PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Yankee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hamster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yankee
vs
Hamster

180 cm
27
178 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
178 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Yankee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Hamster!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Yankee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hamster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yankee.
Yankee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Yankee.
Hamster digs a good body shot into Yankee's ribs.
Hamster blocks a head kick by Yankee.
Hamster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Hamster misses its intended target.
Yankee thows a leg kick but Hamster checks it
and Hamster counters with a nice body shot.
Hamster blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamster throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Jim Yankee has been cut.
Hamster misses with a wild body shot.
Yankee 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.
Yankee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yankee throws a leg kick but Hamster checks it.
Hamster misses with a body shot
and Yankee counters with a nice kick to the body.
Richard Hamster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster throws a front kick that sends Yankee stumbling back into the cage.
Yankee is looking to slow Hamster down with leg kicks.
Hamster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yankee thumps Hamster with a low kick.
Yankee throws a lazy head kick
and Hamster counters with a nice body kick.
Yankee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yankee throws a body punch but Hamster moves out of range.
Hamster misses with an uppercut.
Hamster avoids a kick to the body.
Yankee takes one to the chin there.
Yankee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yankee throws a sloppy head kick
and Hamster counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Hamster does it's job there.
Hamster throws a combination that misses
and Yankee makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hamster really felt that one!
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!
Hamster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Yankee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hamster if he has to take too many more of those.
Hamster wants to slow Yankee down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yankee is looking to slow Hamster down with leg kicks.
Yankee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yankee scores with a leg kick.
Yankee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yankee.
Yankee misses with a low kick.
Hamster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hamster swats away the attempt to clinch by Yankee.
Yankee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yankee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Yankee misses.
Yankee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yankee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hamster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yankee moves in looking to clinch but Hamster pushes him off.
Yankee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hamster throws out the jab.
Hamster moves in looking to clinch but Yankee pushes him off.
Hamster looks to throw a body kick
and Yankee counters with an outside leg kick.
Yankee tries a head kick but it misses.
Yankee tried to score with a low kick but Hamster checks it.
Hamster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yankee.
Yankee thuds his shin into the meat of Hamster's side.
Jab by Hamster.
Hamster is looking to score with low kicks.
Hamster looks for the body kick but Yankee saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Yankee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yankee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hamster keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Hamster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yankee thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamster digs a good body shot into Yankee's ribs.
Hamster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamster tries to bum rush Yankee with a series of wild strikes but Yankee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamster throws a leg kick
and Yankee counters with a nice leg kick.
Yankee throws a chopping leg kick but Hamster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yankee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yankee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hamster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yankee tried to score with a low kick but Hamster checks it.
Hamster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yankee throws a chopping leg kick but Hamster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hamster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yankee scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yankee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yankee staying out of range there.
Hamster lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hamster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Yankee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hamster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yankee. That one must have hurt.
Hamster moves in looking to clinch but Yankee pushes him off.
Yankee works the jab nicely.
Good work by Yankee as he checks the leg kick.
Hamster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yankee scoring well with a low kick there.
Hamster connects with a crisp jab.
Yankee lands a nice looking body kick.
Yankee throws a sloppy head kick and Hamster moves out of range easily.
Hamster has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yankee.
Yankee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hamster if he has to take too many more of those.
Yankee moves away from the strike by Hamster.
Hamster takes a swing at Yankee's ribcage but misses.
Hamster tries to land a front kick but Yankee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hamster wants to clinch up but Yankee keeps it at a distance.
Yankee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yankee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hamster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yankee misses with a leg kick
and Hamster counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yankee swings for the body but Hamster moves out of range.
Hamster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yankee's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yankee.
A head kick misses from Yankee.
Hamster gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yankee counters with a straight right hand.
Hamster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hamster takes a swing at Yankee's ribcage but misses.
Yankee misses with a leg kick
and Hamster counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yankee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yankee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crunch! Hamster slams his shin into Yankee's torso.
Hamster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hamster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yankee motions for Hamster to come forward. Yankee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hamster uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamster clinches but Yankee breaks the clinch
and Yankee counters with a nice uppercut.

Yankee closes the distance and pushes Hamster back into the cage.
Hamster blocks an elbow strike from Yankee.
Hamster managing to block the knees to the body from Yankee.
Hamster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yankee missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hamster.
Hamster working aggressively here.
Yankee blocking some punches.
Yankee tries to land a knee to the head but Hamster blocks with his arms.
Hamster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yankee tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamster avoids the damage to the body.
Hamster lands a hook that snaps the head of Yankee backwards.
Hamster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yankee backwards.
Yankee lands a left hand.
Yankee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamster avoids the elbow strike from Yankee, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamster blocks the elbow strike.
Hamster misses with some punches.
Yankee trying to land knees to the body.
Yankee throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hamster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Hamster.
Hamster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamster blocks an elbow strike from Yankee.
Hamster digs a right hand into Yankee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yankee's gas tank.
Yankee trying to land knees to the body.
Yankee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamster is defending well for now.
Yankee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamster managing to block the knees to the body from Yankee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hamster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yankee throws an elbow but it misses.
Hamster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yankee blocks an elbow strike from Hamster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yankee lands an elbow that stopped Hamster in his tracks for a moment.
Yankee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hamster managing to block the knees to the body from Yankee.
Yankee blocks an uppercut.
Yankee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Hamster as the two fighters clinch.
Hamster lands an elbow just above Yankee 's eye.
Hamster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamster avoiding damage as Yankee throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yankee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamster's brow.
Yankee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hamster avoids it.
Hamster managing to block the knees to the body from Yankee.
Hamster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamster has a couple of punches blocked by Yankee.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yankee trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hamster.
Hamster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hamster digs a right hand underneath Yankee's ribcage. Yankee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamster lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Hamster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Yankee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hamster clinches with his opponent.
Yankee missing with knees to the body.
Hamster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamster misses with the head strike.
Yankee misses with a punch on the inside.
Yankee misses with an elbow over the top.
Yankee trying to land knees to the body.
Hamster lands with a light punch inside.
Yankee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamster gets through Yankee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hamster misses with a punch on the inside.
Yankee misses with a knee strike.
Yankee trying to land knees to the body.
Yankee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yankee takes a shot to the head.
Hamster lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Yankee is rocked!
Hamster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Yankee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yankee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamster lands a big right hand that drops Yankee! The killer instinct kicks in and Hamster finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hamster!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Hamster!