PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 3247 p4p, 374 weight class) and Alexander Porto (ranked 5879 p4p, 536 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sledgehammer
vs
Porto

189 cm
24
192 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

177 cm
31
180 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Trashy Bar

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Porto!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porto walks into a jab.
Porto wants to clinch.
Sledgehammer darts in looking for a takedown but Porto gets double underhooks and turns Sledgehammer into the cage.
Porto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sledgehammer tries to bum rush Porto with a series of wild strikes but Porto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sledgehammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Porto darts in trying to clinch
and Sledgehammer counters with a one-two to the body.

Porto instigates a clinch.
Porto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sledgehammer looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sledgehammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sledgehammer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Porto is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanny Sledgehammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sledgehammer tries to land a knee to the head but Porto blocks with his arms.
Porto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porto has Sledgehammer pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Porto.
Porto tries to work over Sledgehammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto struggles to land a body shot inside as Sledgehammer controls his hands.
Porto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sledgehammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Porto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sledgehammer blocks a body shot from Porto.
Sledgehammer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Porto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sledgehammer is trying to push Porto away but Porto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sledgehammer tries to throw a body punch but Porto avoids it by throwing Sledgehammer back against the cage.
Porto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sledgehammer is looking for a takedown.
Porto gets through Sledgehammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sledgehammer blocking some punches.
Sledgehammer tries to throw a body punch but Porto avoids it by throwing Sledgehammer back against the cage.
A short right from Porto on the inside.
Nice body punch from Porto.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porto lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sledgehammer misses with some punches.

Sledgehammer breaks from the clinch.
Porto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sledgehammer takes one to the side of the head.
Sledgehammer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Porto misses with a wild combination.
Sledgehammer misses with a double jab

and Porto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sledgehammer.
A right hook to the body lands for Porto.
Sledgehammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sledgehammer tries to work over Porto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porto lands with a light punch inside.
Porto tries a body shot but Sledgehammer blocks it.
Sledgehammer taking a breather.
Sledgehammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer dodges an elbow strike from Porto.
Porto pushes Sledgehammer against the cage. Porto is working some dirty boxing. Porto pushes off with a quick right hook! Sledgehammer goes down! Sledgehammer tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Porto moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Porto!