PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 573 p4p, 1190 weight class) and Helm Hammerhand (ranked 32 p4p, 60 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hammerhand's choice of entrance music: ODESZA - My Friends Never Die. 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.

Bruce
vs
Hammerhand

216 cm
27
286
11 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
295
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Helm Hammerhand!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerhand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Hammerhand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce is looking to counter the offense by Hammerhand and move into the clinch.
Bruce sizes up Hammerhand with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Helm Hammerhand has been cut.
Hammerhand misses with a straight left.
Hammerhand throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bruce counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammerhand swings for the body but Bruce moves out of range.
Hammerhand looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerhand throws an off balance right hand
and Bruce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammerhand just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerhand lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Jack Bruce has been cut.
Hammerhand misses with a right hand
and Bruce makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammerhand throws an overhand right that lands on Bruce's shoulder, as Bruce tries to avoid the shot.
Hammerhand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammerhand! But no joy.
Hammerhand is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerhand throws a big shot that misses.
Hammerhand throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helm Hammerhand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerhand throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
Hammerhand lands with a nice body punch.
Hammerhand throws a body punch but Bruce moves out of range.
Hammerhand misses with a hook
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Helm Hammerhand's cut even more.
Hammerhand bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruce's head.
A big right from Hammerhand misses.
Bruce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bruce scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammerhand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Hammerhand looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerhand throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
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!
Hammerhand looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
Hammerhand misses with a hook
and Bruce counters with a nice body shot.
Bruce scores with a jab. Hammerhand acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hammerhand misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruce counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammerhand fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruce on the side of the head.

Hammerhand cracks Bruce with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hammerhand has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bruce to stand back up!
Bruce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammerhand misses with a hook.
Bruce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hammerhand throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerhand scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hammerhand misses with an uppercut.
Bruce gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hammerhand throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruce.
Bruce slips a straight right by Hammerhand.

Hammerhand lands a big right hand that sends Bruce crashing to the mat! Hammerhand stays standing though and waves Bruce back to his feet!

Bruce is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammerhand misses the target.
Hammerhand misses with a hook
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Hammerhand comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bruce falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bruce was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Helm Hammerhand!
After winning the bout, Helm Hammerhand thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.