PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Daiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hamill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daiva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Rasmus - The Fight. Mark Hamill looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Daiva
vs
Hamill

183 cm
23
189 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Daiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Hamill!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daiva wants to clinch up but Hamill keeps it at a distance.
Daiva looks for the body kick but Hamill saw that one coming.
Daiva tries to clinch up.
Daiva checks a low kick from Hamill.
Daiva tries to clinch but Hamill moves out of range.

Hamill looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daiva is looking to control Hamill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daiva avoid being mounted?
Hamill wants to pass the guard but Daiva is defending well.
Hamill looks gassed!
Hamill not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daiva wants to improve his position but Hamill is controlling well.
Daiva is trying to stand back up but Hamill is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiva keeping control of the position.
Daiva pushes Hamill off looking to stand but Hamill dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Hamill feints and as Daiva raises his hands in defense, Hamill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hamill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Daiva looking for a sweep. Not yet Daiva, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daiva working a defensive guard here.
Daiva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamill on the ground.
Hamill stops Daiva from standing up.
Hamill is fighting to break Daiva's control of his arms but Daiva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Daiva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hamill is controlling him.
Hamill wants to control from the top but Daiva keeps moving.
Hamill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Daiva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daiva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamill's face.
Daiva scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Daiva.
Hamill has had enough of the clinch but Daiva keeps him there for the moment.
Hamill tries to pull guard but Daiva holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamill drops back down to his feet.
Daiva managing to block the knees to the body from Hamill.
Daiva scores a nice knee to the body.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.
Daiva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daiva lands a nice knee to the body.
Daiva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hamill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daiva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamill backwards.
Daiva connects with a knee to the head.

Daiva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamill throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daiva's waist but Daiva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamill off to one side.
Hamill swats away the attempt to clinch by Daiva.
Daiva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Daiva misses with a series of wild punches.
Daiva tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lukas Daiva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Daiva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Daiva prevents Hamill from standing back up.
Hamill is refusing to be controlled, as Daiva sits in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daiva tries to pass to full mount but Hamill defends it.
Daiva is looking to take a break and control but Hamill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Daiva decides to stand and escape the position.
Hamill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hamill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daiva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Daiva blocks the leg kick.
Lukas Daiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daiva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hamill scores with a takedown into Daiva's guard.
Daiva keeping moving, preventing Hamill from controlling successfully.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Daiva has wrist control.
Daiva 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Hamill is looking to work some ground and pound but Daiva has wrist control.
Hamill trying to control but Daiva is working from the bottom.
Hamill sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamill trying to control the position from guard on top but Daiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hamill wants to clinch up but Daiva keeps it at a distance.
Hamill fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hamill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hamill showed some decent athleticism there.

Daiva is defending against the submission attempts here by Hamill.
Hamill is looking to pass Daiva's guard but actually Daiva recovers to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Hamill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Daiva is looking to clinch but Hamill is avoiding it.
Daiva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daiva.
Daiva scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daiva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Daiva.
Daiva throws a shot to the body.
Daiva wants to clinch.
Daiva looks for a takedown but Hamill sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamill keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hamill successfully pulls guard.
Hamill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daiva is working to get back to half guard.
Hamill throws some wild stikes that Daiva manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Daiva because Hamill loaded up on that one.
Hamill controlling from mount.

Hamill is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Daiva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Daiva!
Hamill looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daiva wants to stand but Hamill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hamill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamill trying to keep a closed guard but Daiva is proving a slippery customer.
Hamill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daiva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daiva wants to control but Hamill is having none of it.
Hamill controlling the pace for now.
Daiva blocking the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Daiva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daiva 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Daiva!