PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Armen Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hammer
vs
Page

159 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armen Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zachary Page!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Page throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Page keeps it at a distance.
Page drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hammer defends it well.
The crowd cheers as Page lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hammer doesn't seem phased though.
A leg kick checked by Page.

Hammer drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Page is defending well for now.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Page avoids it.
Page drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammer walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Page misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
Hammer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hammer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
Armen Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zachary Page.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Zachary Page has been cut.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Page is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hammer is defending well.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Page is looking to take this one to the mat.
Page tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Page has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Page wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page looks winded!
Hammer keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Page's face.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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!
Page has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hammer crunches a lovely knee into Page's ribcage.
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer connects with a knee to the head.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Page lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer stops a takedown attempt from Page.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Page won't want to take too many of those.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Page dodges an elbow strike from Hammer.
Hammer landing knees to the head.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Page avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Page looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
Page has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hammer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to break the clinch but can't.
Page stalling in the clinch but Hammer improves position.
Page lands a nice uppercut.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
Page tries for a takedown but Hammer manages to get underhooks.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Page looking to slow down the pace here.
Page is trying to break free.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Page is trying to push Hammer away but Hammer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Page lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammer obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hammer.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
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!
Page tries to stall but Hammer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Page drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Page drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Page is trying to drag Hammer to the mat but Hammer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachary Page's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hammer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Page misses with a head kick.
Page scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Hammer ducks right into an uppercut from Page.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Page circles away.

Hammer pushes Page up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Page wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Page wants to get back to striking at distance but Hammer won't allow it.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling him.
Page changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Page throws a body kick that misses.
Page throws a quick inside leg kick.
Page smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hammer throws a wild body kick that Page sees coming a mile off.
Page throws a nice outside leg kick.
Page fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hammer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Page. Page obviously looking to wear him down.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Hammer darts in and clinches Page up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Page.
Page is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Armen Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zachary Page.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Page lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Page is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer with a knee to the head.
Page takes a knee to the side of the body.
Page blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hammer working Page over with knees to the body.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Page blocks it.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Hammer.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Page.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Page swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hammer has Page pressed against the cage, preventing Page from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Page swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hammer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Page has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hammer after a bit of a struggle.
Hammer prevents the takedown attempt.
Hammer landing knees to the body.
Hammer lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page working hard to break the clinch.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page missing with knees to the body.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Page blocks it.
Armen Hammer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but Page blocks with his arms.
Page drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hammer pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Hammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zachary Page's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Page feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hammers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Page connects with a leg kick. Hammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Page buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Page fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Hammer.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Page has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Page won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer looking to throw knees to the head but Page is blocking nicely.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Page avoids the elbow strike from Hammer, against the cage.
Hammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Page has Hammer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Page has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hammer after a bit of a struggle.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Page is trying to break the clinch but Hammer is controlling him.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Page lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Page is looking to take this one to the mat.
Armen Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zachary Page.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer tries a body shot but Page blocks it.
Page drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page looking for a takedown.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Page misses with a body punch.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammer scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Page is defending well for now.
Page takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Hammer.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Page avoids the damage to the body.
Page tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammer misses with a knee to the head.
Page is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hammer is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Page wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Page lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hammer working Page over with knees to the body.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Page drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Page struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Hammer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Page.
Page tries to break free but Hammer pushes him back against the cage.
Page wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hammer keeps control of Page as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Page won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a knee to the head.
Hammer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Page throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hammer.
Hammer tries a low kick but Page avoids it.

Hammer clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Page goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hammer takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armen Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Armen Hammer!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Armen Hammer!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Armen Hammer!

Armen Hammer wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Armen Hammer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.