PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hamster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bial has chosen Big Brother Brasil Song as his entrance music. Pedro Bial will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hamster
vs
Bial

185 cm
22
178 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
179 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Hamster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Bial!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hamster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bial is just out of range.
Hamster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bial circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamster tries to clinch there but Bial circles away.
Hamster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bial.
Hamster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard Hamster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bial is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hamster.
Bial slips a jab and a cross from Hamster.
Bial avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good shot there by Hamster.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bial tries a head kick but it misses.
Hamster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hamster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bial stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Hamster.
Bial misses with a low kick.
Hamster dips to his left and cracks Bial with an uppercut!
Bial throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hamster jabs at Bial's body.
Bial misses with a head kick.
Hamster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bial was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamster.
A big left from Hamster misses.
Hamster thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamster misses the jab.
Bial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hamster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bial swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bial looks to land a body kick but Hamster moved away.
Bial throws a sloppy head kick and Hamster moves out of range easily.
Hamster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bial.
Hamster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bial was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamster.
Hamster is looking to wear down Bial with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hamster swings for the body but Bial moves out of range.
Hamster tries to clinch but Bial moves out of range.
Hamster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamster moves in looking to clinch but Bial pushes him off.
Bial throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bial misses with a head kick.
Hamster connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hamster misses.
Hamster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bial. Bial obviously looking to wear him down.
Bial throws a head kick that misses.
Bial throws a head kick that Hamster semi-blocks.
Hamster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bial.
Hamster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hamster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bial.
Hamster lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hamster looks to land a combination but Bial avoids it well.
Hamster misses with a looping right.
Hamster swings for the body but Bial moves out of range.
Hamster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bial connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bial throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hamster swings for the body but Bial moves out of range.
Hamster cracks Bial with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Bial.
Hamster throws a lazy right hand but Bial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bial throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hamster clobbers Bial with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamster tries to clinch up but Bial circles away and keeps his distance.
Bial keeps Hamster at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hamster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bial was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamster.
Nice defenses there by Bial.
Hamster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Richard Hamster will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hamster looks to throw the jab but Bial is out of range.
Bial throws a body kick that misses.
Hamster avoids the head kick by Bial.
Hamster misses the jab.
Nice cross by Hamster.
Bial uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamster.
Hamster lands with a straight right. Bial didn't see that one coming.
Bial shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bial staying out of range there.
Bial slips a jab from Hamster.
Hamster loads up on a big right hand but Bial slips the punch.
Hamster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Hamster blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bial dodges the punch combination from Hamster.
Bial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hamster misses with a wild combination.
Bial throws a head kick but Hamster moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Bial.
Bial is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bial slips under a jab.
Hamster misses with a looping left.
Bial slips a jab from Hamster.
Bial attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bial misses with a head kick.
Bial thows a body kick. Hamster tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bial thumps Hamster with a low kick.
Hamster misses with an uppercut. Bial saw that one coming.
Richard Hamster is winning the standup battle so far.
Hamster blocks a head kick by Bial.
Bial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bial bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bial takes one on the button.
Hamster lands with a right hand.
Pedro Bial is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to de liver by Hamster. Beautiful body shot.
Hamster throws a nice looking combination but Bial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bial throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hamster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bial is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamster loads up on a big right hand but Bial slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamster. Bial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bial takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hamster throws a jab but it's blocked by Bial.
Bial looks to land a body kick but Hamster moved away.
Hamster thuds a left hand into Bial's body.
Bial uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hamster.
Hamster looks to land a right hand but Bial moved out of range.
Hamster throws an overhand right that lands on Bial's shoulder, as Bial tries to avoid the shot.
Hamster misses the shot to the body.
Bial throws a leg kick but Hamster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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.
Hamster lands a body shot.
Hamster lands with a hook. Bial tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hamster wants to clinch.
Hamster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hamster lands with a straight right. Bial didn't see that one coming.
Hamster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bial.
Hamster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bial manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamster. Bial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bial tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamster looks to land a left hand but Bial moved out of range nicely.
Hamster takes a swing at Bial's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hamster dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bial lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hamster's sensitive parts.
Hamster blocks a head kick by Bial.
Hamster misses with a hook.
Bial avoids the body shot from Hamster.
Hamster throws a body punch but Bial moves out of range.
Hamster throws a body punch but Bial moves out of range.
Bial moves away from the strike by Hamster.
Bial uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hamster.
Hamster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bial is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bial misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamster lands a jab to Bial's midsection.
Bial needs to keep his hands up - Hamster had a free shot at his head there.
Bial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster looks to throw the jab but Bial is out of range.
Bial moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bial throws out a leg kick but Hamster moves out of range and Bial only half commits.
Hamster blocks a head kick by Bial.
Hamster looks to throw the jab but Bial is out of range.
Hamster lands a lovely overhand right.
Hamster misses with a straight right.
Hamster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bial takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bial misses with a leg kick.
Bial takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hamster misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bial is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hamster tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Hamster.
Bial throws a chopping leg kick but Hamster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamster misses the target.
Hamster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bial moves away from the strike by Hamster.
Hamster wants to clinch up but Bial keeps it at a distance.
Bial looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hamster misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hamster misses the target.
Hamster takes a swing at Bial's ribcage but misses.
Hamster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bial.
Hamster throws a jab when Bial was well out of range.
Good work by Hamster as he checks the leg kick.
Hamster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bial can pounce on him.
Hamster connects with the punch.
Hamster misses with a double jab.
Hamster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hamster moves out of range of the leg kick from Bial.
Hamster misses the jab.
Crunch! Bial slams his shin into Hamster's torso.
Bial lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamster moves out of range of the leg kick from Bial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamster tries to clinch there but Bial circles away.
Nice shot lands for Hamster.
Bial misses with a head kick.
Hamster misses with a looping left.
Bial throws a head kick but Hamster moves out of range.
Bial throws a head kick but Hamster moves out of range.
Hamster is looking to clinch.
Bial slips a straight right by Hamster.
Hamster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamster avoids the head kick by Bial.
Bial misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bial throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Pedro Bial just about did enough to take it.
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.

