PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tyler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Solonen ja Kosola - RÄPPII . Hammer has chosen Birdman - I Run This ft. LIL WAYNE as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tyler
vs
Hammer

172 cm
26
145 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

220 cm
28
147 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rex Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer connects with a looping right hand.
Hammer misses with an uppercut

and Tyler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tyler.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Tyler drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Tyler off! Tyler jumps back into Hammer's guard.
Tyler might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammer 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.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler prevents Hammer from getting back to his feet.

Tyler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tyler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Tyler drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Tyler off! Tyler jumps back into Hammer's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler won't allow Hammer to sweep him here.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tyler being controlled here momentarily.

Tyler drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Tyler off! Tyler jumps back into Hammer's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hammer is on top in guard.
Hammer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tyler looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hammer has managed to get both his arms back between Tyler's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammer wanted to stand there but Tyler had control of the position.
Hammer trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.

Hammer stands up and waves to Tyler to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Tyler drives through with a takedown into Hammer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammer wants to sweep here but Tyler controlling him for the moment.

Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Tyler stopping the sweep attempt from Hammer.
Tyler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammer wants to stand up but Tyler is controlling him.

Tyler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tyler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tyler throwing strikes from guard but Hammer blocks nicely.
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.

Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
Tyler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tyler tries to hold on but Hammer postures up.
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.
Hammer landing strikes from the mount and Tyler is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hammer goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tyler turns into him and now he's in Hammer's guard.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer 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.
Hammer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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 Rex Tyler 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.

Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyler. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer throws a body punch but Tyler moves out of range.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tyler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tyler.
Tyler won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.
Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyler chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is working Hammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammer is trying to keep Tyler in close.

Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyler is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Hammer managing to control the position.
Hammer working a defensive guard here.
Tyler postures up and lands a big shot to Hammer's brow.
Rex Tyler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler chips away with some ground and pound.
Tyler distracts Hammer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Tyler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tyler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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

Tyler drops back looking for a leg! Hammer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammer manages to kick Tyler off! Tyler jumps back into Hammer's guard.
Tyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammer working a defensive guard here.
Tyler won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.
Hammer has momentary wrist control but Tyler slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Tyler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Hammer controlling the position.
Tyler is working Hammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tyler scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tyler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyler is working Hammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyler is one step ahead there.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammer is trying to keep Tyler in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tyler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tyler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyler scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer is trying to keep Tyler in close.
Tyler throws a big elbow that misses.
Tyler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Tyler is having none of it.
Hammer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyler is controlling him.
Hammer looking to control.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Tyler preventing the sweep.
Tyler lands a couple of elbows.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyler with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer is adopting a defensive guard.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Tyler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tyler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hammer is fending him off so far but Tyler persists. Nope, Hammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyler blocks a jab.
Jack Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyler manages to avoid it.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler moves out of range of the body kick from Hammer.

Tyler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

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

Tyler is trying to get an arm triangle but Hammer is defending well.

Tyler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hammer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyler working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hammer trying to control from the bottom.

Tyler is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.

Tyler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hammer wants to improve his position but Tyler is controlling well.
Tyler stops Hammer from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Tyler there.
Hammer trying to control here.

Hammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Tyler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hammer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tyler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Tyler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tyler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyler prevents Hammer from getting back to his feet.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tyler is controlling him.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler lands a couple of digs.
Tyler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
Rex Tyler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammer's head.
Tyler trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Tyler postures up.

Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tyler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jack Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
Tyler distracts Hammer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tyler throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
Hammer controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer wants to stand but Tyler is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyler, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Tyler!
Rex Tyler took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.