PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Derrick (ranked 1408 p4p, 1201 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 197 p4p, 169 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thor Hammer enters the cage!

Derrick
vs
Hammer

180 cm
28
215
17 - 10 - 0

188 cm
37
221
26 - 23 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hardcore Alchemy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Derrick lands with an uppercut that bounces Hammer off the cage and back into range.

Hammer drops Derrick with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Derrick looks back up at him and smiles so Hammer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derrick tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe Derrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Derrick rushes Hammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer pushes Derrick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammer scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derrick.
Hammer tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Derrick avoids it by throwing Hammer back against the cage.
Derrick can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Hammer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derrick tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Derrick misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derrick closes the distance but Hammer moves to the side
and Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Derrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Derrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Derrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammer.
Derrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Derrick fails to land.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammer is defending well for now.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
Derrick takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Derrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammer lands a left hand.
Hammer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammer.
Derrick can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Hammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Derrick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Derrick tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
Hammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Derrick working aggressively here.
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derrick tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Derrick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Derrick 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 loads up on a big right hand but Derrick slips the punch.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Derrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Derrick wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Derrick tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Derrick. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Derrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derrick throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Derrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Derrick is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.

Hammer gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Derrick fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Derrick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Derrick throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
Hammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.
Derrick looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Derrick.
Derrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Derrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derrick throws a big shot that misses.
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Derrick throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer is looking for the big counter here.
Hammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Hammer misses.
Hammer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Derrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hammer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Derrick! Hammer lets Derrick back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Derrick is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer cracks a nice hook into Derrick's ribs.
Derrick looks to clinch
and Hammer counters with a huge left! Derrick is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hammer isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Derrick from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hammer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Hammer!
A less than humble Thor Hammer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.