PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uber Hammerfall (ranked 837 p4p, 943 weight class) and Henry Akinwande (ranked 108 p4p, 124 weight class). Henry Akinwande will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hammerfall
vs
Akinwande

180 cm
34
260
29 - 11 - 0

197 cm
30
250
17 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

Conviction
Carnage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uber Hammerfall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Henry Akinwande!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinwande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hammerfall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akinwande misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Hammerfall.
A nice leg kick from Akinwande, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammerfall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Akinwande has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hammerfall misses the jab.
Akinwande throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammerfall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akinwande throws a big shot that misses.
Akinwande waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammerfall.
Hammerfall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinwande moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Hammerfall avoids the body shot from Akinwande.
Akinwande thumps Hammerfall with a low kick.
Hammerfall throws a sloppy body shot
and Akinwande counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammerfall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akinwande.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande tries to clinch but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Hammerfall swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hammerfall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Akinwande. That snapped Hammerfall's head back.
Akinwande shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henry Akinwande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akinwande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammerfall attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akinwande looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hammerfall feints and then cracks Akinwande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akinwande down.
Akinwande throws a body punch but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Hammerfall is looking to chop away at Akinwande's legs.
Hammerfall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akinwande can pounce on him.
Akinwande throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hammerfall looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hammerfall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akinwande throws an overhand right that lands on Hammerfall's shoulder, as Hammerfall tries to avoid the shot.
Akinwande scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfall takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinwande.
Hammerfall was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hammerfall throws a hook to the side of Akinwande's head but Akinwande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinwande swings for the body but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Hammerfall takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Akinwande ducks under a wild hook from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall throws a leg kick that is checked

and Akinwande counters by moving into the clinch.
Hammerfall stalling in the clinch but Akinwande improves position.
Akinwande gets through Hammerfall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akinwande scores with a shoulder strike.
Akinwande tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akinwande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hammerfall backwards.
Hammerfall swings wildly with an uppercut but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akinwande.
Hammerfall lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerfall's elbow.
Hammerfall lands with a light punch inside.
Hammerfall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammerfall throws a head punch that misses.
Hammerfall misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with a shoulder strike.
Akinwande takes a shot to the head.

Akinwande pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akinwande lands a nice hook to Hammerfall's body. Hammerfall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hammerfall looks to throw the jab but Akinwande is out of range.
Akinwande throws out a counter right but Hammerfall avoids it with no problem.
A lazy left from Akinwande finds it's target.
Akinwande scores with a push kick.
Hammerfall is looking to wear down Akinwande with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfall connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
Akinwande cracks Hammerfall with a good jab.
Akinwande with a nice calf kick.
Hammerfall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande connects with a solid leg kick.
Akinwande connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hammerfall loads up on a big right hand but Akinwande slips the punch.
Akinwande is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hammerfall had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Akinwande throws a body kick that misses.
Akinwande throws a leg kick but Hammerfall sees it coming and moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with a wild body shot.
Hammerfall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammerfall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akinwande checks a low kick from Hammerfall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Hammerfall misses.
Hammerfall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akinwande.
Akinwande with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akinwande wants to land a leg kick but Hammerfall is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Akinwande's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammerfall moves away.
Hammerfall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hammerfall throws a series of punches but Akinwande moves out of range.
Hammerfall looks to land a left hand but Akinwande moved out of range nicely.
Akinwande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammerfall. Hammerfall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akinwande looks to land a body kick but Hammerfall moved away.
Akinwande slips a straight right by Hammerfall.
Akinwande swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammerfall takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Akinwande throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Akinwande misses with a two punch combination.
Akinwande darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Akinwande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammerfall.
Hammerfall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akinwande moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akinwande.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut.
Akinwande stalks Hammerfall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hammerfall's face. Hammerfall staggers backwards, shaken.
Akinwande scores with a body shot.
Akinwande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akinwande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammerfall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hammerfall is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hammerfall takes a swing at Akinwande's ribcage but misses.
Akinwande is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Akinwande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akinwande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammerfall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hammerfall misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Akinwande.
Akinwande throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick lands for Akinwande.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akinwande gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Akinwande throws a sloppy head kick and Hammerfall moves out of range easily.
Akinwande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammerfall throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Akinwande misses the target.
Akinwande has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akinwande tried to score with a low kick but Hammerfall checks it.
Hammerfall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akinwande connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hammerfall's hands.
Akinwande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akinwande throws a wild body kick that Hammerfall sees coming a mile off.
Akinwande lands with an overhand left.
Akinwande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hammerfall misses with a wild body shot.
Akinwande appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande tries to clinch there but Hammerfall circles away.
It looked like Hammerfall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akinwande.
Hammerfall walks into a left hand.
A cross from Akinwande lands.
Hammerfall tries to score with a low kick but Akinwande moves his leg out of the way.
Akinwande let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akinwande throws the left hand but Hammerfall avoids the punch easily.
Akinwande connects with a right hand. Hammerfall shakes it off.
Akinwande throws a front kick aimed at Hammerfall's knee but Hammerfall avoids it well.
Akinwande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfall was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinwande.
Akinwande looks for the body kick but Hammerfall saw that one coming.
Akinwande has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A low kick from Akinwande is predictable there
and Hammerfall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akinwande. That's going to slow Hammerfall down.
Akinwande missing with a left hand there. Hammerfall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammerfall looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hammerfall throws a lazy uppercut
and Akinwande counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hammerfall's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammerfall is just out of range.
Hammerfall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammerfall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akinwande scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerfall moves away from the strike by Akinwande.
An attempted straight right counter from Hammerfall misses the target.
Akinwande misses the body punch
and Hammerfall counters with a left to the body.
Akinwande lands with a shot to the body.
Akinwande dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammerfall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammerfall walks into a stiff left hand from Akinwande.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Akinwande releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hammerfall connects with a leg kick.

