PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nammer Da Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augusto Pinochet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Da Hammer
vs
Pinochet

178 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nammer Da Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Augusto Pinochet!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinochet slips under a jab from Da Hammer.
Pinochet throws a hook to the side of Da Hammer's head but Da Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinochet shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Hammer sprawls well. Da Hammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinochet gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinochet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Da Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pinochet shoots and misses
and Da Hammer counters with a left to the body.
Nammer Da Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
Da Hammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pinochet misses with a hook.
Augusto Pinochet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Da Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pinochet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Da Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Hammer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Da Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Da Hammer works Pinochet's body with a nice hook.
Pinochet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinochet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Da Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinochet.
Pinochet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Da Hammer defends it nicely.
Pinochet shoots in and drives through. Da Hammer sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Hammer misses with a hook. Pinochet ducked under it nicely.
Da Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Da Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinochet looks for a takedown but Da Hammer sprawls well.
Da Hammer misses with a body shot.
Da Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Pinochet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Da Hammer's guard.
Da Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinochet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Hammer is pulling down on Pinochet's head to control his posture.
Pinochet is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Augusto Pinochet.
Pinochet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Hammer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nammer Da Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Hammer scores with a nice right hand.
Da Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pinochet is defended easily by Da Hammer.
Da Hammer misses with an uppercut. Pinochet saw that one coming.
Da Hammer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Hammer. Pinochet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinochet. Pinochet gets slowly back to his feet.
Pinochet walks into a straight right hand from Da Hammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet ducks under a wild hook from Da Hammer.
Da Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinochet with a poor takedown
and Da Hammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinochet loads up on a big right hand but Da Hammer slips the punch.
Da Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Pinochet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Pinochet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Hammer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Da Hammer stops Pinochet from passing to mount.
Da Hammer tries to buck Pinochet off but Pinochet is having none of it.
Pinochet tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Hammer keeps working.
Pinochet tries to advance to mount but Da Hammer denies him.
Da Hammer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pinochet.
Da Hammer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pinochet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Pinochet goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Da Hammer has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pinochet but great work by Da Hammer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinochet wants to control but Da Hammer postures up.

Da Hammer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pinochet is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pinochet sneaks back into half guard.
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 Nammer Da Hammer will probably get the nod.
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.

Pinochet has a takedown stuffed.
Pinochet tries for a takedown but Da Hammer circles away easily
and Da Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinochet. Da Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pinochet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pinochet lands a nice hook to Da Hammer's body. Da Hammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Da Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinochet tries for a takedown but Da Hammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nammer Da Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
Pinochet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Da Hammer defends it nicely.
Da Hammer just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Pinochet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Hammer.
Pinochet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Da Hammer lands with a nice combination. Pinochet backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet throws a body punch but Da Hammer moves out of range.
Da Hammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinochet.
Pinochet fails to land the takedown.
Da Hammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Da Hammer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pinochet's hands.
Pinochet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinochet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinochet walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Da Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Pinochet blocks a jab.
Da Hammer misses with a looping right.
Nammer Da Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Da Hammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinochet misses with a takedown
and Da Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinochet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Da Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pinochet is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Da Hammer, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinochet.
Da Hammer lands with a shot to the body.
Pinochet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Pinochet.
Pinochet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Hammer.
Pinochet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Hammer with a jab.
Pinochet slips a straight right by Da Hammer.
Pinochet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinochet fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Hammer avoids it really well and circles away.
Da Hammer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinochet throws out a loose jab but Da Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pinochet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer misses with a body shot.
Pinochet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Da Hammer is fending him off so far but Pinochet persists. Nope, Da Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinochet throws a lazy right hand but Da Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Hammer scores with a hook to the body. Pinochet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Da Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Pinochet's shoulder, as Pinochet tries to avoid the shot.
Da Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Pinochet shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pinochet trying to pass the guard but Da Hammer defending well.
Da Hammer is looking to improve his position.

Pinochet is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Hammer is just riding it out for now. Pinochet eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet prevents Da Hammer from improving his position.
Pinochet trying to pass the guard but Da Hammer defending well.
Pinochet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinochet trying to control the action but Da Hammer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nammer Da Hammer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Da Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.

Pinochet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Da Hammer's half guard.
Pinochet wants to pass to mount but Da Hammer is defending the position.
Pinochet is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinochet trying to mount his opponent but Da Hammer defends it.
Da Hammer wants to control but Pinochet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pinochet trying to mount his opponent but Da Hammer defends it.

Pinochet is looking for a kimura but Da Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pinochet to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinochet wants to free his trapped foot but Da Hammer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pinochet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Hammer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Da Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pinochet.
Pinochet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Hammer keeps working.
Da Hammer manages to get to full guard.
Pinochet trying to control but Da Hammer is working from the bottom.
Nammer Da Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinochet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Hammer is keeping the position for now.
Da Hammer is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Augusto Pinochet.
Da Hammer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pinochet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Da Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinochet is just out of range.
Da Hammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Da Hammer's corner calls for a 1-2. Da Hammer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pinochet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Da Hammer catches Pinochet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer throws out a powerful jab.
Da Hammer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pinochet.
Da Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinochet circles away quickly and effectively.
Da Hammer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Da Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinochet was well out of range. Poor timing from Da Hammer.
Da Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
No luck for Pinochet with that takedown attempt.
Nammer Da Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augusto Pinochet.
Pinochet shoots for a takedown but Da Hammer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pinochet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Hammer scores with a hook to the body. Pinochet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Pinochet drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Hammer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pinochet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pinochet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Hammer keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Hammer keeping hold of Pinochet's head, controlling as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pinochet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Da Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Augusto Pinochet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Hammer wants to get back to full guard but Pinochet has mounted him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Hammer avoids a strike by Pinochet and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Pinochet's guard! Fantastic escape!
Pinochet is trying to keep Da Hammer in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Augusto Pinochet.
I think Da Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nammer Da Hammer!
A very excited looking Nammer Da 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.