PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Bonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonney comes to the ring accompanied by public enemy number 1. Hammer has chosen Birdman - I Run This ft. LIL WAYNE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bonney
vs
Hammer

170 cm
29
136 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

220 cm
28
147 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Bonney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammer, right into the meat.
Bonney tries to land a front kick but Hammer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonney moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Bonney has a takedown stuffed.
Bonney keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bonney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.
Bonney walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
Bonney lands a body shot.
Bonney throws out a loose jab but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bonney closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hammer's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammer is adopting a defensive guard.

Bonney is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bonney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bonney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bonney is fighting to break Hammer's control of his arms but Hammer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bonney wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammer is looking to stand up but Bonney isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Hammer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bonney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammer defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonney. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonney shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but Bonney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammer's waist but Hammer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bonney off to one side.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Bonney should have avoided that one.
Bonney sizes up Hammer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hammer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hammer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bonney.
Hammer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonney drops his hands momentarily and Hammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonney throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Hammer. No joy for Bonney on that attempt.
Hammer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Bonney moves out of range.
Hammer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hammer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hammer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Bonney clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer lands a front kick.
Bonney avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonney is just out of range.
Bonney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bonney missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bonney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonney throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Bonney is breathing heavily.
Hammer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bonney is trying to pull guard but Hammer has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer is trying to force a seperation but Bonney has the dominant position.
Bonney tries to pull guard but Hammer holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bonney drops back down to his feet.
Bonney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammer lands a left hand.
Bonney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bonney misses with a punch to the body.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer digs a good hook to Bonney's body.
Hammer connects with the punch.
Hammer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bonney doesn't seem bothered though.
Bonney throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Bonney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonney's head backwards.
Jack Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonney. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hammer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bonney wants to clinch.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hammer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hammer avoids the head kick by Bonney.
Hammer connects with a looping right hand.
Hammer moves out of range as Bonney strikes.
Bonney shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
Bonney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bonney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonney shoots in looking for a takedown but Hammer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bonney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A left and a right from Hammer both land. Nice combination.
Hammer lands the left hand.
Bonney needs to keep his hands up - Hammer had a free shot at his head there.
Hammer with a jab.
Bonney thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Bonney's body. Bonney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good exchange - Bonney coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bonney in his tracks.
William Bonney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammer defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bonney's head.
Bonney fails with the takedown.
Hammer lands a head shot.
Hammer lands with a slapping head kick.
Hammer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hammer stalks Bonney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bonney's face. Bonney staggers backwards, shaken.

Bonney is rocked!
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Bonney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Hammer with a hook.
Bonney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bonney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bonney shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bonney seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonney prevents Hammer from escaping the position.

Hammer throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hammer with a jab.
Hammer lands a jab-cross combination.
Bonney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hammer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bonney eats them both and turns towards Hammer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bonney shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bonney doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
Hammer throws a right hand that Bonney ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonney also avoids with ease.
Bonney takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.

Bonney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bonney is working for a kimura but Hammer is defending it quite comfortably.

Bonney is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer gets back to full guard.
Hammer is looking to stand up but Bonney isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bonney won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.

Bonney is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bonney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Bonney works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hammer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hammer.
Bonney passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Bonney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hammer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bonney drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Bonney off! Bonney jumps back into Hammer's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Hammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hammer connects with a body shot.
Bonney wants to clinch.
Hammer tries to land a front kick but Bonney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonney.
Bonney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonney loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Bonney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Hammer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammer.
Jack Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Bonney's body. Bonney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Bonney moves out of range.
Bonney swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer lands with a straight right. Bonney didn't see that one coming.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammer's waist but Hammer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bonney off to one side.
Hammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bonney walks into a left hand.
Bonney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bonney shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but Bonney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hammer 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 William Bonney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer lands with an overhand left.
Bonney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hammer lands with a right hand.

Bonney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammer, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Hammer misses with a low kick.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hammer throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Bonney walks into a jab.
Hammer 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.
Bonney shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
A jab lands there for Hammer.
Hammer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonney checks it well.
Hammer lands the left hand.
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Bonney. Bonney gets slowly back to his feet.

Bonney clinches up against the ropes.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bonney.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bonney checks a leg kick.

Bonney closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Bonney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bonney tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bonney has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Bonney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hammer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hammer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bonney off and has taken his back!
Jack Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammer slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Bonney rolls, trying to escape but Hammer keeps control of the position.
Hammer biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonney looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hammer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonney tries to roll but Hammer sticks to his back.
Hammer slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Bonney is trying to break free.
William Bonney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonney is keeping busy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bonney turns into Hammer and is now in his guard.
Bonney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Hammer wasn't active enough on the ground.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Hammer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonney doesn't seem phased though.

Bonney instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Hammer!
A relieved looking Jack Hammer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.