PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Emmeraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emmeraldo comes into the arena with Mystic Forces blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Emmeraldo
vs
Hammer

178 cm
28
152 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

167 cm
32
148 lbs
20 - 17 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Junichi Emmeraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Emil Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emmeraldo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Emmeraldo looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Emmeraldo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hammer is now in Emmeraldo's guard. A big mistake from Emmeraldo there, giving up the dominant position!

Emmeraldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Emmeraldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emmeraldo can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emmeraldo tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Emmeraldo is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer trying to control the pace.
Emmeraldo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hammer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Emmeraldo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emmeraldo tries to hold on but Hammer postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer controlling from mount.
Emmeraldo is trying desperately to improve position.
Hammer controlling the pace for now.
Emmeraldo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer controlling his opponent.
Emmeraldo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Emmeraldo is working hard here to advance position.
Hammer controlling from the full mount.
Hammer's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Emil Hammer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A right-left combo lands from Hammer.

It looks like Junichi Emmeraldo has been cut.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Hammer scores with a nice strike.
Emil Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Emmeraldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Emmeraldo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emmeraldo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emmeraldo looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junichi Emmeraldo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Emmeraldo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emmeraldo showed some decent athleticism there.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Emmeraldo is very close to passing his half guard.

Emmeraldo seems to be looking for submissions.

Emmeraldo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Emmeraldo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.

Emmeraldo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emmeraldo trying to control from half guard but Hammer is working away.

Emmeraldo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hammer keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emmeraldo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.

Emmeraldo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hammer defends it well.
Emmeraldo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emmeraldo is looking for a kimura but Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emmeraldo to get the leverage.
Hammer controlling the position for now.

Emmeraldo is looking for a kimura but Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emmeraldo to get the leverage.
Emmeraldo throws a strike but Hammer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Emmeraldo throws a big elbow that misses.
Emmeraldo trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Emmeraldo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emmeraldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Emmeraldo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmeraldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Emmeraldo drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Emmeraldo off! Emmeraldo jumps back into Hammer's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer seems keen to control Emmeraldo's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emmeraldo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emmeraldo.
Hammer pulls Emmeraldo in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junichi Emmeraldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junichi Emmeraldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Emmeraldo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hammer to the mat! Hammer manages to get full guard.

Emmeraldo drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Emmeraldo off! Emmeraldo jumps back into Hammer's guard.

Emmeraldo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Emmeraldo wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Emmeraldo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Emmeraldo from controlling successfully.
Hammer pulls Emmeraldo in to control the position.
Emmeraldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hammer tries to bum rush Emmeraldo with a series of wild strikes but Emmeraldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Emmeraldo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hammer did well to prevent Emmeraldo getting side control.

Emmeraldo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hammer wants to control but Emmeraldo is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer won't allow Emmeraldo to pass to mount.
Hammer trying to control but Emmeraldo postures up.

Emmeraldo seems to be working for a kimura but Hammer defends the submission attempt.
Emmeraldo is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emmeraldo.

Emmeraldo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Emmeraldo is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Emmeraldo.

Emmeraldo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hammer sees it coming and defends easily.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junichi Emmeraldo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emmeraldo 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junichi Emmeraldo!
Junichi Emmeraldo made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q in his post fight interview.