PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nahna Notorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith comes to the ring accompanied by Kanye West - It's Amazing. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hammersmith
vs
Notorious

185 cm
25
165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
168 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaughn Hammersmith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nahna Notorious!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammersmith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Notorious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Notorious forces Hammersmith back against the ropes and clinches.
Notorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Notorious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammersmith blocking some punches.
Notorious taking a breather.
Notorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Notorious tries to throw a body punch but Hammersmith avoids it by throwing Notorious back against the cage.
Notorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammersmith avoiding damage as Notorious throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Notorious.
Hammersmith being controlled against the ropes.
Hammersmith blocks a body shot from Notorious.
Notorious lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Vaughn Hammersmith has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Notorious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammersmith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Notorious.

Notorious has picked Hammersmith up - he's going for a ride! Notorious dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Notorious missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammersmith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Notorious.
Hammersmith keeping moving, preventing Notorious from controlling successfully.
Notorious postures up in Hammersmith's guard and throws a big left but Hammersmith blocks it.
Notorious must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Notorious looking to pass the guard.
Hammersmith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammersmith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Notorious in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Notorious being controlled here momentarily.
Notorious throws a strike but Hammersmith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammersmith works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notorious wants to control but Hammersmith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hammersmith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hammersmith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hammersmith trying to control but Notorious is having none of it.

That's four 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.
Notorious can't escape the position.
Hammersmith manages to capitalize on a mistake by Notorious to take his back!
Notorious looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hammersmith.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Notorious is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vaughn Hammersmith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Hammersmith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hammersmith is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Notorious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammersmith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Notorious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammersmith looks to land a body kick but Notorious moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammersmith is looking to land body kicks.
Hammersmith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Notorious counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hammersmith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Notorious.

Notorious clinches up with Hammersmith and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Notorious lands with a light punch inside.
Notorious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammersmith blocks it with crossed arms.
Notorious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammersmith's elbow.

Notorious has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hammersmith clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Good control from Notorious.
Hammersmith is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Notorious 's hooks.
Hammersmith wants to hold on but Notorious pushes him away.
Notorious sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hammersmith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Notorious scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith is trying to escape the mount.
Hammersmith tries to hold on but Notorious pushes him away.
Notorious is trying to control here but Hammersmith has managed to regain half guard.
Hammersmith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Notorious looking to pass the guard.
Notorious keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammersmith's head.
Notorious throwing strikes from guard but Hammersmith blocks nicely.
Notorious throws and elbow that misses. Hammersmith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Notorious's guard. Nice move by Hammersmith!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Notorious not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammersmith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Notorious can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammersmith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hammersmith is keen to just control but Notorious is a slippery customer.
Notorious really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammersmith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammersmith passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nahna Notorious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Hammersmith'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.

Hammersmith throws a body kick that misses.
Hammersmith misses with a looping left.
Hammersmith cracks the inside of Notorious's front leg.
Hammersmith scores with a shot to the body.
Hammersmith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Notorious is fending him off so far but Hammersmith persists. Nope, Notorious circles away and we're back to standing.
Notorious moves to clinch but Hammersmith breaks away

and Hammersmith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Notorious!
Hammersmith mounts Notorious! Really nice guard pass there!
Notorious doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammersmith is really struggling to control Notorious but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Notorious is just holding on here. Hammersmith manages to take his back.

That's two 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.
Hammersmith trying to control.
Notorious rolls, trying to escape but Hammersmith keeps control of the position.

Hammersmith has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Notorious is defending well but eventually Hammersmith manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Notorious has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vaughn Hammersmith!
Vaughn Hammersmith retains his lightweight title!