PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jury Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Steedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilton comes into the arena with Symphony 9 blaring out of the sound system. Steedman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Last Man Standing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 145lb limit. Jury Hamilton came in at 146.7 and Miles Steedman came in at 147.4 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. Miles Steedman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hamilton
vs
Steedman

150 cm
19
152 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
152 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jury Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miles Steedman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton fails with the takedown.
Steedman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamilton circles away.

Hamilton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hamilton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steedman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steedman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Steedman looks winded!

Hamilton makes his way to full guard, as Steedman worked for a kimura.
Steedman tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamilton is retaining full guard.

Steedman has gone for a leg lock! Hamilton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Steedman's guard.
Hamilton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamilton distracts Steedman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steedman has momentary wrist control but Hamilton slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steedman is trying to keep Hamilton in close.
Steedman wants to stand but Hamilton is controlling the position.
Hamilton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Steedman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamilton throwing strikes but missing.
Steedman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hamilton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steedman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamilton is controlling him.
Steedman has momentary wrist control but Hamilton slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamilton cracks Steedman with a solid left hand.
Hamilton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steedman is trying to control the position but Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Steedman has eaten all the pies!
Hamilton with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steedman has his hands on Hamilton's head, controlling the position.
Hamilton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steedman's head.
Hamilton is in close to Steedman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Steedman wants to stand and escape but Hamilton is having none of it.
Hamilton throwing strikes from guard but Steedman blocks nicely.
Steedman wants to get back to his feet but Hamilton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamilton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hamilton is looking to work some ground and pound but Steedman has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
Hamilton prevents Steedman from getting back to his feet.
Steedman looking to control.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
Steedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steedman trying to control the position.
Steedman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamilton cracks Steedman with a solid left hand.
Hamilton cracks Steedman with a solid left hand.
Steedman trying to control the position.
Steedman has momentary wrist control but Hamilton slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamilton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hamilton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steedman wants to get back to his feet but Hamilton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hamilton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steedman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steedman is looking to stand up but Hamilton isn't so interested in that idea.
Hamilton slips nicely into half guard.
Hamilton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steedman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steedman moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamilton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Steedman looking to control.
Hamilton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hamilton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steedman's head.
Hamilton scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hamilton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jury Hamilton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steedman slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamilton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steedman shoots in for a takedown but Hamilton shows good takedown defense.

Steedman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hamilton to the mat! Hamilton manages to get full guard.
Steedman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamilton is keeping the position for now.
Hamilton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Steedman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hamilton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hamilton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hamilton!
Hamilton tries to score with some ground and pound. Steedman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An elbow from Hamilton crashes against the mat.
Steedman tries to escape but Hamilton is in control.
Steedman wants to control but Hamilton postures up.
Hamilton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Steedman is trying to improve his position.
Hamilton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hamilton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Steedman gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Steedman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hamilton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steedman wants to stand and escape but Hamilton is having none of it.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Steedman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steedman wants to stand but Hamilton is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steedman managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steedman trying to control the position.
Hamilton distracts Steedman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steedman can't keep his opponent in guard - Hamilton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hamilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hamilton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steedman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamilton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steedman is trying to maintain the position but Hamilton is very close to passing his half guard.
Steedman is trying to stand up here but Hamilton is controlling him well.
Hamilton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steedman taking some punishment here, with Hamilton in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Hamilton there.
Jury Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steedman gets back to full guard.
Hamilton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamilton stopping the sweep attempt from Steedman.
Hamilton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steedman is looking to stand up but Hamilton isn't so interested in that idea.
Hamilton is in close to Steedman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steedman has his hands on Hamilton's head, controlling the position.
Hamilton with a nice head shot there.
Hamilton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton being controlled here momentarily.
Steedman wants to sweep here but Hamilton controlling him for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamilton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hamilton connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamilton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steedman's head.
Steedman seems keen to control Hamilton's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steedman trying to keep a closed guard but Hamilton is proving a slippery customer.
Hamilton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steedman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hamilton is one step ahead there.
Hamilton won't allow Steedman to get back to his feet.
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 Jury Hamilton will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Steedman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hamilton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Steedman somewhat.
Steedman stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamilton. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt - Steedman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Steedman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Steedman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Steedman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Steedman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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

Steedman has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hamilton defend it? Steedman steps over the head and cranks it - Hamilton is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Steedman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miles Steedman!