PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hakim Hamsho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Complete Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamsho comes to the ring accompanied by Jump Around. Mma has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The key to victory for Hakim Hamsho has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hamsho
vs
Mma

171 cm
25
146 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

175 cm
21
140 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hakim Hamsho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Complete Mma!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hamsho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mma counters with a nice uppercut.
Hamsho doesn't manage to clinch there - Mma circles away.
Mma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamsho throws a right and a left that Mma avoids nicely.
Mma shoots in looking for a takedown but Hamsho manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mma's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mma misses with a hook. Hamsho ducked under it nicely.
Mma misses with a takedown attempt

and Hamsho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hakim Hamsho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Complete Mma.
Mma looks gassed!
Hamsho taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamsho landing knees to the body.

Hamsho breaks the clinch.
Hamsho moves in looking to clinch but Mma pushes him off.
Mma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hamsho fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamsho tries to clinch but Mma moves out of range.
Hamsho tries to clinch there but Mma circles away.
Hamsho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamsho closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mma counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hamsho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mma is controlling him.

Hamsho pushes Mma off and gets back to his feet.
Hamsho swings for the body but Mma moves out of range.
Hamsho misses with a few strikes there.
Hamsho fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamsho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hamsho is looking to clinch but Mma is avoiding it.
Hamsho doesn't manage to clinch there - Mma circles away.

Hamsho has Mma up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hamsho lands with a light punch inside.
Mma letting Hamsho take a breather here.
Hamsho scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamsho lands a good knee to the midsection. Mma won't want to take too many of those.
Hamsho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mma lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamsho stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hamsho.
Hamsho is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamsho working Mma over with knees to the body.
A short left from Hamsho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hamsho has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mma is trying to keep an underhook but Hamsho manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Hamsho stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Mma to get to his feet.

Hamsho has managed to clinch.
Hamsho effectively controlling the action here.
Hamsho lands a nice elbow.
Hamsho landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Complete Mma's cut even more.

Hamsho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hamsho moves into the clinch.
Hamsho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hamsho breaks the clinch.
Hamsho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamsho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamsho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamsho tries to clinch there but Mma circles away.
Hamsho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamsho is looking to clinch but Mma is avoiding it.
Hamsho tries to clinch there but Mma circles away.
Hamsho connects with a leg kick. Mma looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Hamsho forces Mma back against the ropes and clinches.
Hamsho scores with a knee to the head.
Hamsho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mma backwards.

Hamsho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hamsho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamsho throws a series of punches but Mma avoids them all with ease.
Hamsho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mma circles away quickly and effectively.

Hamsho moves into range and clinches up with Mma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakim Hamsho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Complete Mma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hamsho tries to clinch there but Mma circles away.
Hamsho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mma misses with a straight left.
Hamsho looks to land a combination. Mma sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mma swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamsho.

Mma tries to keep at a distance but Hamsho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamsho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mma backwards.
Hamsho works on Mma's body with a couple of short punches.
Hamsho lands a knee to the head.
Mma takes a shot to the head.
Mma is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Hamsho.
Hamsho scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hamsho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamsho with a knee to the head.
Hamsho is working Mma over against the ropes.
Hamsho's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Hamsho manages to break the clinch.
Hamsho misses with a double jab
and Mma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hamsho wants to clinch up but Mma keeps it at a distance.
Hakim Hamsho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hamsho throws a left that rocks Mma and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hamsho dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mma regain composure!

Hamsho decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hamsho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamsho wants to clinch up but Mma keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamsho tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamsho tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Mma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

A jab-cross combination lands for Hamsho and sends Mma crashing to the mat! Hamsho follows him down to the mat - Mma regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Mma is rocked!

The cut above Complete Mma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Hamsho lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hamsho seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mma is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hakim Hamsho!