PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garry Tolsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammond has chosen "There's Been an Accident" by The Twilight Singers as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tolsen
vs
Hammond

180 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

172 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garry Tolsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Hammond!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolsen.
Hammond bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammond.
Hammond scores with a kick to the body.
Tolsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammond counters with a nice leg kick.
Garry Tolsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tolsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tolsen throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tolsen misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammond throws a leg kick which misses Tolsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tolsen tries to avoid it.
Tolsen misses with a double jab.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tolsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolsen throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a good low kick that Tolsen was not able to check.
Tolsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hammond lands a head kick. Tolsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammond.
Tolsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammond counters with a big head kick but Tolsen shrugs it off.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a nice body kick.
Tolsen throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a right hand to the body.
Tolsen is breathing heavily.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a body kick.
Tolsen throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tolsen. Those never looked like landing.
Hammond lands a front kick.
Hammond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond lands with a slapping head kick.
Hammond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tolsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hammond.
Tolsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hammond - that will leave a mark!
Hammond throws a nice head kick!
Tolsen misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a nice body kick.
Tolsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tolsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a big head kick but Tolsen shrugs it off.
Tolsen throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammond connects with a high kick.
Tolsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a body kick that stops Tolsen in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hammond lands with a slapping head kick.
Tolsen misses with a wild combination.
Tolsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammond thumps Tolsen with a low kick.
Hammond lands a nice looking body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammond, right into the meat.
Tolsen misses with a two punch combination.
Tolsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammond counters with a leg kick.
Hammond keeps Tolsen at a distance using the push kick.
Hammond throws a front kick that sends Tolsen stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolsen misses with a wild combination.
Tolsen misses with a double jab
and Hammond makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tolsen really felt that one!
Tolsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hammond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a good, hard body kick but Tolsen shrugs it off.
Hammond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tolsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Tolsen looks to land a combination but Hammond avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Hammond there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hammond connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Hammond dominated that round.
That's time! Tolsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tolsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tolsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammond circles away quickly and effectively.
Tolsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammond counters with a body kick.
Tolsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tolsen misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hammond. Those never looked like landing.
Hammond bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tolsen misses with a wild combination.
Tolsen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Ben Hammond has been cut.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a head kick.
Ben Hammond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tolsen's head.
Hammond slips a jab and a cross from Tolsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hammond lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hammond lands with a straight right. Tolsen didn't see that one coming.
Tolsen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammond lands with a kick to the temple. Tolsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with an outside leg kick.
Hammond throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tolsen misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Tolsen misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammond.
Hammond lands a head kick. Tolsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hammond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolsen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Tolsen does no damage.
Tolsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammond lands a high kick!
A combination from Tolsen does no damage.
Hammond scores with a head kick.
Garry Tolsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammond slips a jab and a cross from Tolsen.
Hammond dodges the punch combination from Tolsen.
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a low kick, right behind Tolsen 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Tolsen misses.
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tolsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammond.
Tolsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tolsen. Those never looked like landing.
Tolsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tolsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tolsen tries to bum rush Hammond with a series of wild strikes but Hammond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammond lands a nice hook to Tolsen's body. Tolsen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tolsen tries to bum rush Hammond with a series of wild strikes but Hammond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolsen misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a leg kick.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a low kick, right behind Tolsen 's knee.
Hammond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tolsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammond.
Tolsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a big head kick but Tolsen shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tolsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a nice uppercut.
Tolsen throws a right and a left that Hammond avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Hammond lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tolsen doesn't seem phased though.
Hammond scoring well with a low kick there.
Hammond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tolsen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tolsen throws a series of punches but Hammond avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tolsen tries to bum rush Hammond with a series of wild strikes but Hammond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hammond scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Garry Tolsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Hammond's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hammond avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tolsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a straight right hand.
Tolsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hammond. Tolsen shrugs it off though.
Tolsen misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tolsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tolsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tolsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a body kick that stops Tolsen in his tracks momentarily.
Tolsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammond.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tolsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tolsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammond to score with a decent uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hammond. Tolsen shrugs it off though.
Tolsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hammond misses with a head kick.
Hammond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tolsen.
Tolsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a low kick, right behind Tolsen 's knee.
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a solid body kick.
Tolsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tolsen throws a right hand that Hammond ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammond also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Tolsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond scores with a head kick. Tolsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tolsen throws a series of punches but Hammond avoids them all with ease.
Hammond turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tolsen swinging wildly here.
Tolsen tries to bum rush Hammond with a series of wild strikes but Hammond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Hammond lands but Tolsen takes it in his stride.
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a low kick, right behind Tolsen 's knee.
Tolsen misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a head kick.
Hammond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tolsen's head.
Tolsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tolsen throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammond scores with a head kick. Tolsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tolsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tolsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tolsen misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a good, hard body kick but Tolsen shrugs it off.
Tolsen misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hammond.
Tolsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tolsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammond pushes Tolsen away with a front kick.
Tolsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tolsen.
Tolsen walks into a stiff left hand from Hammond.
Tolsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammond counters with a nice leg kick.
Tolsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tolsen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with an inside leg kick.
Tolsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tolsen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolsen misses with a wild combination.
Tolsen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tolsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tolsen misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a head kick. That will keep Tolsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Hammond.
Well Hammond has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Hammond!
Ben Hammond thanked the fans post fight for their support.