PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hammer (ranked 3540 p4p, 24621 weight class) and Benjamin Korneliusson (ranked 375 p4p, 523 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hammer
vs
Korneliusson

189 cm
21
274
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
280
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Korneliusson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korneliusson ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Korneliusson scores with the left hand. Hammer knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Hammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Korneliusson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hammer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mike Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korneliusson misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Korneliusson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korneliusson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Korneliusson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Korneliusson lands with a straight right. Hammer didn't see that one coming.
Korneliusson lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Hammer tenderised Korneliusson's leg. Korneliusson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Korneliusson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
Korneliusson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Korneliusson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer throws a leg kick but Korneliusson checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Hammer.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
Korneliusson takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
Korneliusson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Korneliusson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Korneliusson misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammer lands a leg kick that knocks Korneliusson off balance momentarily.
Hammer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammer throws a lazy uppercut
and Korneliusson counters with a straight right hand.
Korneliusson throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
It looked like Hammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Korneliusson misses with a looping right.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korneliusson.
Korneliusson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Korneliusson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Korneliusson.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Korneliusson. Those never looked like landing.
Korneliusson moves away from the strike by Hammer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korneliusson misses with a looping right.
Korneliusson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Korneliusson misses.

Hammer closes the distance and pushes Korneliusson back into the cage.
Hammer is looking to control Korneliusson's arms but Korneliusson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hammer has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korneliusson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korneliusson can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Korneliusson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.

