PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aarron Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zidane Sephiroth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes to the cage accompanied by Hands Up-Lloyd Banks. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hamilton
vs
Sephiroth

188 cm
26
210 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aarron Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zidane Sephiroth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth throws out a loose jab but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton throws a right hand that Sephiroth ducks under and follows up with a left that Sephiroth also avoids with ease.
Hamilton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Hamilton.
Hamilton slips under a jab from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sephiroth misses the target.
Hamilton throws a combination. Sephiroth tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A combination from Hamilton does no damage.
Hamilton throws a right and a left that Sephiroth avoids nicely.
Sephiroth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sephiroth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sephiroth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hamilton throws a head kick but Sephiroth moves out of range.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
Sephiroth cracks Hamilton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sephiroth cracks Hamilton with an open hand slap.
Hamilton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sephiroth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hamilton tries to bum rush Sephiroth with a series of wild strikes but Sephiroth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamilton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sephiroth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamilton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Sephiroth. Beautiful body shot.

Sephiroth drops Hamilton with a beautiful combination! Hamilton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sephiroth is looking for the KO!
Hamilton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sephiroth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sephiroth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.
Sephiroth jabs at Hamilton's body.
Sephiroth lands a nice looking body shot.
Hamilton slips a jab and a cross from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sephiroth throws a one two combo.
Hamilton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hamilton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sephiroth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Sephiroth. That snapped Hamilton's head back.
Sephiroth lands a nice shot that snaps Hamilton's head back.
Sephiroth connects with a crisp jab.
Sephiroth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sephiroth misses the shot to the body.
Hamilton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth scores with a hook.
Sephiroth thuds his right hand into Hamilton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sephiroth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Aarron Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamilton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hamilton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hamilton walks into a straight right hand from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hamilton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hamilton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sephiroth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sephiroth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sephiroth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sephiroth cracks Hamilton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sephiroth scores with a punch to the head.

Sephiroth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hamilton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamilton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hamilton's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is looking for a sweep. Sephiroth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamilton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sephiroth.

Sephiroth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Sephiroth seems to be working for a kimura but Hamilton defends the submission attempt.

Sephiroth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hamilton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sephiroth.
Sephiroth looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sephiroth is nestled in close to Hamilton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hamilton is trying to stand.
Sephiroth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hamilton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hamilton.
Hamilton wants to stand but Sephiroth is controlling the position.
Sephiroth pushes down on Hamilton's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Sephiroth is trying to work for a kimura but Hamilton is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sephiroth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hamilton is just riding it out for now. Sephiroth eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zidane Sephiroth dominated that round.
That's time! Hamilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hamilton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sephiroth staying out of range there.
Hamilton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Sephiroth.
Sephiroth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamilton.
Hamilton tries a head kick but it misses.
Zidane Sephiroth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamilton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sephiroth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamilton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamilton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sephiroth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hamilton misses with a double jab
and Hamilton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot lands for Hamilton.
Sephiroth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamilton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth lunges at Hamilton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamilton's hand.
A shot to de liver by Sephiroth. Beautiful body shot.
Sephiroth lands a jab.
Sephiroth lands with an overhand left.
Sephiroth lands with a right hand.
Sephiroth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sephiroth throws a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Sephiroth. Beautiful body shot.
Sephiroth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamilton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sephiroth works Hamilton's body with a nice hook.

Sephiroth gets the takedown into side control.
Hamilton is looking to regain half guard here but Sephiroth keeps moving and retains side control.
Sephiroth scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hamilton to see if he's OK.
Hamilton tries to escape but Sephiroth is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth wants to control but Hamilton is keeping him busy.
Hamilton taking a bit of punishment here - Sephiroth scoring with strikes.
Hamilton is looking to regain half guard here but Sephiroth keeps moving and retains side control.

Sephiroth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hamilton is trying to get back to half guard.
Sephiroth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sephiroth prevents Hamilton from escaping the position.
Sephiroth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sephiroth advances to full mount.
Sephiroth in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hamilton tries to hold on but Sephiroth pushes him away.
Sephiroth landing punches.
Sephiroth is landing with some decent strikes but Hamilton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sephiroth lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Sephiroth is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hamilton has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sephiroth looking to ground and pound but Hamilton is blocking nicely.

Sephiroth with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hamilton is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

Sephiroth is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hamilton is surviving well by controlling Sephiroth's body position as best he can.
Sephiroth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton reaches up to try and control the position but Sephiroth seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Hamilton rolls and tries to escape and now Sephiroth has his back!
Hamilton is in bad spot here.
Hamilton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamilton is trying to maintain the position but Sephiroth is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zidane Sephiroth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sephiroth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Hamilton.
Sephiroth moves out of range of the body kick.
Hamilton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hamilton shoots and misses
and Sephiroth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sephiroth works the jab nicely.
Aarron Hamilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Sephiroth.
Sephiroth lands a nice shot to the body.
Sephiroth scores with the left hand. Hamilton knows he should have avoided that one.

Sephiroth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hamilton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sephiroth.
Sephiroth works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hamilton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamilton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sephiroth looking to finish Hamilton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hamilton!

Sephiroth looking for a guillotine from mount but Hamilton is having none of it.
Sephiroth avoids the attempt from Hamilton to control.
Hamilton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sephiroth. What's that going to do exactly?
Hamilton has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Hamilton trying to get back to his feet but Sephiroth is in full control for now.
Sephiroth scores with punches to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Sephiroth is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hamilton trying to get back to his feet but Sephiroth is in full control for now.
Hamilton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sephiroth avoids the attempt from Hamilton to control.
Hamilton tries to control the position but Sephiroth now has his back.
Sephiroth lands punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton tries to escape but Sephiroth has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Sephiroth working for a choke but Hamilton is defending well.
Hamilton looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton wants to get back to his feet.

Sephiroth patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hamilton has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sephiroth.
Hamilton trying to control the position but Sephiroth manages to sink in the hooks.
Sephiroth doesn't have the hooks in and Hamilton manages to turn into his guard.
Hamilton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Sephiroth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hamilton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sephiroth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zidane Sephiroth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamilton looking to pass the guard.
Sephiroth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hamilton trying to control but Sephiroth is working from the bottom.
Aarron Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sephiroth looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zidane Sephiroth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sephiroth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zidane Sephiroth!