PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 802 p4p, 94 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 1224 p4p, 151 weight class). Yoshi Fujiwara had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fujiwara
vs
Hammer

184 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
202 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Hammer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fujiwara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fujiwara throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujiwara misses with a jab to the body
and Fujiwara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujiwara throws a right hand that misses
and Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujiwara thinking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hammer.
Hammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fujiwaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Fujiwara misses its intended target.
Hammer takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Hammer does it's job there.
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!
Fujiwara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Fujiwara.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Fujiwara has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fujiwara misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara misses with a body punch
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Fujiwara. Beautiful body shot.
Hammer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fujiwara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hammer scrambles back to his feet.
Fujiwara lands a right hook to the body.
Fujiwara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fujiwara is looking to wear down Hammer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fujiwara looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Hammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara connects with a body shot.
Fujiwara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujiwara was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fujiwara. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujiwara misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters with an outside leg kick.
Fujiwara throws a lazy uppercut
and Fujiwara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fujiwara throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoshi Fujiwara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujiwara throws the left hand but Hammer avoids the punch easily.
Fujiwara misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer staying out of range there.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Fujiwara avoids it with no problem.
Hammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fujiwara moves away from the strike by Hammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fujiwara moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
Fujiwara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujiwara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Fujiwara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara cracks Hammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fujiwara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fujiwara slips a straight right by Hammer.
Fujiwara lands with a right hand.
Fujiwara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujiwara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujiwara loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Hammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fujiwara throws out the jab.
Fujiwara lands a nice hook to Hammer's body. Hammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hammer throws a body punch but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Hammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fujiwara on the side of the head.
Fujiwara looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hammer! But no joy.
Fujiwara misses with a straight left.
Fujiwara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fujiwara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Fujiwara swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
A nice side step and Hammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Yoshi Fujiwara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fujiwara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hammer throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Fujiwara lands.
Fujiwara swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Fujiwara misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fujiwara has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fujiwara throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Fujiwara's head but Fujiwara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fujiwara lands with a right hand.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fujiwara.
Fujiwara looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Hammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hammer's head.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Hammer connects with a crisp jab.
Hammer connects with a solid leg kick.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujiwara misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fujiwara misses with a left hand
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujiwara looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fujiwara.
It seemed like Hammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshi Fujiwara is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujiwara misses with a hook to the body
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Fujiwara as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Fujiwara misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer lands with a nice body punch.
Fujiwara throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer counters with a nice uppercut.

Fujiwara is rocked!
and Hammer counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Fujiwara! He's just covering up as Hammer starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.