PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emil Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Valchek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Hammer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Valchek's chin.

Hammer
vs
Valchek

167 cm
24
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

179 cm
23
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Convicted
Hell's Balls Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emil Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Valchek!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valchek misses with a wild body shot.
Valchek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valchek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valchek tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valchek.
A jab-cross combination lands for Hammer and sends Valchek crashing to the mat! Hammer follows him down to the mat - Valchek regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Valchek is rocked!

It looks like Joe Valchek has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valchek is still in real trouble! Can Hammer finish him?
Valchek seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammer wants to pass to mount but Valchek is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Valchek is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Valchek flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Valchek is trying to control but can't.
Hammer is pressing down on Valchek's thigh, looking to free his foot. Valchek is holding on for now.
Hammer blocks the strikes from Valchek.
Valchek is looking to control Hammer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Valchek avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valchek scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Valchek's head but Valchek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valchek tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valchek scores with a hook to the body.
Valchek tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
Valchek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Valchek.
Valchek trying to land knees to the body.
Valchek trying to land knees to the body.
Valchek lands an elbow just above Hammer 's eye.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valchek has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer tries to break free but Valchek pushes him back against the cage.
Valchek lands with a short shot to the head.
Valchek missing with knees to the body.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Valchek.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Emil Hammer has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valchek landing knees to the body.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Valchek.
A short body shot lands from Valchek as the two fighters clinch.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Valchek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valchek tries for a takedown but Hammer manages to get underhooks.
Valchek lands a nice elbow.
Valchek lands an elbow inside that Hammer shrugs off.
Valchek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valchek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
A short left from Valchek.
Hammer avoids the elbow strike from Valchek, against the cage.
Hammer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valchek landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Valchek looks gassed!
Hammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valchek avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Valchek goes down! Can Hammer finish him!?
Hammer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Valchek throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hammer escapes and throws Valchek's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Valchek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Valchek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer wants to control but Valchek is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Hammer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Valchek clinches up against the cage.
Hammer can't break the clinch.
Valchek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valchek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Valchek has double underhooks.
Valchek gets through Hammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valchek scores with a knee to the head.
Valchek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valchek lands an elbow just above Hammer 's eye.
Valchek throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch but Valchek keeps him there for the moment.
Hammer can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valchek pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valchek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Valchek has him pressed against the cage.
Valchek looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valchek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valchek 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valchek prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Valchek tries to score a body lock takedown but Hammer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Valchek has Hammer pressed against the cage, preventing Hammer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Valchek.

Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Emil Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer drops Valchek with a left right combo! Hammer follows him down to the ground into side control.
Valchek tries to strike but it doesn't land.
You can see the frustration on Valchek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hammer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hammer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Valchek sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valchek wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Valchek is breathing heavily.
Hammer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hammer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valchek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hammer is working away from the top position though.
Valchek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammer is trying to control. Valchek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Valchek flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valchek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hammer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Valchek is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valchek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Valchek moved out of range nicely.
Valchek staying out of range there.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Valchek scores with a four punch combination!
Hammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice combo by Hammer! Oh, that's hurt him - Valchek falls to the canvas and Hammer follows him into side control.
Valchek is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Valchek wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valchek gets full guard.

Valchek is looking for a triangle here but Hammer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Hammer dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Valchek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer cracks Valchek with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emil Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer misses with a double jab

and Valchek counters by clinching up.
Hammer avoids a wild elbow strike from Valchek.
Valchek throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammer is trying to break free.
Valchek pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valchek throws an elbow but misses.
Hammer tries to circle away but Valchek has him pinned against the cage.

Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Valchek moved out of range.
Valchek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valchek tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Valchek moved out of range nicely.
Valchek takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valchek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hammer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Valchek.
Emil Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer misses with a shot to the body
and Valchek counters with a nice body shot.
Valchek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hammer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valchek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valchek lands a head kick. Hammer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Valchek.
Valchek scores with a nice body kick.
Hammer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hammer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hammer scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Hammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valchek lands a nice hook to Hammer's body. Hammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valchek avoids a punch combination nicely.

Valchek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valchek trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Valchek with a flurry of punches that miss.

Valchek drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Valchek off! Valchek jumps back into Hammer's guard.
Joe Valchek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valchek working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valchek wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Emil Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valchek makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valchek tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Valchek is proving a slippery customer.
Hammer has control of Valchek's left arm, preventing Valchek from doing any damage.
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Valchek is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valchek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammer wants to sweep here but Valchek controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Valchek slips a jab from Hammer.

Valchek moves into the clinch.
Valchek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valchek lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Valchek - that landed with a thud.
Hammer tries to circle away but Valchek has him pinned against the cage.
Valchek digs a right hand underneath Hammer's ribcage. Hammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valchek lands an elbow that stopped Hammer in his tracks for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Valchek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Hammer!