PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hamtail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamtail kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is hammer time. Joe Davis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Matt Hamtail's chin.

Hamtail
vs
Davis

170 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Hamtail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Davis!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamtail shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamtail takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hamtail has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hamtail fails to land the takedown.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hamtail takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamtail is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hamtail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Matt Hamtail has been cut.
Davis connects with a body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hamtail. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hamtail is breathing heavily.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hamtail tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamtail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamtail shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Hamtail's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hamtail shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis scores with a nice head shot.
Joe Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis misses with the combination.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Hamtail on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis stalks Hamtail and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hamtail's face. Hamtail staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hamtail rather than just go for the knockout.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamtail fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamtail moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.

Hamtail shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamtail is one step ahead there.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis 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.
Hamtail trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamtail passes Davis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamtail wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis pushes Hamtail off looking to stand but Hamtail dives back in and keeps control.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamtail. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamtail misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamtail clinches but Davis breaks the clinch
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Hamtail dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Hamtail's head and hops out.
Hamtail misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davis throws the left hand but Hamtail avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Hamtail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamtail fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamtail changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davis tries to avoid it but Hamtail manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davis to the ground. Davis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hamtail shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamtail throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Hamtail slips nicely into half guard.
Hamtail thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamtail thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Davis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Davis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hamtail fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Hamtail's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hamtail shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hamtail gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matt Hamtail is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Hamtail falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis takes a swing at Hamtail's ribcage but misses.
Hamtail staying out of range there.
Hamtail will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamtail fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Hamtail does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.

Hamtail fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davis sprawls well initially but Hamtail persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davis is staying active underneath Hamtail, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hamtail lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Davis trying to control here.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Hamtail thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Hamtail throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Hamtail is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
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. Hamtail connects with a nice short shot to Davis's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamtail lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamtail is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Hamtail working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamtail.
Ground and pound from Hamtail.
Hamtail is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hamtail wants to free his trapped foot but Davis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hamtail not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Hamtail.
Davis is trying to control but can't.
Hamtail drops an elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Hamtail passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Davis!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamtail won't let Davis get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hamtail scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hamtail avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
Hamtail landing punches.
Davis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hamtail scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davis?
Hamtail scoring with strikes but Davis is staying in there.
Hamtail dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamtail working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hamtail.
Hamtail postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davis looks a forlorn figure.
Hamtail lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Davis tries to hold on but Hamtail postures up.
Hamtail with good strikes from the mount here!
Hamtail is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hamtail 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.
Hamtail lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hamtail lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Joe Davis has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamtail working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Hamtail dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hamtail closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Hamtail pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hamtail shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Davis.
Davis looks to land a combination but Hamtail avoids it well.
Davis looks to land a combination but Hamtail avoids it well.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamtail fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Hamtail or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hamtail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamtail shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamtail with a poor takedown
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Davis misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamtail fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hamtail scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hamtail lands an elbow.
Hamtail landing a few strikes.
Davis is pushing Hamtail's head away, looking to escape. Hamtail manages to hold on to the position though.
Hamtail lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Hamtail.
Hamtail working the ground and pound.
Davis taking a bit of punishment here - Hamtail scoring with strikes.

Hamtail decides to stand back up. Hamtail steps back and let's Davis get back to his feet.

Hamtail shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Matt Hamtail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamtail fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to lock up and control but Hamtail gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
Hamtail pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hamtail landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hamtail working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Hamtail.
Hamtail lands a big shot there that rocks Davis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Hamtail connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hamtail pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davis can't escape the position.
Hamtail unloading with bombs!
Hamtail is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamtail connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hamtail cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hamtail has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Davis's face.
Hamtail unloading with bombs!
Davis wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Davis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hamtail with good strikes from the mount here!
Hamtail dominating with strikes here.
Hamtail is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davis taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hamtail.
Davis taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamtail looking to finish Davis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davis!
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hamtail lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Davis is in a horrible position here. Hamtail smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hamtail looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis is in a horrible position here. Hamtail smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamtail scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hamtail lands a big elbow.
Hamtail landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hamtail showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hamtail 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Hamtail!