PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Hamster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hamster
vs
Aldoo

175 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Hamster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Aldoo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamster.

Aldoo rushes Hamster and presses him up against the cage.
Hamster blocks an uppercut.
Aldoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamster lands an uppercut.
Aldoo misses with some punches.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldoo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aldoo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamster is fending him off so far but Aldoo persists. Nope, Hamster circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldoo.

Aldoo closes the distance and clinches.
Hamster scores with a shoulder strike.
Aldoo connects with a knee to the head.
Aldoo lands a knee to the head.
Aldoo prevents Hamster from breaking the clinch.
Hamster is leaning against Aldoo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aldoo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldoo tries to land a knee to the head but Hamster blocks with his arms.
Hamster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aldoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamster wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Hamster.
Aldoo is trying to break the clinch but Hamster is controlling him.
Aldoo tries to land a knee to the head but Hamster blocks with his arms.
Hamster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aldoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster can't break the clinch.

Hamster breaks the clinch.
A combination from Hamster does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hamster forces Aldoo back against the cage and clinches.
Aldoo misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Hamster - that landed with a thud.
Aldoo scores with a shot to the side of Hamster's head.
Come on Hamster - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Hamster.
Aldoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aldoo looks gassed!
The referee calls for Hamster to work.
Aldoo prevents Hamster from breaking the clinch.
Hamster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hamster scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aldoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamster's brow.
Aldoo tries a knee to the head but Hamster blocks it.
Hamster has Aldoo pressed against the cage.
Hamster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aldoo trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aldoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hamster.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joel Hamster.

Hamster has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hamster.
Hamster is trying to force a seperation but Aldoo has the dominant position.

Hamster breaks the clinch.
Hamster throws a nice looking combination but Aldoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamster misses with the combination.
Aldoo wants to clinch but Hamster slips to the side
and Hamster counters with a two punch combo.
Joel Hamster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamster lands a nice hook to Aldoo's body. Aldoo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hamster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hamster as he connects with a hook.
Aldoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hamster.
Hamster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hamster closes the distance and pushes Aldoo back into the cage.
A short right from Hamster on the inside.
Hamster tries to circle away but Aldoo has him pinned against the cage.
Hamster leaning against his opponent.
Hamster wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hamster is trying to break the clinch but Aldoo is controlling him.
Hamster lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamster.
Aldoo tries to land a knee to the head but Hamster blocks with his arms.
Hamster managing to block the knees to the body from Aldoo.
Hamster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hamster pushes Aldoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldoo misses with a knee to the head.

Hamster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamster throws a right and a left that Aldoo avoids nicely.
Hamster scores with a jab to the jaw.

Hamster clinches up with Aldoo and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamster has Aldoo pressed against the cage.
Hamster digs a right hand underneath Aldoo's ribcage. Aldoo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldoo backwards.
Aldoo has Hamster pressed against the cage, preventing Hamster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hamster is trying to break the clinch but Aldoo has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hamster.
Hamster has had enough of the clinch but Aldoo keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Hamster - that landed with a thud.
Aldoo keeps control of Hamster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldoo backwards.
Good body shot from Hamster.
Hamster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamster lands a shot to the body.
Hamster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldoo takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hamster fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Hamster dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hamster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldoo clinches but Hamster breaks the clinch

and Hamster counters by clinching up.
Aldoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamster working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Aldoo.
Aldoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aldoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aldoo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hamster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aldoo misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hamster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamster cracks Aldoo with a good jab.
Hamster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Hamster has closed the distance and engaged Aldoo in a clinch.
Hamster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aldoo.
A short uppercut from Hamster.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldoo is breathing heavily.
Hamster throws a series of strikes that have Aldoo backpedaling.
Hamster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hamster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hamster rushes Aldoo and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldoo misses with the head strike.
Hamster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hamster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamster can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Hamster.
Hamster scores with a hook to the body.
Hamster lands with a right to the head.

Hamster breaks from the clinch.

