PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Hamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hamachi
vs
Filho

191 cm
20
223 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
213 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tetsuo Hamachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Claudio Filho!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Filho.
Filho throws a sloppy head kick and Hamachi moves out of range easily.
Hamachi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Filho throws a head kick that misses.
Hamachi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filho tries to clinch there but Hamachi circles away.

Hamachi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Filho manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamachi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hamachi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamachi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filho is keeping the position for now.
Hamachi controlling from the top position.
Filho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hamachi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Filho keeping full guard, as Hamachi tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hamachi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamachi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamachi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamachi advances to half guard.
Hamachi is nestled in close to Filho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hamachi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hamachi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Filho pushes Hamachi off looking to stand but Hamachi dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamachi.
Hamachi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hamachi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamachi not doing much here.
Hamachi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hamachi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamachi works his way into full mount!
Filho is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hamachi controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuo Hamachi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Filho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filho tries to clinch up but Hamachi circles away and keeps his distance.

Hamachi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hamachi is looking to advance position but Filho won't allow it.
Hamachi passes to full mount!
Hamachi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Filho is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamachi looking to ground and pound but Filho is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hamachi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hamachi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Filho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hamachi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Filho?
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!
Hamachi misses with a head shot.
Hamachi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hamachi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Filho because Hamachi loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamachi controlling his opponent.
Hamachi unloading with bombs!
Hamachi controlling his opponent.
Filho tries to buck Hamachi off but he can't manage it.
Hamachi controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamachi is landing with some decent strikes but Filho is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hamachi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Filho because Hamachi loaded up on that one.
Hamachi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hamachi landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hamachi controlling from mount.
Hamachi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Filho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hamachi 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamachi working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamachi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsuo Hamachi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Filho misses with a head kick.
Hamachi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamachi somewhat.
Filho throws a head kick but Hamachi moves out of range.
Filho misses with a wild combination.
Filho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filho throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Filho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filho throws a head kick that misses.
Filho lands a high kick!
Hamachi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filho can do to turn this around?

Hamachi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Filho!
Hamachi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamachi landing punches.
Hamachi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Filho's face.

Filho is rocked!
Filho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filho takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hamachi's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tetsuo Hamachi!