PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didi Hamman (ranked 3293 p4p, 344 weight class) and Andres Solano (ranked 3565 p4p, 367 weight class). Didi Hamman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hamman
vs
Solano

185 cm
19
187 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Didi Hamman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andres Solano!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Solano counters with a straight right hand.
Solano misses with a wild combination.
Hamman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Solano.
Hamman swings for the body but Solano moves out of range.

Hamman has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Hamman.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Solano avoids it.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Solano is trying to force a seperation but Hamman has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Solano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solano is defending well for now.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Solano avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Hamman lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solano wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamman won't allow it.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamman obliges.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamman lands a knee to the head.
I was talking to Hamman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Solano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solano misses with a right hand

and Hamman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hamman.
Solano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Solano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Solano avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
Hamman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamman keeps control of Solano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Solano blocks it.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Solano is blocking nicely.
Hamman throws an elbow but it misses.
Solano avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling him.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano is trying to break free.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Solano breaks the clinch.
Hamman looks to score with a jab to the body but Solano is just out of range.
Hamman moves away from the strike by Solano.
Solano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hamman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hamman has Solano up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamman crunches a lovely knee into Solano's ribcage.
Hamman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Solano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Solano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Solano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hamman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Solano looks winded!
Hamman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Solano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamman scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Hamman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Hamman lands a knee to the body.
Hamman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Solano's face.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Solano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamman with a knee to the head.
Hamman crunches a lovely knee into Solano's ribcage.
Hamman scores with a knee to the head.

Solano is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didi Hamman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hamman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solano throws the left hand but Hamman avoids the punch easily.
Hamman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Solano manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamman. Solano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solano throws a big shot that misses.
Solano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Solano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hamman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solano.
Solano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamman.
Solano misses with an uppercut

and Hamman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Didi Hamman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Solano is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Solano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Solano is trying to push Hamman away but Hamman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hamman can't find room to land a body shot as Solano controls the action.
Solano takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Solano is blocking nicely.
Solano is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamman has double underhooks.
Hamman lands a hook that snaps the head of Solano backwards.
Hamman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solano can do to turn this around?
Solano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamman scores with a knee to the head.
Solano dodges an elbow strike from Hamman.
Solano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solano tries to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling the position.
Hamman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman working Solano over with knees to the body.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.
Hamman landing knees to the body.
Solano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solano wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamman won't allow it.
Hamman working Solano over with knees to the body.
Solano is breathing heavily.
Hamman has Solano pressed against the cage, preventing Solano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Solano avoids the damage to the body.
Solano takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamman throws an elbow but it misses.
A frustrated look appears on Solano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hamman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Solano avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Hamman.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano is trying to break free.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Solano is blocking nicely.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamman lands a good knee to the midsection. Solano won't want to take too many of those.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Solano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Solano blocks with his arms.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Solano managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Solano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Solano wants to break free but Hamman has control.
Solano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Solano is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamman has double underhooks.
Solano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Solano avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didi Hamman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Solano misses the jab.
Solano fails to land with a series of punches.

Hamman pushes Solano up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
Hamman with a knee to the head.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamman obliges.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solano takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Solano avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Solano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano is trying to break free.
Hamman misses with a knee to the head.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Solano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Solano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andres Solano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamman slips a jab from Solano.
Solano misses with a looping left.
Solano avoids the body shot from Hamman.
Solano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamman.
Hamman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Solano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hamman lands a nice shot to the body.
Solano misses with a hook.
Didi Hamman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hamman has managed to clinch.
Solano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Solano tries to circle away but Hamman has him pinned against the cage.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Solano tries to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.
Hamman has Solano pressed against the cage, preventing Solano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hamman.
Solano working hard to break the clinch.
Solano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamman lands a knee to the head.
Solano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Solano.
Hamman lands a nice knee to the body.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solano has had enough of the clinch but Hamman keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Solano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Andres Solano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solano can't break the clinch.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling him.
Solano is trying to break free.
Solano tries to break free but Hamman pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamman has Solano pressed against the cage, preventing Solano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Solano is trying to break the clinch but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Didi Hamman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Didi Hamman!
Didi Hamman spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.