PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Amp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pillow Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Amp
vs
Hands

178 cm
26
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Amp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pillow Hands!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Amp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hands on the side of the head.
Hands lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amp works the jab nicely.
Amp connects with a single shot there.
Amp lands an overhand right.
A low kick from Hands misses
and Amp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hands has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amp finds it's way round the side to connect with Hands's head.
Amp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pillow Hands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Hands moves to clinch but Amp breaks away
and Amp counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands throws a body kick that misses
and Amp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands closes the distance but Amp moves to the side
letting Amp counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amp connects with a single shot there.
Amp scores with the left hand. Hands knows he should have avoided that one.
Amp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hands thows a leg kick but Amp checks it
and Amp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amp finds it's way round the side to connect with Hands's head.
Hands throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Amp counter with a right hand.
Amp lands a really nice looking cross but Hands seems unphased.
Amp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Amp is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hands drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amp cracks Hands with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hands misses with a low kick as Amp jumps back.
Amp throws out a loose jab but Hands uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking to clinch.
Hands wants to clinch
and Amp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hands moves out of range as Amp strikes.
Hands moves to clinch but Amp breaks away
letting Amp counter with a right hand.
Hands bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hands looks for the body kick but Amp saw that one coming.
Hands tries to clinch up but Amp circles away and keeps his distance.
Amp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hands.
Hands is looking to land body kicks.
Amp is looking to counter punch.
Amp works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hands's head backwards.
Amp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hands dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amp. That did some damage!
Amp scores with a three punch combo!

Hands is rocked!
Amp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hands is still on wobbly legs! Can Amp finish him?
Hands throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hands seems to have recovered his senses.
Amp takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hands walks into a stiff left hand from Amp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hands.
Amp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hands on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hands.
Hands thows a leg kick but Amp checks it
and Amp counters with a three punch combo that has Hands backing up. Hands nods at Amp to acknowledge the strikes.
Amp circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Amp to counter with a crisp jab.

Amp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amp.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Amp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hands jumps guard but Amp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hands jumps guard but Amp turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hands stalling in the clinch but Amp improves position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amp is trying to break free.
Amp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Amp prevents a body shot from Hands.
Amp lands a left hand.
Hands tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amp smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Amp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hands tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hands misses with a low kick.
Amp bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hands throws a leg kick that is checked
and Amp counters with a nice uppercut.
Amp scores with a three punch combo!
Hands takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hands walks into a straight right hand from Amp.
Hands digs a good body shot into Amp's ribs.
Amp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hands can do to turn this around?
Amp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amp throws a hook but Hands avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Amp as he connects with a hook.
Hands tries to work over Amp's front leg with a kick but Amp checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands wants to clinch but Amp slips to the side
and Amp counters with a straight right hand.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Amp counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Amp counters with a stiff right hand.
Hands uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amp.
It seemed like Hands was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hands is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hands tries to clinch up.
Hands tries to clinch but Amp moves away
and Amp counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hands tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Amp counter with a right hand.
Amp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Amp lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Amp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Amp circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Amp counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hands throws a leg kick that is checked
and Amp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hands doesn't manage to clinch there - Amp circles away.
Hands throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hands ducks under a wild hook from Amp.
Amp lands with a hook. Hands tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hands throws a leg kick that is checked
and Amp counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amp.
Hands plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Amp closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Amp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Amp can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amp.
A short right from Amp on the inside.
Hands is trying to pull guard but Amp has him pressed against the cage.
Hands takes a shot to the head.
Amp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hands tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amp smiles and moves away.
Michael Amp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pillow Hands.
Amp connects with a single shot there.
Michael Amp is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Amp as Hands shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands takes one to the side of the head.
Hands closes the distance looking to clinch

and Amp counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hands! Amp lets Hands back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Handss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Amp circles away from the clinch attempt
and Amp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hands takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Amp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Amp dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hands gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands throws a leg kick but Amp moved away.
Hands throws a leg kick
and Amp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Amp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hands looks to clinch
and Amp counters with a nice uppercut.
Amp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hands looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hands throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amp counters with a huge right that knocks Hands out cold! Amp is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Amp!
A very excited looking Michael Amp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.