PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kingdom Brunell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sledge Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brunell comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a Dream. 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.

Brunell
vs
Hammer

175 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

MTG Divine [GTI]

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingdom Brunell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.
Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brunell circles away quickly and effectively.
Brunell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brunell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Brunell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Brunell is just out of range.
Hammer lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Kingdom Brunell has been cut.
Brunell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hammer throws a combination. Brunell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Brunell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brunell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brunell tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Brunell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sledge Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brunell doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brunell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brunell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sledge Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.

Brunell gets a clinch.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brunell.
Hammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammer tries a body shot but Brunell blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunell is leaning against Hammer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brunell has Hammer pressed against the cage.
Hammer wants to get back to striking at distance but Brunell won't allow it.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brunell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingdom Brunell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer is working Brunell over against the cage.
Hammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Brunell is controlling him.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Brunell.
Brunell tries to break free but Hammer pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brunell is trying to stall.
Hammer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brunell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunell jumps guard but Hammer stands there with Brunell around his waist. Brunell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Brunell moves away and avoids it.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brunell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Brunell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brunell.
Brunell tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Brunell throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
Brunell moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Hammer throws a combination that misses
and Brunell counters with a right hand to the body.
Brunell wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Brunell.
Hammer throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brunell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brunell.
Brunell is trying to force a seperation but Hammer has the dominant position.

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.
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brunell tries to stall but Hammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brunell tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
Hammer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brunells head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brunell tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer wants to break free but Brunell has control.
Hammer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer is trying to maintain a safe position but Brunell gets an underhook and turns Hammer into the cage.
Brunell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hammer misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hammer scores with a hook to the body.
Brunell is working for takedown but Hammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sledge Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kingdom Brunell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brunell scores with the left hand. Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
Brunell misses with a double jab.
Brunell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingdom Brunell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Brunell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brunell trying to mount his opponent but Hammer defends it.
Brunell is nestled in close to Hammer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hammer tries to get to full guard but Brunell has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brunell lands a nice short elbow.
Hammer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brunell has passed into side control.
Brunell looks up at the clock and then as Hammer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brunell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hammer is trying to control but can't.
Brunell winds up and cracks Hammer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hammer manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brunell passes into half guard.
Brunell prevents Hammer from improving his position.
Brunell slips a nice elbow through Hammer's hands, connecting with Hammer's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brunell connects with a nice short shot to Hammer's temple.
Brunell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Brunell is very close to passing his half guard.
Brunell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brunell lands a nice short elbow.
Hammer wants to improve his position but Brunell is controlling well.
Brunell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brunell working Hammer over with strikes.
Hammer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brunell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brunell's back!
Brunell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hammer's guard. Nice work there by Brunell.
Brunell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Hammer working for a triangle but Brunell defends it easily.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Brunell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brunell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brunell throwing strikes but missing.
Brunell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Brunell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brunell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brunell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brunell throws a strike but Hammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Brunell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brunell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hammer manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunell with a flurry of punches that miss.

Hammer has his foot on Brunell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brunell works his way back into a safe position though.
Brunell with a nice head shot there.
Brunell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brunell lands a couple of elbows.
Brunell connects with a couple of short punches.

Hammer had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Brunell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hammer Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Brunell's back instead.
Brunell trying to control the hands but Hammer won't let him.

Brunell defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kingdom Brunell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kingdom Brunell's cut.
That's time! Brunell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brunell shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammer sprawls well. He's pushed Brunell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brunell counters with a three punch combo that has Hammer backing up. Hammer nods at Brunell to acknowledge the strikes.
Brunell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Hammer thuds a left hand into Brunell's body.
Brunell tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Brunell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer swings for the body but Brunell moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brunell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brunell counters with a two punch combo.
Hammer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brunell counters with a straight right hand.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Brunell.
Brunell swinging wilding here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Hammer. Beautiful body shot.
Brunell shoots in but no luck this time.
Hammer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brunell counters with a one-two to the body.
Brunell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brunell doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Brunell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammer looks to land a combination. Brunell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brunell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brunell rather than just go for the knockout.
Brunell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer slips a jab and a cross from Brunell.
Brunell tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Brunell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunell can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kingdom Brunell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brunell keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammer wants to break free but Brunell has control.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Brunell has double underhooks.
Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Brunell has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hammer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Brunell has double underhooks.
Brunell goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brunell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammer.
Brunell wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Brunell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Brunell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brunell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brunell counters with a series of strikes. Hammer will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brunell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Brunell.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Brunell counters with a three punch combo that has Hammer backing up. Hammer nods at Brunell to acknowledge the strikes.
Brunell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer misses with a combination
and Brunell counters with a series of strikes. Hammer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Brunell.
Brunell tries to clinch up.
Brunell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunell tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer swinging wilding here.
Brunell moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brunell wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Brunell's head but Brunell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brunell.
Brunell moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Brunell 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 misses with a body shot.
Brunell is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Brunell misses.
Brunell tries to clinch up.
Brunell tries to clinch but Hammer moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kingdom Brunell.
I think Brunell 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kingdom Brunell!