PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - Hei Scully. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammer
vs
Walters

178 cm
26
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
28
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Walters!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammer.

Walters feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Walters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walters passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hammer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hammer tries to get out of the position.
The ground and pound from Walters seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Walters tries for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
Hammer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walters tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walters is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Walters tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Walters seems to be working for a kimura but Hammer defends the submission attempt.
Hammer's coaches at Beast farming have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Walters tries to stand and escape but Hammer is controlling the position.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Walters is working for a kimura but Hammer is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Walters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Walters prevents Hammer from standing back up.
Walters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walters wants to pass the guard but Hammer is defending well.
Walters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.

Walters wants to work for an arm triangle but Hammer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walters working over Hammer with some ground and pound. Hammer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hammer is trying to stand up here but Walters is controlling him well.
Walters not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walters tries to stand and escape but Hammer is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Walters tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hammer controls his leg.
Walters passes to full mount!
Walters unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Walters is working for a guillotine from mount but Hammer frees his head quite easily.
Hammer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hammer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walters counters with a head kick. That will keep Hammer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marco Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters lands with a kick to the temple. Hammer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hammer leaves Walters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Walters shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Walters working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Walters in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kyle Walters has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Walters seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Walters has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hammer is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Walters yanks on the arm and Hammer is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Walters.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kyle Walters!
In defeat, Marco Hammer stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm very sorry! I'll be back stronger!'.