Akinwande closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Akinwande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Akinwande's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Akinwande lands a body shot.
Akinwande just misses with a punch to the body.
Akinwande scores with a hook to the body. Hammerfall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good standup being displayed there by Akinwande as he connects with a hook.
Akinwande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfall was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinwande.
Hammerfall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammerfall throws a hook but Akinwande avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akinwande. That's going to slow Hammerfall down.
Hammerfall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfall was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinwande.
Hammerfall blocks a low kick nicely.
Hammerfall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammerfall throws a nice looking combination but Akinwande bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akinwande only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Akinwande does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinwande throws a lazy right hand but Hammerfall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akinwande looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammerfall is just out of range.
Hammerfall misses with a looping left.
Hammerfall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Akinwande takes one to the side of the head.
Akinwande tried to score with a low kick but Hammerfall checks it.
A left lands for Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with an uppercut.
Hammerfall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akinwande to score with a decent uppercut.
Hammerfall misses with a hook
and Hammerfall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammerfall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hammerfall.
Uber Hammerfall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henry Akinwande is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akinwande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammerfall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akinwande connects with a single shot there.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut
and Akinwande counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammerfall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akinwande fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hammerfall is out of range.
Hammerfall checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hammerfall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Akinwande tries to clinch there but Hammerfall circles away.
Hammerfall is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammerfall. Akinwande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Akinwande.
Akinwande throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akinwande scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akinwande connects with a body shot that sends Hammerfall's belly button to the back.
Akinwande lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akinwande moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akinwande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hammerfall moves forwards but Akinwande connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Akinwande avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammerfall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammerfall throws an overhand right that lands on Akinwande's shoulder, as Akinwande tries to avoid the shot.
Akinwande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammerfall misses with a straight right.
Akinwande scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hammerfall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hammerfall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akinwande throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Akinwande fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammerfall, pushing him back against the cage.
Hammerfall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akinwande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Uber Hammerfall has been cut.
Hammerfall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akinwande lands with a left to the head.
Hammerfall has a couple of punches blocked by Akinwande.
Akinwande lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammerfall backwards.
Hammerfall swings wildly with an uppercut but Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammerfall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Akinwande comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akinwande has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Akinwande!
A victorious Henry Akinwande thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.