PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hammet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammet's entrance music is Finger Eleven - Slow Chemical. A fine choice. Thai has chosen Deadly Muay Thai Skills as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Hammet
vs
Thai

200 cm
27
299 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

225 cm
37
300 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sex Panther! (160q recovery $149)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gordon Hammet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammet has a takedown stuffed.
Thai is looking to clinch but Hammet is avoiding it.
Hammet shoots for a takedown but Thai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thai is looking to clinch but Hammet is avoiding it.
Hammet tries for a takedown but Thai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Hammet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Thai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hammet to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammet trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
Thai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thai throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hammet wants to pass the guard but Thai is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammet trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
Hammet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammet throwing strikes but missing.
Hammet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammet wants to pass the guard but Thai is keeping the position.
Hammet pushing down on Thai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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. Hammet connects with a nice short shot to Thai's temple.

Hammet is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammet trying to control from half guard but Thai is working away.
Thai is in trouble now - Hammet has advanced to mount!
Thai flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammet lands a big elbow.
Thai is bucking up trying to escape but Hammet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Thai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Hammet goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thai turns into him and now he's in Hammet's guard.

Hammet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hammet's guard.
Hammet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Hammet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammet keeping moving, preventing Thai from controlling successfully.
Hammet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammet seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai wants to stand but Hammet has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Thai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thai throwing strikes but missing.

Hammet is looking for a triangle but Thai pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hammet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Hammet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hammet shoots in but no luck this time.
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hammet counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Thai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Hammet from controlling successfully.
Hammet throwing strikes from guard but Thai blocks nicely.
Thai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammet wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
Thai trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammet postures up in Thai's guard and throws a big left but Thai blocks it.
Hammet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammet stops Thai from standing up.
Hammet wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
Hammet postures up and lands a big shot to Thai's brow.
Hammet wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hammet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thai has momentary wrist control but Hammet slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Thai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammet advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammet is putting a hurting on Thai here, landing some big shots from side control.

Hammet looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hammet goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thai has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hammet but great work by Thai.
Hammet tries to buck Thai off but Thai is having none of it.
Thai creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hammet sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammet wants to control but Thai postures up.

Thai stands up and beckons Hammet to his feet.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammet is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammet shoots in but Thai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gordon Hammet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai throws a nice looking combination but Hammet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hammet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thai is fending him off so far but Hammet persists. Nope, Thai circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammet avoids the head kick by Thai.
Hammet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai has Hammet pressed against the cage.
Hammet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thai after a bit of a struggle.
Thai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hammet.
Hammet has Thai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hammet.
Hammet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammet blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai is trying to stall.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Hammet is blocking nicely.

Thai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hammet uses from the top position.
Thai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Gordon Hammet 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. This is the final round!

Thai is looking to clinch but Hammet is avoiding it.
Hammet misses with a takedown attempt - Thai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thai is looking to clinch but Hammet is avoiding it.
Thai tries to clinch up but Hammet circles away and keeps his distance.

Hammet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hammet.
Gordon Hammet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammet passes Thai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hammet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Hammet seems to be working for a kimura but Thai defends the submission attempt.
Hammet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammet is trying to control the action in half guard but Thai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thai is looking to escape.
Thai punching from the bottom.
Thai wants to control but Hammet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hammet takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Hammet seems to be working for a kimura but Thai defends the submission attempt.
Hammet thows a huge punch but Thai dodges it nicely.

Thai actively working from the bottom here.
Hammet is looking to stall here but Thai recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammet advances to half guard.
Hammet performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thai looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hammet content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammet drops an elbow to the side of Thai's head.

Hammet is looking for a kimura here.

Hammet is working for a kimura but Thai is defending it quite comfortably.

Thai makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hammet circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hammet counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thai!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai regains half guard.
Gordon Hammet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thai defending well though.
Hammet looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hammet moves into full mount! Thai won't be happy about that!

Hammet goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Thai turns into him and now he's in Hammet's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hammet working for a triangle but Thai defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Hammet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammet, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Hammet!
Our winner, Gordon Hammet, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.