PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Borowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pawel Borowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hampton
vs
Borowski

170 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Borowski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton tries to clinch up
and Borowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Hampton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Borowski!
Hampton avoids the attempt from Borowski to control.
Hampton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Borowski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hampton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hampton lands a big elbow.
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!
Borowski manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Borowski trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton not doing much here.
Hampton thows a huge punch but Borowski dodges it nicely.
Borowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hampton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Borowski is trying to control but can't.
Hampton working the head and body with strikes.
Hampton is nestled in close to Borowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hampton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hampton tries to pass to full mount but Borowski defends it.
Hampton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borowski looks gassed!
Hampton trying to control from half guard but Borowski is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton working over Borowski with some ground and pound. Borowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hampton thows a huge punch but Borowski dodges it nicely.
Hampton working the head and body with strikes.
Hampton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hampton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hampton working over Borowski with some ground and pound. Borowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hampton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hampton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Borowski trying to control but Hampton postures up.
Hampton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hampton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hampton is controlling the pace.
Hampton is looking to take a break and control but Borowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hampton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Borowski is looking to control Hampton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Borowski avoid being mounted?
Hampton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hampton slips a nice elbow through Borowski's hands, connecting with Borowski's forehead.
Hampton is looking to take a break and control but Borowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hampton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hampton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hampton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hampton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Borowski hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borowski taking shots to the head.
Hampton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Hampton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hampton tries to clinch up.

Borowski tries to sprawl but Hampton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hampton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Borowski wants to control but Hampton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hampton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Borowski is looking for a sweep. Hampton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Borowski is breathing heavily.
Hampton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hampton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hampton lands a nice short elbow.
Hampton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Hampton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton winds up and cracks Borowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hampton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hampton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hampton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hampton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hampton is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hampton connects with a nice short shot to Borowski's temple.
James Hampton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Hampton there.
Hampton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton drops an elbow to the side of Borowski's head.
Hampton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hampton winds up and cracks Borowski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hampton wants to control but Borowski is keeping him busy.
Hampton drops an elbow to the side of Borowski's head.
Hampton controlling the pace.
Borowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hampton is working away from the top position though.
Hampton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hampton wants to take a breather but Borowski is having none of it.
Hampton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hampton working the head and body with strikes.
Hampton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hampton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hampton drops an elbow to the side of Borowski's head.
Hampton working over Borowski with some ground and pound. Borowski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Hampton.
Hampton is looking to take a break and control but Borowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hampton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hampton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Borowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hampton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hampton lands strikes from half guard.
Hampton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hampton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hampton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hampton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hampton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borowski keeps working.
Hampton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Hampton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hampton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ground and pound from Hampton.
Hampton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hampton is keen to just control but Borowski is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Hampton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hampton scores a takedown into full mount!
Hampton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hampton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hampton unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hampton with good strikes from the mount here!
Hampton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borowski can do to turn this around?
Hampton tries to control but Borowski wriggling away.
Hampton lands a nice shot to the head.
Hampton working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Hampton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hampton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hampton breaks from Borowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hampton dominating with strikes here.
Hampton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hampton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hampton lands a heavy elbow.
Hampton with a couple of short strikes.
Hampton lands a heavy elbow.
Hampton landing shots from mount.
Borowski working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton landing strikes from the mount and Borowski is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Borowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hampton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Borowski's face.
Hampton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hampton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hampton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hampton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hampton controlling the position easily from mount.
Hampton with the ground and pound from mount.
Hampton landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borowski taking shots to the head.
Hampton lands a heavy elbow.
Hampton with the ground and pound from mount.
Hampton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Borowski's face.
Borowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borowski is bucking up trying to escape but Hampton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hampton working Borowski over with strikes here.
Borowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hampton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hampton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hampton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hampton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hampton landing shots from mount.
Hampton prevents Borowski from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hampton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hampton lands a big shot there that rocks Borowski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hampton looking to finish Borowski with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borowski!
Hampton landing shots from mount.
Hampton unloading with bombs!
Hampton lands a heavy elbow.
Hampton lands a heavy elbow.
Borowski is in a horrible position here. Hampton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hampton landing strikes from the mount.
Pawel Borowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Hampton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hampton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Hampton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hampton, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hampton!