PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bobby
vs
Hammer

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Bobby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Hammer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries to clinch there but Bobby circles away.
Bobby is looking to clinch.

Hammer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bobby punching from the bottom.
Hammer prevents Bobby from improving his position.
Well, if Hammer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hammer prevents Bobby from improving his position.
Bobby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bobby tries to get out of the position.
Bobby is looking to control Hammer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bobby avoid being mounted?
Hammer is trying to control the action in half guard but Bobby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bobby trying to control but Hammer postures up.
Hammer trying to control from half guard but Bobby is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bobby moves into range and clinches up with Hammer.

Bobby breaks from the clinch.
Ricky Bobby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Hammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bobby is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bobby is working hard here to advance position.
Hammer punching from mount but Bobby doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bobby wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Hammer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bobby has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hammer prevents Bobby from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammer stands up from mount. Strange move.
Hammer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bobby pinned against the cage. Bobby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hammer looks gassed!
Bobby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hammer counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Bobby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bobby takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bobby is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hammer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hammer working away.

Hammer stands up and beckons Bobby to his feet.
Bobby looks to land a combination but Hammer avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby lands a right hook to the body.
Bobby misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Bobby.

Bobby moves into the clinch.

Bobby breaks from the clinch.
Bobby throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.

Bobby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bobby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.

Bobby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bobby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bobby on the side of the head.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bobby.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby connects with a jab.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bobby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobby throws a body kick that misses.

Bobby rushes Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
Bobby taking a breather.
Hammer can't break the clinch.
Bobby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bobby.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bobby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobby throws a series of punches but Hammer moves out of range.
Bobby tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Bobby throws a combination that misses

so Hammer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Hammer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bobby tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Bobby tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bobby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammer wants to stand up but Bobby has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bobby is looking to improve his position.
Bobby is holding on to half guard well.
Bobby tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bobby pushes Hammer off but Hammer dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Bobby is avoiding it.

Hammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bobby is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer wants to control but Bobby is keeping him busy.
Bobby is trying to stand back up but Hammer is controlling him
Hammer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bobby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobby tries to buck Hammer off but he can't manage it.
Hammer wants to control the pace but Bobby is squirming around nicely.
Hammer landing shots from mount.
Hammer avoids the attempt from Bobby to control.
Bobby tries to reverse the position but Hammer maintains control.
Hammer trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby is looking to improve his position but Hammer isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammer avoids the attempt from Bobby to control.
Hammer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bobby tries to hold on but Hammer postures up.
Bobby is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action.
Bobby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bobby is squirming around, avoiding Hammer's attempts to control the action.

Hammer stands up from mount. Strange move.

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.
Hammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bobby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer closes the distance but Bobby moves to the side

and Bobby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bobby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.

Bobby breaks the clinch.
Bobby lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Jake Hammer has been cut.

Bobby clinches up with Hammer and pushes him back against the cage.

Bobby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bobby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bobby closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Hammer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bobby takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammer fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Bobby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bobby darts in and clinches Hammer up against the cage.
Bobby is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Bobby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricky Bobby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bobby pushes Hammer up against the cage in a clinch.

Bobby breaks from the clinch.
Bobby shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A punch combination from Bobby misses.
Bobby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobby misses with a body punch
and Hammer counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bobby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bobby throws a big shot that misses.
Bobby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hammer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hammer showed some decent athleticism there.
Hammer trying to control the pace.
Bobby wants to get back to his feet.
Hammer moves nicely into side control.
Hammer working away.
Hammer working the ground and pound.
Bobby is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer trying to control the action but Bobby is working from the bottom.
Bobby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Hammer stands up and beckons Bobby to his feet.
Hammer wants to clinch up but Bobby keeps it at a distance.
Bobby moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Bobby tries to clinch

so Hammer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammer postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobby looking for a sweep. Not yet Bobby, not yet.
Bobby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammer on the ground.
Bobby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bobby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hammer is controlling him.

Hammer gets to his feet - Bobby follows without any prompting.

Bobby clinches up with Hammer and pushes him back against the cage.

Bobby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Hammer feints and as Bobby raises his hands in defense, Hammer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hammer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bobby tries to clinch but Hammer moves out of range.

Hammer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobby tries to kick Hammer off but Hammer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jake Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammer prevents Bobby from improving his position.
Hammer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bobby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hammer prevents Bobby from improving his position.
Bobby is looking to control Hammer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bobby avoid being mounted?
Ricky Bobby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hammer postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bobby to stand up.
Jake Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Hammer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hammer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Hammer!