PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fermin Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Pierce has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fermin Hammond's chin.

Hammond
vs
Pierce

177 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

183 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Steel Penn - Battle Ready Nutrition

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 - 6 - 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, Lucas Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammond misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hammond fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierce avoids it really well and circles away.
Pierce closes the distance but Hammond moves to the side

and Hammond counters by clinching up.
Hammond taking a breather.
Hammond prevents Pierce from breaking the clinch.
Pierce jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammond walks away with a smile on his face. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pierce fails to land the takedown.

Hammond clinches up with Pierce and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammond is trying to pull guard but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fermin Hammond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce tries to pull guard but Hammond holds him up against the cage and eventually Pierce drops back down to his feet.
Hammond just leaning against Pierce, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammond pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammond throws a series of strikes that have Pierce backpedaling.

Pierce gets tackled into the cage by Hammond. Hammond maintains the clinch.
Hammond is working for takedown but Pierce is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pierce is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammond pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hammond stalling in the clinch.
Pierce working hard to break the clinch.

Hammond jumps guard and drags Pierce to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pierce looking to sit in guard and control but Hammond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond controlling from the top position.
Hammond'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.
Hammond has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fermin Hammond just wasn't active enough.
Hammond tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pierce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hammond somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce darts in looking for a takedown but Hammond gets double underhooks and turns Pierce into the cage.
Hammond wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammond is looking for a takedown.
Pierce tries to circle away but Hammond has him pinned against the cage.
Pierce is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hammond to keep the fight standing.
Pierce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but Hammond has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pierce.
Pierce tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hammond just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pierce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierce drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond tries for a takedown but Pierce manages to get underhooks.
Hammond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammond effectively controlling the action here.
Hammond tries to pull guard but Pierce holds him up against the cage and eventually Hammond drops back down to his feet.
Pierce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hammond smiles and moves away.
Hammond shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pierce as he avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammond is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fermin Hammond dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hammond keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pierce fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pierce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierce stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammond. Hammond gets slowly back to his feet.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammond.
Hammond circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hammond counters with a two punch combo.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammond moves away.
Hammond shoots in looking for a takedown. Pierce tries to sprawl out of it but Hammond keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pierce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierce misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.
Fermin Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Pierce.
Pierce throws the kick towards the body but Hammond avoids it.

Hammond takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammond jumps guard but Pierce turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hammond throws an elbow but misses.
Pierce prevents the takedown attempt.
Pierce looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammond fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hammond has a takedown stuffed.
Hammond shoots in for a double leg but Pierce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fermin Hammond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierce scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hammond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammond has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pierce.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pierce throws a head kick but Hammond moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pierce.
Hammond displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hammond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierce shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammond tries to sprawl out of it but Pierce 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.
Hammond throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pierce shoots in for a double leg but Hammond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pierce pushes Hammond away with a front kick.
Pierce dives in and grabs Hammond's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammond pushes down on Pierce's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammond keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammond stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammond wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hammond manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammond takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Fermin Hammond has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hammond drives through and clinches with Pierce against the cage.
Pierce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hammond changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pierce fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hammond digs a good body shot into Pierce's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammond sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierce somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Pierce 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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pierce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Hammond or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierce which made him look bad.
Pierce will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pierce darts in looking for a takedown but Hammond gets double underhooks and turns Pierce into the cage.
Fermin Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Pierce.
Pierce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hammond after a bit of a struggle.
Pierce tries to pull guard but Hammond won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Hammond.
Pierce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammond keeps control of Pierce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hammond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pierce sprawls well. Pierce wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammond gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammond avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammond throws a series of punches but Pierce moves out of range.
Hammond changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierce tries to avoid it but Hammond manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierce to the ground. Pierce escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammond circles away.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammond circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hammond is defended easily by Pierce.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammond tries to clinch but Pierce moves out of range.
Jab by Hammond.
Hammond shoots in but Pierce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pierce closes the distance and clinches up with Hammond, looking for a takedown. Pierce pushes Hammond against the cage but Hammond circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pierce leaves Hammond with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown but Hammond shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pierce has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Pierce.
Hammond shoots in looking for a takedown but Pierce manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hammond's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown by Pierce or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammond which made him look bad.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammond's waist but Hammond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
Hammond displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierce.
Pierce throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammond counters with an inside leg kick.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce shoots in for a double leg but Hammond sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierce defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammond.
Pierce looks for a takedown but Hammond sprawls well.
Pierce moves in looking to clinch but Hammond pushes him off.
Pierce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammond avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammond misses with a takedown attempt - Pierce 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.
Pierce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammond sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierce somewhat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Pierce.
I think Pierce has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Pierce!
Lucas Pierce managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn - Battle Ready Nutrition, into his post fight interview.