.
Hammertown wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.

George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammertown misses with a double jab.
George takes a shot right to the bread basket.
George takes a swing at Hammertown's ribcage but misses.
Hammertown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
George is looking to clinch.
Hammertown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammertown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matthew George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

George drives through and clinches with Hammertown against the cage.
George tries to land a knee to the head but Hammertown blocks with his arms.

George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George scores with a jab to the head.
George darts in trying to clinch
and Hammertown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammertown.
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hammertown does no damage.

George pushes Hammertown up against the cage in a clinch.
George stalling the fight.
George misses with a knee strike.
George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammertown blocks it with crossed arms.
George is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammertown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
George tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
George tries a knee to the head but Hammertown blocks it.
Hammertown blocks an uppercut.
George lands a body shot.

George breaks the clinch.
Hammertown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
George looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammertown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammertown swinging wildly here.
George fails with an attempt to clinch.
George tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hammertown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
George gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Hammertown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging George to the ground. Hammertown is now in George's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
George is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hammertown is controlling him.

Hammertown gets to his feet. George looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice uppercut lands for Hammertown. That snapped George's head back.
George wants to clinch up but Hammertown keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammertown scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammertown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hammertown looking to control but George is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mayor Hammertown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

George swings for the body but Hammertown moves out of range.

Hammertown shoots in and gets a takedown into George's guard.

Hammertown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and George dives on top into guard.
George won't allow Hammertown to get back to his feet.
George wants to get up but he can't break Hammertown's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Hammertown looking for a guillotine here but George defends easily.
Hammertown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hammertown tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hammertown is looking for a triangle but George pushes his legs off easily.
George stopping the sweep attempt from Hammertown.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammertown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for George!

George defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hammertown.
Hammertown tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammertown moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, George has worked his arm free - good work by George!
Hammertown is looking to take a break and control but George is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hammertown stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George throws a head kick but Hammertown moves out of range.

George fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammertown, pushing him back against the cage.
George scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammertown is trying to break free.
George lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

George breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
George tries to clinch up but Hammertown circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from George misses the target.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matthew George seems to be getting the better of the standup.
George tries to clinch up but Hammertown circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matthew George will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

George is looking to clinch but Hammertown is avoiding it.
Hammertown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

George gets a clinch.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammertown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
George misses with a knee to the head.
Hammertown looking to slow down the pace here.

George breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
George tries to clinch but Hammertown is having none of it.
George fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammertown circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hammertown counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

George fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammertown, pushing him back against the cage.

George manages to break the clinch.
George just misses with a punch to the body.

George drives through and clinches with Hammertown against the cage.
Hammertown is trying to break free.
George tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammertown avoids the damage to the body.
George has Hammertown pressed against the cage, preventing Hammertown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
George tries to land a knee to the head but Hammertown blocks with his arms.
George has a couple of punches blocked by Hammertown.
Hammertown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
George missing with knees to the body.

George escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George misses with a body punch

and Hammertown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in George's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hammertown gets to his feet. George looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammertown is trying hard to land a takedown here. George sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
George checks a leg kick.
George showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammertown.
Hammertown throws a left and a right that both miss

and George moves into the clinch.
Hammertown wants to break the clinch but can't.
George stalling the fight.
George gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hammertown.
George throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammertown blocks it with crossed arms.
George trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
George using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammertown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammertown tries to break the clinch but George is controlling the position.
George tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammertown is trying to break free.
George is pressed up against the cage. Hammertown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag George down to the mat. George avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mayor Hammertown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hammertown, as that shot connected.
George moves in looking to clinch but Hammertown pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - George looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammertown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts George as he jumps to the side.
Hammertown fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
George tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hammertown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthew George is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammertown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
George is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammertown rather than just go for the knockout.
Hammertown works over George's head and body with a nice combination.
George keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
George avoids the head kick by Hammertown.
Hammertown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayor Hammertown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammertown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammertown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George fails with an attempt to clinch.

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 Mayor Hammertown.
I think Hammertown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mayor Hammertown!
After the big win, Mayor Hammertown made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Charlie Wang's Monkey Cult Styles and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.