PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barrett Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hamilton
vs
Fielding

185 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Barrett Fielding!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding tries a low kick but Hamilton avoids it.
Hamilton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fielding's head.

Fielding tries to keep at a distance but Hamilton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Fielding tries to circle away but Hamilton has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Fielding tries to break the clinch but Hamilton is controlling the position.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Fielding blocks it.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Fielding tries to break free but Hamilton pushes him back against the cage.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Fielding in his tracks for a moment.
Fielding avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fielding blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside that Fielding shrugs off.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Fielding is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Fielding tries to break free but Hamilton pushes him back against the cage.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fielding blocks it with crossed arms.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton keeps control of Fielding as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Fielding blocks an elbow strike from Hamilton.
Fielding is looking to control Hamilton's arms but Hamilton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fielding has his back to the cage.
Fielding misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fielding has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Fielding.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton tries to score a body lock takedown but Fielding shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hamilton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fielding prevents it.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hamilton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fielding's brow.
Fielding is trying to break the clinch but Hamilton has him pressed against the cage.
Fielding wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fielding lands an elbow that stopped Hamilton in his tracks for a moment.
Fielding has had enough of the clinch but Hamilton keeps him there for the moment.
Hamilton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fielding is defending well for now.
Fielding working hard to break the clinch.
Hamilton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fielding just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hamilton.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fielding.
Hamilton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fielding fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hamilton walks into a stiff left hand from Fielding.
Hamilton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamilton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fielding's sensitive parts.
Barrett Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Fielding misses
and Hamilton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hamilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fielding throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fielding is looking to clinch.
Fielding throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hamilton counters with a leg kick.
Fielding will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fielding scores with a leg kick.
Hamilton is breathing heavily.
Fielding throws a leg kick that is checked

and Hamilton counters by clinching up.
Fielding wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamilton won't allow it.
Hamilton working Fielding over with knees to the body.
Fielding has had enough of the clinch but Hamilton keeps him there for the moment.
Hamilton misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fielding avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Fielding is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamilton has double underhooks.
Hamilton has Fielding pressed against the cage, preventing Fielding from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fielding wants to break free but Hamilton has control.
Hamilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Fielding avoids the damage to the body.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Fielding is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamilton has double underhooks.
Hamilton tries to score a body lock takedown but Fielding shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hamilton pushes off an throws an elbow but Fielding leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fielding working hard to break the clinch.
Fielding is trying to break free.
Hamilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fielding trying to stall but Hamilton improves his position.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fielding.
Hamilton goes for a takedown attempt but Fielding pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Hamilton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fielding will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hamilton tries a head kick but it misses.
Fielding misses with the body kick
and Hamilton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Fielding or perhaps it was just good defense by Hamilton which made him look bad.
Hamilton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fielding swings for the body but Hamilton moves out of range.
Fielding fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fielding takes a kick to the side of the head.
Josh Hamilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fielding fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hamilton moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hamilton.
Fielding wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamilton won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fielding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fielding pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fielding shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamilton as he avoids it easily.
Josh Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barrett Fielding.
Good standup being displayed there by Hamilton as he connects with a hook.
Fielding tries to clinch but Hamilton is having none of it.
Hamilton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fielding misses with a low kick as Hamilton jumps back.
Fielding is looking to score with low kicks.
Fielding shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamilton tries to sprawl out of it but Fielding keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamilton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamilton blocks a leg kick.
Hamilton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Hamilton closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fielding blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fielding's face.
Hamilton prevents Fielding from breaking the clinch.

Fielding breaks the clinch.
Fielding takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fielding misses with a leg kick

and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch.
Hamilton throws an elbow that misses.
Fielding blocks an elbow strike.
Fielding trying to land knees to the body.
Fielding blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fielding avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Fielding blocks it.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fielding in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fielding.

Fielding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fielding clinches but Hamilton breaks the clinch
and Hamilton counters with a series of strikes. Fielding will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fielding comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fielding scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Fielding closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fielding lands in his opponent's guard.

Fielding gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fielding tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fielding lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hamilton's sensitive parts.
Fielding throws a chopping leg kick but Hamilton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hamilton is looking to clinch but Fielding is avoiding it.

Fielding looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hamilton!
This has been an exciting period of action!
You get the feeling that Hamilton really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hamilton wants to hold on but Fielding pushes him away.
Fielding controlling the position easily from mount.
Fielding's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barrett Fielding showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hamilton instigates a clinch.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fielding is defending well for now.
Fielding tries to break free but Hamilton pushes him back against the cage.

Fielding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fielding fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hamilton instigates a clinch.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Fielding wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hamilton landing knees to the head.
Fielding looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fielding missing with knees to the body.
Hamilton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fielding has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamilton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fielding avoids it.
Hamilton prevents Fielding from breaking the clinch.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fielding in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fielding wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Fielding in his tracks for a moment.
Fielding blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamilton misses with an elbow over the top.
Hamilton looking to throw knees to the head but Fielding is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Fielding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fielding throws a leg kick but Hamilton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fielding throws a sloppy body shot
and Hamilton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fielding throws the kick towards the body but Hamilton avoids it.
Hamilton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fielding.
Fielding shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamilton tries to sprawl out of it but Fielding keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamilton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fielding misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hamilton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamilton rushes Fielding and presses him up against the cage.
Hamilton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fielding blocks it with crossed arms.
Fielding tries to break free but Hamilton pushes him back against the cage.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fielding's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamilton misses with an elbow strike.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamilton misses with a knee strike.

Fielding manages to break the clinch.
Fielding is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fielding shoots for a takedown but Hamilton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Josh Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barrett Fielding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Fielding moves away
and Fielding counters with a two punch combo.

Hamilton clinches.
Hamilton tries a knee to the head but Fielding blocks it.
Fielding misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamilton.
Fielding managing to block the knees to the body from Hamilton.

Fielding manages to break the clinch.
Fielding feints and then cracks Hamilton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hamilton down.
A good leg kick by Fielding.
A low kick from Fielding is predictable there
and Hamilton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fielding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fielding shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hamilton as he jumps to the side.
Hamilton stuffs the takedown attempt from Fielding. Fielding gets slowly back to his feet.
Fielding does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hamilton 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Hamilton!