PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borys Hund (ranked 5157 p4p, 598 weight class) and Bashaad Al Hammad (ranked 5987 p4p, 669 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hund
vs
Al Hammad

185 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

179 cm
27
171 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borys Hund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bashaad Al Hammad!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Hammad fails with a takedown attempt.
Hund is looking for a counter combo.

Al Hammad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hund to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hund slips nicely into half guard.
Hund prevents Al Hammad from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hund missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hund not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Al Hammad moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hund's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Al Hammad keeping moving, preventing Hund from controlling successfully.
Al Hammad trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Al Hammad throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hund wants to pass the guard but Al Hammad is keeping the position.
Hund postures up and lands a big shot to Al Hammad's brow.
Hund trying to control but Al Hammad is working from the bottom.

Al Hammad throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hund escapes and throws Al Hammad's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad struggling a bit here.

Hund wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Al Hammad, who protects the arm well.
Al Hammad is looking for a sweep.

Hund tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hund has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hund looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Hammad is trying to control Hund's posture but Hund avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Hund tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Al Hammad struggling a bit here.

Hund thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Hund is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Al Hammad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hund lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Al Hammad down.
Al Hammad is trying to improve his position.
Al Hammad wants to control but Hund postures up.

Hund is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Al Hammad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Hammad prevents Hund from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Hund dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hund displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Hammad.
Al Hammad shoots in for a takedown but Hund shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Hund shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Al Hammad manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hund trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Hammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hund advances to half guard.
Hund trying to mount his opponent but Al Hammad defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hund.
Al Hammad working a defensive guard here.

Al Hammad throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hund escapes and throws Al Hammad's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hammad wants to control but Hund postures up.
Al Hammad tries to improve position but can't.
Hund working away.
Hund tries to advance to mount but Al Hammad denies him.
Al Hammad tries to buck Hund off but Hund is having none of it.
Al Hammad is still trying to improve position.
Al Hammad struggling a bit here.

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.

Hund working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hund is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Al Hammad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hund sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Al Hammad is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Hammad can do to turn this around?
Al Hammad can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Hammad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Hammad taking punishment in the form of punches.

Hund is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Al Hammad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hund landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Al Hammad regains half guard.
Al Hammad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hund in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hund postures up in Al Hammad's guard and throws a big left but Al Hammad blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hund throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Al Hammad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Hammad trying to control the position.
Hund trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Hammad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Hammad trying to keep a closed guard but Hund is proving a slippery customer.
Al Hammad throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Al Hammad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hund.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hund throws an elbow that misses. Al Hammad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hund's guard. Nice move by Al Hammad!

Al Hammad trying to control the position from guard on top but Hund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borys Hund dominated that second round.
That's time! Hund's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hund looks for a takedown but Al Hammad sprawls well.
Hund is trying hard to land a takedown here. Al Hammad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hund defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Al Hammad.
Hund tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al Hammad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hund somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borys Hund. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Al Hammad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Hammad lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hund manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hund is looking for a triangle but Al Hammad pushes his legs off easily.

Hund pushes a forearm under Al Hammad's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Al Hammad is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Borys Hund!
A victorious Borys Hund thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.