PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Von Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammer
vs
Thomas

180 cm
37
182 lbs
13 - 19 - 0

182 cm
43
178 lbs
37 - 19 - 0

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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Von Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hammer with a nice cross.
Hammer throws a shot to the body.
Hammer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hammer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hammer takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Hammer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammer. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Thomas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Hammer down.
Thomas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thomas scrambles back to his feet.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
Thomas throws a big counter head kick but Hammer avoids it with no problem.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hammer checks a leg kick.
Hammer swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Hammer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Hammer misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas counters with a body kick.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Hammer misses with a wild combination.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammer lands with a cross.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Hammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Hammer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hammer misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Hammer misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body kick.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
Hammer checks a low kick from Thomas.
Hammer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas slips a jab from Hammer.
Von Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Hammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas motions for Hammer to come forward. Thomas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer tries to counter with a takedown but Thomas is quick to defend against it.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammer throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hammer blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a low kick, right behind Hammer 's knee.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Hammer.
Hammer slips under a jab.
Hammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Thomas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
Hammer dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Hammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thomas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice leg kick.
Hammer misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Hammer changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer scores with a jab.
Hammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.
Thomas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Hammer misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Thomas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thomas thows a body kick. Hammer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hammer throws an off balance right hand
and Thomas counters with a leg kick.
Hammer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
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 Von Hammer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Hammer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hammer misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thomas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hammer has got the better of the exchanges.
Thomas slips under a jab from Hammer.
Thomas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hammer blocks it well.
Hammer misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Hammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Thomas's head.
Hammer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
Thomas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hammer on the side of the head.

Hammer is rocked!
Hammer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oh Hammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.
Thomas slips under a jab from Hammer.
Hammer seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas with a hook.
Ash Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Thomas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Thomas slips under a jab from Hammer.
Thomas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thomas looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Thomas backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Hammer's temple! It sends Hammer violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Thomas celebrates and the doctors try to help Hammer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ash Thomas!
Ash Thomas tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.