PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammer Bammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danzig has chosen The Misfits- Night of the Living Dead as his entrance music. Glen Danzig acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bammer
vs
Danzig

165 cm
25
149 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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KAISER

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sammer Bammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Danzig circles away.
Bammer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danzig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bammer somewhat.
Bammer throws a hook but Danzig blocks it.
Danzig blocks a jab.
Bammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Danzig.
Bammer walks into a jab.
Bammer connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Bammer misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Danzig misses.

Bammer shoots in and bounces Danzig off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Danzig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bammer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bammer won't allow Danzig to sweep him here.
Bammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danzig has his hands on Bammer's head, controlling the position.
Danzig looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danzig wants to stand but Bammer is controlling the position.
Bammer pushes down on Danzig's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Danzig has his hands clasped together around Bammer's back. He's all about the action.

Bammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Bammer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Danzig defends it well.
Bammer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Bammer seems content to control.
Danzig blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bammer connects with a nice short shot to Danzig's temple.

Bammer is trying to work for a kimura but Danzig is defending well.
Danzig is staying active underneath Bammer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Bammer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Danzig is just riding it out for now. Bammer eventually gives up the hold.
Bammer trying to pass the guard but Danzig defending well.
Bammer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danzig defending well though.

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.

Bammer is working for a kimura but Danzig is defending it quite comfortably.
Bammer controlling the action here.

Bammer is trying to work for a kimura but Danzig is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bammer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Danzig sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammer Bammer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bammer throws a hook but Danzig avoids it easily.
Bammer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Danzig's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Danzig lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Danzig misses with a low kick.
Bammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Danzig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bammer throws out the jab.
Danzig moves out of range of the strikes.
Bammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danzig.
Bammer catches Danzig with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danzig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bammer throws out the jab.
Danzig lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Bammer misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bammer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bammer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Danzig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bammer somewhat.
A good leg kick by Danzig.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danzig stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Danzig wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammer Bammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danzig throws a low kick but Bammer moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Danzig misses
and Danzig takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Danzig does it's job there.
Bammer walks into a straight right hand from Danzig.
Danzig lands a jab.
Bammer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Glen Danzig seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bammer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Danzig quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bammer prevents Danzig from improving his position.

Bammer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Danzig doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bammer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danzig is trying to maintain the position but Bammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Bammer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Bammer looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bammer is pressing down on Danzig's thigh, looking to free his foot. Danzig is holding on for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bammer works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Bammer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bammer wants to control the pace but Danzig is squirming around nicely.
Bammer content just to control the position here.

Bammer goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Danzig turns into him and now he's in Bammer's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danzig is one step ahead there.
Danzig is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bammer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Danzig gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 Sammer Bammer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bammer looks to land a combination but Danzig avoids it well.
Danzig takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bammer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danzig can do to turn this around?
Danzig shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bammer eats them both and turns towards Danzig to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bammer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bammer dives in for a single leg takedown but Danzig sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bammer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Danzig on the side of the head.

Danzig gets caught flat footed, as Bammer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bammer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bammer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Danzig is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bammer, into his guard.

Bammer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Danzig defends it easily.
Bammer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bammer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bammer wants to sweep but no luck.

Bammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danzig is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Bammer is looking for a triangle but Danzig pushes his legs off easily.

That's two 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.

Bammer working for submissions but it's allowed Danzig to get to half guard.

Bammer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bammer is looking for a sweep. Danzig is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bammer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bammer works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bammer working a defensive guard here.

Bammer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Danzig is aware though and is defending well.

Bammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Danzig not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Bammer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bammer keeping moving, preventing Danzig from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Danzig shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bammer scores with a nice head shot.

Bammer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Danzig!

Bammer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bammer trying to control the action but Danzig is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danzig tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bammer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sammer Bammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bammer, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammer Bammer!
An out of breath Sammer Bammer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Glen Danzig stepped up to the mic, saying 'Demon I am and face I peel, to see your skin turned inside out. Gotta have you on my wall...'.