PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paini Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indigo Starseed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hemmo
vs
Starseed

170 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paini Hemmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Indigo Starseed!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Starseed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hemmo pinned against the cage. Hemmo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hemmo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Starseed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Starseed lands with a good body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Starseed.
Hemmo shoots in for a double leg but Starseed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paini Hemmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemmo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Starseed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paini Hemmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemmo with a poor takedown
and Starseed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starseed thows a body shot but no joy.
Hemmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hemmo.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hemmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starseed keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starseed is looking to reverse the position.
Starseed is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hemmo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hemmo looks up at the clock and then as Starseed takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hemmo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hemmo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hemmo tries to score with some ground and pound. Starseed controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hemmo is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Starseed will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hemmo working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo grinds an elbow into Starseed's temple.
You can see the frustration on Starseed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Starseed taking a bit of punishment here - Hemmo scoring with strikes.
Starseed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hemmo is looking to take a break and control but Starseed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hemmo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hemmo scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starseed is looking for a sweep.
Hemmo cracks Starseed with a big right hand but Starseed just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hemmo working the head and body with strikes.
Starseed prevents Hemmo from improving position.
Hemmo working the ground and pound but Starseed is defending the strikes.
Hemmo lands a few punches from side control.
Starseed can't do much from the bottom here.
Hemmo taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Starseed down.
Hemmo controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hemmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starseed keeps working.
Starseed is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hemmo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Starseed down.
Check out the look on Hemmo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paini Hemmo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hemmo misses with a takedown attempt
and Starseed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Hemmo gets a takedown into half guard.
Starseed is looking for a sweep. Hemmo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hemmo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hemmo lands a nice short elbow.
Hemmo wants to free his trapped foot but Starseed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hemmo is looking to stall here but Starseed recovers full guard.
Hemmo lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo stays in close to Starseed's body and controls the position.
Hemmo working some strikes from top position.
Hemmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Starseed has wrist control.
Hemmo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Starseed wants to sweep but no luck.
Hemmo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Starseed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo 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.
Hemmo distracts Starseed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hemmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Starseed has wrist control.
Hemmo wants to control from the top but Starseed keeps moving.
Starseed wants to control but Hemmo passes easily into half guard.
Starseed taking some punishment here, with Hemmo in his half guard.
Paini Hemmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hemmo is looking to advance position but Starseed won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hemmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hemmo controlling the pace.
Hemmo trying to pass the guard but Starseed defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hemmo lands a nice short elbow.
Starseed gets back to full guard.
Hemmo is fighting to break Starseed's control of his arms but Starseed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemmo slips nicely into half guard.
Hemmo throwing shots but Starseed is blocking nicely.
Starseed trying to control from the bottom.
Hemmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starseed's head.
Starseed taking some punishment here, with Hemmo in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hemmo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Starseed knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hemmo lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paini Hemmo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Starseed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hemmo is defended easily by Starseed.
Hemmo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Starseed tries to avoid it but Hemmo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Starseed to the ground. Starseed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Starseed shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hemmo but Hemmo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hemmo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paini Hemmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hemmo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hemmo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hemmo working the head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Starseed is avoiding damage well.
Hemmo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hemmo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hemmo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Starseed is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hemmo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hemmo working the body and head with strikes.
Hemmo trying to control the action but Starseed is working from the bottom.
Starseed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Paini Hemmo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Starseed is looking to regain half guard here but Hemmo keeps moving and retains side control.
Starseed taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hemmo'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.
Starseed takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starseed gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hemmo slows the pace down in half guard.
Hemmo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Starseed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hemmo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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. Hemmo connects with a nice short shot to Starseed's temple.
Indigo Starseed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hemmo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Starseed knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paini Hemmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hemmo 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Paini Hemmo!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Paini Hemmo!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Paini Hemmo!

Paini Hemmo wins by unanimous decision!