PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Daniels
vs
Hammer

190 cm
21
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Hammer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.

Daniels has Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.

Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Daniels shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hammer gets back to full guard.
Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hammer is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammer on the ground.
Hammer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hammer wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.

Hammer get's back to his feet.
Hammer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer darts in trying to clinch

and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Daniels is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammer controlling the position.
Daniels postures up.

Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daniels!

Hammer gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Hammer rushes Daniels and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer working Daniels over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.

Jack Daniels's cut is getting worse.
Hammer lands an elbow just above Daniels 's eye.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Daniels won't want to take too many of those.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.

Daniels has Hammer pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Daniels pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hammer tumbling to the mat - Daniels dives into Hammer's guard.

Daniels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hammer holds on and takes a little breather.

Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammer trying to control the position.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hammer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daniels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Daniels being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Daniels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer avoids a kick to the body.
Hammer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Hammer has managed to clinch.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer lands a nice elbow.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daniels's defenses.
The Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Daniels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hammer prevents it.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Daniels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hammer.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.

Jack Daniels's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Daniels around his waist. Daniels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hammer clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daniels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Daniels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daniels tries to break free but Hammer pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer lands an elbow inside that Daniels shrugs off.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.
Daniels trying to stall but Hammer improves his position.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Daniels lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hammer trying to control from the bottom.
Hammer works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daniels defends it easily.

Hammer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.

Hammer has his foot on Daniels's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daniels works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer is trying to control the position but Daniels postures up.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Hammer moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Daniels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.

Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.

Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels looking to stall.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer lands a nice elbow.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Daniels tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels tries to stall but Hammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Daniels wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Daniels tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniels drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Hammer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daniels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.

Daniels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hammer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniels won't allow Hammer to sweep him here.

Hammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hammer is on top in guard.

Hammer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
Daniels trying to control the position but instead, Hammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daniels into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Nice elbow from Hammer.

Jeez, Jack Daniels's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hammer working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Daniels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The Hammer!