PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hamilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamilt has chosen

target=blank>System of a Down - B.Y.O.B. as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Matt Hamilt enters the cage!

Sten
vs
Hamilt

187 cm
23
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlad Sten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Hamilt !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hamilt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Hamilt stands up and beckons Sten to his feet.
Hamilt shoots in looking for a takedown. Sten tries to sprawl out of it but Hamilt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamilt misses with a wild body shot.
Sten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hamilt tries for a takedown but Sten sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Sten.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamilt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamilt looks to land a left hand but Sten moved out of range nicely.
Hamilt works over Sten's head and body with a nice combination.
Sten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sten wants to clinch.
Hamilt loads up on a big right hand but Sten slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten moves in looking to clinch but Hamilt pushes him off.
Sten scoring well with a low kick there.
Hamilt looks gassed!
Sten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hamilt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hamilt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vlad Sten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hamilt keeps the fight on the outside.
Hamilt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sten tries to clinch up.
Sten lands the left hand.

It looks like Matt Hamilt has been cut.
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!
Hamilt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sten is fending him off so far but Hamilt persists. Nope, Sten circles away and we're back to standing.
Vlad Sten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Hamilt .
The fight stays on the outside here - Sten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sten lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Hamilt can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Sten and Hamilt drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Sten.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Sten!