PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorulf Hammar (ranked 4025 p4p, 6340 weight class) and Bertil Brutal (ranked 506 p4p, 671 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hammar
vs
Brutal

191 cm
19
200
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
200
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thorulf Hammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertil Brutal!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammar with a hook.
Hammar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brutal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hammar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brutal.
Hammar throws a shot to the body.
Hammar works Brutal's body with a nice hook.
Hammar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brutal! But no joy.
Nice body punch from Hammar.
Hammar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hammar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hammar moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hammar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brutal misses with a body shot.
Hammar quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hammar lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brutal moves out of range of the body kick from Hammar.
Hammar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brutal.
Hammar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hammar connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hammar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brutal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hammar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hammar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammar throws a leg kick but Brutal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brutal throws out a powerful jab.
Brutal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brutal misses with an uppercut. Hammar saw that one coming.
Hammar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Brutal.
Hammar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brutal throws out a loose jab but Hammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hammar drops his hands momentarily and Brutal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brutal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hammar's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brutal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammar.
Hammar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brutal throws out the jab.
Brutal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Thorulf Hammar has been cut.
Brutal lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Brutal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brutal looks to throw the jab but Hammar is out of range.
Hammar throws a front kick that sends Brutal stumbling back into the cage.
Hammar just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brutal.
Nice body punch from Hammar.
Hammar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brutal.
We've been told by Hammar's head coaches at Sprawl & Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hammar blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brutal throws a lazy right hand but Hammar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brutal walks into a left hand.
Hammar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brutal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammar.
Hammar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammar throws a body kick that misses.
Hammar feints and then cracks Brutal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brutal down.
Brutal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brutal.
Brutal misses with a body shot.
Hammar throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick lands for Hammar.
Hammar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brutal forces Hammar back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hammar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hammar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brutal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammar blocks an uppercut.
Brutal stalls.
Brutal digs a right hand underneath Hammar's ribcage. Hammar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brutal stalling.
Come on Brutal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Brutal's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brutal has Hammar pushed against the cage.
Brutal continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hammar cracks Brutal with an open hand slap.
Brutal throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brutal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brutal throws a body shot but no joy.
Brutal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammar looks for the body kick but Brutal saw that one coming.
Hammar throws a combination. Brutal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hammar misses with a low kick as Brutal jumps back.
Brutal misses the shot to the body.
Hammar throwing a counter right hand but Brutal manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hammar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brutal.
Hammar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brutal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammar counters with an inside leg kick.
Hammar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammar circles away quickly and effectively.
Brutal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammar is just out of range.
Brutal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brutal blocks a head kick by Hammar.
Brutal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hammar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hammar throws a nice head kick!
Brutal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brutal throws a hook but Hammar avoids it easily.
Hammar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammar takes one to the side of the head.
Hammar with a jab.
Hammar misses with a jab to the body
and Brutal counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brutal swings widly with a right hand
and Hammar counters with a nice body kick.
Brutal misses with a hook
and Hammar counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammar cracks Brutal with a good jab.
Thorulf Hammar is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammar thows a leg kick but Brutal checks it
letting Brutal counter with a right hand.
Brutal misses with an uppercut.
Brutal just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHammar.
Hammar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brutal misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brutal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammar at a distance.
Brutal lands a nice looking body shot.
Brutal looks to land a left hand but Hammar moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hammar.
Some wild striking there from Hammar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutal misses with a hook.
Hammar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brutal.
An inside leg kick from Hammar misses.
Brutal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hammar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brutal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Brutal.
Hammar slips a jab from Brutal.
Hammar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brutal. That did some damage!
Hammar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hammar dodges the punch combination from Brutal.
Hammar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hammar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brutals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammar lands a head kick. Brutal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hammar avoids the body shot from Brutal.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammar.
Hammar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brutal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Brutal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammar.

Brutal has managed to clinch.
Brutal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Hammar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brutal throws a jab when Hammar was well out of range.
Hammar misses with a kick to the body.
Brutal throws a series of punches but Hammar moves out of range.
Brutal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thorulf Hammar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thorulf Hammar'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. This is the final round!

Brutal lands a nice looking body shot.
Brutal takes one to the side of the head.
Hammar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brutal's hands.
Brutal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammar.
Brutal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Brutal misses.
Hammar staying out of range there.
Hammar throws the left hand but Brutal avoids the punch easily.
Brutal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brutal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brutal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hammar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brutal can do to turn this around?
Brutal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brutal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brutal misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Hammar misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutal takes a swing at Hammar's ribcage but misses.
Hammar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brutal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Hammar misses its target.
Brutal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hammar tests Brutal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hammar scores with a jab.
Brutal misses with a hook
and Hammar finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brutal blocks the body kick.
Brutal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hammar momentarily.
Brutal misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Hammar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brutal ducks under a wild hook from Hammar.
Hammar scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brutal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammar pushes Brutal away with a front kick.
Hammar delivers a nice body kick.
Hammar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brutal.
Brutal tries to clinch but Hammar moves out of range.
Hammar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brutal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brutal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brutal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brutal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brutal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hammar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brutal checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Brutal misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutal throws a body shot but no joy.
Hammar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brutal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Hammar.
Brutal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Hammar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammar.
Thorulf Hammar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brutal throws out a loose jab but Hammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brutal misses with an uppercut. Hammar saw that one coming.
Hammar lands with a cross.
Brutal misses with a hook. Hammar ducked under it nicely.
Brutal misses the jab.
Brutal moves out of range as Hammar throws a body kick.
Brutal throws out a counter right but Hammar avoids it with no problem.
Hammar throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammar is just out of range.
Hammar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brutal manages to avoid it.
Hammar misses with a low kick.
A combination from Brutal does no damage.
Brutal looks to land a right hand but Hammar moved out of range.
Brutal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hammar.
Hammar tries a head kick but it misses.
Bertil Brutal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammar clobbers Brutal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brutal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammar is just out of range.
Brutal just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hammar. That's going to slow Brutal down.
Brutal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Hammar.
Brutal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Hammar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorulf Hammar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammar, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorulf Hammar!
An out of breath Thorulf Hammar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.