PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Armen Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hammer
vs
Little

177 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armen Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddy Little!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hammer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Little walks into a left hand.

It looks like Eddy Little has been cut.
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Little closes the distance and clinches.
Little stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little.
Hammer takes a shot to the head.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammers head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Little prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Little scores with a nice short uppercut.
Little is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Little pushes Hammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Little uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.

Little manages to break the clinch.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Little's belly button to the back.
Hammer takes a swing at Little's ribcage but misses.
Hammer digs a good hook to Little's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer is looking for a counter combo.
Little takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Little tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hammer is looking to wear down Little with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A slow jab from Little misses its intended target.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Little should have avoided that one.
Eddy Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Little throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Little misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Little. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Hammer misses its target.
Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Little at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Little misses the target.

Little moves into the clinch.
Hammer being controlled against the cage.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer working hard to break the clinch.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Little is stalling here.
Hammer being controlled against the cage.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little avoiding damage.
Little blocks an uppercut.
Little is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Little has Hammer pressed against the cage, preventing Hammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Little taking a breather.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Little is struggling to control the position.
Little taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddy Little.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hammer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Little fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammer slips a jab from Little.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Little has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Little there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer lunges at Little with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Little's hand.
Little clobbers Hammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Little misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Little's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Little misses with a right hand
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Little misses.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Hammer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Little shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Little might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Little avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Little is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Little misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
Hammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Littles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hammer, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Hammer.
Hammer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hammer throws a shot to the body.
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!
A jab from Little misses.
Little catches Hammer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Little misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hammer.
A swing and a miss from Little.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?
Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Little throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Hammer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Little.
Little is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammer. That snapped Little's head back.
Hammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Little on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Little misses with the combination.
Hammer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Little.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Little misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Little does no damage.
Hammer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hammer works Little's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammer!
Hammer swings for the body but Little moves out of range.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Little moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Hammer lands with a hook. Little tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Little misses with a shot to the body
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hammer throws out a powerful jab.
Hammer jabs Little right on the nose. Little blinks but takes it well.
Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Little in his tracks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Little bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hammer's head.
Little swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer scores with a body shot.
Little throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a nice body shot.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
A big right from Little misses.
Hammer cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
Hammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Little doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Little does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Little.
Armen Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little dips to his left and cracks Hammer with an uppercut!
Little loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Hammer slips under a jab.
A jab from Little misses.
Little throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Little looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Hammer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Hammer finds it's way through Little's defenses.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Little.
Hammer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hammer looks to land a combination. Little sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Little was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Hammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Little's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Little throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Little's body. Little takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hammer clobbers Little with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Little cracks Hammer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hammer cracks Little with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Little misses with a straight left.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Little throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Little staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Little on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Little thows a left - swing and a miss!
Little is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammer.
Little doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Little has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Hammer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Little takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch lands to the side of Hammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Little scores with a jab.
Hammer throws a body punch but Little moves out of range.
Little clobbers Hammer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hammer tries to bum rush Little with a series of wild strikes but Little uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hammer scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Little's body. Little takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Little throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Little loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hammer, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Little.

Hammer is rocked!
Little drops Hammer with a straight right hand, right on the button! Little follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Little!