PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darcy lee Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamilton
vs
lee Torres

185 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy lee Torres!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Torres jumps guard but Hamilton stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Darcy lee Torres has been cut.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Hamilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hamilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
Hamilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Hamilton to work.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Torres being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamilton stalling the fight.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton has Torres pressed against the cage.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Hamilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darcy lee Torres's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hamilton tries to clinch up.
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Hamilton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hamilton has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside that Torres shrugs off.
Torres is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton with a knee to the head.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamilton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hamilton.
Hamilton with a knee to the head.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton slowing the pace effectively.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton working Torres over with knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamilton missing with knees to the body.
Hamilton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Josh Hamilton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torres tries to pull guard but Hamilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.
Hamilton is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hamilton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton has Torres pushed against the cage.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
Hamilton just leaning against Torres, taking a breather.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Hamilton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darcy lee Torres's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton slowing the pace effectively.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torres up against the cage.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Come on Hamilton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Hamilton.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hamilton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.

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.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamilton gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Hamilton.
Hamilton wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamilton clinches.
Hamilton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamilton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Hamilton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton stalling against the cage.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hamilton.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hamilton for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamilton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamilton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

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