PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yosh Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Mamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Hammer
vs
Mamedov

175 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

183 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yosh Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Mamedov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Mamedov pushes him off.

Hammer rushes Mamedov and presses him up against the cage.
Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mamedov moves out of range of the body kick from Hammer.
Mamedov is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.
Mamedov tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Mamedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Mamedov is avoiding it.

Mamedov moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Hammer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mamedov misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer lands an uppercut.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mamedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer throws a big counter combination but Mamedov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Mamedov drives through and clinches with Hammer against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer lands a right hand.
Mamedov misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamedov.
Hammer tries to break the clinch but Mamedov is controlling the position.

Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mamedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mamedov tries to clinch up.
Hammer throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mamedov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hammer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mamedov instigates a clinch.

Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mamedov sprawls well. Mamedov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Mamedov tries to keep at a distance but Hammer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammer lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer stalling the fight.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Mamedov working aggressively here.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.

Hammer breaks the clinch.
Mamedov fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hammer closes the distance and pushes Mamedov back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamedov.
Mamedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Khalid Mamedov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Mamedov sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hammer knocks Mamedov out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yosh Hammer!