PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didi Hamman (ranked 1664 p4p, 1494 weight class) and Ivan Andrianov (ranked 237 p4p, 207 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?

Hamman
vs
Andrianov

185 cm
28
187
15 - 15 - 0

178 cm
26
180
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didi Hamman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Andrianov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrianov misses with a wild body shot.
Andrianov throws a big shot that misses.
Andrianov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hamman jabs at Andrianov's body.

Hamman clinches.
Hamman with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ivan Andrianov has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andrianov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hamman connects with a knee to the head.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the ribs.

Andrianov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Andrianov clinches with his opponent.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
I was talking to Hamman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrianov avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrianov.
Andrianov is trying to break the clinch but Hamman has him pressed against the cage.
Andrianov has a couple of punches blocked by Hamman.
Hamman lands a knee to the body.

Hamman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hamman has Andrianov up against the cage in a clinch.
Andrianov managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrianov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andrianov.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Andrianov is blocking nicely.
Hamman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andrianov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Andrianov manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hamman clinches with his opponent.
Hamman tries to throw a body punch but Andrianov avoids it by throwing Hamman back against the cage.
Hamman looking for a takedown.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Andrianov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Andrianov blocks with his arms.
Andrianov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamman.
Andrianov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andrianov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Andrianov misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Andrianov - that landed with a thud.
Andrianov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hamman tries a body shot but Andrianov blocks it.
A knee to the head by Hamman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov has a couple of punches blocked by Hamman.
Hamman prevents a body shot from Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrianov avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Andrianov can't break the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.
Andrianov is trying to break the clinch but Hamman is controlling him.
Andrianov is trying to force a seperation but Hamman has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Andrianov.
Hamman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamman swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrianov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrianov stalling the fight.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrianov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamman prevents a body shot from Andrianov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamman controls his hands.
Hamman tries to break the clinch but Andrianov is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Andrianov fails to land.
Andrianov is pushing Hamman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Andrianov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamman.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrianov avoids the damage to the body.
Hamman blocking some punches.
Andrianov stalling in the clinch but Hamman improves position.
Andrianov misses with a punch to the body.

Hamman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrianov.
Andrianov misses with a shot to the body
and Hamman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andrianov scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Didi Hamman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Hamman misses the shot to the body.
Hamman works over Andrianov's head and body with a nice combination.
Andrianov lands with a straight right. Hamman didn't see that one coming.
Andrianov scores with a body shot.
Andrianov misses with a combination
and Hamman counters with a nice body shot.
Hamman slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Hamman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrianov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamman was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a nice looking combination but Hamman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andrianov scores with a jab to the head.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov checks a leg kick.
Hamman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andrianov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamman takes a swing at Andrianov's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Andrianov slips under a jab.
Hamman is looking to wear down Andrianov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hamman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrianov throws out the jab.
Andrianov misses with an uppercut
and Hamman counters with a right hand to the body.
Andrianov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hamman drives through and clinches with Andrianov against the cage.
Andrianov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov lands a nice uppercut.
Andrianov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andrianov misses with some punches.
Andrianov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hamman throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Andrianov is trying to push Hamman away but Hamman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Andrianov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrianov has a couple of punches blocked by Hamman.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrianov blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andrianov.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrianov.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andrianov.
Andrianov blocks an elbow strike from Hamman.
A left hand lands to the body for Andrianov.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Andrianov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrianov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Didi Hamman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hamman prevents a body shot from Andrianov.
Hamman lands with a left to the head.
Andrianov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Hamman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamman stops Andrianov from standing up.
Andrianov keeping moving, preventing Hamman from controlling successfully.
Hamman is standing up over Andrianov. Andrianov looks to escape but Hamman dives into side control.
Andrianov wants to get back to his feet.
Hamman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrianov keeps working.
Andrianov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hamman's best efforts.
Andrianov is looking to control Hamman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Andrianov avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman wants to take a breather but Andrianov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andrianov is looking to escape.
Andrianov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Andrianov.
Andrianov wants to get back to his feet but Hamman passes into half guard.
Andrianov is looking to escape.
Hamman wants to control but Andrianov is keeping him busy.
Andrianov is trying to stand.
Andrianov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivan Andrianov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ivan Andrianov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hamman lands with a good body shot.

Hamman has closed the distance and engaged Andrianov in a clinch.
Hamman lands with a right to the head.
Hamman misses with a knee to the head.
Hamman lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Andrianov manages to break the clinch.
Hamman tries to clinch up but Andrianov circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamman takes a swing at Andrianov's ribcage but misses.
Andrianov throws an overhand right that lands on Hamman's shoulder, as Hamman tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamman misses with a low kick as Andrianov jumps back.
Andrianov cracks Hamman with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Andrianov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Andrianov misses its intended target.
A jab from Andrianov finds it's way through Hamman's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with a hook to the body
and Hamman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andrianov misses with a lunging right hand
and Hamman counters with a left to the body.
Ivan Andrianov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianov lunges at Hamman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamman's hand.
Hamman misses with a double jab

and Andrianov counters by moving into the clinch.
Andrianov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hamman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Andrianov can turn it around.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrianov avoids it.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Andrianov blocks with his arms.
Andrianov swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Andrianov lands with a short shot to the head.
Andrianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamman controls his hands.
Hamman blocking some punches.
Andrianov struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamman controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamman struggles to land a body shot inside as Andrianov controls his hands.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Andrianov pushes Hamman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrianov throws a head punch that misses.

Andrianov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrianov misses the body punch
and Hamman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrianov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrianov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hamman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrianov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hamman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andrianov.
Hamman slips a straight right by Andrianov.
Andrianov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianov misses with a straight right.

Hamman gets a clinch.

Andrianov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrianov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrianov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrianov avoids the body shot from Hamman.
Andrianov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Andrianov misses.
Hamman digs a good body shot into Andrianov's ribs.
Andrianov looks to land a left hand but Hamman moved out of range nicely.
Andrianov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrianov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hamman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andrianov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman tries to clinch but Andrianov moves out of range.
Andrianov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andrianov swings widly with a right hand
and Hamman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andrianov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrianov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrianov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hamman.
Hamman misses with a shot to the body
and Andrianov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hamman is rocked!
Andrianov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hamman to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hamman looks to clinch but Andrianov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hamman taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ivan Andrianov!