PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Justus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naseem Hameed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justus comes to the ring accompanied by Release Yo Delf - Method Man. 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.

Justus
vs
Hameed

190 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Justus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naseem Hameed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hameed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hameed misses with a wild combination.
Justus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hameed misses with the combination.
Hameed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hameed swinging wilding here.
Naseem Hameed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hameed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hameed throws a right hand that Justus ducks under and follows up with a left that Justus also avoids with ease.

Justus rushes Hameed and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Justus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hameed tries to break the clinch but Justus is controlling the position.
Justus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hameed blocks it with crossed arms.
Hameed tries to break the clinch but Justus is controlling the position.
Justus lands a nice knee to the body.
Justus trying to control the position but instead, Hameed has worked for underhooks and has pushed Justus into the ropes.
Justus can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

Justus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hameed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hameed looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hameed does no damage.
Justus slips a jab and a cross from Hameed.
A combination from Hameed does no damage.

Justus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hameed managing to block the knees to the body from Justus.
Justus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hameed blocks it with crossed arms.

Justus breaks the clinch.

Justus closes the distance and clinches.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
Justus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hameed is keeping busy.
Justus lands a knee to the head.
Justus scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Naseem Hameed has been cut.
Hameed has had enough of the clinch but Justus keeps him there for the moment.
Justus looking to throw knees to the head but Hameed is blocking nicely.
Justus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hameed's efforts to push away.
Hameed is looking to break free of the clinch but Justus has double underhooks.
Hameed can't break the clinch.
Hameed wants to get back to striking at distance but Justus won't allow it.
Justus with a knee to the head.
Justus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hameed blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Hameed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Justus lands a knee to the head.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justus trying to stall but Hameed improves his position.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hameed tries to break free but Justus pushes him back against the ropes.
Hameed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Hameed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hameed is trying to break the clinch but Justus has him pressed against the ropes.
Justus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hameed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hameed working hard to break the clinch.
Hameed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Justus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hameed blocks it with crossed arms.
Hameed tries to break the clinch but Justus is controlling the position.
Hameed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hameed is trying to break the clinch but Justus is controlling him.
Hameed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Justus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Justus breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Hameed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hameed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hameed fails to land with a series of punches.
Hameed misses with the combination.
Hameed throws a right hand that Justus ducks under and follows up with a left that Justus also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Justus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justus tries to free his leg and advance position but Hameed is retaining full guard.
Justus with a flurry of punches that miss.

Justus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hameed manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Justus has Hameed in his guard.
Hameed wants to stand but Justus is controlling his posture from full guard.
Justus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justus landing shots from mount.
Hameed holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Justus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Justus swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Hameed is now in Justus's guard. A big mistake from Justus there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Justus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naseem Hameed's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hameed misses with a series of wild punches.
Hameed throws a nice looking combination but Justus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hameed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hameed misses with a series of wild punches.
Hameed swats away the attempt to clinch by Justus.
Hameed tries to bum rush Justus with a series of wild strikes but Justus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justus dodges the punch combination from Hameed.
Hameed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Justus clinches up against the ropes.
Hameed takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hameed is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Justus is trying to trip Hameed. He has hold of a leg but Hameed is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Justus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Justus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hameed, up you get!
Justus is looking to clinch.
Hameed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hameed tries to bum rush Justus with a series of wild strikes but Justus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hameed keeps the fight on the outside.
Hameed throws a series of punches but Justus avoids them all with ease.
Justus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hameed paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
Hameed working hard to break the clinch.
Justus prevents Hameed from breaking the clinch.
Justus has Hameed pressed against the ropes, preventing Hameed from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hameed is trying to break the clinch but Justus is controlling him.
Justus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Justus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hameed.
Hameed working hard to break the clinch.
Justus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hameed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hameed is trying to break the clinch but Justus is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Justus misses with a knee strike.
Justus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hameed blocks it with crossed arms.
Hameed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Justus prevents Hameed from breaking the clinch.
Hameed is trying to break the clinch but Justus has him pressed against the ropes.

Justus has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hameed uses from the top position.
Hameed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Justus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Justus isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hameed stacks Justus on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hameed!
Justus struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hameed decides to stand up, so the ref orders Justus to his feet.
Hameed misses with a few strikes there.
Hameed misses with a wild combination.
Justus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hameed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Naseem Hameed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hameed misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but Hameed blocks with his arms.
Hameed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hameed is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Justus manages to pull guard.

Justus had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hameed is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Justus Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hameed's back instead.
Hameed avoids the strikes from Justus.

Hameed is in a bad position with Justus working for a choke. Hameed manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Hameed tries to stand but Justus is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Justus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naseem Hameed's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hameed fails to land with a series of punches.
Hameed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Justus wants to clinch.
Hameed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hameed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Justus gets a clinch.
Justus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hameed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Justus connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hameed is looking to break free of the clinch but Justus has double underhooks.
Justus has Hameed pressed against the ropes.
Hameed has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Justus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hameed wants to break free but Justus has control.
Hameed is trying to break the clinch but Justus has him pressed against the ropes.

Justus breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hameed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hameed throws a right hand that Justus ducks under and follows up with a left that Justus also avoids with ease.
Hameed swats away the attempt to clinch by Justus.
Justus slips a jab and a cross from Hameed.
Hameed keeps the fight on the outside.
Hameed throws a right hand that Justus ducks under and follows up with a left that Justus also avoids with ease.
Hameed throws a right and a left that Justus avoids nicely.
Hameed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hameed misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hameed misses with a two punch combination.
Justus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hameed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hameed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hameed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hameed throws a nice looking combination but Justus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Hameed misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Justus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hameed misses with a series of wild punches.
Hameed keeps the fight on the outside.
Hameed circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Hameed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hameed throws a series of punches but Justus moves out of range.
Hameed misses with a two punch combination.
Justus is looking to clinch but Hameed is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justus has a takedown stuffed.
Hameed misses with a two punch combination.
Hameed throws a nice looking combination but Justus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hameed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hameed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hameed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Justus clinches up with Hameed and pushes him back against the ropes.
Justus prevents Hameed from breaking the clinch.
Justus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hameed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hameed tries to break free but Justus pushes him back against the ropes.
Justus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hameed pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Justus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justus tries to land knees in the clinch but Hameed avoids the damage to the body.
Hameed is trying to break the clinch but Justus is controlling him.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
Hameed tries to break free but Justus pushes him back against the ropes.
Justus lands a knee to the body.
Justus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hameed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hameed wants to break the clinch but can't.
Naseem Hameed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hameed is looking to break free of the clinch but Justus has double underhooks.
Hameed wants to break free but Justus has control.
Justus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Justus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Justus tries a knee to the head but Hameed blocks it.
Hameed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hameed is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hameed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hameed is trying to break the clinch but Justus is controlling him.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
Justus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hameed's face.
Hameed has had enough of the clinch but Justus keeps him there for the moment.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
Justus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hameed has had enough of the clinch but Justus keeps him there for the moment.

Justus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Hameed.
Hameed misses with a series of wild punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justus avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Justus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Justus!