PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Micah Spinks (ranked 5354 p4p, 5971 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 263 p4p, 277 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hamed's choice of entrance music: Thriller. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Spinks
vs
Hamed

159 cm
26
135
1 - 3 - 0

164 cm
23
145
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micah Spinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed misses with a jab to the body
and Spinks counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hamed throws a nice looking combination but Spinks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Hamed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spinks with a knee to the head.
Spinks with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spinks wants to stall.
Hamed blocks the elbow strike.
Spinks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spinks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Spinks.
A short right from Hamed.
Hamed lands a hook that snaps the head of Spinks backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamed stalling against the cage.
Hamed looking to throw knees to the head but Spinks is blocking nicely.
Spinks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hamed's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Spinks lands a knee to the head.

Hamed is rocked!
Spinks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamed is still on wobbly legs! Can Spinks finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinks lands a big knee! That's hurt Hamed! Oh, he's all over the place! Spinks lands another knee that sends Hamed to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micah Spinks!
During a confident post fight interview, Micah Spinks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.