PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fermin Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Hammond
vs
Patrick

177 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Fermin Hammond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Patrick!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Patrick wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammond throws a head kick that misses
and Patrick counters with a thumping low kick.

Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
Patrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hammond after a bit of a struggle.
Patrick wants a takedown.
Patrick is trying to break free.
Hammond wants to break free but Patrick has control.
Hammond is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patrick is defending well for now.

Patrick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patrick throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Fermin Hammond has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patrick.
Fermin Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Patrick.
Hammond checks a leg kick nicely.
Patrick throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hammond misses with a takedown attempt - Patrick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick throws a sloppy head kick and Hammond moves out of range easily.
Patrick shoots for a takedown but Hammond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patrick moves to clinch but Hammond breaks away
and Hammond counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hammond shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patrick as he avoids it easily.
Patrick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hammond.
Patrick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammond avoids it really well and circles away.
Patrick misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick looks winded!
Hammond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Patrick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick managing to block the knees to the body from Hammond.
Patrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hammond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Patrick wants to break free but Hammond has control.

Hammond manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
Patrick 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.
Hammond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patrick is one step ahead there.
Patrick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick throws a strike but Hammond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Patrick is trying to keep Hammond in close.
Hammond stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Patrick is looking for a triangle but Hammond pushes his legs off easily.
Patrick keeping moving, preventing Hammond from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond looking to pass the guard.

Patrick is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hammond presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Patrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hammond is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patrick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patrick tries to break free but Hammond pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammond is pushing Patrick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Patrick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Patrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fermin Hammond's cut.
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.

Hammond shoots in for a takedown but Patrick shows good takedown defense.
Patrick tries to clinch but Hammond moves out of range.
Patrick looks to land a combination but Hammond avoids it well.

Patrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Patrick drags the fight down to the ground.
Hammond slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Patrick trying to keep a closed guard but Hammond is proving a slippery customer.
Patrick working a defensive guard but Hammond passes into half guard.
Hammond is stalling here. Patrick is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hammond seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Patrick has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Patrick throwing strikes but Hammond manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick struggling a bit here.
Patrick regains half guard.
Patrick trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Patrick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Patrick working a defensive guard here.
Hammond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Patrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammond wants to control from the top but Patrick keeps moving.
Patrick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patrick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammond swivels and escapes.
Patrick dives in and grabs Hammond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammond pushes down on Patrick's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patrick.
Fermin Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Patrick.
Patrick leaves Hammond with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hammond has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hammond pinned against the cage. Hammond gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Hammond or perhaps it was just good defense by Patrick which made him look bad.
Hammond fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammond sprawls well. Hammond wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patrick gets slowly back to his feet.
Fermin Hammond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammond shoots for a takedown but Patrick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammond clinches up against the cage.
Hammond jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patrick walks away with a smile on his face. Hammond gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hammond tries to clinch up but Patrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammond misses with a takedown attempt - Patrick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammond fails with the takedown
and Patrick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Patrick misses with a takedown attempt - Hammond sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammond misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Patrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fermin Hammond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Patrick dives in for a single leg takedown but Hammond sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hammond goes for a takedown in the clinch but Patrick prevents it.

Patrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammond.
Hammond misses with a shot to the body
and Patrick counters with a head kick.
Patrick throws a head kick but Hammond moves out of range.
Patrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammond has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fermin Hammond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Patrick as Hammond shoots in.
Patrick shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammond tries to sprawl out of it but Patrick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James Patrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hammond shoots in for a takedown but Patrick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patrick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammond tries to avoid it but Patrick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammond to the ground. Hammond escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Patrick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammond circles away.
Patrick looks to clinch

and Hammond counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hammond breaks the clinch.
Hammond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patrick tries to keep at a distance but Hammond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammond is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hammond is working for takedown but Patrick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patrick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hammond to keep the fight standing.

Hammond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammond shoots for a takedown but Patrick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Hammond manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patrick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patrick misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick tries to clinch but Hammond moves out of range.
Hammond shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patrick defends it nicely.
Patrick misses with a body shot.
Patrick moves in looking to clinch but Hammond pushes him off.
Hammond is looking to clinch.
Patrick tries to clinch up but Hammond circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammond is looking to clinch.

Hammond gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammond is keeping busy.

Patrick pulls guard successfully.

Patrick throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hammond uses it to pass to side control.

Hammond tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hammond has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hammond tries to move to mount but Patrick blocks the move with his legs.
Fermin Hammond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Patrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick wants to control but Hammond postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fermin Hammond.
Well Patrick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Patrick!