PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merrimack Stronghammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Stronghammer
vs
Little

173 cm
18
221 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Merrimack Stronghammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Little!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little connects with a crisp jab.

Stronghammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Little working hard to break the clinch.

Stronghammer lands a takedown into guard.
Stronghammer content to stall in guard here.
Little wants to stand but Stronghammer is controlling the position.
Stronghammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stronghammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stronghammer stands up over Little, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stronghammer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stronghammer distracts Little with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stronghammer prevents Little from getting back to his feet.
Stronghammer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stronghammer with a nice head shot there.
Little being controlled here, momentarily.
Stronghammer postures up and lands a big shot to Little's brow.
Stronghammer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stronghammer with a nice head shot there.
Little is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stronghammer is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stronghammer stays in close to Little's body and controls the position.
Stronghammer won't allow Little to get back to his feet.
Stronghammer landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stronghammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stronghammer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stronghammer lands a couple of elbows.
Stronghammer working some strikes from top position.
Stronghammer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Little wants to stand but Stronghammer is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little keeping full guard, as Stronghammer tries to pass.
Stronghammer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stronghammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Little works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stronghammer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stronghammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stronghammer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stronghammer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stronghammer lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stronghammer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Little wants to stand up but Stronghammer is controlling him.
Stronghammer landing some decent shots from guard.
Stronghammer prevents Little from getting back to his feet.
Stronghammer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little wants to stand up but Stronghammer is controlling him.
Stronghammer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Merrimack Stronghammer just wasn't active enough.
Little rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stronghammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merrimack Stronghammer dominated that round.
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.

Stronghammer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Little throws a shot from downtown. Stronghammer moves away and avoids it.
Little throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stronghammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Stronghammer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Little's half guard.
Stronghammer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stronghammer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Little with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stronghammer trying to control the pace.
Stronghammer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Little with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stronghammer slows the pace down in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little looks like he's trying to stand up.
Merrimack Stronghammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stronghammer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stronghammer lands a nice short elbow.
Stronghammer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Little wants to get back to his feet.
Stronghammer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stronghammer drops an elbow to the side of Little's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stronghammer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stronghammer drops an elbow to the side of Little's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stronghammer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stronghammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Little can do to turn this around?
Stronghammer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stronghammer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stronghammer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Stronghammer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little pushes Stronghammer off looking to stand but Stronghammer dives back in and keeps control.
Stronghammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stronghammer slips a nice elbow through Little's hands, connecting with Little's forehead.
Little has hold of Stronghammer's hands but Stronghammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stronghammer is controlling the pace.
Stronghammer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stronghammer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Little for as long as he can get away with.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stronghammer is nestled in close to Little, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stronghammer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stronghammer stops Little from getting back to his feet.
Stronghammer controlling the action here.
Stronghammer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merrimack Stronghammer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stronghammer pushes Little up against the cage in a clinch.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Stronghammer is controlling him.

Stronghammer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Little is trying to keep an underhook but Stronghammer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Stronghammer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Little taking some punishment here, with Stronghammer in his half guard.
Stronghammer slips a nice elbow through Little's hands, connecting with Little's forehead.
Ground and pound from Stronghammer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stronghammer connects with a nice short shot to Little's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stronghammer winds up and cracks Little with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stronghammer winds up and cracks Little with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stronghammer is taking a breather. Little says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Little tries to kick Stronghammer off in order to stand up. Stronghammer Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Stronghammer is staying tight to Little's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Stronghammer is working Little over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stronghammer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Little's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stronghammer working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stronghammer controls the position.
Little pushes Stronghammer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stronghammer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Little takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stronghammer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Stronghammer lands an elbow.
Stronghammer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stronghammer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Little to see if he's OK.
Little tries to escape but Stronghammer is in control.
Stronghammer grinds an elbow into Little's temple.
Stronghammer controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Little has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stronghammer cracks Little with a big right hand but Little just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stronghammer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Little!
Little is in a horrible position here. Stronghammer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stronghammer landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stronghammer controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stronghammer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Little is bucking up trying to escape but Stronghammer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stronghammer controlling from mount.
Stronghammer working the ground and pound effectively.

Little is rocked!
Little takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Stronghammer's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merrimack Stronghammer!
Merrimack Stronghammer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.