PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hamhock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Sarulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hamhock
vs
Sarulo

175 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Hamhock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Sarulo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Sarulo scores with a four punch combination!
Nice takedown defense from Sarulo. No joy for Hamhock on that attempt.
Sarulo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sarulo duly obliges.
Sarulo punishes Hamhock's body with a nice straight punch.
Hamhock takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarulo thuds a left hand into Hamhock's body.

Sarulo gets caught napping as Hamhock dives in and scores a takedown. Sarulo manages to retain guard.
Hamhock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamhock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sarulo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hamhock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sarulo is one step ahead there.
Hamhock is looking to sweep but instead, Sarulo has passed into half guard.
Hamhock tries to roll over but Sarulo keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamhock is controlling Sarulo's trapped leg to prevent Sarulo from advancing to side control.
Sarulo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamhock defending well though.
Sarulo is looking to take a break and control but Hamhock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sarulo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.
Hamhock moves into full guard.
Hamhock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hamhock tries to get out of the position.
Hamhock wants to stand and escape but Sarulo is having none of it.
Hamhock 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.
Hamhock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamhock is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamhock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hamhock wants to hit a switch here but Sarulo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hamhock there!
Sarulo prevents Hamhock from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarulo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sarulo looking to ground and pound but Hamhock is blocking nicely.
Sarulo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hamhock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sarulo on the ground.
Sarulo trying to control but Hamhock is having none of it.
Sarulo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hamhock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sarulo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Sarulo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sarulo thowing shots but they're missing.
Hamhock is looking to improve his position but Sarulo isn't that keen on the idea.
Hamhock is squirming around, avoiding Sarulo's attempts to control the action.
Hamhock tries to reverse the position but Sarulo maintains control.
Sarulo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarulo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hamhock is looking to improve his position but Sarulo isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Sarulo dominated that round.
That's time! Hamhock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No luck for Hamhock with that takedown attempt.
Sarulo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamhocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hamhock shoots for a takedown but Sarulo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hamhock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hamhock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sarulo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sarulo's coach down at Die Trying Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sarulo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Hamhock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamhock misses with a double jab.
A cross from Sarulo lands.
Hamhock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamhock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Sarulo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarulo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Sarulo finds it's way through Hamhock's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarulo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sarulo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarulo clobbers Hamhock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamhock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hamhock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sarulo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarulo lands with a good body shot.
Sarulo lands with a good body shot.
Hamhock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sarulo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sarulo duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Sarulo.
Sergio Sarulo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarulo throws a good cross that connects.
Sarulo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Hamhock shoots in but Sarulo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sarulo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sarulo digs a good body shot into Hamhock's ribs.
A left and a right from Sarulo both land. Nice combination.
Sarulo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamhock walks into a stiff left hand from Sarulo.
Hamhock walks into a left hand.
Sarulo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarulo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sarulo clobbers Hamhock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sarulo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hamhock's hands.
Sarulo with a nice cross.
Sarulo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sarulo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Hamhock is rocked!
Ken Hamhock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarulo lands the left hand.
Oh Hamhock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sergio Sarulo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarulo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sarulo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamhock seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice combination there by Sarulo.
Sarulo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hamhock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sarulo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sarulo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sarulo swinging wildly here.
Hamhock is looking to counter the offense by Sarulo and move into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sarulo, as that shot connected.
Sarulo scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sarulo!
Nice straight punches there by Sarulo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sarulo.
Sarulo lands with a shot to the body.
Hamhock looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hamhock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamhock dives in and grabs Sarulo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sarulo pushes down on Hamhock's head and hops out.
Hamhock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hamhock tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sarulo swivels and escapes.
Sarulo lands a jab to the nose.
Hamhock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sarulo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sarulo catches Hamhock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarulo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarulo cracks a nice hook into Hamhock's ribs.
Sarulo lands with a nice combination. Hamhock backs away looking to recover.
Sarulo feints a jab promting Hamhock to slip. Sarulo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hamhock slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sarulo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamhock. Hamhock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamhock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Sarulo does it's job there.
Sarulo lands with a good body shot.
Sarulo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarulo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sergio Sarulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sarulo's corner calls for a 1-2. Sarulo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Hamhock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sarulo did well to prevent Hamhock getting side control.
Hamhock is thwarting Sarulo's attempts to control the position.
Sarulo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sarulo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamhock defends it easily.

Sarulo looking for a guillotine here but Hamhock defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Sarulo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamhock.
Hamhock has his takedown stuffed
and Sarulo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Sarulo.
Good shot there by Sarulo.
Hamhock wants to clinch but Sarulo slips to the side
and Sarulo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarulo throws a series of strikes that have Hamhock backpedaling.

Hamhock has closed the distance and engaged Sarulo in a clinch.
Hamhock has Sarulo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarulo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Hamhock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamhock is looking for a takedown.
Sarulo gets underhooks to prevent Hamhock's takedown attempt.
Hamhock blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Sarulo fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarulo is trying to push Hamhock away but Hamhock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Hamhock breaks the clinch.
Hamhock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sarulo scores with a one two! Hamhock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hamhock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sarulo sprawls well. Sarulo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamhock gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarulo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hamhock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hamhock drops his hands momentarily and Sarulo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sarulo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sarulo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarulo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarulo stuffs the takedown attempt from Hamhock. Hamhock gets slowly back to his feet.
Sarulo lands a body shot.
Hamhock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danga de danga de dang - Sarulo scores with a four punch combination!
Sarulo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hamhock back to the cage. Sarulo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sarulo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamhock momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Sarulo.
Sarulo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sarulo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sarulo duly obliges.
Hamhock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sarulo keeps the fight on the outside.
Sarulo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sarulo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarulo scores with a three punch combo!
Sarulo scores with a shot to the body.
Sarulo scores with a punch to the head.
Hamhock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sarulo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hamhock shoots in for a takedown but Sarulo shows good takedown defense.
Sarulo scores with the left hand. Hamhock knows he should have avoided that one.
Sarulo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamhock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarulo stuns Hamhock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarulo works over Hamhock's head and body with a nice combination.
Hamhock ducks right into an uppercut from Sarulo.

Hamhock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sarulo's guard.
Hamhock preventing the sweep.
Sarulo controls Hamhock momentarily but Hamhock frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarulo being controlled here, momentarily.
Hamhock throwing strikes from guard but Sarulo blocks nicely.
Hamhock with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Sarulo is looking for a triangle but Hamhock pushes his legs off easily.
Hamhock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hamhock is posturing up here but Sarulo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hamhock tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hamhock has to tap! Slick submission there by Sarulo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Sarulo!