PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magic Hamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Zegowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hamer
vs
Zegowski

190 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magic Hamer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefan Zegowski!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hamer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Hamer does no damage.
No joy there for Hamer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamer misses with a few strikes there.
Hamer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zegowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Hamer. Those never looked like landing.
Zegowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zegowski lands a jab-cross combination.
Hamer misses with a combination
and Zegowski counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zegowski scores with a one two! Hamer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zegowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Zegowski misses with a two punch combination.

Hamer rushes Zegowski and presses him up against the cage.

Hamer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zegowski connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegowski connects with a body shot.

Hamer takes the fight into the clinch.

Hamer breaks from the clinch.
Magic Hamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zegowski. Hamer shrugs it off though.
Zegowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zegowski lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Zegowski.
Hamer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zegowski scores with a three punch combo!
Hamer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamer is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Zegowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zegowski scores with a three punch combo!
Zegowski misses with a wild combination.

Hamer rushes Zegowski and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hamer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Hamer.
Hamer moves forwards but Zegowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zegowski punishes Hamer's body with a nice straight punch.
Zegowski slips a jab and a cross from Hamer.
Hamer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zegowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zegowski lands a nice hook to Hamer's body. Hamer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Hamer has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hamer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zegowski lands a jab to Hamer's midsection.
Zegowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hamer misses with a combination
and Zegowski counters with a three punch combo that has Hamer backing up. Hamer nods at Zegowski to acknowledge the strikes.
Zegowski lands a leg kick that knocks Hamer off balance momentarily.
Hamer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hamer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zegowski stalks Hamer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamer's face. Hamer staggers backwards, shaken.

Hamer is rocked!
Zegowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Hamer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A lazy left from Zegowski finds it's target.
Nice body punch from Zegowski.
Zegowski swinging wildly here.
Hamer seems to have got his legs back now.

Hamer moves into range and clinches up with Zegowski.

Hamer breaks from the clinch.
Zegowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zegowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hamer's head.
Hamer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zegowski backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamer misses with a wild combination.
Zegowski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hamer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Zegowski there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamer throws a sloppy head kick and Zegowski moves out of range easily.
Hamer misses with a double jab
and Zegowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zegowski lands a leg kick that knocks Hamer off balance momentarily.
Zegowski lands with a nice body punch.
Hamer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zegowski lands a head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zegowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zegowski digs a good hook to Hamer's body.
Zegowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zegowski.
Hamer misses with a few strikes there.
Zegowski throws a series of strikes that have Hamer backpedaling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zegowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zegowski.
Zegowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hamer misses with a few strikes there.
Zegowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hamer rather than just go for the knockout.
Zegowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hamer's head backwards.
Zegowski clobbers Hamer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Zegowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hamer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zegowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Zegowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Hamer misses with a series of wild punches.
Hamer throws a nice looking combination but Zegowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magic Hamer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zegowski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hamer on the side of the head.
Zegowski swinging wildly here.
Hamer throws a right hand that Zegowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Zegowski also avoids with ease.
Zegowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zegowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A left and a right from Zegowski both land. Nice combination.
Zegowski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hamer back to the cage. Zegowski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hamer throws a right and a left that Zegowski avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zegowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zegowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Hamer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamer gets a clinch.

Hamer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zegowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Hamer does no damage.
Zegowski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hamer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Zegowski.
Hamer misses with the combination.
Hamer throws a right and a left that Zegowski avoids nicely.
Hamer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zegowski.
Hamer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Zegowski to counter with a crisp jab.

Zegowski tries to keep at a distance but Hamer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zegowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Hamer moves into the clinch.

Hamer breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zegowski scores with a shot to the body.
Zegowski lands with a shot to the body.

Hamer clinches up with Zegowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Zegowski is trying to break the clinch but Hamer is controlling him.

Hamer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamer throws a right and a left that Zegowski avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamer.
Zegowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zegowski throws a series of strikes that have Hamer backpedaling.
Hamer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamer instigates a clinch.
Zegowski is trying to push Hamer away but Hamer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hamer manages to break the clinch.
Zegowski jabs at Hamer's body.
Zegowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Hamer moves into the clinch successfully.

Hamer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zegowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zegowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zegowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zegowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamer misses with the combination.
Zegowski connects with a high kick.
Hamer scores with a one two! Zegowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zegowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegowski delivers a nice body kick.
No joy there for Zegowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamer throws a right and a left that Zegowski avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zegowski lands with a nice body punch.

Hamer forces Zegowski back against the cage and clinches.
Hamer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Zegowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamer has double underhooks.

Hamer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zegowski jabs Hamer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zegowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Hamer forces Zegowski back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zegowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hamer manages to break the clinch.
Hamer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zegowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Zegowski lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Zegowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hamer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hamer throws a series of punches but Zegowski moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Zegowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamer doesn't seem phased though.
Hamer misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hamer. Those never looked like landing.
Zegowski throws a head kick that half lands.
Hamer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zegowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Zegowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zegowski connects with a high kick.
Hamer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zegowski lands a head kick!
Zegowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zegowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Zegowski throws a head kick that Hamer semi-blocks.

Hamer has managed to clinch.

Hamer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zegowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Zegowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zegowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Zegowski gets tackled into the cage by Hamer. Hamer maintains the clinch.

Hamer manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Zegowski.
Hamer fails to land with a series of punches.
Zegowski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hamer misses with a double jab.
Hamer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamer takes one to the chin there.
Zegowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Hamer off the cage and back into range.
Danga de danga de dang - Zegowski scores with a four punch combination!
Hamer throws a combination that misses
and Zegowski counters with a nice body shot.
Hamer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zegowski counters with a left to the body.
Hamer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zegowski counters with a two punch combo.
Zegowski blocks a head kick by Hamer.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zegowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hamer's sensitive parts.
Hamer misses with a two punch combination.
Hamer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zegowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Hamer misses.
Zegowski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hamer eats them both and turns towards Zegowski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zegowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamer.
Hamer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zegowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hamer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zegowski connects with a crisp jab.

Hamer has closed the distance and engaged Zegowski in a clinch.
Zegowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hamer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamer takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Zegowski tries to keep at a distance but Hamer has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zegowski lands with a right hand.
Hamer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zegowski counters with a straight right hand.
Zegowski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zegowski misses the shot to the body.
Hamer fails to land with a series of punches.
Zegowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hamer doesn't seem bothered though.
Zegowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hamer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Hamer.
Zegowski scores with a punch to the head.
Zegowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Hamer moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zegowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Hamer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hamer breaks from the clinch.
Hamer throws a series of punches but Zegowski moves out of range.
Hamer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magic Hamer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hamer is looking to clinch but Zegowski is avoiding it.
Zegowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zegowski duly obliges.
Zegowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hamer looks to land a combination but Zegowski avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hamer rushes Zegowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hamer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zegowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Zegowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stefan Zegowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zegowski lands a jab to Hamer's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stefan Zegowski.
I've got Zegowski 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Zegowski!