PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hildebrand Coenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderhorse. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hammersmith
vs
Coenan

185 cm
26
180 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

185 cm
31
180 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Magnus Hammersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hildebrand Coenan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammersmith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Coenan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hammersmith's guard.
Hammersmith controls Coenan momentarily but Coenan frees himself.
Coenan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coenan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammersmith is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Hammersmith's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Coenan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammersmith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coenan wants to pass the guard but Hammersmith is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coenan throwing strikes but missing.
Hammersmith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coenan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammersmith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammersmith keeping moving, preventing Coenan from controlling successfully.
Coenan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammersmith can't keep his opponent in guard - Coenan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Coenan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hammersmith works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammersmith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coenan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammersmith keeping moving, preventing Coenan from controlling successfully.
Coenan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Coenan throws a strike but Hammersmith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hammersmith passes into half guard.
Coenan is looking for a sweep. Hammersmith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenan manages to get to full guard.
Coenan working a defensive guard here.
Coenan has a closed guard, preventing Hammersmith from standing up.
Hammersmith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammersmith is pushing down on Coenan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Coenan is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammersmith has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four 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.
Coenan is trying to control but can't.
Coenan is staying active underneath Hammersmith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hammersmith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammersmith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammersmith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coenan keeps working.
Coenan gets full guard.
Hammersmith wants to control from the top but Coenan keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coenan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hammersmith's guard.

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

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hammersmith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammersmith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coenan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coenan misses with a looping right.
Coenan moves out of range as Hammersmith strikes.
Coenan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammersmith cracks Coenan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Coenan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammersmith.
An attempted straight right counter from Hammersmith misses the target.
Hammersmith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammersmith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Coenan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hammersmith connects with a solid leg kick.
Coenan tries to land a leg kick but Hammersmith saw it coming and moves away.
Coenan misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammersmith can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammersmith.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammersmith. That snapped Coenan's head back.
Hildebrand Coenan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammersmith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammersmith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hammersmith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Coenan momentarily.
Hammersmith throws a leg kick
and Coenan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammersmith. That snapped Coenan's head back.
Hammersmith connects with a solid leg kick.
Hammersmith misses the jab.
A low kick from Coenan misses
enabling Hammersmith to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coenan misses with a low kick.
Coenan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coenan misses with a hook.
Hammersmith throws a jab when Coenan was well out of range.
Coenan throws a leg kick
and Hammersmith counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammersmith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coenan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coenan lands with a hook. Hammersmith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hammersmith tests Coenan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magnus Hammersmith is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammersmith throws a body shot but no joy.
Hammersmith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coenan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hammersmith gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Coenan counter with a right hand.

Hammersmith has managed to clinch.
Hammersmith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coenan backwards.
Coenan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammersmith is keeping busy.
Coenan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Coenan.
Hammersmith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coenan.
Coenan pushes Hammersmith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Hammersmith manages to break the clinch.
Coenan throws a series of punches but Hammersmith moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Hammersmith there.
Coenan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hammersmith eats them both and turns towards Coenan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hammersmith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coenan's sensitive parts.
Coenan misses the shot to the body.
Coenan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coenan throws the left hand but Hammersmith avoids the punch easily.
Coenan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hammersmith was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Coenan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammersmith thuds a left hand into Coenan's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hammersmith misses.
Hammersmith looks to land a body kick but Coenan moved away.
Hammersmith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coenan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith throws a body kick that misses.
Hammersmith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Coenan blocks the body kick.
Coenan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammersmith slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Coenan.
A nice side step and Coenan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammersmith.
A jab from Hammersmith finds it's way through Coenan's defenses.
Coenan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammersmith moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Hammersmith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hammersmith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coenan.
Coenan avoids the body shot from Hammersmith.
Hammersmith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Coenan. Coenan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Coenan misses with a shot to the body
and Hammersmith counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammersmith throws a wild body kick that Coenan sees coming a mile off.
Coenan wants to counter the offense by Hammersmith and move into the clinch position.
A jab from Coenan misses.
Hammersmith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coenan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammersmith jabs Coenan right on the nose. Coenan blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammersmith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammersmith looks to score with a jab to the body but Coenan is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Coenan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Coenan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hammersmith.
Magnus Hammersmith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammersmith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coenan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammersmith connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammersmith lands a body shot.
Hammersmith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hammersmith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Hammersmith.
Coenan wants to clinch but Hammersmith slips to the side
and Hammersmith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coenan thinking.
Hammersmith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammersmith lands a right hook to the body.
Coenan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammersmith.
Coenan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hammersmith. Hammersmith obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Hammersmith as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammersmith.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hammersmith wants to clinch up but Coenan keeps it at a distance.
Hammersmith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coenan.
Hammersmith throws a solid leg kick but Coenan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hammersmith.
Hammersmith throws a sloppy head kick and Coenan moves out of range easily.
Coenan is looking for the big counter here.
Hammersmith throws a body punch but Coenan moves out of range.
Coenan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Coenan.
Hammersmith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammersmith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coenan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coenan misses with a straight left.
Hammersmith throws a big counter combination but Coenan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Hammersmith takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammersmith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coenan managing to block the knees to the body from Hammersmith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenan has a couple of punches blocked by Hammersmith.
Coenan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammersmith controls his hands.
Hammersmith stalling in the clinch but Coenan improves position.
Hammersmith wants to stall.
Coenan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hammersmith up against the cage.
Hammersmith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hammersmith presses Coenan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coenan scores with a hook to the body.
Coenan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coenan lands with a right to the head.
Hammersmith looking to slow down the pace here.
Coenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Coenan as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Coenan.
Coenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coenan has a couple of punches blocked by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith misses with a knee to the head.
Coenan misses with the head strike.
Coenan can't find room to land a body shot as Hammersmith controls the action.
Coenan misses with the head strike.
Coenan can't get the takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Hammersmith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Coenan fails to land.
Hammersmith taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coenan.
Hammersmith has a couple of punches blocked by Coenan.
Coenan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coenan scores with a shoulder strike.

Hammersmith is rocked!
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!
Coenan scores with a shot to the side of Hammersmith's head.
Oh Hammersmith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coenan.
Coenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coenan lands a body punch.
Coenan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hammersmith with a big uppercut! Hammersmith tries to clinch up but Coenan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hammersmith to the mat! Hammersmith covers up and Coenan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hildebrand Coenan!
After winning the bout, Hildebrand Coenan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Magnus Hammersmith was interviewed post fight and said 'Crap! I et da hurse on dat un.'.