PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scipio Africanus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Africanus
vs
Hammer

182 cm
25
187 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scipio Africanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus throws a push kick but Hammer slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Africanus.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Hammer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Africanus lands a big head kick that sends Hammer tumbling to the mat! Africanus takes a step backwards and waves Hammer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Africanus is looking to slow Hammer down with leg kicks.
Hammer looks gassed!
Africanus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammer's calf.
Hammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Africanus can pounce on him.
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Africanus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Africanus.
Mario Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Africanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Africanus scores with a nice right hand.
Africanus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hammer. That did some damage!
Hammer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Africanus scores with a nice body kick.
Africanus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.
Nice shot by Africanus.
Africanus delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Africanus throws a front kick that sends Hammer stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick there by Africanus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Africanus.
Africanus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Africanus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Africanus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Africanus throws a head kick that half lands.
Africanus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Africanus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammer takes a step back to recover.
Hammer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Africanus scoring well with a low kick there.
Africanus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Africanus lands with a slapping head kick.
Africanus keeps Hammer at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Africanus lands but Hammer takes it in his stride.
Africanus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.
Africanus misses with a body shot.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Africanus.
Hammer throws a jab when Africanus was well out of range.
Africanus ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Africanus throws an overhand right that lands on Hammer's shoulder, as Hammer tries to avoid the shot.
Hammer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Africanus.
Africanus feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
Africanus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Africanus throws a shot to the body.
Hammer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Africanus scores with a push kick.
Africanus lands with a nice body kick.
Hammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammer's calf.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
Hammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hammer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Africanus.
Africanus throws a head kick that misses.
Africanus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Africanus is looking to slow Hammer down with leg kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hammer.
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Africanus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Africanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammer misses with a looping right.
Africanus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Africanus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Africanus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Africanus lands but Hammer takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Africanus saw that one coming.
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Africanus ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Africanus throws a head kick that half lands.
Africanus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Africanus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Africanus throws a front kick that sends Hammer stumbling back into the cage.
Africanus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Africanus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Africanus.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Africanus.
Africanus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Hammer misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Africanus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scipio Africanus 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.

Hammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Africanus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Africanus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Africanus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Africanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Africanus lands a nice looking body shot.
Africanus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Africanus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice leg kick lands there from Africanus.
Africanus thows a body kick. Hammer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Africanus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammer's sensitive parts.
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Africanus. Africanus obviously looking to wear him down.
Africanus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Africanus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Africanus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Africanus lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Africanus moves out of range of the strikes.
Africanus throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Africanus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hammer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Africanus has got the better of the exchanges.
A big right from Africanus misses.
Hammer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Africanus thumps Hammer with a low kick.
Africanus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Africanus.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Africanus.
A nice inside leg kick there by Africanus. That's going to slow Hammer down.
Hammer stalks Africanus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Africanus's face. Africanus staggers backwards, shaken.
Africanus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Africanus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Africanus scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Africanus lands a front kick.
Hammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Africanus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Africanus!
Africanus misses with a body shot.
Africanus misses with a head kick.
Africanus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Hammer misses with a hook. Africanus ducked under it nicely.
Hammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Africanus off the cage and back into rage.
Africanus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Africanus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Africanus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Africanus throws the kick towards the body but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Hammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Africanus can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammer's sensitive parts.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Africanus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Africanus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Africanus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Hammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Africanus can pounce on him.

Africanus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Africanus decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Africanus was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Africanus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Africanus ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
The crowd cheers as Hammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Africanus doesn't seem phased though.
Africanus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hammer will feel that in the morning.
Africanus scores with the left hand. Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
Hammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Africanus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammer takes a step back to recover.
Scipio Africanus is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Africanus.
Hammer moves out of range as Africanus strikes.
Hammer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Africanus. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Africanus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Africanus. Africanus obviously looking to wear him down.
Africanus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scipio Africanus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Africanus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammer's calf.
Africanus ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Africanus throws a nice head kick!
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Africanus.
Africanus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Africanus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Africanus connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Africanus scores with a spinning back kick!
Hammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Africanus does it's job there.
Africanus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hammer if he has to take too many more of those.
Hammer misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Africanus.
Africanus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammer takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Africanus.
Africanus connects with a solid leg kick.
Africanus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Africanus.
Hammer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Africanus, right into the meat.
Africanus scores with a kick to the body.
Hammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Africanus.
Africanus is looking to slow Hammer down with leg kicks.
Africanus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammer's sensitive parts.
Africanus missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Africanus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Africanus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Africanus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
and Africanus counters with an inside leg kick.
Africanus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mario Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Africanus thows a body kick. Hammer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Africanus slips a jab from Hammer.
Africanus scores with a nice body kick.
Africanus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Africanus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammer takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Africanus.
Africanus goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Africanus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Africanus chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Africanus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hammer avoids the head kick by Africanus.
Africanus slips under a jab.
Africanus pushes Hammer away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Africanus.
Hammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Africanus throws a head kick that half lands.
Africanus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Africanus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hammer if he has to take too many more of those.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Africanus.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Africanus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Africanus lands with a slapping head kick.
Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Africanus slips the punch.
Africanus scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Africanus scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Africanus can pounce on him.
Africanus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Africanus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Africanus keeps Hammer at a distance using the push kick.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Africanus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Africanus throws a head kick that misses.
Africanus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hammer misses with a hook. Africanus ducked under it nicely.
Africanus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammer's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Africanus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Africanus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Africanus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hammer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Scipio Africanus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Africanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scipio Africanus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Africanus 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scipio Africanus!