PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: No More Mr. Nice Guy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Hammer
vs
Thunder

200 cm
29
217 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

199 cm
23
215 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denton Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder misses with a hook
and Hammer counters with a good, hard body kick but Thunder shrugs it off.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Thunder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hammer.
Thunder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Hammer is predictable there
and Thunder counters with an outside leg kick.
Hammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thunder. Thunder obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thunder counters with a leg kick.
Thunder digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Thunder misses the body punch
and Hammer counters with a nice body kick.
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunder throws a right hand that misses
and Hammer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses
letting Thunder counter with a right hand.
Hammer misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Hammer.
Thunder misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thunder attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Hammer misses with a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a straight right hand.
Hammer moves out of range as Thunder strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunder.
A low kick from Thunder is predictable there
and Hammer counters with a leg kick.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Thunder cracks a nice hook into Hammer's ribs.
Thunder misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Hammer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunder can pounce on him.
Hammer misses with a leg kick
and Thunder counters with an outside leg kick.
Thunder swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a good low kick that Thunder was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunder.
Thunder misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Hammer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hammer thows a leg kick but Thunder checks it
and Thunder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thunder misses with a hook to the body
and Hammer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thunder's knee momentarily.
Thunder scores with a nice body kick.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses
and Thunder counters with a left to the body.
Denton Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder misses with a looping right.
Thunder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hammer.
Hammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick
and Thunder counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Hammer counters with a head kick. That will keep Thunder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Hammer misses
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thunder misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Hammer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thunder can pounce on him.
Hammer lands a head kick. Thunder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Denton Thunder has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder looks to land a body kick but Hammer moved away.
Thunder throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hammer scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Thunder.
Thunder misses with a leg kick
and Hammer counters with a low kick, right behind Thunder 's knee.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Thunder feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
Thunder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Thunder finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thunder throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hammer. Thunder shrugs it off though.
Hammer misses with a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer feints and then cracks Thunder's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunder down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Hammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denton Thunder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thunder avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Hammer blocks the leg kick.
Thunder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammer counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Thunder misses
and Hammer counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Thunder misses
and Hammer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thunder is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Thunder misses
and Hammer counters with a low kick, right behind Thunder 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hammer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Thunder is predictable there
and Hammer counters with a head kick. That will keep Thunder thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thunder misses the body punch
and Hammer counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Hammer
and Thunder counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hammer tries a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
Anton Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses
and Thunder counters with an outside leg kick.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to score with low kicks.
Hammer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thunder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thunder throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammer pushes Thunder away with a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer thows a leg kick but Thunder checks it
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Denton Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Thunder counters with a thumping low kick.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thunder misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thunder misses the jab.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammer's calf.
Thunder dips to his left and cracks Hammer with an uppercut!
Thunder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunder.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Hammer motions for Thunder to come forward. Hammer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Anton Hammer!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Anton Hammer!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Anton Hammer!

Anton Hammer wins by unanimous decision!