PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borracho The Mastodon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammer
vs
The Mastodon

170 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borracho The Mastodon!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Mastodon circles away.
The Mastodon throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer shoots for a takedown but The Mastodon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer looks to land a body kick but The Mastodon moved away.

The Mastodon closes the distance and clinches.

The Mastodon breaks the clinch.
Hammer throws a lazy head kick
and The Mastodon counters with a left and a right that stings Hammer.
A punch lands to the side of Hammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Mastodon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hammer throws a leg kick but The Mastodon checks it.
The Mastodon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

The Mastodon has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.

The Mastodon breaks the clinch.
The Mastodon shoots for a takedown but Hammer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Mastodon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer tries to clinch but The Mastodon moves away

and The Mastodon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer stalling in the clinch but The Mastodon improves position.
The Mastodon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hammer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

The Mastodon jumps guard.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but The Mastodon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Mastodon pulls Hammer in close to prevent any damage.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from The Mastodon.
Hammer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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.
Hammer trying to control but The Mastodon is working from the bottom.
Hammer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The Mastodon is looking for a triangle but Hammer pushes his legs off easily.
The Mastodon looks gassed!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hammer fails with the takedown
and The Mastodon counters with a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Hammer or perhaps it was just good defense by The Mastodon which made him look bad.
The Mastodon throws a nice head kick!
The Mastodon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The Mastodon takes the fight into the clinch.
The Mastodon tries to land a knee to the head but Hammer blocks with his arms.
Hammer drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Mastodon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Mastodon swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a looping right.

Hammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hammer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Mastodon looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hammer controlling well, preventing The Mastodon from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Mastodon looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hammer.
Hammer is landing with strikes from the back.
Hammer wants to control but The Mastodon is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is really struggling to control The Mastodon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hammer is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Hammer is persistently looking for the submission but The Mastodon is defending it well.
The Mastodon prevents Hammer from getting a body triangle.
The Mastodon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammer is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hammer is looking to control The Mastodon but The Mastodon is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borracho The Mastodon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hammer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Mastodon!
Hammer controlling from mount.

Hammer stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The Mastodon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Mastodon tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Mastodon scores with a sloppy right hand. Hammer should have avoided that one.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Mastodon is breathing heavily.
The Mastodon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Mastodon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Mastodon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Mastodon.
The Mastodon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer lands a body shot.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Hammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Mastodon is fending him off so far but Hammer persists. Nope, The Mastodon circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Hammer misses
and The Mastodon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hammer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown. The Mastodon tries to sprawl out of it but Hammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Mastodon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Mastodon as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

The Mastodon has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Mastodon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

The Mastodon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Paul Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Mastodon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Mastodon tries to avoid it but Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Mastodon to the ground. The Mastodon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Mastodon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Mastodon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hammer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hammer.
Hammer wants to control from the top but The Mastodon keeps moving.
The Mastodon trying to keep a closed guard but Hammer is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to control from the top but The Mastodon keeps moving.

The Mastodon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The Mastodon is looking for a triangle but Hammer pushes his legs off easily.
Hammer stopping the sweep attempt from The Mastodon.
Hammer wants to control from the top but The Mastodon keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but The Mastodon pushes him off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hammer.

Hammer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Mastodon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hammer.
Hammer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for The Mastodon!
Hammer wants to control the pace but The Mastodon is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Hammer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hammer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The Mastodon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammer.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Hammer checks a leg kick.

Hammer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hammer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hammer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Mastodon?
The Mastodon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The Mastodon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hammer trying to control but The Mastodon is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer working the ground and pound effectively.
Hammer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The Mastodon is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action.
The Mastodon is in a horrible position here. Hammer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Mastodon is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action.
Hammer prevents The Mastodon from getting the reversal.

That's two 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.
Hammer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammer working the ground and pound effectively.
The Mastodon is desperately trying to improve his position but Hammer has a good base and remains in mount.
Hammer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Mastodon is looking to escape.
Hammer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Mastodon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Mastodon is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Mastodon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four 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.

Hammer wants to finish this one by submission but The Mastodon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hammer.
The Mastodon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hammer lands a big elbow.
Hammer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Mastodon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hammer controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Mastodon is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hammer 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

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