Hamster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Bial.
Bial lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Hamster.
Nice body punch from Hamster.
The fighters circling - Hamster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bial throws a sloppy head kick and Hamster moves out of range easily.
Hamster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bial looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bial has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bial throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bial throws a sloppy head kick and Hamster moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamster avoids the head kick by Bial.
Bial lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamster.
Bial throws a sloppy head kick and Hamster moves out of range easily.
Bial throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hamster will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hamster takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hamster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bial swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamster tries to close the distance and clinch but Bial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bial.
Bial misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamster lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster blocks a head kick by Bial.
Hamster throws a nice looking combination but Bial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bial walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamster connects with a right hand. Bial shakes it off.
Bial moves out of range of the strikes.
Hamster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hamster blocks a head kick by Bial.
Hamster misses with a body shot.
Hamster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bial tries a head kick but it misses.
Bial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bial bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Hamster moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Hamster as the two fighters clinch.

Bial's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bial blocks a jab.
Bial throws a head kick that half lands.
Hamster swings for the body but Bial moves out of range.
Bial looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bial throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hamster's head.
Bial misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hamster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Hamster.
Hamster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hamster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bial is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hamster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bial stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bial avoids the body shot from Hamster.
Bial misses with a low kick.
Hamster misses the shot to the body.
Hamster avoids the head kick by Bial.

Hamster clinches with his opponent.
Hamster keeps control of Bial as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bial tries to break free but Hamster pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Richard Hamster will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bial slips a jab from Hamster.
Hamster throws a looping overhand right but Bial ducks down to avoid it.
Bial drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bial throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hamster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bial takes one to the chin there.
Hamster throws a nice looking combination but Bial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bial misses with a head kick.
A shot to de liver by Hamster. Beautiful body shot.
Hamster throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hamster looks to land a right hand but Bial moved out of range.
Hamster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bial.
Hamster throws a combination. Bial tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hamster swings for the body but Bial moves out of range.
Bial moves out of range as Hamster strikes.
Bial staying out of range there.
Hamster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bial is just out of range.
Hamster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hamster looks to score with a jab to the body but Bial is just out of range.

Hamster rushes Bial and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hamster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A short right from Hamster on the inside.
Hamster digs a right hand underneath Bial's ribcage. Bial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bial is trying to break the clinch but Hamster has him pressed against the cage.
Bial has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bial wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamster won't allow it.
Hamster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamster is leaning against Bial and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hamster digs a right hand underneath Bial's ribcage. Bial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamster.
Bial is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Bial breaks the clinch.
Hamster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bial moves away.
Bial throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bial walks into a left hand.
Bial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamster.
Richard Hamster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamster scores with a jab to the head.
Hamster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bial throws a head kick but Hamster moves out of range.
Bial tries to move into range but Hamster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamster throws a jab when Bial was well out of range.
Bial drops his hands momentarily and Hamster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hamster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bial takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bial throws a head kick that misses.

Hamster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hamster lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamster.
Hamster prevents Bial from breaking the clinch.
Hamster gets through Bial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bial can't break the clinch.
Hamster digs a right hand underneath Bial's ribcage. Bial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pedro Bial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamster misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bial.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamster.
Hamster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bial's efforts to push away.
Hamster lands with a right to the head.
Hamster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamster gets through Bial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bial is rocked!
Hamster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bial is still on wobbly legs! Can Hamster finish him?
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bial just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamster's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:48
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 49:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Richard Hamster!
Richard Hamster retains his welterweight title!