PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hox Suiss Hammer (ranked 4716 p4p, 6252 weight class) and Aaron Clay (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.

Suiss Hammer
vs
Clay

199 cm
25
290
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 Sydney, Hox Suiss Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Clay!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suiss Hammer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Clay.
Clay jabs Suiss Hammer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clay lands a nice shot to the body.
Clay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suiss Hammer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suiss Hammer.
Aaron Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Clay shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suiss Hammer is trying to defend but Clay finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Suiss Hammer manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suiss Hammer leaves Clay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clay throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Suiss Hammer tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Clay is in Suiss Hammer's guard.
Suiss Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Clay passes into half guard.

Suiss Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Clay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Clay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Suiss Hammer sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suiss Hammer keeping control of the position.
Clay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clay working the head and body with strikes.
Suiss Hammer won't allow Clay to pass to mount.
Suiss Hammer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suiss Hammer controlling Clay's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clay wants to stand but Suiss Hammer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Clay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clay trying to control but Suiss Hammer is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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.
Clay throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Hox Suiss Hammer has been cut.
Clay has his takedown stuffed

and Suiss Hammer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suiss Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Clay jumps guard.
Clay looks winded!
Suiss Hammer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Clay pulls Suiss Hammer in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Clay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hox Suiss 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.

Clay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Suiss Hammer counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clay!
Clay wants to control but Suiss Hammer postures up.
Clay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suiss Hammer advances to mount.
Suiss Hammer controlling the pace for now.
Clay throwing hammer fists to the chest of Suiss Hammer. What's that going to do exactly?
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.
Suiss Hammer content just to control the position here.
Suiss Hammer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suiss Hammer looking to control but Clay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suiss Hammer controlling his opponent.
Clay tries to reverse the position but Suiss Hammer maintains control.
Suiss Hammer is trying to take his opponent's back.
Suiss Hammer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suiss Hammer'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.

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.
Clay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Suiss Hammer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clay wants to hold on but Suiss Hammer pushes him away.
Suiss Hammer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suiss Hammer controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Suiss Hammer wants to free his trapped foot but Clay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Clay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Suiss Hammer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four 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.
Suiss Hammer is looking to work some ground and pound but Clay has wrist control.
Suiss Hammer sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Clay seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Suiss Hammer wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clay looks to land a body kick but Suiss Hammer moved away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Clay gets a takedown into half guard.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Suiss Hammer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hox Suiss Hammer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hox Suiss 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!

Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Clay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Suiss Hammer quickly recovers to half guard.
Clay is nestled in close to Suiss Hammer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Suiss Hammer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Suiss Hammer pushes Clay off and gets back to his feet.
Suiss Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Clay. Clay gets slowly back to his feet.
Suiss Hammer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses with a head kick.
Clay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Clay shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suiss Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Suiss Hammer explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Clay is looking to clinch.
Suiss Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt

so Suiss Hammer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suiss Hammer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Clay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suiss Hammer is one step ahead there.
Suiss Hammer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suiss Hammer stays in close to Clay's body and controls the position.
Suiss Hammer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Clay for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Suiss Hammer.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clay throws a leg kick

and Suiss Hammer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clay's guard.
Suiss Hammer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Suiss 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Clay trying to strike off his back.
Suiss Hammer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Suiss Hammer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suiss Hammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suiss Hammer controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suiss Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Clay. Clay gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hox Suiss Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suiss Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28

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