PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salath Sar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hamfist
vs
Sar

190 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salath Sar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamfist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hamfist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sar misses with a left hand

and Hamfist counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sar's guard now.
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Sar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hamfist chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamfist trying to control the position from guard on top but Sar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamfist working some strikes from top position.
Hamfist chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamfist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sar is keeping the position for now.
Hamfist trying to control but Sar is working from the bottom.
Sar keeping full guard, as Hamfist tries to pass.

Sar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hamfist defends well.
Hamfist keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sar's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamfist content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sar keeping full guard, as Hamfist tries to pass.
Hamfist trying to control but Sar is working from the bottom.
Hamfist postures up and lands a big shot to Sar's brow.
Hamfist is in close to Sar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamfist postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamfist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sar's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sar wants to stand and escape but Hamfist is having none of it.
Hamfist trying to control but Sar is working from the bottom.
Hamfist is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Sar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamfist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Sar wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist trying to control but Sar is working from the bottom.
Hamfist is looking to work some ground and pound but Sar has wrist control.
Hamfist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamfist wants to control from the top but Sar keeps moving.
Hamfist won't allow Sar to sweep him here.
Hamfist landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamfist working some strikes from top position.
Hamfist wants to control from the top but Sar keeps moving.

Sar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hamfist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sar keeping moving, preventing Hamfist from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamfist working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sar's head.
Hamfist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hamfist content to stall in guard here.
Hamfist lands a couple of elbows.
Sar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamfist accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamfist stops Sar from standing up.

Sar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hamfist passes into half guard.
Sar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamfist scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hamfist is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamfist is nestled in close to Sar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sar is refusing to be controlled, as Hamfist sits in half guard.
Hamfist passes to side control.
Sar tries to buck Hamfist off but Hamfist is having none of it.
Hamfist is working Sar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hamfist is working Sar over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sar tries to bench press Hamfist off him but Hamfist keeps the position.
Sar manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hamfist's best efforts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hamfist is working for a kimura but Sar is defending it quite comfortably.
Sar wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mookie Hamfist dominated that round.
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.

No joy there for Hamfist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hamfist is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hamfist is holding on to half guard well.
Hamfist trying to hold on to Sar's head to control him but Sar postures up.

Sar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hamfist is pressing down on Sar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hamfist is pulling down on Sar's head to control his posture.

Hamfist is looking for a triangle but Sar pushes his legs off easily.
Hamfist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamfist has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sar stands and throws Hamfist's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hamfist struggling a bit here.
Hamfist is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sar working away.

Sar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mookie Hamfist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamfist manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sar is pressing down on Hamfist's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hamfist is holding on for now.

Sar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Hamfist is defending against the submission attempts here by Sar.

Hamfist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hamfist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hamfist is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sar is working for a submission of some sort.
Hamfist is looking for a sweep. Sar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Hamfist looking for submissions off his back.
Sar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Sar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hamfist is looking for a sweep. Sar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Hamfist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist is trying to maintain the position but Sar is very close to passing his half guard.

Sar is trying to work for a kimura but Hamfist is defending well.

Sar is looking for a kimura but Hamfist is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sar to get the leverage.
Hamfist wants to control but Sar is keeping busy.
Sar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamfist defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamfist moves into full guard.
Sar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Salath Sar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hamfist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sar.
Sar keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamfist tries to clinch up but Sar circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamfist doesn't manage to clinch there - Sar circles away.
Mookie Hamfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Sar misses the target.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hamfist enables Sar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hamfist manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hamfist is trying to keep Sar in close.

Hamfist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sar defends it easily.
Sar wants to pass the guard but Hamfist is keeping the position.
Hamfist wants to sweep here but Sar controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamfist is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sar drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Sar as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hamfist screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Sar! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Salath Sar!