PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jury Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Steedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by Symphony 9. Steedman has chosen Last Man Standing as his entrance music. Jury Hamilton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hamilton
vs
Steedman

150 cm
19
152 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
152 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jury Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Steedman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steedman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hamilton tries to avoid it but Steedman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hamilton to the ground. Hamilton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steedman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steedman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamilton but Hamilton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jury Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Steedman.
Steedman leaves Hamilton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Hamilton as Steedman shoots in.
Hamilton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Hamilton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steedman did well to prevent Hamilton getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hamilton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hamilton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steedman's head.
Nice strikes from Hamilton there.
Hamilton is thwarting Steedman's attempts to control the position.
Hamilton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hamilton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Steedman has eaten all the pies!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steedman trying to hold on to Hamilton's head to control him but Hamilton postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steedman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hamilton stops Steedman from getting back to his feet.
Hamilton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steedman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamilton is thwarting Steedman's attempts to control the position.
Hamilton thows a huge punch but Steedman dodges it nicely.
Hamilton thows a huge punch but Steedman dodges it nicely.
Steedman wants to get back to full guard.
Steedman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hamilton is working away from the top position though.
Steedman wants to get back to his feet.
Steedman looks winded!
Hamilton working over Steedman with some ground and pound. Steedman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamilton throwing shots but Steedman is blocking nicely.
Hamilton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steedman defending well though.
Steedman pushes Hamilton off looking to stand but Hamilton dives back in and keeps control.

Steedman kicks Hamilton off and gets back to his feet.

Hamilton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steedman has hold of Hamilton's hands but Hamilton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steedman tries to kick Hamilton off but Hamilton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamilton lands a nice short elbow.
Steedman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamilton.
Steedman won't allow Hamilton to pass to mount.
Steedman gets full guard.
Hamilton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steedman's head.
Hamilton is working Steedman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steedman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamilton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steedman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Hamilton is in close to Steedman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamilton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steedman controls Hamilton momentarily but Hamilton frees himself.
Hamilton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steedman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Steedman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hamilton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hamilton tries to hold on but Steedman pushes him away.
Hamilton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hamilton tries to get out of the position.
Steedman is looking to work his way around to Hamilton's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Hamilton regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steedman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hamilton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steedman on the ground.

Steedman is looking for a kimura but Hamilton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steedman to get the leverage.

Steedman is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hamilton still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hamilton has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hamilton working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton is working Steedman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steedman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hamilton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Steedman is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steedman as he jumps to the side.

Hamilton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steedman did well to prevent Hamilton getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steedman is looking for a sweep. Hamilton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamilton stops Steedman from getting back to his feet.
Steedman controlling the position well.

Steedman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Steedman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamilton circles away.

Steedman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.

Steedman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hamilton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Steedman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steedman wants to stand but Hamilton is controlling the position.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Hamilton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steedman is trying to keep Hamilton in close.
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Steedman looking to control.
Hamilton chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
Hamilton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steedman's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton works over Steedman with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamilton landing some decent shots from guard.
Hamilton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steedman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steedman wants to get back to his feet but Hamilton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hamilton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamilton works over Steedman with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Steedman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamilton cracks Steedman with a solid left hand.
Steedman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamilton is controlling him.
Steedman is trying to control the position but Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steedman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steedman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamilton is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton postures up and lands a big shot to Steedman's brow.
Steedman controls Hamilton momentarily but Hamilton frees himself.
Hamilton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamilton chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamilton stands up over Steedman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steedman is trying to keep Hamilton in close.
Hamilton lands a couple of elbows.
Hamilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steedman wants to stand but Hamilton is controlling the position.
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a couple of elbows.
Hamilton stopping the sweep attempt from Steedman.
Hamilton tries to free his leg and advance position but Steedman is retaining full guard.
Hamilton landing some decent shots from guard.
Steedman wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamilton scoring with some ground and pound.
Hamilton landing some decent shots from guard.
Hamilton postures up and lands a big shot to Steedman's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton throws a big elbow that misses.
Steedman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hamilton's guard.

Steedman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hamilton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steedman has Hamilton in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hamilton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Steedman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hamilton!

Steedman swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hamilton is now in Steedman's guard. A big mistake from Steedman there, giving up the dominant position!
Jury Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steedman trying to control the position.
Hamilton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steedman wants to stand and escape but Hamilton is having none of it.
Steedman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamilton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steedman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steedman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton working some strikes from top position.
Hamilton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hamilton is in close to Steedman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steedman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Steedman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt.

Steedman gets the takedown into side control.

Steedman is trying to get an arm triangle but Hamilton is defending well.

Hamilton explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Miles Steedman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jury Hamilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Steedman looking to score a takedown here. Hamilton is defending well but Steedman drives through and ends up in Hamilton's guard.
Hamilton looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamilton, not yet.
Hamilton wants to stand up but Steedman is controlling him.

Steedman 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.

Steedman has gone for a leg lock! Hamilton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Steedman's guard.
Steedman wants to stand but Hamilton is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steedman looking for a sweep. Not yet Steedman, not yet.
Hamilton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hamilton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

We're going to have a standup here because Jury Hamilton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Hamilton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steedman to the mat! Steedman manages to get full guard.
Steedman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Steedman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamilton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steedman has his foot on Hamilton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hamilton works his way back into a safe position though.
Hamilton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Steedman keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!

We're going to have a standup here because Jury Hamilton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hamilton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jury Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown but Steedman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamilton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hamilton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jury Hamilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steedman shoots in but no luck this time.

Hamilton shoots in and gets a takedown into Steedman's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Steedman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steedman striking off his back but it's not causing Hamilton any problems.
Hamilton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

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 Jury Hamilton.
Well Hamilton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jury Hamilton!