PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anselmi Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mercury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. Hamara has chosen Ruoska - Kiroan as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mercury
vs
Hamara

225 cm
30
263 lbs
19 - 7 - 2

207 cm
31
300 lbs
25 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Anselmi Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hamara looks to throw the jab but Mercury is out of range.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercury bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hamara throws a low kick but Mercury moves out of range easily.
Hamara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hamara scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercury doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamara.
Mercury throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamara. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercury 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.
Hamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercury.
Hamara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mercury at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara defending well as Mercury loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hamara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mercury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mercury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mercury throws the left hand but Hamara avoids the punch easily.
Hamara scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Hamara blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Hamara throws a low kick but Mercury avoids it.
Hamara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercury counters with an outside leg kick.
Hamara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mercury on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hamara. Hamara obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mercury. Hamara shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Hamara moves forwards but Mercury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury throws a leg kick which misses Hamara's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamara tries to avoid it.
Hamara takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercury is just out of range.
Mercury takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mercury misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercury misses with an uppercut. Hamara saw that one coming.
Hamara misses with the body kick
and Mercury counters with a head kick. That will keep Hamara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hamara closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hamara misses with a double jab
and Mercury counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mercury throws a leg kick that misses.
Mercury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hamara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury with a nice cross.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Hamara blocks a head kick by Mercury.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mercury keeps Hamara at a distance using the push kick.
Hamara misses with a leg kick.
Mercury tried to score with a low kick but Hamara checks it.
Hamara moves out of range as Mercury strikes.
Mercury connects with a single shot there.
Mercury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mercury scores with a nice strike.
Hamara blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury tries a low kick but Hamara avoids it.
Mercury fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamara misses with a low kick.
Hamara throws the kick towards the body but Mercury avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Mercury as he connects with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hamara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mercury - the referee stops the clock and Hamara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mercury. Hamara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hamara throws a body punch but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury throws a jab when Hamara was well out of range.
Mercury moves out of range as Hamara strikes.
Mercury throws a leg kick which misses Hamara's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamara tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mercury counters with a low kick, right behind Hamara 's knee.
Hamara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mercury rather than just go for the knockout.
Hamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mercury throws a leg kick but Hamara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hamara moves out of range of the body kick from Mercury.
Hamara tries to score with a low kick but Mercury moves his leg out of the way.
Hamara throws the kick towards the body but Mercury avoids it.
Mercury is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mercury checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hamara throws a leg kick but Mercury sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hamara throws a lazy right hand but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercury can pounce on him.
Hamara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mercury misses with a low kick.
Mercury connects with a single shot there.
Hamara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mercury. That one must have hurt.
Hamara is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hamara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hamara throws a looping overhand right but Mercury ducks down to avoid it.
Hamara walks into a jab.
Hamara has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mercury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mercury throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick from Mercury misses.
Hamara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hamara connects with an inside leg kick.
Mercury connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mercury misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hamara is looking to chop away at Mercury's legs.
Hamara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mercury thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hamara if he has to take too many more of those.
Mercury seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mercury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercury thuds his right hand into Hamara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercury fakes the leg kick and cracks Hamara in the body.
Mercury lands a jab.
Mercury throws a right hand that Hamara ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamara also avoids with ease.
Mercury avoids the body shot from Hamara.
Decent striking displayed by Mercury there.
Hamara swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Mercury bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mercury moves out of range of the leg kick from Hamara.
Jab, jab by Mercury - just one landing.
Mercury throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mercury is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hamara misses with a low kick.
Hamara slips a straight right by Mercury.
Mercury throws a big shot that misses.
Mercury checks a low kick from Hamara.
Hamara throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercury counters with an outside leg kick.
Mercury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hamara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercury.
Mercury throws a head kick but Hamara moves out of range.
Mercury throws a half hearted mid kick.
Freddie Mercury is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercury throws the left hand but Hamara avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Mercury there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hamara might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mercury has got the better of the exchanges.
Hamara walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercury throws a sloppy head kick and Hamara moves out of range easily.
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamara throws an overhand right that lands on Mercury's shoulder, as Mercury tries to avoid the shot.
Mercury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mercury throws a head kick but Hamara moves out of range.
Hamara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hamara is breathing heavily.
Hamara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercury stalks Hamara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamara's face. Hamara staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters circling a little - Mercury finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hamara swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hamara takes one on the button.
Hamara ducks right into an uppercut from Mercury.
Hamara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hamara blocks the body kick.
Hamara throws a hook to the side of Mercury's head but Mercury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hamara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mercury scores with a leg kick.
Hamara scores with a shot to the body.
Mercury plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
A big left from Hamara misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercury.
Hamara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mercury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mercury connects with a looping right hand.
Mercury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamara can do to turn this around?
Hamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mercury.
Hamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercury looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hamara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hamara throws a hook but Mercury avoids it easily.
Mercury connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercury 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.
Mercury 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.
Mercury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hamara lands a jab to Mercury's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hamara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercury checks a leg kick.
Hamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercury manages to avoid it.
Anselmi Hamara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercury checks a leg kick.
Mercury throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercury.
Mercury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mercury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. Hamara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hamara thows a body shot but no joy.
Mercury 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.
Jab, jab by Mercury - just one landing.
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?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hamara fails to land with a series of punches.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mercury darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Hamara catches Mercury right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Hamara misses its intended target.
Mercury lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hamara takes a step back to recover.
Mercury cracks the inside of Hamara's front leg.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercury. That snapped Hamara's head back.
Mercury is looking to slow Hamara down with leg kicks.
Hamara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mercury moves out of range as Hamara strikes.
Mercury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hamara's head backwards.
Mercury scores with a jab.
Mercury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mercury shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hamara eats them both and turns towards Mercury to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Hamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mercury.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Hamara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mercury.
Mercury lands a lovely overhand right.
Hamara tries to move into range but Mercury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Mercury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mercury 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!