PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asly Hamps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Tatlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hamps
vs
Tatlock

170 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Tab Out Clothes

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Asly Hamps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Tatlock!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hamps drives through and clinches with Tatlock against the cage.

Hamps has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tatlock uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tatlock wants to stand and escape but instead Hamps has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hamps postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tatlock looking for a sweep. Not yet Tatlock, not yet.
Tatlock wants to hit a switch here but Hamps passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tatlock there!
Hamps lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamps dominating with strikes here.
Hamps controlling from mount.
Hamps seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tatlock for as long as he can get away with.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamps punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatlock throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tatlock gets back to half guard.
Hamps tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tatlock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tatlock taking some punishment here, with Hamps in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hamps connects with a nice short shot to Tatlock's temple.
Hamps not doing much here.
Tatlock looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tatlock is not content to let Hamps control the position.

Hamps is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hamps decides to stand up.

Hamps shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Hamps is working for a submission of some sort.
Hamps scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hamps trying to control the pace.
Tatlock looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamps is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tatlock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hamps working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tatlock's head.
Hamps 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.
Tatlock is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hamps dives into side control.
Hamps is looking to take a break and control but Tatlock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamps scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamps just content to control the position.
Tatlock tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Tatlock looks winded!
Hamps is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hamps takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tatlock is bucking up trying to escape but Hamps cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamps looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamps unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hamps fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hamps takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hamps is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatlock sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamps shoots in and drives through. Tatlock sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asly Hamps. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tatlock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tatlock is thwarting Hamps's attempts to control the position.
Hamps has his hands clasped together around Tatlock's back. He's all about the action.
Hamps manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamps pulls Tatlock in to control the position.
Hamps has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Asly Hamps wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tatlock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamps moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tatlock keeps the fight on the outside.

Hamps shoots in and bounces Tatlock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hamps stands up over Tatlock, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hamps stands up and waves to Tatlock to follow him.
Horrible takedown by Hamps or perhaps it was just good defense by Tatlock which made him look bad.
Hamps shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Tatlock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatlock won't allow Hamps to sweep him here.
Hamps is pulling down on Tatlock's head. It's preventing any offense from Tatlock, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamps wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatlock has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hamps is proving hard to escape from.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hamps seems keen to control Tatlock's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Asly Hamps.

Tatlock clinches with his opponent.

Hamps breaks the clinch.
Hamps fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamps looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamps misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Tatlock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tatlock is breathing heavily.
Tatlock misses with a head shot. Hamps uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tatlock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hamps wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatlock wants to get up but he can't break Hamps's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hamps looking to control.
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 Asly Hamps will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamps.
Tatlock scores with a hook.
Hamps tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tatlock swivels and escapes.
Tatlock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Hamps shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamps showed some decent athleticism there.
Tatlock tries to get to full guard but Hamps has control of the leg.
Hamps is looking to stall here but Tatlock recovers full guard.
Hamps wants to control from the top but Tatlock keeps moving.
Hamps works over Tatlock with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatlock keeping moving, preventing Hamps from controlling successfully.
Hamps tries to free his leg and advance position but Tatlock is retaining full guard.
Tatlock keeping moving, preventing Hamps from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Asly Hamps.
Hamps fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Asly Hamps. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Tatlock gets caught flat footed, as Hamps shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hamps works over Tatlock with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamps stands and throws Tatlock's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamps working the ground and pound from side control.
Tatlock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tatlock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tatlock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tatlock wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tatlock tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hamps easily slips into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamps fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Hamps jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tatlock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Asly Hamps overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamps lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tatlock down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamps landing a few strikes.
Tatlock takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tatlock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hamps lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hamps remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hamps scoring with punches from side control.
Hamps cracks Tatlock with a big right hand but Tatlock just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Hamps stands up and beckons Tatlock to his feet.
Hamps avoids a kick to the body.

Hamps drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatlock is looking to regain half guard here but Hamps keeps moving and retains side control.
Asly Hamps is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatlock is trying to escape the position but Hamps is controlling the position.
Hamps is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatlock can do to turn this around?
Kyle Tatlock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Asly Hamps wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Hamps closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tatlock did well to prevent Hamps getting side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Asly Hamps showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamps, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asly Hamps!
An out of breath Asly Hamps thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.