PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom comes to the cage accompanied by Rotting Christ - Snowing Still. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

De Noteboom
vs
At Hammed

185 cm
40
228 lbs
36 - 18 - 1

190 cm
32
265 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Royston De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Hammed lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
The fighters circling - At Hammed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
At Hammed connects with a jab.
At Hammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
At Hammed throws the kick towards the body but De Noteboom avoids it.
A jab lands there for At Hammed.
At Hammed misses with a head kick.
At Hammed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Noteboom pinned against the cage. De Noteboom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

At Hammed looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
At Hammed passes into half guard.
De Noteboom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

At Hammed is working for a kimura but De Noteboom is defending it quite comfortably.
De Noteboom makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Noteboom.
De Noteboom throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing At Hammed from controlling successfully.
At Hammed stopping the sweep attempt from De Noteboom.

At Hammed drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Noteboom looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Noteboom looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Noteboom!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom fails to land a wild elbow strike.
De Noteboom misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
De Noteboom scoring with punches from side control.
At Hammed defending against the ground and pound.
At Hammed is trying to control De Noteboom's posture but De Noteboom avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
At Hammed tries to bench press De Noteboom off him but De Noteboom keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on At Hammed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Noteboom throwing shots but missing, from side control.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound.
At Hammed is trying to get back to his feet.
At Hammed tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but De Noteboom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
De Noteboom working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom grinds an elbow into At Hammed's temple.
De Noteboom is looking to take a break and control but At Hammed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
At Hammed is looking for a sweep.
De Noteboom connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused At Hammed some visible discomfort.
De Noteboom working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
At Hammed is looking to reverse the position.
De Noteboom connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused At Hammed some visible discomfort.
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!
De Noteboom working the body and head with strikes.
At Hammed manages to work his way to half guard, despite De Noteboom's best efforts.
De Noteboom wants to take a breather but At Hammed is having none of it.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed At Hammed's head.
At Hammed regains full guard. Nicely done.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
At Hammed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
At Hammed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Noteboom lands a couple of digs.
De Noteboom is in close to At Hammed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Noteboom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
At Hammed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom prevents At Hammed from getting back to his feet.
De Noteboom trying to control but At Hammed is working from the bottom.
At Hammed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Noteboom scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Noteboom works over At Hammed with some ground and pound from guard.
De Noteboom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royston De Noteboom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

At Hammed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A slapping body kick lands there for At Hammed.
At Hammed fails with a takedown attempt.
At Hammed misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as De Noteboom blocks the low kick.
At Hammed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
At Hammed scores with a sloppy right hand. De Noteboom should have avoided that one.
De Noteboom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
At Hammed throws a nice inside leg kick.
At Hammed tries to clinch up but De Noteboom circles away and keeps his distance.
Royston De Noteboom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Noteboom is out of range.
At Hammed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
At Hammed wants to clinch up but De Noteboom keeps it at a distance.
At Hammed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
No luck for At Hammed with that takedown attempt.
At Hammed tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
At Hammed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. De Noteboom is working away from the top position though.
De Noteboom landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
At Hammed tries to get to full guard but De Noteboom has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed trying to control here.
De Noteboom trying to mount his opponent but At Hammed defends it.
At Hammed manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
At Hammed lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
De Noteboom trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
De Noteboom throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Noteboom is on top in guard.
At Hammed manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

At Hammed goes for an armbar but De Noteboom turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from De Noteboom.
At Hammed preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Noteboom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Noteboom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Noteboom passes into half guard.
At Hammed is pressing down on De Noteboom's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

At Hammed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Noteboom defends it easily.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.

At Hammed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Noteboom can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De Noteboom distracts At Hammed with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Noteboom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
At Hammed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
At Hammed wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Noteboom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Royston De Noteboom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
That's time! De Noteboom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

At Hammed throws a head kick but De Noteboom moves out of range.
De Noteboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Noteboom avoids the body shot from At Hammed.
A chopping leg kick lands by At Hammed.
At Hammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
At Hammed moves in looking to clinch but De Noteboom pushes him off.
At Hammed wants to clinch.
De Noteboom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from At Hammed - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Noteboom checks a leg kick.
De Noteboom avoids the head kick by At Hammed.
At Hammed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Noteboom as he avoids it easily.
At Hammed connects with a leg kick. De Noteboom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from At Hammed.
At Hammed lands a nice looking body shot.
At Hammed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
At Hammed is looking to clinch.

At Hammed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Noteboom's half guard.
At Hammed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

At Hammed is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Noteboom is just riding it out for now. At Hammed eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

At Hammed seems to be working for a kimura but De Noteboom defends the submission attempt.
At Hammed wants to pass to mount but De Noteboom is defending the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

At Hammed wants to work for an arm triangle but De Noteboom is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom tries to roll over but At Hammed keeps him under control.
De Noteboom manages to get to full guard.
At Hammed won't allow De Noteboom to sweep him here.
At Hammed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Noteboom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Noteboom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. At Hammed manages to get himself to full guard.
At Hammed is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom landing with the ground and pound.
At Hammed trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
De Noteboom is working At Hammed over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Royston De Noteboom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
At Hammed trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
De Noteboom cracks At Hammed with a solid left hand.
Royston De Noteboom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom content to stall in guard here.
Brah At Hammed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
At Hammed controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
De Noteboom advances position into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brah At Hammed.
I think De Noteboom has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Royston De Noteboom!