PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Two Chainz (ranked 3532 p4p, 1942 weight class) and Didi Hamman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chainz
vs
Hamman

180 cm
41
182
18 - 6 - 1

185 cm
27
187
14 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Two Chainz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didi Hamman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamman tries to clinch but Chainz is having none of it.
Chainz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck for Chainz with that takedown attempt.
Chainz looks to land a combination but Hamman avoids it well.
Hamman lands a nice hook to Chainz's body. Chainz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Hamman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hamman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Chainz avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chainzs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Hamman.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamman stops a takedown attempt from Chainz.
A right hand to the body from Hamman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hamman.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Chainz blocks it.
Hamman lands a knee to the head.
Hamman misses with a punch to the body.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chainz blocks it with crossed arms.
Chainz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chainz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hamman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Two Chainz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chainz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chainz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chainz avoids it.
Hamman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chainz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hamman can turn it around.
Hamman lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chainz.
Chainz jumps guard but Hamman stands there with Chainz around his waist. Chainz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chainz jumps guard but Hamman stands there with Chainz around his waist. Chainz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hamman lands a knee to the head.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Chainz blocks it.
Hamman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chainz.
Hamman gets underhooks to prevent Chainz's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Two Chainz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chainz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chainz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chainz throws a combination. Hamman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hamman works Chainz's body with a nice hook.
Hamman throws a body shot but no joy.
Chainz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamman but Hamman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chainz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chainz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chainz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chainz moves out of range of the body kick from Hamman.
Chainz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hamman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice sprawl there from Hamman as Chainz shoots in.
Hamman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chainz.
Hamman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chainz rather than just go for the knockout.
Chainz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hamman counters with a nice body shot.
Chainz lands an overhand right.
Chainz misses with an uppercut
and Hamman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chainz lands with an overhand left.
Chainz throws a leg kick but Hamman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hamman checks a leg kick nicely.
Chainz with a poor takedown
and Hamman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chainz is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Chainz. Those never looked like landing.
Chainz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamman.

Hamman moves into the clinch.
Hamman scores with a knee to the head.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Didi Hamman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hamman has closed the distance and engaged Chainz in a clinch.
Chainz avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chainz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman lands a good knee to the midsection. Chainz won't want to take too many of those.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chainz has Hamman pressed against the cage, preventing Hamman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hamman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Chainz is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chainz goes for a takedown attempt but Hamman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hamman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chainz swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamman.
Chainz tries to bum rush Hamman with a series of wild strikes but Hamman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chainz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chainz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chainz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chainz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chainz swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamman.

Hamman moves into range and clinches up with Chainz.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chainz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chainz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hamman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Two Chainz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamman lands a slapping body shot.
Chainz misses with a double jab.

Chainz moves into the clinch.
Chainz managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chainz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Chainz blocks it.
Hamman landing knees to the body.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chainz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hamman is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Two Chainz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hamman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chainz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chainz.
Chainz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hamman back to the cage. Chainz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hamman jabs at Chainz's body.

Hamman drives through and clinches with Chainz against the cage.
Didi Hamman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chainz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamman prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chainz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chainz avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Hamman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chainz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Chainz avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chainz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Hamman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Chainz avoids the damage to the body.
Chainz looking for a takedown.
Hamman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Chainz blocks it.
Chainz has Hamman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hamman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hamman breaks the clinch.
Chainz misses with a wild body shot.
Chainz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Chainz backs off Hamman throws a huge counter combo but Chainz manages to avoid it all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Two Chainz is winning the standup battle so far.
Chainz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hamman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chainz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Didi Hamman 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!

Chainz darts in looking for a takedown but Hamman gets double underhooks and turns Chainz into the cage.
Chainz closes the distance and clinches up with Hamman, looking for a takedown. Chainz pushes Hamman against the cage but Hamman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chainz scores with a nice strike.
Chainz throws a body punch but Hamman moves out of range.
Chainz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hamman is looking to clinch.
Hamman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamman throws a front kick aimed at Chainz's knee but Chainz avoids it well.
Hamman tries to close the distance and clinch but Chainz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chainz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chainz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Two Chainz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hamman moves into the clinch successfully.
Hamman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamman landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamman lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman lands a knee to the head.
Hamman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chainz.
Chainz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamman prevents it.
Chainz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hamman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hamman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chainz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamman tries a head kick but it misses.

Hamman pushes Chainz up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamman misses with a body punch.
Hamman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chainz.
Didi Hamman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chainz is trying to pull guard but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.
Chainz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chainz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chainz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hamman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chainz jumps guard but Hamman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Two Chainz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Chainz pulls guard.
Hamman trying to control but Chainz is working from the bottom.
Hamman content to stall in guard here.
Chainz keeping moving, preventing Hamman from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hamman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamman trying to control the position from guard on top but Chainz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chainz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hamman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chainz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chainz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Didi Hamman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hamman 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Didi Hamman!