PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul ed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hammonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammonds is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9. Jay Hammonds is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

ed
vs
Hammonds

175 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

195 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Outkast Clothing Line

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul ed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Hammonds!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ed misses with a double jab

and Hammonds counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
ed trying to control here.
ed wants to improve his position but Hammonds is controlling well.
ed slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
ed looking for a sweep. Not yet ed, not yet.
ed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammonds's guard.

Hammonds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and ed defends well.
ed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ed stays in close to Hammonds's body and controls the position.
Hammonds keeping moving, preventing ed from controlling successfully.
ed with a nice head shot there.

Hammonds working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
ed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
ed is working Hammonds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
ed wants to control from the top but Hammonds keeps moving.

Hammonds looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ed working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
ed throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
ed trying to control but Hammonds is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
ed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammonds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
ed throws a big elbow that misses.
ed throwing strikes from guard but Hammonds blocks nicely.
ed postures up in Hammonds's guard and throws a big left but Hammonds blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ed wants to control from the top but Hammonds keeps moving.

Hammonds had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ed defends it easily.
Hammonds looks gassed!
ed with a flurry of punches that miss.
ed landing some decent shots from guard.
ed scoring with some ground and pound.
ed is pushing down on Hammonds's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hammonds is fighting to maintain full guard but ed has managed to sneak the leg through.
ed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammonds with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
ed working Hammonds over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ed working over Hammonds with some ground and pound. Hammonds looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ed trying to control the action but Hammonds is working from the bottom.
ed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ed missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
ed is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hammonds!
ed raining down hammerfists from mount.
ed lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hammonds hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! ed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul ed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

ed misses with a two punch combination.

ed clinches up against the cage.
ed has Hammonds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammonds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hammonds takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Jay Hammonds has been cut.
Hammonds has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by ed after a bit of a struggle.
Hammonds is looking for a takedown up against the cage. ed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
ed lands an elbow inside.
ed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hammonds.
ed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammonds's defenses.
ed lands an elbow inside.
ed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammonds pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hammonds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ed is keeping busy.
ed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammonds takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammonds tries to score a body lock takedown but ed shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul ed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Hammonds.
Hammonds is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from ed.

ed jumps guard and drags Hammonds to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ed controls Hammonds momentarily but Hammonds frees himself.
ed throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hammonds being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
ed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paul ed.

ed forces Hammonds back against the cage and clinches.
ed lands a damaging elbow.

ed has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hammonds uses from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammonds trying to control the position from guard on top but ed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammonds is one step ahead there.
Hammonds trying to control the position from guard on top but ed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ed lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hammonds!
ed working Hammonds over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ed punishing his opponent with strikes.
ed looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
ed unloading with bombs!
ed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hammonds looks a forlorn figure.
ed tries to control but Hammonds wriggling away.
ed breaks from Hammonds's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ed postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hammonds looks a forlorn figure.
ed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! ed connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ed raining down hammerfists from mount.
ed lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! ed connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Hammonds is rocked!
ed working the ground and pound effectively.
Hammonds is still in real trouble! Can ed finish him?
ed drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hammonds! More shots from ed and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul ed!
Paul ed very nearly forgot to thank Outkast Clothing Line amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.