PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylvia has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Anderson Sylvia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sylvia
vs
Hammer

185 cm
24
198 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

184 cm
21
197 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Sylvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Sylvia as Hammer shoots in.

Hammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sylvia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hammer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hammer looking to finish with strikes here!
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sylvia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Hammer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sylvia is breathing heavily.
Hammer with the ground and pound from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Hammer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hammer looking to ground and pound but Sylvia is blocking nicely.
Sylvia avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hammer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer looking to ground and pound but Sylvia is blocking nicely.
Sylvia blocking the ground and pound.
Hammer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hammer looking to finish Sylvia with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sylvia!
Sylvia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Sylvia wants to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sylvia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Hammer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sylvia looks a forlorn figure.
Hammer landing shots from mount.
Hammer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hammer misses with a head shot.
Hammer lands with some strikes.
Hammer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sylvia because Hammer loaded up on that one.
Sylvia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands with some strikes.
Sylvia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hammer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sylvia is bucking up trying to escape but Hammer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hammer with good strikes from the mount here!
Sylvia is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hammer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hammer unloads with some shots from mount but Sylvia bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws some wild stikes that Sylvia manages to avoid easily.
Hammer landing punches.
Hammer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hammer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hammer with shots to the head and body - Sylvia looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer working Sylvia over with strikes here.
Hammer avoids the attempt from Sylvia to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer with a couple of short strikes.
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hammer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hammer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sylvia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hammer somewhat.
Sylvia leaves Hammer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Sylvia as Hammer shoots in.
Anderson Sylvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hammer.
Sylvia lands the left hand.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sylvia sprawls well. Sylvia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.
Sylvia fails to land with a series of punches.
Sylvia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sylvia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sylvia scores with the left hand. Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sylvia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sylvia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hammer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylvia throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Dan Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sylvia lands with an overhand left.
Nice sprawl there from Sylvia as Hammer shoots in.

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 thowing shots but they're missing.
Hammer looking to ground and pound but Sylvia is blocking nicely.
Sylvia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hammer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hammer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a heavy elbow.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the head.
Sylvia wants to control but Hammer is having none of it.
Hammer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sylvia blocking the ground and pound.
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hammer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hammer working Sylvia over with strikes here.
Dan Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer prevents Sylvia from getting the reversal.
Sylvia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Hammer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the head.
Hammer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hammer raining down shots from the mount!
Hammer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

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 lands a big shot there that rocks Sylvia but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sylvia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Sylvia is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dan Hammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hammer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sylvia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sylvia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Hammer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hammer.
Sylvia is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hammer connects with a decent elbow.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sylvia is trying to get back to half guard.
Hammer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sylvia parries the strikes from Hammer easily there. Hammer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sylvia to escape.
Hammer fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sylvia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Hammer working the ground and pound.
Hammer misses with the ground and pound.
Hammer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sylvia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hammer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sylvia dodges the ground and pound from Hammer.
Hammer fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hammer is putting a hurting on Sylvia here, landing some big shots from side control.

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 throws a strike aimed at the side of Sylvia's head but Sylvia avoids it well.
Hammer throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sylvia.
Hammer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sylvia takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Sylvia throws a good cross that connects.
Sylvia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Hammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammer throws and elbow that misses. Sylvia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammer's guard. Nice move by Sylvia!
Hammer wants to stand but Sylvia is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer seems keen to control Sylvia's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammer wants to stand but Sylvia is controlling the position.

Sylvia stands and steps away. Hammer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hammer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30

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