Korneliusson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Korneliusson has time to react.
Korneliusson lands a jab to Hammer's midsection.
Korneliusson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Korneliusson lands with a hook. Hammer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
Korneliusson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korneliusson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Korneliusson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hammer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Korneliusson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Korneliusson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Korneliusson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer thuds his right hand into Korneliusson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Korneliusson saw that one coming.
Korneliusson swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Korneliusson.
A little feinted left hand from Hammer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Korneliusson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer throwing a counter right hand but Korneliusson manages to avoid it.
Korneliusson misses the shot to the body.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Korneliusson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Korneliusson saw that one coming.
Korneliusson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Korneliusson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Korneliusson.
Korneliusson misses the shot to the body.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hammer with the inside leg kick.
Hammer scores with a leg kick.
Korneliusson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Korneliusson.
Hammer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hammer throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Korneliusson misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer misses with a hook. Korneliusson ducked under it nicely.
Hammer lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Korneliusson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korneliusson throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Korneliusson saw that one coming.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Korneliusson should have avoided that one.
Korneliusson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hammer on the side of the head.
Korneliusson connects with a body shot that sends Hammer's belly button to the back.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korneliusson.
Korneliusson tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Korneliusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Korneliusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Korneliusson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Korneliusson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammer ducks right into an uppercut from Korneliusson.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Korneliusson is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer scores with a leg kick.
Hammer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Korneliusson slips a jab from Hammer.
Korneliusson lands a jab to the head.
Korneliusson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Korneliusson throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Korneliusson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big right from Hammer misses.
Benjamin Korneliusson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Korneliusson throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Hammer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left and a right from Korneliusson both land. Nice combination.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Korneliusson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Korneliusson throws out a counter right but Hammer avoids it with no problem.
Korneliusson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Korneliusson lands a jab to the head.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Korneliusson's head but Korneliusson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Korneliusson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korneliusson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Korneliusson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korneliusson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer lands a head shot.
Hammer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hammer lands a leg kick that knocks Korneliusson off balance momentarily.
A big right from Korneliusson misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Korneliusson!
Hammer throws a head kick that misses
and Korneliusson counters with a two punch combo.
Korneliusson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer with a hook.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammer cracks Korneliusson with a good jab.
A jab lands there for Hammer.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korneliusson.
Hammer takes a swing at Korneliusson's ribcage but misses.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Korneliusson.
Hammer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Korneliusson.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Korneliusson throws a hook but Hammer avoids it easily.
Korneliusson staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Korneliusson.
It seemed like Korneliusson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hammer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Korneliusson momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Korneliusson as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korneliusson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Korneliusson slips a jab from Hammer.
Korneliusson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Korneliusson. Korneliusson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korneliusson throws out the jab.
Hammer throws a hook but Korneliusson blocks it.
Korneliusson swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer throwing a counter right hand but Korneliusson manages to avoid it.
Hammer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.
Korneliusson throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Korneliusson.
Korneliusson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korneliusson misses with a wild body shot.
Korneliusson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer lands an overhand right.
Hammer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Korneliusson back to the cage. Hammer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Korneliusson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammer swings for the body but Korneliusson moves out of range.
Korneliusson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Korneliusson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Korneliusson throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Korneliusson checks a low kick from Hammer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korneliusson misses with a straight left.
Korneliusson moves away from the strike by Hammer.
Korneliusson is looking to clinch.
Korneliusson misses with a wild combination.
Hammer misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Korneliusson! But no joy.
Hammer scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
A big left from Korneliusson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hammer misses the target.
Korneliusson scores with a jab to the body.
Korneliusson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
Hammer throws a body punch but Korneliusson moves out of range.
Korneliusson cracks Hammer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Korneliusson throws a looping overhand right but Hammer ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Korneliusson lands.
Korneliusson misses with a two punch combination.
Hammer misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Korneliussons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hammer goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hammer tries to clinch but Korneliusson is having none of it.
Korneliusson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Korneliusson.
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korneliusson throws a sloppy head kick and Hammer moves out of range easily.
Hammer slips a straight right by Korneliusson.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Hammer throws a nice head kick!
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Korneliusson saw that one coming.
Korneliusson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Korneliusson throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korneliusson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Korneliusson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hammer finds it's way round the side to connect with Korneliusson's head.
Hammer throws a head kick that half lands.
Korneliusson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
Korneliusson scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hammer dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Korneliusson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korneliusson lands with an overhand left.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Korneliusson.
Korneliusson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Korneliusson throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korneliusson. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korneliusson lands a nice shot to the body.
Korneliusson moves out of range of the strikes.
Korneliusson blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Korneliusson lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Korneliusson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korneliusson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korneliusson.
Korneliusson misses with a wild body shot.
Korneliusson avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Korneliusson.
It looked like Hammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Korneliusson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korneliusson misses with a two punch combination.
Korneliusson connects with a nice looking jab.
Korneliusson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Hammer throws a right hand that misses
and Korneliusson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammer thinking.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korneliusson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hammer tries to land a front kick but Korneliusson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Korneliusson lands a jab-cross combination.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Korneliusson needs to keep his hands up - Hammer had a free shot at his head there.
Korneliusson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Korneliusson.
It looked like Hammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hammer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammer.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammer lands a really nice looking cross but Korneliusson seems unphased.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Korneliusson moved out of range nicely.
Korneliusson slips under a jab.
Korneliusson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Korneliusson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korneliusson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Korneliusson.
A slow jab from Hammer misses its intended target.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Korneliusson.
Korneliusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
Korneliusson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Korneliusson blocks a jab.
Hammer connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korneliusson takes one on the button.
Hammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hammer dips to his left and cracks Korneliusson with an uppercut!
Korneliusson misses with a hook. Hammer ducked under it nicely.
Korneliusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammer.
A little jabbing left from Korneliusson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Korneliusson digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Hammer lands with a hook. Korneliusson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hammer moves forwards but Korneliusson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Korneliusson's head but Korneliusson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Korneliusson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korneliusson takes one on the button.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korneliusson.
Korneliusson misses with a double jab.
Korneliusson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hammer throws a hook but Korneliusson avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a double jab
and Korneliusson counters with a right hand to the body.
Hammer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Korneliusson lands the left hand.
A big right from Korneliusson misses.
Hammer thuds his right hand into Korneliusson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Korneliusson misses with a body shot.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korneliusson manages to avoid it.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Korneliusson throws a shot from downtown. Hammer moves away and avoids it.
Hammer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Korneliusson.
Hammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Korneliusson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hammer. That's going to slow Korneliusson down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korneliusson throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Korneliusson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin Korneliusson.
Well Korneliusson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Benjamin Korneliusson!