PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Haminall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haminall has chosen The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkle as his entrance music. Bird is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bird
vs
Haminall

214 cm
23
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
211 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Big Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Haminall!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird slaps away a takedown attempt from Haminall, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Haminall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bird is breathing heavily.
Haminall landing a few strikes.
Haminall landing a few strikes.
Haminall working the ground and pound from side control.
Haminall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haminall working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haminall in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Bird is rocked!
Haminall in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bird looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Haminall turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Haminall!