PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Everon Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Teixeira
vs
Hammer

174 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Everon Teixeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Everon Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Teixeira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Teixeira trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Teixeira throws a big right hand that misses.
Teixeira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teixeira looking to pass the guard.
Teixeira throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Teixeira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teixeira prevents Hammer from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Teixeira shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hammer's guard.
Teixeira 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.
Teixeira passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Teixeira working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Teixeira fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Teixeira wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hammer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Teixeira lands a nice forearm strike.
Teixeira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hammer takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Teixeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Teixeira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hammer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Teixeira scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira tries to advance to mount but Hammer denies him.
Teixeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Teixeira throws a strike aimed at the side of Hammer's head but Hammer avoids it well.
Check out the look on Teixeira's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Teixeira misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Teixeira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Teixeira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hammer taking a bit of punishment here - Teixeira scoring with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a strike aimed at the side of Hammer's head but Hammer avoids it well.
Teixeira working the ground and pound from side control.
Hammer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Teixeira connects with a decent elbow.
Hammer looks gassed!
Teixeira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Teixeira in side control, throwing shots but Hammer defends.
Teixeira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Teixeira is staying tight to Hammer's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teixeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everon Teixeira dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hammer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Teixeira wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Teixeira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Teixeira from controlling successfully.
Hammer can't keep his opponent in guard - Teixeira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Teixeira content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Teixeira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Hammer won't allow Teixeira to pass to mount.
Teixeira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Teixeira working the head and body with strikes.
Hammer is staying active underneath Teixeira, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Teixeira wants to pass the guard but Hammer is defending well.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Teixeira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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.
Teixeira controlling the pace.
Hammer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Teixeira.
Teixeira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Teixeira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Everon Teixeira just wasn't active enough.

Teixeira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hammer!
Teixeira looking to finish Hammer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hammer!
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the head.
Teixeira lands a heavy elbow.
Teixeira lands with some strikes.
Everon Teixeira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Teixeira raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira content just to control the position here.
Teixeira lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the head.
Teixeira wants to control the pace but Hammer is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teixeira pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Everon Teixeira dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Teixeira feints and as Hammer raises his hands in defense, Teixeira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Teixeira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Teixeira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Teixeira postures up and lands a big shot to Hammer's brow.
Teixeira distracts Hammer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Teixeira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Teixeira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Teixeira advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira lands an elbow.
Hammer parries the strikes from Teixeira easily there. Teixeira is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hammer to escape.
Teixeira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hammer can do to turn this around?
Teixeira creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Teixeira working the head and body with strikes.
Teixeira connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hammer some visible discomfort.
Hammer on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Teixeira lands an elbow.
Teixeira landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira moves into full mount!
Hammer taking shots to the head.
Teixeira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hammer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Teixeira landing shots from mount.
Teixeira with good strikes from the mount here!
Hammer is in a horrible position here. Teixeira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Teixeira looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hammer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Teixeira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hammer hang on?
Teixeira lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Teixeira scoring with strikes but Hammer is staying in there.
Teixeira working Hammer over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Teixeira dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Teixeira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Teixeira breaks from Hammer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teixeira cracks Hammer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Teixeira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Teixeira breaks from Hammer's wrist control and lands an elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Everon Teixeira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teixeira, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everon Teixeira!