PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wranch Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hammer
vs
Preuss

175 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

178 cm
24
163 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wranch Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Preuss!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.

Hammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Preuss wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Preuss can do anything to dispel that myth.
Preuss wants to get back to his feet.
Hammer is pressing down on Preuss's thigh, looking to free his foot. Preuss is holding on for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Preuss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preuss circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Preuss works the jab nicely.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Preuss is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammer has double underhooks.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Preuss blocks it.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling him.
Preuss is trying to break free.
Hammer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but Preuss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Preuss is trying to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling him.
Hammer prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
Preuss can't break the clinch.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer stalling in the clinch but Preuss improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammer has double underhooks.
Hammer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Preuss walks away with a smile on his face. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hammer tries to clinch but Preuss is having none of it.
Hammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Preuss defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wranch Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preuss lands a jab-cross combination.
Preuss scores with a jab to the head.
Hammer wants to clinch but Preuss slips to the side
and Preuss counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Preuss pushes him off.
Hammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Preuss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Preuss.
Preuss throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Preuss is just out of range.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hammer forces Preuss back against the cage and clinches.
Hammer prevents Preuss from breaking the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Preuss as Hammer tries to tie him up.
Preuss can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Preuss stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Preuss misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Hammer closes the distance and clinches up with Preuss, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes Preuss against the cage but Preuss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Preuss cracks Hammer with a good jab.
Preuss throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Preuss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Preuss is avoiding it.
Hammer misses with a low kick.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preuss throws out the jab.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Preuss but Preuss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Preuss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wranch Hammer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Preuss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Preuss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but Preuss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammer tries to clinch up but Preuss circles away and keeps his distance.
Preuss throws out a powerful jab.
Wranch Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Preuss circles away.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Preuss looks to land a combination. Hammer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Preuss leaves Hammer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Preuss keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Preuss might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown. Preuss tries to sprawl out of it but Hammer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Preuss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wranch Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preuss lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Preuss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Preuss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Preuss.
Alexandre Preuss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preuss misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Hammer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preuss.
Hammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Preuss counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Preuss circles away.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Preuss.
Preuss misses with a wild combination.
Preuss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preuss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Preuss lands with a nice combination. Hammer backs away looking to recover.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Preuss's waist but Preuss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
Hammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Preuss finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammer's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preuss moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer takes one on the button.
Preuss keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Preuss misses the target.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Preuss avoids nicely.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer lands a nice shot that snaps Preuss's head back.
Preuss cracks Hammer with an open hand slap.
Hammer fails to land the takedown.
Hammer misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Preuss is avoiding it.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Preuss.
Wranch Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Preuss is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Preuss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Preuss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Preuss swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Preuss misses with a looping right.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preuss throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer tries to clinch but Preuss is having none of it.
Hammer tries to move into range but Preuss moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Preuss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wranch Hammer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hammer tries to clinch but Preuss is having none of it.
Hammer wants to slow Preuss down by chopping away at his legs.
Hammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Preuss avoids it really well and circles away.
A nice combination there by Preuss.
Preuss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preuss misses the jab.
Preuss looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Preuss manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Preuss lands with an uppercut that bounces Hammer off the cage and back into range.
Good standup being displayed there by Preuss as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hammer is defended easily by Preuss.
Hammer tries to clinch but Preuss moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Preuss is avoiding it.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Preuss loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Hammer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wranch Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Preuss tries to avoid it but Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Preuss to the ground. Preuss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Preuss pushes him off.
Hammer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Preuss finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammer's head.
Hammer wants to clinch
and Preuss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preuss misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer walks into a left hand.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer shoots for a double leg takedown but Preuss sprawls well. He's pushed Hammer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Preuss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Preuss closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Preuss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Preuss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Hammer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Hammer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Preuss tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hammer is in Preuss's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preuss has a closed guard, preventing Hammer from standing up.
Hammer throws a big elbow that misses.
Preuss has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wranch Hammer just wasn't active enough.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preuss.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Preuss but Preuss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Preuss circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Preuss.

Hammer forces Preuss back against the cage and clinches.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Preuss. No joy for Hammer on that attempt.
Hammer tries to clinch up
and Preuss counters with a one-two to the body.
Wranch Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammer moves out of range as Preuss strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer slips under a jab from Preuss.
Preuss throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexandre Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Preuss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wranch Hammer.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammer, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wranch Hammer!
An out of breath and clearly excited Wranch Hammer thanked Torment Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).