PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Feber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Feber
vs
Hammer

185 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Feber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
Feber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Feber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hammer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hammer lands a nice short elbow.
Feber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammer on the ground.
Hammer slips a nice elbow through Feber's hands, connecting with Feber's forehead.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
Feber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hammer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Feber punching from the bottom.
Feber wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy.
Feber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Feber has hold of Hammer's hands but Hammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hammer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Feber misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hammer working Feber over with strikes.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Feber keeps working.
Hammer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Feber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer dominating with strikes here.
Hammer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Feber slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer wants to pass to mount but Feber is defending the position.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
Feber has hold of Hammer's hands but Hammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hammer is thwarting Feber's attempts to control the position.
Feber has hold of Hammer's hands but Hammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hammer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hammer is nestled in close to Feber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Feber looking for submissions off his back.
Feber has hold of Hammer's hands but Hammer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feber is doing well to control the position and prevent Hammer from advancing to side control.
Feber tries to roll over but Hammer keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hammer lands a nice short elbow.
Feber wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Hammer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Feber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Feber punching from the bottom.
Feber is looking to improve his position.
Feber is breathing heavily.
Hammer trying to control from half guard but Feber is working away.
Hammer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Feber keeps working.
Feber wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Feber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyle Feber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hammer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Feber to the mat! Feber manages to get full guard.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Feber's head.
Feber trying to keep a closed guard but Hammer is proving a slippery customer.
Hammer distracts Feber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Feber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Feber keeps moving.
Hammer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Feber thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hammer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Feber misses with a head kick.

Hammer shoots in and bounces Feber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammer with a nice head shot there.
Hammer cracks Feber with a solid left hand.
Hammer postures up in Feber's guard and throws a big left but Feber blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer looking to pass the guard.
Feber wants to sweep but no luck.
Feber throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Feber looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Feber tries for a takedown but Hammer circles away easily

and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Feber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Feber's head.
Feber doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Hammer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Feber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Feber gets a takedown into half guard.

Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hammer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Feber trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Feber actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feber flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hammer lands with a punch from half guard.
Hammer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Feber tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
Hammer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maximus Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Feber throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hammer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hammer slips a jab and a cross from Feber.

Feber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Feber.
Feber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hammer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hammer is trying to drag Feber to the mat but Feber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hammer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Feber prevents it.
The referee calls for Feber to work.
Feber looking for a takedown.
Feber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Feber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Feber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer jumps guard and drags Feber to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Feber trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Feber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Feber wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Hammer there.
Hammer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hammer trying to control from half guard but Feber is working away.
Feber on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Feber tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Feber is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hammer wants to take a breather but Feber is having none of it.
Feber is looking to control Hammer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Feber avoid being mounted?
Feber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Feber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Feber takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Feber.
Hammer misses with a takedown

and Feber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Feber wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Hammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Feber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hammer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Feber tries to roll over but Hammer keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hammer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Feber is desperately trying to improve his position but Hammer has a good base and remains in mount.
Feber taking shots to the head.
Feber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Feber is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Feber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hammer landing strikes from the mount and Feber is in trouble!
Hammer cracks Feber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Feber can't escape the position.
Hammer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

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.
Hammer with a couple of short strikes.
Hammer working Feber over with strikes here.
Feber is looking to improve his position but Hammer isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammer dominating with strikes here.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the head.
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Feber working to try and regain half guard.
Feber flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Hammer has isolated one of Feber's arms. Feber looking to fight him off but Hammer twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximus Hammer!