PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hammer (ranked 4761 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Medina (ranked 6541 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hammer
vs
Medina

200 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Hilo, Adam Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Medina!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hammer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Medina closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Medina lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hammer or not.

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

Medina shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Medina was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hammer taking a bit of punishment here - Medina scoring with strikes.
Medina trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Medina decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hammer to his feet.

Medina clinches up against the cage.
Hammer working hard to break the clinch.

Medina breaks the clinch.

Medina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from Medina.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medina is trying to drag Hammer to the mat but Hammer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hammer stalling.

Medina decides to pull guard.
Hammer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Medina is keeping the position for now.
Medina managing to control the position.
Hammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Medina has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hammer trying to control but Medina is working from the bottom.
Hammer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Medina scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Medina throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Hammer appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hammer looks for the body kick but Medina saw that one coming.
Medina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adam Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Medina.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Medina sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hammer walks into a stiff left hand from Medina.

It looks like Adam Hammer has been cut.
Medina scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Medina showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Medina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Medina feints the counter takedown.

Medina has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hammer successfully pulls guard.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Medina from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Medina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Hammer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Medina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer throws a sloppy body shot
and Medina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Medina enables Hammer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Medina manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Medina wants to stand but Hammer is controlling the position.
Medina controlling the position.
Medina wants to get back to his feet but Hammer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer postures up.
Medina looking for a sweep. Not yet Medina, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.

Medina is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer chips away with some ground and pound.

Medina pushes Hammer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hammer enables Medina to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hammer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Medina is one step ahead there.

Medina stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammer darts in trying to clinch
and Medina counters with a straight right hand.
Medina has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Medina closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hammer quickly recovers to half guard.
Medina lands strikes from half guard.
Medina looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hammer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Medina looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Medina is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Medina 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Medina is nestled in close to Hammer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Medina trying to control the pace.
Medina is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Medina lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Medina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Hammer's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Medina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Medina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Medina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Medina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Medina shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alex Medina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Medina gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Medina lands with a light punch inside.
Hammer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Medina walks away with a smile on his face. Hammer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Medina clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Medina works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Medina from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Medina gets to his feet. Hammer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medina scores with a three punch combo!
Medina fails with a takedown attempt.
Adam Hammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Medina.
Hammer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammer wants it to stay on the feet.
Medina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Medina lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Medina shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Medina looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Medina manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adam Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Medina gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Medina breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Medina fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammer sprawls well initially but Medina persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hammer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Medina.
Medina not doing much here.
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!

Medina looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Medina is working for a kimura but Hammer is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to kick Medina off but Medina keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hammer won't allow Medina to pass to mount.
Hammer is trying to stand up here but Medina is controlling him well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Medina shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Hammer thows a leg kick but Medina checks it

and Medina counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Medina passes to side control.
Hammer is trying to control Medina's posture but Medina avoids it.
Medina taking a breather here.

Medina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Medina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Medina has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Medina!