PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orn Frostulfsson (ranked 5913 p4p, 18342 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Frostulfsson
vs
Hammer

194 cm
24
265
7 - 13 - 1

188 cm
45
221
27 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Orn Frostulfsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer connects with a body shot.

Frostulfsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Hammer throws Frostulfsson to one side and escapes!
Frostulfsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Frostulfsson moved out of range nicely.
Hammer lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frostulfsson misses with a head kick.
Hammer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Frostulfsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hammer's half guard.

Hammer manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hammer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Frostulfsson wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Frostulfsson wants to stand but Hammer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Frostulfsson looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammer gets to his feet - Frostulfsson follows without any prompting.
Hammer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hammer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frostulfsson moves away from the strike by Hammer.
Frostulfsson misses with a wild combination.

Frostulfsson gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Frostulfsson drags him back down.

Hammer sneaks out the side door and pushes Frostulfsson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Frostulfsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frostulfsson digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Hammer looks winded!

Frostulfsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Frostulfsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Frostulfsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Frostulfsson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Frostulfsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Frostulfsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Hammer dominated that round.
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.

Frostulfsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Frostulfsson gets a double leg takedown into Hammer's guard.

Hammer has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Frostulfsson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Frostulfsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hammer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer throws a head punch that misses.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frostulfsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Frostulfsson is trying to trip Hammer. He has hold of a leg but Hammer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Frostulfsson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Frostulfsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frostulfsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Hammer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Frostulfsson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Frostulfsson staying out of range there.

Frostulfsson gets a double leg takedown into Hammer's guard.

Hammer manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frostulfsson is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer misses with the head strike.

Frostulfsson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Frostulfsson can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Frostulfsson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Frostulfsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frostulfsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frostulfsson.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hammer enables Frostulfsson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hammer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Hammer pushes Frostulfsson off and scrambles back to his feet.

Frostulfsson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Frostulfsson showed some decent athleticism there.
Frostulfsson trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.

Hammer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Frostulfsson is on him like a limpet, forcing Hammer back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frostulfsson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hammer regains guard immediately.

Hammer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Frostulfsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thor Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.

Frostulfsson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Hammer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

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!
Frostulfsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Orn Frostulfsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Frostulfsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Hammer manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frostulfsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Frostulfsson's shoulder, as Frostulfsson tries to avoid the shot.
Hammer misses with a jab to the body
and Frostulfsson counters with a two punch combo.
Hammer misses the body punch
and Frostulfsson counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Hammer! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orn Frostulfsson!
Orn Frostulfsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.