Hamster clinches.
Hamster stalls.
Hamster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aldoo backwards.
Hamster keeps control of Aldoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamster has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hamster slowing the pace effectively.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aldoo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joel Hamster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldoo wants to clinch but Hamster slips to the side
and Hamster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Aldoo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster effectively controlling the action here.
Hamster blocks an uppercut.
Aldoo tries to break free but Hamster pushes him back against the cage.
Hamster stalling.
A body shot lands from Hamster.
Aldoo trying to control the position but instead, Hamster has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldoo into the cage.

Hamster manages to break the clinch.
Aldoo tries to clinch up

and Hamster moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hamster.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamster.

Hamster breaks the clinch.
Hamster scores with a jab.
Jose Aldoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldoo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hamster.
Aldoo loads up on a big right hand but Hamster slips the punch.
Joel Hamster is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldoo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hamster scores with a one two! Aldoo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hamster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Hamster has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hamster manages to break the clinch.
Aldoo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamster thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hamster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Aldoo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aldoo tries to clinch up
and Hamster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hamster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamster misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldoo throws a head kick that misses.
Hamster just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamster throws a series of strikes that have Aldoo backpedaling.
Aldoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Aldoo has managed to clinch.
Aldoo is trying to stall.
Aldoo keeps control of Hamster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Hamster.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aldoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamster pushes Aldoo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joel Hamster has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldoo slips a jab and a cross from Hamster.
Aldoo slips a jab and a cross from Hamster.
Hamster lands a nice shot that snaps Aldoo's head back.
Aldoo avoids the body shot from Hamster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joel Hamster dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hamster throws a series of punches but Aldoo moves out of range.
Aldoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hamster thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamster is looking to clinch but Aldoo is avoiding it.
Hamster throws a one two combo.
Aldoo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aldoo tries to clinch but Hamster moves away
and Aldoo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldoo wants to clinch but Hamster slips to the side
and Hamster counters with a series of strikes. Aldoo will be more careful next time no doubt.

Aldoo is rocked!
Aldoo tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hamster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aldoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamster finish him?
Hamster lands with a right to the head.
Aldoo seems to have recovered his senses.

Aldoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldoo wants to clinch but Hamster slips to the side
and Hamster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamster lands with a nice body punch.
Aldoo avoids the body shot from Hamster.
Hamster lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldoo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamster fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldoo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hamster connects with a jab.
No joy there for Hamster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamster.
Aldoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aldoo darts in trying to clinch
and Hamster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamster connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Aldoo.
A nice combination there by Hamster.
Aldoo tries to clinch up
and Hamster counters with a three punch combo that has Aldoo backing up. Aldoo nods at Hamster to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster fails to land with a series of punches.
Aldoo darts in trying to clinch

and Hamster counters by clinching up.
Hamster stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hamster is trying to break free.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Aldoo lands but Hamster takes it in his stride.
Aldoo slips a jab and a cross from Hamster.
Aldoo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hamster's head.
Aldoo misses with a head kick.
Hamster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldoo throws a combination that misses
and Hamster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hamster looks to throw the jab but Aldoo is out of range.
Aldoo tries to clinch up
and Hamster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aldoo pushes Hamster up against the cage in a clinch.
Aldoo is trying to break free.
Hamster is stalling here.
Hamster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hamster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aldoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldoo tries a knee to the head but Hamster blocks it.
Hamster is stalling here.

Hamster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hamster moves into range and clinches up with Aldoo.

Hamster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aldoo wants to clinch but Hamster slips to the side
and Hamster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hamster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hamster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aldoo.
Aldoo throws a combination that misses
and Hamster counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Aldoo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aldoo is trying to break free.
Aldoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamster avoids it.
Aldoo working hard to break the clinch.
Aldoo being controlled against the cage.

Hamster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joel Hamster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldoo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aldoo wants to clinch but Hamster slips to the side

and Hamster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hamster.
Hamster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aldoo tries a knee to the head but Hamster blocks it.
Aldoo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Hamster manages to break the clinch.
Aldoo tries to clinch but Hamster moves away

and Hamster counters by clinching up.
Hamster works on Aldoo's body with a couple of short punches.
Aldoo tries to land a knee to the head but Hamster blocks with his arms.
Jose Aldoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamster dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aldoo with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Hamster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hamster has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Hamster!