PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalen Hammonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammonds has chosen Undertaker theme song ''rollin'' lyrics as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cole
vs
Hammonds

205 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jalen Hammonds!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammonds shoots in and drives through. Cole sprawls well.
Cole takes a swing at Hammonds's ribcage but misses.

Hammonds closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cole quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hammonds works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hammonds prevents Cole from getting the reversal.
Hammonds landing strikes, looking to finish!

Hammonds with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hammonds misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hammonds get's back to his feet.
Cole throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hammonds.
Hammonds slips under a jab from Cole.
Hammonds circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Hammonds does a little dance to reset his feet.

Hammonds shoots in and gets a takedown into Cole's guard.
Hammonds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammonds postures up in Cole's guard and throws a big left but Cole blocks it.

Hammonds stands up from Cole's guard - Hammonds perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hammonds fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with an attempted mid kick.

Cole has closed the distance and engaged Hammonds in a clinch.
Hammonds is trying to break free.
Hammonds misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammonds missing with knees to the body.
Cole scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammonds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammonds is trying to push Cole away but Cole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hammonds is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Cole with a knee to the head.
Hammonds looks gassed!
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Hammonds is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammonds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cole avoids it.
Hammonds takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cole lands an uppercut.
Cole lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole crunches a lovely knee into Hammonds's ribcage.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammonds is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Cole.
Cole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hammonds takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammonds blocking some punches.
Cole landing knees to the body.
Cole with a knee to the head.
A short left from Cole.
Cole taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cole scores with a knee to the head.
Cole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammonds's defenses.
Cole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammonds's face.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Hammonds avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cole landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammonds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammonds takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cole has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Hammonds - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Cole, and another! Hammonds is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). King Cole!