PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandar Ibrahimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by Birdman - I Run This ft. LIL WAYNE. Ibrahimovic has chosen Mind Heist as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hammer
vs
Ibrahimovic

220 cm
30
169 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

190 cm
31
167 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ibrahimovic back to the cage. Hammer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hammer throws the left hand but Ibrahimovic avoids the punch easily.
Hammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ibrahimovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hammer.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibrahimovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
A head kick misses from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Ibrahimovic moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic tries to land a knee to the head but Hammer blocks with his arms.
Ibrahimovic stalling in the clinch but Hammer improves position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer lands a body shot.
Ibrahimovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Ibrahimovic slips the punch.
Ibrahimovic avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Ibrahimovic looks to clinch
and Hammer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Ibrahimovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hammer.
Ibrahimovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Ibrahimovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer is looking to wear down Ibrahimovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Hammer misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a low kick, right behind Hammer 's knee.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick from Ibrahimovic misses.
Hammer throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Ibrahimovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Ibrahimovic's head but Ibrahimovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ibrahimovic works Hammer's body with a nice hook.
Ibrahimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibrahimovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibrahimovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibrahimovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibrahimovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Hammer misses with a body kick.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibrahimovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahimovic thumps Hammer with a low kick.
Hammer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
Ibrahimovic throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Ibrahimovic avoids it well.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ibrahimovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer scores with a body shot.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Ibrahimovic saw that one coming.
Hammer throws a body punch but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Hammer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hammer.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ibrahimovic avoids the head kick by Hammer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibrahimovic is just out of range.
Hammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Ibrahimovic counters with a good low kick that Hammer was not able to check.

Ibrahimovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Ibrahimovic stalling the fight.
Ibrahimovic keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Ibrahimovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ibrahimovic or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer looking to stall.
Ibrahimovic trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with some punches.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Ibrahimovic has double underhooks.
Ibrahimovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hammer's efforts to push away.
Ibrahimovic stalling against the cage.
Ibrahimovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ibrahimovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Ibrahimovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Ibrahimovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Ibrahimovic's head but Ibrahimovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ibrahimovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ibrahimovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hammer checks it well.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Ibrahimovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Ibrahimovic's belly button to the back.
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibrahimovic.
An inside leg kick from Hammer misses.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Ibrahimovic is out of range.

Ibrahimovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammer, pushing him back against the cage.
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hammer thows a leg kick but Ibrahimovic checks it
and Ibrahimovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer throws the left hand but Ibrahimovic avoids the punch easily.
Ibrahimovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Hammer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ibrahimovic's head backwards.

Ibrahimovic rushes Hammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ibrahimovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Ibrahimovic has him pressed against the cage.
Ibrahimovic trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer wants to break free but Ibrahimovic has control.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ibrahimovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Hammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ibrahimovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries to break free but Ibrahimovic pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ibrahimovic looking to throw knees to the head but Hammer is blocking nicely.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ibrahimovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ibrahimovic missing with knees to the body.
Ibrahimovic misses with a knee to the head.
Ibrahimovic avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Ibrahimovic's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Ibrahimovic is controlling him.
Ibrahimovic lands a nice knee to the body.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Ibrahimovic moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ibrahimovic counters with a big head kick but Hammer shrugs it off.
Ibrahimovic throws a low kick but Hammer moves out of range easily.
Ibrahimovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Ibrahimovic.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammer. That snapped Ibrahimovic's head back.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ibrahimovic momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ibrahimovic.
Ibrahimovic misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahimovic throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Ibrahimovic is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Ibrahimovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammer can pounce on him.
Ibrahimovic tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Ibrahimovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Ibrahimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a head kick but Ibrahimovic moves out of range.
Ibrahimovic throws a low kick, looking for Hammer's leg but Hammer calmly moves out of range.
Hammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ibrahimovic misses with a double jab.
Ibrahimovic wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Ibrahimovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Ibrahimovic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibrahimovic checks a low kick from Hammer.
Ibrahimovic throws a solid leg kick but Hammer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ibrahimovic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandar Ibrahimovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hammer 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hammer!
Jack Hammer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.