PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Office Rap. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hammock
vs
Jin

181 cm
24
188 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

160 cm
22
189 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Hammock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Jin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammock is fending him off so far but Jin persists. Nope, Hammock circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammock lands a high kick!

Jin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hammock's guard.
Hammock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammock has his hands on Jin's head, controlling the position.
Jin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jin can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hammock.
Jin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jin wants to get back to full guard.
Hammock is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jin!

Hammock is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Jin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jin shrugs it off.
Hammock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jin has a hand on Hammock's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hammock takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hammock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammock cracks Jin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammock is working for a guillotine from mount but Jin frees his head quite easily.
Jin is looking to improve his position but Hammock isn't that keen on the idea.

Hammock looking for a guillotine from mount but Jin is having none of it.
Jin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hammock misses with a head shot.
Jin tries to reverse the position but Hammock maintains control.
Jin looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammock has hold of Jin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hammock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jin tries to reverse the position but Hammock maintains control.
Hammock misses with a head shot.
Jin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin is looking to improve his position but Hammock isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammock with good strikes from the mount here!
Hammock lands a big shot there that rocks Jin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jin is looking to control Hammock's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jin avoid being mounted?
Jin tries to roll over but Hammock keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammock is looking for a kimura here.
Jin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hammock blocks the strikes from Jin.
Hammock blocks the strikes from Jin.

Hammock wants to work for an arm triangle but Jin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jin misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Jin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Demon Jin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hammock tries for a takedown but Jin circles away easily

and Jin counters with a single leg into guard. Hammock didn't expect that.
Jin postures up in Hammock's guard and throws a big left but Hammock blocks it.
Jin wants to pass the guard but Hammock is keeping the position.
Hammock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammock wants to sweep but no luck.

Jin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jin is breathing heavily.
Jin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hammock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jin is looking for a sweep.
Jin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammock lands a nice forearm strike.
Hammock advances to mount.
Jin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hammock. What's that going to do exactly?

Hammock working for a guillotine from mount but Jin is in no mood to give up.
Hammock blocks Jin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Hammock looking to secure an arm triangle but Jin defends it well.
Jin is squirming around, avoiding Hammock's attempts to control the action.
Jin regains half guard.
Hammock moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Jin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Hammock tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Hammock wants to control but Jin is keeping him busy.
Jin can't do much from the bottom here.
Jin striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Jin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jin gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jin wants to control but Hammock passes easily into half guard.
Hammock is trying to control. Jin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hammock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hammock uses his free foot to push down on Jin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jin.
Hammock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hammock is pressing down on Jin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jin is holding on for now.
Jin manages to get to full guard.
Demon Jin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammock trying to control the position from guard on top but Jin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Jin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jin throws a sloppy head kick

so Hammock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jin is striking from the bottom but Hammock uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Jin is trying to get back to full guard.
Jin trying to hold on to Hammock's head to control him but Hammock postures up.
Hammock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hammock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jin wants to hit a switch here but Hammock passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jin there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin is looking to improve his position but Hammock isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammock avoids the attempt from Jin to control.
Hammock lands a big shot there that rocks Jin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hammock wants to control the pace but Jin is squirming around nicely.
Jin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hammock. What's that going to do exactly?
Hammock unloading with bombs!
Hammock trying to control but Jin is having none of it.
Jin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hammock. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jin wants to hold on but Hammock pushes him away.
Jin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jin missing with punches from the bottom.
Hammock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hammock passes to full mount!

Hammock moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jin has worked his arm free - good work by Jin!
Jack Hammock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin prevents Hammock from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Jin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hammock is looking to take a break and control but Jin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jin tries to roll over but Hammock keeps him under control.
Hammock trying to control the action but Jin is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hammock slows the pace down in half guard.
Hammock is keen to just control but Jin is a slippery customer.
Jin gets full guard.

Hammock drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hammock has Jin in his guard.
Jin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammock's head.
Jin controlling from the top position.
Demon Jin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Hammock.
I think Jin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Demon Jin!