PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Hamill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lundin
vs
Hamill

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anders Lundin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Hamill!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lundin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Hamill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lundin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lundin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hamill tries to reverse the position but Lundin maintains control.
Lundin working Hamill over with strikes here.
Lundin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lundin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lundin prevents Hamill from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Lundin.
Hamill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lundin dominating with strikes here.
Lundin controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill working to try and regain half guard.
Lundin landing shots from mount.
Lundin looking to control but Hamill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lundin is working for a guillotine from mount but Hamill frees his head quite easily.
Hamill wants to hold on but Lundin pushes him away.
Lundin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hamill wants to hold on but Lundin pushes him away.
Lundin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice elbow there by Lundin.
Hamill is working to get back to half guard.
Lundin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hamill is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lundin lands a nice shot to the head.
Hamill wants to control but Lundin is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lundin controlling the position easily from mount.
Lundin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundin controlling the position easily from mount.
Hamill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hamill working to try and regain half guard.
Lundin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hamill is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundin is breathing heavily.
Lundin landing strikes from the mount and Hamill is in trouble!
Lundin controlling the pace for now.
Lundin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hamill for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hamill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lundin with good strikes from the mount here!
Hamill can't escape the position.
Lundin scoring with strikes but Hamill is staying in there.
Hamill taking shots to the head.
Lundin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Hamill that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Lundin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lundin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lundin wants to clinch.
No luck for Lundin with that takedown attempt.
Hamill throws a head kick that misses

and Lundin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hamill!
Hamill is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hamill swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hamill is trying to escape the mount.
Hamill wants to get back to his feet.
Lundin is landing with some decent strikes but Hamill is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lundin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hamill is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lundin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill tries to hold on but Lundin postures up.
Hamill can't escape the position.
Lundin landing strikes from the mount and Hamill is in trouble!
Lundin landing strikes from the mount.
Hamill wants to get back to his feet.
Lundin raining down shots from the mount!
Anders Lundin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lundin with the ground and pound from mount.
Hamill is working to get back to half guard.
Lundin looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hamill throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lundin. What's that going to do exactly?
Hamill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lundin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lundin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hamill tries to hold on but Lundin pushes him away.
Hamill is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Lundin.
Lundin with shots to the head and body - Hamill looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hamill can't escape the position.
Lundin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lundin blocks Hamill's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lundin looking for a guillotine from mount but Hamill is having none of it.
Lundin landing shots from mount.
Lundin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hamill wants to hold on but Lundin pushes him away.
Hamill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Lundin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hamill squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lundin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lundin is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamill working to try and regain half guard.
Lundin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hamill is looking to improve his position but Lundin isn't that keen on the idea.
Lundin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lundin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hamill?
Lundin controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anders Lundin dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.

Lundin darts in and clinches Hamill up against the cage.

Lundin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lundin shoots in for a double leg but Hamill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anders Lundin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lundin misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamill.
Hamill tries for a takedown but Lundin circles away easily
and Lundin counters with a big head kick but Hamill shrugs it off.
Lundin looks for a takedown but Hamill sprawls well.
Danga de danga de dang - Hamill scores with a four punch combination!
Hamill clinches but Lundin breaks the clinch

and Lundin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hamill won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lundin prevents Hamill from escaping the position.
Lundin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hamill down.
Lundin scores with punches from side control.

Lundin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hamill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin taking a breather here.
Hamill tries to improve position but can't.
Hamill being controlled for a moment.
Lundin landing strikes.
Lundin lands a few punches from side control.

Lundin tries for a kimura but Hamill is defending well.
Hamill is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundin cracks Hamill with a big elbow.
Lundin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lundin working the ground and pound.
Hamill takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lundin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hamill is desperately trying to improve his position but Lundin has a good base and remains in mount.
Hamill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hamill really wants to buck Lundin off and get back to his feet.
Hamill swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hamill is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lundin working Hamill over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill regains half guard.
Hamill is trying to control but can't.
Hamill misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hamill trying to hold on to Lundin's head to control him but Lundin postures up.

Hamill looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hamill trying to control but Lundin postures up.
Hamill is looking to improve his position.
Lundin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamill wants to clinch.
Lundin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hamill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lundin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hamill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lundin is fending him off so far but Hamill persists. Nope, Lundin circles away and we're back to standing.
Anders Lundin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Hamill.

Lundin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lundin won't allow Hamill to get back to his feet.
Lundin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Lundin stands up from Hamill's guard - Lundin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hamill tries for a takedown but Lundin circles away easily

and Lundin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lundin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lundin wants to stand but Hamill is controlling the position.
Frank Hamill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lundin striking from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Lundin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lundin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Lundin!