PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keishun Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hammer
vs
Simmons

165 cm
25
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keishun Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammer sprawls well. He's pushed Simmons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hammer gets a double leg takedown into Simmons's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Simmons looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.

Simmons looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hammer passes into side control.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simmons wants to control but Hammer postures up.
Simmons regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Simmons looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Simmons tries to hold on but Hammer postures up.
Hammer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Simmons really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Hammer is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simmons looks winded!

Hammer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Simmons is trying to defend but Hammer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Simmons does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hammer tries to control but Simmons wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammer controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Simmons because Hammer loaded up on that one.
Hammer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simmons is looking to escape.

Hammer stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Hammer looking to score a takedown here. Simmons is defending well but Hammer drives through and ends up in Simmons's guard.
Hammer trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to stand but Simmons is controlling his posture from full guard.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.

Simmons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hammer is aware though and is defending well.
Hammer is pushing down on Simmons's leg trying to pass to half guard. Simmons is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Simmons has a hand on Hammer's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hammer takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hammer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Simmons is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Simmons to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Simmons shrugs it off.
Hammer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hammer looking to control but Simmons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammer looking to ground and pound but Simmons is blocking nicely.
Simmons is desperately trying to improve his position but Hammer has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons wants to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Simmons is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammer looking to control but Simmons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Hammer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hammer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Simmons's guard.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Simmons is keeping the position.
Hammer slips nicely into half guard.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simmons keeps working.
Simmons is trying to maintain the position but Hammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Simmons misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Simmons looking for submissions off his back.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Simmons wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simmons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.
Hammer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hammer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hammer throws some wild stikes that Simmons manages to avoid easily.
Hammer misses with a head shot.
Simmons avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hammer.
Hammer controlling his opponent.
Hammer is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Hammer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action.
Hammer controlling from mount.

Hammer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Simmons wants to control but Hammer is having none of it.
Simmons throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hammer. What's that going to do exactly?
Simmons blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons is desperately trying to improve his position but Hammer has a good base and remains in mount.
Hammer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control but Simmons is having none of it.
Hammer looking to finish with strikes here!
Hammer throwing strikes here but Simmons is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hammer punching from mount but Simmons doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hammer trying to control but Simmons is having none of it.
Hammer controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer punching from mount but Simmons doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hammer tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Hammer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hammer looking to ground and pound but Simmons is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer wants to stand but Simmons is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Simmons sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Simmons tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Hammer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Simmons circles away.

Hammer gets a takedown into half guard.
Hammer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Simmons is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action.
Hammer landing strikes from the mount.
Hammer wants to stand but Simmons is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer controlling the pace for now.
Simmons holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hammer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Simmons sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hammer is thwarting Simmons's attempts to control the position.

Hammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Simmons is looking to improve his position.
Hammer blocks the strikes from Simmons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control the action but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Hammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hammer is thwarting Simmons's attempts to control the position.

Simmons looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hammer passes into side control!
Simmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Simmons's face as Hammer controls the position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Hammer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Simmons taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hammer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hammer wants to stand but Simmons is controlling his arm.
Simmons managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hammer.
Simmons regains half guard.
Simmons wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Simmons is not content to let Hammer control the position.
Hammer passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simmons keeps working.
Simmons is looking to reverse the position.
Simmons is trying to control Hammer's posture but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer tries to stand but Simmons is controlling his head.
Hammer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tom Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simmons dodges the ground and pound from Hammer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tom Hammer!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tom Hammer!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Tom Hammer!

Tom Hammer wins by unanimous decision!