PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Ayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ayers
vs
Hammer

180 cm
21
278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

207 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugene Ayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manfred Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer lands with a straight right. Ayers didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Eugene Ayers has been cut.

Hammer darts in and clinches Ayers up against the cage.

Ayers breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hammer has managed to clinch.

Ayers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Ayers misses with a knee strike.

Ayers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manfred Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Hammer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ayers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ayers really is a fat lump.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ayers keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Hammer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ayers pulls guard.

Hammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Ayers just leaning against Hammer, taking a breather.
Ayers has Hammer pressed against the cage, preventing Hammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ayers jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Ayers around his waist. Ayers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ayers tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.

Ayers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ayers shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Ayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch but Ayers keeps him there for the moment.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Ayers's head.
Ayers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ayers up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stalling the fight.
Hammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ayers prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.

Ayers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hammer postures up in Ayers's guard and throws a big left but Ayers blocks it.
Ayers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ayers is pulling down on Hammer's head. It's preventing any offense from Hammer, at least for the moment.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Ayers has wrist control.
Ayers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ayers looking to control.
Hammer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ayers is on top in guard.

Hammer wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ayers manages to pass to side control.

Hammer manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Hammer clinches with his opponent.
Ayers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammer walks away with a smile on his face. Ayers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ayers misses with a few strikes there.

Hammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Ayers has him pressed against the cage.
Ayers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ayers jumps guard and drags Hammer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ayers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ayers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ayers is working an open guard so Hammer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Hammer pushes Ayers up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer avoiding damage as Ayers throws knees to the body.
Ayers is breathing heavily.

Ayers breaks from the clinch.

Hammer rushes Ayers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ayers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manfred Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eugene Ayers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hammer throws a series of punches but Ayers moves out of range.
Ayers thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hammer falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ayers counters with a shoot takedown. Hammer fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hammer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Hammer pushes Ayers off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hammer has Ayers up against the cage in a clinch.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.

Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ayers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ayers pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ayers tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Ayers drops back down to his feet.

Ayers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Ayers missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ayers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ayers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ayers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Ayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ayers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammer's elbow.
Ayers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ayers fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ayers.
Stalling in the clinch from Ayers.
Ayers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer taking a breather.
Ayers is trying to pull guard but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Manfred Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hammer moves into the clinch.
Ayers has Hammer pushed against the cage.
Ayers fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayers keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammer lands an uppercut.

Ayers drags the fight down to the ground.
Ayers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hammer pushes Ayers off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Hammer forces Ayers back against the cage and clinches.
Hammer presses Ayers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammer stalling the fight.
Ayers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch but Ayers keeps him there for the moment.

Ayers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hammer rushes Ayers and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer lands a hook that snaps the head of Ayers backwards.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.

Ayers tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammer is looking to control Ayers's arms but Ayers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammer has his back to the cage.

Ayers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hammer.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manfred Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eugene Ayers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ayers gets tackled into the cage by Hammer. Hammer maintains the clinch.
Hammer lands with a right to the head.

Ayers pulls guard successfully.
Ayers trying to strike off his back.
Ayers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ayers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ayers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hammer postures up in Ayers's guard and throws a big left but Ayers blocks it.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Ayers has wrist control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.

Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ayers breaks from the clinch.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Ayers has double underhooks.
Ayers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammer smiles and moves away.

Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ayers blocks the elbow strike.

Ayers drags the fight down to the ground.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ayers manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Ayers jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Ayers around his waist. Ayers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Ayers manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer throws a body punch but Ayers moves out of range.
Ayers seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Ayers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer can't break the clinch.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ayers misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.

Ayers gets tackled into the cage by Hammer. Hammer maintains the clinch.
Ayers pressing his opponent against the cage.

Ayers breaks the clinch.
Hammer scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ayers jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Ayers around his waist. Ayers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Ayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ayers looking to stall.
Ayers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ayers up against the cage.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Ayers has him pressed against the cage.

Ayers pulls guard effortlessly.
Hammer throws a big right hand that misses.
Ayers trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a strike but Ayers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hammer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ayers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Ayers pulls guard successfully.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammer postures up in Ayers's guard and throws a big left but Ayers blocks it.

Hammer stands up and waves to Ayers to follow him.

Hammer rushes Ayers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Hammer.
Ayers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eugene Ayers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manfred Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ayers content to slow the pace in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hammer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred Hammer!