PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Hammond (ranked 23722 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Amore (ranked 6423 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Amore has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sheldon Hammond's chin.

Hammond
vs
Amore

158 cm
26
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sheldon Hammond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Amore!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammond scores with a jab to the head.

Hammond clinches up against the cage.

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

Hammond moves into range and clinches up with Amore.
Amore is looking to break free of the clinch but Hammond has double underhooks.

Amore pulls Hammond into guard.
Amore trying to control the position.
Amore has momentary wrist control but Hammond slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Hammond stands and steps away. Amore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Amore looks winded!

Amore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
You can see the frustration on Hammond's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Amore working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amore wants to stand but Hammond has his arm trapped.
Hammond has one of Amore's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Hammond can't do much from the bottom here.
Amore wants to stand but Hammond is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammond has one of Amore's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hammond tries to buck Amore off but Amore is having none of it.
Who's going to make the next move?

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Amore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Hammond.
Amore throws a series of punches but Hammond moves out of range.
Hammond lands with a nice body punch.
Amore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Amore clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amore throws a head kick but Hammond moves out of range.
Hammond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammond misses with a wild body shot.

Hammond moves into the clinch successfully.

Hammond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hammond gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Amore to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammond pulls Amore in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammond is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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 Sheldon Hammond will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Amore feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hammond holds on and takes a little breather.
Amore wants to stand but Hammond has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hammond wants to sweep but no luck.
Amore tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammond is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammond pulls Amore in to control the position.
Hammond keeping moving, preventing Amore from controlling successfully.
Amore is breathing heavily.
Hammond has control of Amore's left arm, preventing Amore from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amore trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammond counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amore manages to avoid it.
Hammond bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amore's head.

Hammond closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Amore's guard.
Hammond is in close to Amore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammond landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond lands a couple of elbows.
Hammond is working Amore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammond landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammond lands a couple of digs.
Hammond is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammond connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammond connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammond lands a couple of digs.
Hammond keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amore's head.
Hammond has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hammond landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammond lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammond is working Amore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammond chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammond postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammond stands up over Amore, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammond makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammond is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammond could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hammond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Amore is working an open guard so Hammond takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Hammond rushes Amore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hammond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Amore feints and as Hammond raises his hands in defense, Amore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammond managing to control the position.
Amore must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Amore is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hammond is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hammond has escaped and now he's on top!

This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammond postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheldon Hammond dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hammond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Amore avoiding damage as Hammond throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Hammond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hammond on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Amore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amore can do to turn this around?
Hammond pulls Amore in close to prevent any damage.
Amore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond continues to stall.

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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hammond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammond blocks a head kick by Amore.
Hammond throws a quick counter head kick but Amore was just out of range.
Hammond misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amore wants to land a leg kick but Hammond is out of range.
Hammond throws a sloppy head kick and Amore moves out of range easily.
Amore throws a right and a left that Hammond avoids nicely.
Hammond is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hammond scores with a jab to the head.
Hammond throws a head kick that half lands.

Hammond drives through and clinches with Amore against the cage.

Hammond manages to break the clinch.
Amore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hammond wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Hammond clinches up against the cage.
Amore avoiding damage as Hammond throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammond holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Hammond manages to break the clinch.
Amore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hammond closes the distance and clinches.

Hammond breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Amore gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammond has his hands clasped together around Amore's back. He's all about the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sheldon Hammond.
Well Hammond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a majority draw!