PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aarron Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hammond might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Afterlife. Hamilton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hands Up-Lloyd Banks. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hammond
vs
Hamilton

190 cm
22
213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Hammond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aarron Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Hammond.
Hammond looks to land a combination. Hamilton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Hammond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammond with a nice cross.
Hammond misses with a two punch combination.
Hammond misses with the combination.
Hammond throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Hammond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamilton slips a jab and a cross from Hammond.
Some wild striking there from Hammond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammond misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John Hammond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammond throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammond misses with a wild combination.
Hammond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hamilton backs up against the cage.
Hammond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammond tries to bum rush Hamilton with a series of wild strikes but Hamilton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammond.
Hammond throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammond.
Hammond looks to land a combination but Hamilton avoids it well.
Hammond displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamilton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hammond thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamilton ducks under a wild hook from Hammond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond lands a two punch combo.
Hammond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Hammond both land. Nice combination.
Hammond misses with the combination.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammond.
Hammond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammond misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hammond dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hammond throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammond fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammond lands a jab-cross combination.
Hammond throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
Hamilton moves away from the strike by Hammond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammond throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
Hamilton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Hammond misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammond misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Hammond.
Hammond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Hammond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammond.
Hammond lands with an overhand left.
Hammond looks to land a combination but Hamilton avoids it well.
A jab from Hammond finds it's way through Hamilton's defenses.
Hammond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton defending well as Hammond loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Hammond.
Hammond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammond lands a slapping body shot.
Hammond lands a body shot.
Hammond takes a swing at Hamilton's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Hammond.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammond darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammond throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
Hammond throws out a loose jab but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Hammond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by Hammond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammond.
No joy there for Hammond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammond moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hamilton dodges the punch combination from Hammond.
Hammond throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamilton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammond.
Hammond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamilton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammond scores with a hook.
Hammond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Hammond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamilton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hammond moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hammond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammond throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hammond dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hamilton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hammond misses with a few strikes there.
Hammond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hamilton backs up against the cage.
Hamilton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hammond misses with a looping right.
Hammond throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammond misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammond moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hammond throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Hammond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammond misses with the combination.
Hammond scores with a decent looking hook.
John Hammond is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammond loads up on a big right hand but Hamilton slips the punch.
Hammond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hamilton.
Hammond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammond swinging wilding here.
John Hammond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammond lands a two punch combo.
Hammond throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hammond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hamilton slips under a jab from Hammond.
Hammond lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond lands a nice shot that snaps Hamilton's head back.
Hamilton dodges the punch combination from Hammond.
Hammond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammond.
Some wild striking there from Hammond.
Hammond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hammond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamilton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hammond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hammond misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammond throws out a loose jab but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hamilton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hammond has got the better of the exchanges.
Hammond fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamilton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammond cracks Hamilton with a good jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammond misses with a two punch combination.
Hamilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hammond clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hammond misses with a wild combination.
Hammond fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammond throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamilton defending well as Hammond loads up on a big left hand.
Hammond scores with the left hand. Hamilton knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Hammond does no damage.
Hammond looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamilton is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond misses with a looping left.
Hammond punishes Hamilton's body with a nice straight punch.
Hamilton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hammond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hamilton moves forwards but Hammond connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammond stuns Hamilton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hammond misses with a wild combination.
Hammond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hamilton manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond misses with a double jab.
Hammond cracks Hamilton with a good jab.
A right-left combo lands from Hammond.
Hammond looks to land a combination but Hamilton avoids it well.
Hammond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamilton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammond misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond looks to land a combination but Hamilton avoids it well.
Hammond slow jab from Hamilton misses its intended target.
Hammond misses with a double jab.
Hammond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Hammond.
Hammond throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.
Hammond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.
Hammond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamilton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammond works over Hamilton's head and body with a nice combination.
Hammond is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hammond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hamilton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hammond throws a nice looking combination but Hamilton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Hammond - just one landing.
Hamilton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from Hammond misses.
Hamilton ducks under a wild hook from Hammond.
Hammond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammond misses with a body shot.
Hammond misses with a hook. Hamilton ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Hammond had his way with Aarron Hamilton in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hammond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Hammond.
Hammond throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hammond misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammond waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hamilton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond cracks Hamilton with a good jab.
Hamilton takes one to the side of the head.
Hammond misses with a body shot.
A combination from Hammond does no damage.
Hammond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hamilton.
Hamilton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hamilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammond.
Hammond loads up on a big right hand but Hamilton slips the punch.
Aarron Hamilton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammond jabs Hamilton right on the nose. Hamilton blinks but takes it well.
Hammond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hammond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamilton.
Hammond scores with a nice head shot.
Hamilton dodges the punch combination from Hammond.
Hamilton dodges the punch combination from Hammond.
Hammond throws a right hand that Hamilton ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamilton also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammond.
Hammond misses with a wild body shot.
Hammond throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hammond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamilton can do to turn this around?
Hammond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamilton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammond lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hammond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammond thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Hammond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammond.
Hammond lands a nice shot that snaps Hamilton's head back.
Hammond looks to land a combination. Hamilton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hamilton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammond.
Hammond lands a nice shot that snaps Hamilton's head back.
Hammond lands a jab to Hamilton's midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamilton moves away.
Hammond thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
John Hammond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammond 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hammond!
John Hammond is the new light heavyweight champion!