PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kermodian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kermodian comes to the cage accompanied by Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hammer's choice of entrance music: Smack my bitch up. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kermodian
vs
Hammer

185 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
208 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

TFP GRAPHICS

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Kermodian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kermodian shoots in but no luck this time.
Kermodian sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Hammer to the ground! Kermodian dives into full mount looking to finish!

Hammer is rocked!
Kermodian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hammer is still in real trouble! Can Kermodian finish him?
Hammer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Kermodian wants to finish this one by submission but Hammer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kermodian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Kermodian working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kermodian scoring with strikes but Hammer is staying in there.
Kermodian 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.
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermodian landing strikes from the mount.
Kermodian landing punches.
Kermodian lands with some strikes.
Kermodian scoring with strikes but Hammer is staying in there.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Kermodian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kermodian landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermodian dominating with strikes here.
Kermodian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hammer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kermodian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kermodian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kermodian is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Kermodian with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian looking to finish Hammer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hammer!
Kermodian unloading with bombs!

Kermodian is working for a guillotine from mount but Hammer frees his head quite easily.
Kermodian is breathing heavily.
Kermodian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kermodian with shots to the head and body - Hammer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kermodian breaks from Hammer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kermodian with the ground and pound from mount.
Kermodian is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hammer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian with the ground and pound from mount.

Kermodian working for a guillotine from mount but Hammer is in no mood to give up.
Kermodian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kermodian unloading with bombs!

Kermodian looking to secure an arm triangle but Hammer defends it well.

Kermodian with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Kermodian wants to finish this one by submission but Hammer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kermodian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermodian dominating with strikes here.
Hammer is bucking up trying to escape but Kermodian cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kermodian landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kermodian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hammer's face.
Kermodian scoring with strikes but Hammer is staying in there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kermodian looking to finish Hammer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hammer!

Hammer is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kermodian locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Hammer is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Kermodian!