PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Altair Hammeneus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Klychko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hammeneus
vs
Klychko

180 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

182 cm
26
170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Altair Hammeneus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Klychko!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammeneus thuds a left hand into Klychko's body.
Klychko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Klychko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammeneus!
Hammeneus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Altair Hammeneus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Hammeneus.
Hammeneus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klychko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hammeneus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Klychko misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammeneus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hammeneus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klychko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Klychko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klychko throws a sloppy head kick and Hammeneus moves out of range easily.
Klychko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klychko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hammeneus scores with a three punch combo!
Hammeneus scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klychko is looking to clinch.
Hammeneus feints a jab promting Klychko to slip. Hammeneus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Klychko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hammeneus throws a shot to the body.
Hammeneus lands with a nice body punch.
Hammeneus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hammeneus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hammeneus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hammeneus, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammeneus. That snapped Klychko's head back.
Hammeneus lands with a cross.
Hammeneus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hammeneus jabs Klychko to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammeneus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klychko circles away quickly and effectively.
Klychko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammeneus.
Some wild striking there from Hammeneus.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammeneus misses the target.
Hammeneus connects with a body shot.
Hammeneus cracks Klychko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hammeneus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hammeneus swats away the attempt to clinch by Klychko.
Hammeneus misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammeneus!
Hammeneus throws an overhand right that lands on Klychko's shoulder, as Klychko tries to avoid the shot.
Klychko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammeneus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab from Hammeneus.
Klychko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klychko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammeneus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammeneus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Klychko takes one to the chin there.
Klychko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammeneus with a nice cross.
Klychko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammeneus misses with a body shot.
Hammeneus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammeneus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klychko on the side of the head.
Nice cross by Hammeneus.
Hammeneus works Klychko's body with a nice hook.
Hammeneus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Klychko misses with the combination.
Klychko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammeneus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammeneus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Klychko tries to clinch up but Hammeneus circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammeneus scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Altair Hammeneus 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.

Hammeneus cracks Klychko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Klychko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Hammeneus. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammeneus.
Klychko slips under a jab from Hammeneus.
Hammeneus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klychko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammeneus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Klychko closes the distance and pushes Hammeneus back into the cage.
Hammeneus is trying to break free.
Hammeneus is trying to push Klychko away but Klychko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hammeneus is trying to break free.
Klychko looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammeneus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klychko has Hammeneus pressed against the cage, preventing Hammeneus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klychko has Hammeneus pressed against the cage, preventing Hammeneus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Hammeneus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammeneus is looking to break free of the clinch but Klychko has double underhooks.
Hammeneus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Klychko has him pressed against the cage.
Hammeneus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Hammeneus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hammeneus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammeneus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klychko tries to circle away but Hammeneus has him pinned against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Klychko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammeneus manages to break the clinch.
Hammeneus is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hammeneus lands a nice looking body shot.
Hammeneus misses with a double jab.
Hammeneus digs a good body shot into Klychko's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammeneus.
Hammeneus slips a jab and a cross from Klychko.
Hammeneus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hammeneus connects with a looping right hand.
Klychko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammeneus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Klychko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Klychko misses with a straight left.
Altair Hammeneus is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammeneus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammeneus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Klychko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammeneus moves away.
Klychko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hammeneus throws a right hand that Klychko ducks under and follows up with a left that Klychko also avoids with ease.
Hammeneus cracks Klychko with a good jab.
Klychko throws a head kick but Hammeneus moves out of range.
Hammeneus scores with a jab.
Klychko slips a jab and a cross from Hammeneus.
Hammeneus lands with a nice body punch.
Hammeneus misses with a looping left.
Hammeneus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammeneus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klychko manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammeneus.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Klychko misses with a head kick.
Hammeneus throws a right and a left that Klychko avoids nicely.
Klychko misses with the combination.
Hammeneus with a hook.
Klychko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hammeneus digs a good body shot into Klychko's ribs.
Hammeneus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klychko circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klychko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hammeneus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klychko under the eye.
Hammeneus throws an overhand right that lands on Klychko's shoulder, as Klychko tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Altair Hammeneus dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Klychko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammeneus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klychko circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammeneus lands with a hook. Klychko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hammeneus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klychko on the side of the head.
Hammeneus lands with a cross.
Hammeneus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hammeneus connects with the punch.
Hammeneus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klychko circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammeneus moves out of range of the leg kick from Klychko.
Hammeneus lands a really nice looking cross but Klychko seems unphased.
Donk. Hammeneus catches Klychko right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammeneus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klychko circles away quickly and effectively.
Klychko misses with a hook. Hammeneus ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klychko takes a swing at Hammeneus's ribcage but misses.
Klychko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammeneus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammeneus looks to land a combination. Klychko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hammeneus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klychko.
Hammeneus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Klychko at a distance.
Klychko is looking to clinch.
Hammeneus connects with a right hand. Klychko shakes it off.
Hammeneus throws a shot from downtown. Klychko moves away and avoids it.
Klychko misses the jab.
Hammeneus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Hammeneus.
Hammeneus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammeneus connects with a body shot that sends Klychko's belly button to the back.
Hammeneus misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammeneus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hammeneus misses with a few strikes there.
Altair Hammeneus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammeneus with a jab.
Hammeneus throws a hook but Klychko avoids it easily.
Klychko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammeneus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Klychko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammeneus punishes Klychko's body with a nice straight punch.
Hammeneus just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klychko wants to clinch.
Klychko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammeneus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Klychko scrambles back to his feet.
Hammeneus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Klychko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammeneus lands with a cross.
Hammeneus lands a body shot.
Hammeneus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammeneus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hammeneus duly obliges.

Klychko gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammeneus tries to break the clinch but Klychko is controlling the position.
Hammeneus has Klychko pressed against the cage, preventing Klychko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klychko has had enough of the clinch but Hammeneus keeps him there for the moment.

Hammeneus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klychko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hammeneus fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammeneus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Klychko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hammeneus with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klychko misses with the combination.
Klychko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Altair Hammeneus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammeneus 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Altair Hammeneus!