PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rasta Fary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fary comes to the cage accompanied by El toro guapo. Hammer has chosen Bolt Thrower - IV Crusade as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Fary
vs
Hammer

162 cm
26
135 lbs
11 - 5 - 2

155 cm
27
134 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rasta Fary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fary fails to land with a series of punches.
Fary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fary blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Hammer connects with a looping right hand.

Hammer has closed the distance and engaged Fary in a clinch.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Rasta Fary has been cut.
Fary misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Fary.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fary on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Fary is trying to maintain a safe position but Hammer gets an underhook and turns Fary into the cage.
Fary misses with the head strike.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fary is trying to stall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fary throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fary trying to control the position but instead, Hammer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fary into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fary trying to land knees to the body.
Fary missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammer is looking to control Fary's arms but Fary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammer has his back to the cage.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fary presses Hammer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hammer is trying to maintain a safe position but Fary gets an underhook and turns Hammer into the cage.
Fary avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Fary lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer'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.
Fary takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fary wants to stall.
Hammer effectively controlling the action here.
Fary content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fary blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammer working Fary over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fary has a couple of punches blocked by Hammer.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Fary is looking to control Hammer's arms but Hammer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fary has his back to the cage.
Hammer stalling in the clinch.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fary.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fary.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Fary's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Hammer.
Fary creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammer's defenses.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Fary lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hammer has Fary pressed against the cage.
Hammer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.

Rasta Fary's cut is getting worse.
Hammer dodges an elbow strike from Fary.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fary tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fary is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammer is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Fary's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fary lands a left hand.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammer as Fary tries to tie him up.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fary's face.
Hammer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fary tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammer just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fary avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer is trying to stall.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fary.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antti Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasta Fary's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hammer moves out of range as Fary throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Fary.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hammer connects with a looping right hand.
Hammer misses with a head kick.

Hammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fary, pushing him back against the cage.
Hammer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fary avoids it.
Fary swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fary tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fary landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer is looking to control Fary's arms but Fary gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammer has his back to the cage.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fary.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hammer blocks a body shot from Fary.
Fary throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer walks into a stiff left hand from Fary.

Hammer has closed the distance and engaged Fary in a clinch.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Fary is blocking nicely.
Antti Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Fary.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer avoiding damage as Fary throws knees to the body.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fary takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fary struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fary.
Fary being controlled against the cage.
Hammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer trying to stall but Fary improves his position.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Fary wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Rasta Fary's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fary looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Fary letting Hammer take a breather here.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fary is defending well for now.
Fary throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.

Fary decides to pull guard.
Hammer looking to sit in guard and control but Fary gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fary trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hammer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fary trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer controls Fary momentarily but Fary frees himself.
Fary keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammer's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fary postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fary manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fary working a defensive guard here.
Fary keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Fary is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fary manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hammer manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Antti Hammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rasta Fary's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fary tries a low kick but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer scores with a leg kick.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hammer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hammer lands a damaging elbow.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Fary gets through Hammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fary looking to stall.
Hammer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fary blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fary misses with a body punch.
Fary tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Fary back against the cage.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fary.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fary lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fary pushes Hammer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hammer trying to control the position but instead, Fary has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hammer into the cage.
Fary effectively controlling the action here.
Fary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fary has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fary wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fary takes an elbow to the temple.
Fary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
Fary misses with an elbow strike.
Hammer taking a breather.
Hammer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fary just leaning against Hammer, taking a breather.
Hammer stalls.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fary wants to break free but Hammer has control.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Fary blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hammer.
Fary throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fary using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer misses with an elbow over the top.
Hammer lands an elbow inside.
Fary wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fary pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Fary in his tracks for a moment.
Fary wants to take the fight to the mat but Hammer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fary cracks Hammer with a nice body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammer is pushing Fary up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fary is looking for a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Fary.
Fary looking to stall.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Fary is blocking nicely.

Fary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fary uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fary tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Fary throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fary.
Fary fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fary tries to bum rush Hammer with a series of wild strikes but Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Antti Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammer scores with a jab.

Jeez, Rasta Fary's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fary wants to clinch.
Fary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fary swinging wildly here.
Fary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hammer drives through and clinches with Fary against the cage.
Hammer dodges an elbow strike from Fary.
Rasta Fary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Antti Hammer.
I've got Hammer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antti Hammer!
A very excited looking Antti Hammer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.