PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammer (ranked 4057 p4p, 3580 weight class) and Big Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hammer
vs
Russian

193 cm
21
255
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Russian!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Russian paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Russian rushes Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Russian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammer working hard to break the clinch.
Russian controlling the action here for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Russian scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Russian to work.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Russian forces Hammer back against the cage and clinches.
Russian scores with a shoulder strike.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Russian has double underhooks.
Hammer tries to circle away but Russian has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Russian is stalling here.

Hammer pulls guard successfully.
Russian sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like Russian might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Hammer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Russian passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hammer is trying to control but Russian passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer being controlled for a moment.
Russian avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hammer.
Hammer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammer wants to get back to full guard.
Hammer misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Russian punishes Hammer's body with a nice straight punch.

Russian closes the distance and clinches.
Russian lands a right hand.
Hammer takes a shot to the head.
Russian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
A short right from Russian.
Russian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.

Hammer manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hammer under the eye.
Russian tests Hammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Hammer gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Russian sizes up Hammer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Russian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Russian works Hammer's body with a nice hook.

Russian clinches with his opponent.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Russian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Russian as Hammer tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Russian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russian pushes Hammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Russian lands a nice uppercut.
Russian lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Russian.
Russian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Russian.
Russian gets through Hammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Russian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Russian jabs Hammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Russian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Russian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jack Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russian scores with a jab. Hammer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Big Russian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Russian clinches.
Hammer tries to pull guard but Russian holds him up against the cage and eventually Hammer drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Russian.
Russian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Russian.

Russian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Russian clinches up against the cage.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Russian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Russian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russian lands with a straight right. Hammer didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Jack Hammer has been cut.
Hammer swinging wildly here.

Hammer gets tackled into the cage by Russian. Russian maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russian lands with a right to the head.
Big Russian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russian.
Russian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Russian breaks from the clinch.

Russian shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Russian is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hammer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hammer is pushing Russian's head away, looking to escape. Russian manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russian is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hammer misses with an elbow from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hammer looking to score a takedown here. Russian is defending well but Hammer drives through and ends up in Russian's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Big Russian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Hammer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Russian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Russian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Russian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Russian moves into the clinch.
Russian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Russian.
A short right from Russian on the inside.
Russian pushes Hammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Russian.
A short right from Russian on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Russian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Russian.
Hammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russian punishes Hammer's body with a nice straight punch.

Russian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammer, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russian lands with a left to the head.
Russian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Russian.
A body shot lands from Russian.
A short body shot lands from Russian as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Russian as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Russian.
A short body shot lands from Russian as the two fighters clinch.
Russian lands a body punch.
Russian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Russian.
Russian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Russian.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Russian.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Russian pushes Hammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Russian scores with a shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Russian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Russian cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
Russian scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Russian.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Russian.
Russian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Russian.
Russian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Russian.
A short right from Russian.
Russian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Russian digs a right hand into Hammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammer's gas tank.
Russian lands with a light punch inside.
Russian lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Russian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Russian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Big Russian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Russian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Russian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hammer tries to circle away but Russian has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russian is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Russian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Russian has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Russian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Russian.
Jack Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer is trying to drag Russian to the mat but Russian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russian scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Russian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Russian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Russian!