PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamara comes to the cage accompanied by Ruoska - Kiroan. Meyer has chosen I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hamara
vs
Meyer

207 cm
30
300 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

204 cm
35
270 lbs
28 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heisenberg
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Anselmi Hamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Meyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Anselmi Hamara has been cut.
Hamara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meyer lands with a hook. Hamara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Hamara misses
and Meyer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hamara's knee momentarily.
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!
Meyer misses with a leg kick
enabling Hamara to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Kurt Meyer has been cut.
Hamara looks for the body kick but Meyer saw that one coming.
Meyer throws a shot to the body.
Meyer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hamara under the eye.
Hamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyer moves away.
Meyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamara on the side of the head.
Meyer throws a body punch but Hamara moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Meyer.
Hamara throws a good cross that connects.
Meyer misses with a hook. Hamara ducked under it nicely.
Meyer lands a lovely overhand right.
Meyer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a lazy body kick
and Hamara counters with a three punch combo that has Meyer backing up. Meyer nods at Hamara to acknowledge the strikes.
Hamara misses with a kick to the body.
Hamara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meyer looks to land a right hand but Hamara moved out of range.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Meyer scores with a four punch combination!
Meyer throws a head kick that misses.
Hamara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hamara dodges the punch combination from Meyer.
Meyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Some bone on bone action there as Meyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meyer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hamara's head.
Meyer lands a slapping body shot.
Meyer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hamara is out of range.
Meyer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kurt Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hamara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meyer connects with a single shot there.
Meyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meyer 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.
Meyer lands a leg kick that knocks Hamara off balance momentarily.
Hamara pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meyer is out of range and Hamara settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamara.
Meyer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meyer blocks the body kick.
Hamara throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Good exchange - Meyer coming out on top.
Meyer takes a swing at Hamara's ribcage but misses.
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara motions for Meyer to come forward. Hamara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hamara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hamara throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Meyer misses.
Hamara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hamara lands with a good body shot.
Meyer misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Meyer there.
Meyer misses with a straight left.
Jab from Meyer.
Hamara staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Meyer.
Meyer misses with a left hand
and Hamara counters with a two punch combo.
Meyer swings for the body but Hamara moves out of range.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara throws a head kick that misses.
Meyer throws a hook but Hamara avoids it easily.
Meyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Meyer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
Hamara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
Hamara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Meyer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Meyer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Meyer.
Hamara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Hamara throws a hook but Meyer avoids it easily.
Meyer jabs Hamara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Meyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Hamara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Meyer counter with a right hand.
Meyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hamara might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Meyer scores with a head kick.
Meyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meyer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Meyer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hamara takes one on the button.
Meyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hamara on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara with a jab.
Hamara tried to score with a low kick but Meyer checks it.
A head kick by Hamara misses
enabling Meyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Meyer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Meyer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Meyer dips to his left and cracks Hamara with an uppercut!
Meyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meyer throws a head kick that misses.
Hamara misses the shot to the body.
Meyer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hamara takes a step back to recover.
Meyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Kurt Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hamara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a nice hook to Hamara's body. Hamara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meyer works Hamara's body with a nice hook.
Hamara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as Meyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hamara doesn't seem phased though.
Meyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamara in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer lands a nice shot that snaps Hamara's head back.
A lazy left from Meyer finds it's target.

Hamara is rocked!
Meyer misses with a double jab.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hamara walks into a stiff left hand from Meyer.

Meyer lands a left and a right that send Hamara crashing to the mat, dazed. Meyer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Hamara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara slips under a jab.
Hamara seems to have got his legs back now.
Meyer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hamara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hamara at a distance.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
Hamara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hamara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meyer.
Meyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Anselmi Hamara's cut is getting worse.
Meyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meyer with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Hamara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Meyer misses with a low kick.
Hamara misses with a body kick.
Hamara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamara is looking to score with low kicks.
Hamara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hamara throws a low kick, looking for Meyer's leg but Meyer calmly moves out of range.
Meyer throws a series of punches but Hamara moves out of range.
Hamara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Meyer thuds a left hand into Hamara's body.
Meyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyer cracks Hamara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meyer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meyer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Meyer lands a big head kick that sends Hamara tumbling to the mat! Meyer takes a step backwards and waves Hamara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamara moves away.
Meyer swings for the body but Hamara moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Meyer misses.
Hamara is looking to wear down Meyer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Meyer cracks Hamara with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Meyer has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hamara to stand back up!
Meyer jabs Hamara right on the nose. Hamara blinks but takes it well.
Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
Meyer thumps Hamara with a low kick.
Hamara 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.
Meyer sizes up Hamara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meyer lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meyer. That's going to slow Hamara down.
Anselmi Hamara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meyer checks it well.
Meyer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Meyer lands with a straight right. Hamara didn't see that one coming.
Hamara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meyer throws a head kick but Hamara moves out of range.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
Hamara sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Meyer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hamara's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hamara at a distance.
Meyer throws a good cross that connects.
Hamara is looking to chop away at Meyer's legs.
Hamara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Meyer.
Good shot there by Meyer.
Hamara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meyer, right into the meat.
Meyer punishes Hamara's body with a nice straight punch.
Hamara tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meyer works the jab nicely.
Hamara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kurt Meyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamara misses with a looping left.
Meyer catches Hamara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meyer cracks Hamara with a good jab.
Crunch! Meyer slams his shin into Hamara's torso.
Hamara dips to his left and cracks Meyer with an uppercut!

That has opened up Kurt Meyer's cut even more.
Meyer connects with a crisp jab.
Meyer works Hamara's body with a nice hook.
Meyer throws a right and a left that Hamara avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Meyer. That snapped Hamara's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara throws a leg kick but Meyer moved away.
Hamara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Meyer. Meyer obviously looking to wear him down.
Hamara swings away with a leg kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Meyer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meyer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

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