PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Magnus Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderhorse. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dylan Peterson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Hammersmith
vs
Peterson

185 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnus Hammersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammersmith to score with a decent uppercut.
Hammersmith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Hammersmith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammersmith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammersmith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammersmith.
Peterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peterson throws a body punch but Hammersmith moves out of range.

Hammersmith rushes Peterson and presses him up against the ropes.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A bit of stalling here from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson is trying to break free.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
Hammersmith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Hammersmith's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Hammersmith is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammersmith as Peterson tries to tie him up.
Hammersmith avoiding damage.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith tries to land knees in the clinch but Peterson avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hammersmith as the two fighters clinch.
Peterson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson wants to break free but Hammersmith has control.
Hammersmith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Hammersmith misses with a body punch.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Hammersmith.
Peterson being controlled against the ropes.
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammersmith has him pressed against the ropes.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammersmith uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hammersmith misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith working aggressively here.
Hammersmith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Hammersmith lands a body punch.
Hammersmith is working Peterson over against the ropes.
Hammersmith lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammersmith lands with a light punch inside.
Hammersmith struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Hammersmith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Hammersmith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith landing knees to the body.
Hammersmith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammersmith avoiding damage.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hammersmith tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammersmith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hammersmith lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peterson.
Hammersmith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hammersmith has Peterson pressed against the ropes, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hammersmith is working Peterson over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Hammersmith - that landed with a thud.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Hammersmith has him pressed against the ropes.
Hammersmith misses with a knee strike.
Hammersmith slowing the pace effectively.
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!
Peterson lands an uppercut.
Peterson tries to break free but Hammersmith pushes him back against the ropes.
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hammersmith lands a shoulder strike.
Hammersmith lands a right hand.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith misses with the head strike.
Hammersmith prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Hammersmith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hammersmith takes a shot to the head.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammersmith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammersmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammersmith lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Hammersmith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson misses with a knee to the head.
Hammersmith stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Hammersmith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab lands there for Peterson.
A jab from Peterson does it's job there.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dylan Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammersmith with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammersmith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Hammersmith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammersmith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Peterson can pounce on him.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Hammersmith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammersmith 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.

Hammersmith clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson tries a body shot but Hammersmith blocks it.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Hammersmith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Magnus Hammersmith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammersmith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hammersmith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammersmith misses with a body punch.
Hammersmith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson tries a body shot but Hammersmith blocks it.
Hammersmith digs a right hand into Peterson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peterson's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammersmith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peterson or not.
Hammersmith lands a shoulder strike.
Hammersmith keeps control of Peterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammersmith presses Peterson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peterson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Hammersmith controls the action.
Hammersmith lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammersmith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Peterson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammersmith lands with a left to the head.
Peterson is looking to control Hammersmith's arms but Hammersmith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peterson has his back to the ropes.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Hammersmith blocking some punches.

Hammersmith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hammersmith clinches with his opponent.
Hammersmith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hammersmith misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson is trying to break the clinch but Hammersmith has him pressed against the ropes.
Hammersmith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson can't find room to land a body shot as Hammersmith controls the action.
Hammersmith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hammersmith.
A right hand to the body from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hammersmith lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to break the clinch but Hammersmith is controlling the position.
Hammersmith effectively controlling the action here.
Hammersmith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hammersmith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hammersmith tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hammersmith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Peterson misses.

Hammersmith moves into the clinch successfully.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammersmith lands with a right to the head.
Hammersmith lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hammersmith scores with a nice short uppercut.

Peterson is rocked!
Peterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammersmith finish him?
Hammersmith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Hammersmith is working Peterson over against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammersmith lands with a light punch inside.
Hammersmith cracks Peterson with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Peterson goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Peterson wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Magnus Hammersmith!
Magnus Hammersmith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.