PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramsey Rodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hammer
vs
Rodman

188 cm
27
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramsey Rodman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammer.

Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hammer has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rodman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Hammer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hammer trying to control.
Rodman covering up well under a series of strikes from Hammer.
Rodman is in bad spot here.
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes.
Hammer has the hooks in. Rodman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hammer is striking well from the back but Rodman escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Rodman keeping hold of Hammer's head, controlling as best he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
Hammer tries to pass to full mount but Rodman defends it.
Rodman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammer.
Rodman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodman wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer postures up in Rodman's guard and throws a big left but Rodman blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rodman is pulling down on Hammer's head. It's preventing any offense from Hammer, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodman wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer works over Rodman with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodman has momentary wrist control but Hammer slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammer won't allow Rodman to get back to his feet.
Hammer postures up in Rodman's guard and throws a big left but Rodman blocks it.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodman is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammer is looking to advance position but Rodman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Hammer taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hammer wants to control but Rodman is keeping busy.
Hammer tries to get to full guard but Rodman has control of the leg.
Rodman controlling the action here.
Rodman is thwarting Hammer's attempts to control the position.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodman on the ground.
Hammer is looking for a sweep. Rodman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer is working hard here to advance position.
Hammer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammer lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Rodman is pulling down on Hammer's head. It's preventing any offense from Hammer, at least for the moment.
Rodman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
Rodman wants to stand but Hammer is controlling the position.
Rodman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodman controlling Hammer's posture.
Hammer trying to control but Rodman is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rodman holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rodman misses with a straight right.
Rodman tries to clinch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodman is fending him off so far but Hammer persists. Nope, Rodman circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodman can do to turn this around?
Hammer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rodman defends well and Hammer ends up having to push Rodman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rodman as he jumps to the side.
Hammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodman is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Hammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rodman defends it nicely.
Rodman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hammer is defended easily by Rodman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rodman moves into the clinch.
Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rodman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hammer after a bit of a struggle.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Rodman is pressed up against the cage. Hammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rodman down to the mat. Rodman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer dives in for a single leg takedown but Rodman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hammer moves into the clinch.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Rodman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Rodman.
Rodman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodman has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rodman tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Rodman back against the cage.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rodman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodman goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt - Rodman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mark Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodman tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodman misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rodman has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.
Rodman misses with some punches.
Rodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Rodman misses with a body punch.
Hammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer shoots in but no luck this time.
Hammer with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rodman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodman moves into full mount! Hammer won't be happy about that!
Rodman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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.
Rodman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rodman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodman landing strikes from the mount and Hammer is in trouble!
Mark Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodman controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodman cracks Hammer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodman looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rodman controlling from the full mount.
Hammer is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Rodman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rodman raining down shots from the mount!
Rodman raining down shots from the mount!
Hammer is looking to improve his position but Rodman isn't that keen on the idea.
Rodman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramsey Rodman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hammer dives in and grabs Rodman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rodman pushes down on Hammer's head and hops out.
Hammer shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodman sprawls well. He's pushed Hammer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hammer darts in looking for a takedown but Rodman gets double underhooks and turns Hammer into the cage.
Rodman drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hammer defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rodman stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammer. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodman misses with a straight right.
Rodman tries to clinch up.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodman but Rodman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rodman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rodman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rodman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Hammer's face as Rodman controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries to buck Rodman off but Rodman is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodman advances to full mount.
Hammer can't escape the position.
Hammer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hammer is in a horrible position here. Rodman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rodman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hammer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Rodman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodman controlling the position easily from mount.
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rodman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Rodman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hammer is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Rodman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Hammer is rocked!
Rodman drops a big elbow. That's hurt Hammer! More shots from Rodman and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramsey Rodman!