PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crock Chestner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammer
vs
Chestner

225 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crock Chestner!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chestner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammer lands a head shot.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Chestner should have avoided that one.
Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Hammer there.
Hammer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chestner takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Chestner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hammer did well to prevent Chestner getting side control.
Chestner is keen to just control but Hammer is a slippery customer.
Hammer wants to control but Chestner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hammer gets back to full guard.
Chestner looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants to stand up but Chestner is controlling him.
Hammer managing to control the position.
Hammer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Chestner won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Chestner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chestner counters with a big head kick but Hammer shrugs it off.
Hammer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Chestner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chestner manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chestner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammer.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammer landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Chestner's brow.
Chestner has momentary wrist control but Hammer slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chestner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammer stands up over Chestner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chestner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammer.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Chestner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammer stands up over Chestner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammer landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chestner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer advances position into side control!
Hammer cracks Chestner with a big right hand but Chestner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hammer lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Hammer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chestner doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Chestner circles away easily

and Chestner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Chestner is having none of it.
Chestner trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hammer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Max Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer cracks Chestner with a solid left hand.
Chestner is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chestner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chestner's head.
Chestner has momentary wrist control but Hammer slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammer is working Chestner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Chestner's brow.
Hammer connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chestner's head.
Chestner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammer distracts Chestner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chestner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chestner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammer.
Chestner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chestner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chestner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Hammer shoots in and bounces Chestner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammer working some strikes from top position.
Hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Chestner has wrist control.
Hammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chestner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammer.
Hammer thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammer.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chestner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammer landing with the ground and pound.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
Hammer throwing strikes from guard but Chestner blocks nicely.
Hammer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chestner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
Chestner working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Chestner has wrist control.
Hammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chestner trying to control the position.
Hammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Hammer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hammer jabs at Chestner's body.
Chestner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Chestner gets caught flat footed, as Hammer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammer landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer distracts Chestner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chestner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Chestner's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
Hammer connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammer stands up over Chestner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chestner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammer.
Hammer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammer won't allow Chestner to sweep him here.
Hammer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Chestner has wrist control.
Hammer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chestner's head.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Chestner's brow.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chestner's head.
Max Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chestner keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Hammer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Chestner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Chestner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Max Hammer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A shot to de liver by Hammer. Beautiful body shot.
Chestner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chestner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hammer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crock Chestner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer lunges at Chestner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chestner's hand.
Hammer digs a good hook to Chestner's body.
Chestner takes one on the button.
Hammer lands a jab to Chestner's midsection.
Hammer thuds a left hand into Chestner's body.
Chestner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Hammer.
Jab by Hammer.
Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
Hammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Max Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chestner as he jumps to the side.
Chestner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hammer.
Hammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammer cracks Chestner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hammer throws a shot to the body.
Hammer lands a with a good body shot.
Chestner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chestner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chestner walks into a straight right hand from Hammer.
Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but Chestner shows good takedown defense.
Hammer lands with a straight right. Chestner didn't see that one coming.
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chestner has time to react.
Hammer lands a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chestner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammer lands a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Hammer. Beautiful body shot.
Crock Chestner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer moves into range and connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26

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