PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armen Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Monster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hammer
vs
Monster

159 cm
18
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

161 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armen Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Monster!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monster appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hammer wants to clinch
and Monster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hammer tries to clinch up
and Monster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Monster should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hammer clinches with his opponent.
Monster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monster.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the head.

It looks like The Monster has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Monster.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monster managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Monster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monster's face.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
Monster can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster has Hammer pushed against the cage.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Monster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Monster is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammer is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Monster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Monster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Monster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Monster managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Monster digs a right hand into Hammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammer's gas tank.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Monster cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
Monster is trying to stall.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monster taking a breather.
Monster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monster slows down the pace here.
Monster is trying to stall.
Monster is pushing Hammer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Monster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Monster lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Monster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Monster jabs Hammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Monster scores with a nice strike.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monster can do to turn this around?
Monster connects with a body shot that sends Hammer's belly button to the back.
Hammer wants to clinch but Monster slips to the side
and Monster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
Monster lands a nice looking body shot.
Monster lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Armen Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster working hard to break the clinch.
Monster lands with a right to the head.
Hammer working Monster over with knees to the body.
Monster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monster.
Monster scores with a shoulder strike.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
Monster scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammer as Monster tries to tie him up.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monster is breathing heavily.
Monster lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monster takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Monster's face.
Hammer digs a right hand underneath Monster's ribcage. Monster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Monster controls the action.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Monster won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster works on Hammer's body with a couple of short punches.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.
Monster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Monster lands a nice shot to the body.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
Monster lands with a short shot to the head.
Monster avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Monster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Monster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
Monster is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Monster.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
A short left from Monster.
Monster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monster tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
Monster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Monster blocks it with crossed arms.
Monster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monster.
Monster wants to stall.
Hammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Monster blocks with his arms.
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 Armen Hammer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on The Monster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Good shot there by Monster.
Monster throws a shot to the body.
The Monster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Monster.
Monster 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 tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Monster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hammer pushes Monster up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Monster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monster wants to stall.
Monster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monster is defending well for now.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
Monster lands with a light punch inside.
Monster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Monster's ribcage.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monster avoids it.
Monster avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Monster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Monster lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Monster.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monster lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monster looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Monster.
Monster avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Monster leaning his opponent against the cage.
Monster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monster tries to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling the position.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Monster blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monster trying to stall but Hammer improves his position.
Monster digs a right hand underneath Hammer's ribcage. Hammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Monster cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
A short right from Monster.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster scores with a shoulder strike.
Monster managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Monster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monster looking to stall.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Monster lands with a left to the head.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Monster avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer has Monster pressed against the cage, preventing Monster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Monster.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Monster.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Monster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Monster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Monster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monster taking a breather.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Monster lands an uppercut.
Monster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammers head.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Monster is blocking nicely.
Monster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammer.
Monster scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Monster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Armen Hammer!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Armen Hammer!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Armen Hammer!

Armen Hammer wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Armen Hammer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.