PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by what what in the butt. Hammond has chosen "There's Been an Accident" by The Twilight Singers as his entrance music. Miller has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. James Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Miller
vs
Hammond

178 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Hammond!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammond makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hammond.
Hammond scores with a hook.
Hammond lands a high kick!
Hammond lands with a slapping head kick.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammond is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hammond lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Hammond.
Hammond dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Hammond thuds his shin into the meat of Miller's side.
Hammond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammond.
Hammond darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hammond scores with a head kick. Miller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hammond throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Hammond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hammond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hammond lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hammond throws a head kick that half lands.
Hammond throws a head kick that half lands.
Hammond scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Miller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hammond.
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!
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a good, hard body kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Hammond lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hammond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammond throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Hammond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with an inside leg kick.
Hammond lands with a slapping head kick.
Miller misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond lands a head kick!
Hammond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hammond lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hammond connects with a high kick.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hammond scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hammond misses with a straight right.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond thows a body kick. Miller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Hammond lands but Miller takes it in his stride.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Hammond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Miller misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a head kick. That will keep Miller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Hammond dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hammond moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hammond swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Hammond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hammond throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a body kick that stops Miller in his tracks momentarily.
Hammond thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miller if he has to take too many more of those.
Hammond stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hammond to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hammond scores with a head kick. Miller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick from Hammond lands but Miller takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Miller looks to land a combination but Hammond avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammond throws a head kick that half lands.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller throws a right hand that Hammond ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammond also avoids with ease.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hammond throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller throws a series of punches but Hammond moves out of range.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Miller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a thumping low kick.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a head kick.
Miller throws a series of punches but Hammond avoids them all with ease.
Miller throws a series of punches but Hammond moves out of range.
Hammond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a combination
and Hammond counters with a thumping low kick.
Miller throws a right hand that Hammond ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammond also avoids with ease.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a nice body kick.
Hammond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miller!
Hammond connects with a right hand. Miller shakes it off.
James Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammond lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Hammond scores with a head kick. Miller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Hammond lands but Miller takes it in his stride.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Miller might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Hammond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hammond lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Hammond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ben Hammond seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammond dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Hammond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hammond throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hammond throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammond counters with a head kick.
Hammond lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammond goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hammond throws a head kick that half lands.
Hammond plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miller misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammond throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller misses with the combination.
A head kick from Hammond lands but Miller takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
James Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammond circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Hammond counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Hammond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammond throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
James Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Miller throws a right hand that Hammond ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammond also avoids with ease.
Hammond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller throws a series of punches but Hammond moves out of range.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a solid body kick.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammond counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a head kick.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Hammond scores with a head kick. Miller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a right and a left that Hammond avoids nicely.
Hammond lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice combination there by Miller.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Hammond counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Hammond dodges the punch combination from Miller.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammond.
Hammond scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Hammond lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Hammond explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Hammond lands with a slapping head kick.
Ben Hammond is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammond lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miller swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Hammond comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Hammond!
After winning the bout, Ben Hammond thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.