PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Hammond (ranked 3395 p4p, 5758 weight class) and Kaden Stephens (ranked 373 p4p, 507 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammond
vs
Stephens

193 cm
22
175
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
175
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Hammond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaden Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Hammond looks to land a left hand but Stephens moved out of range nicely.
Stephens is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hammond looks to land a left hand but Stephens moved out of range nicely.
Hammond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stephens in his tracks.
Stephens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammond counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaden Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond misses the jab.
And Stephens tries to counter it with a takedown but Hammond pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hammond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stephens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammond avoids it really well and circles away.
A big right from Hammond misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stephens misses with a takedown
and Hammond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyler Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaden Stephens.
Stephens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Hammond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hammond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond slaps away a takedown attempt from Stephens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stephens tries for a takedown but Hammond circles away easily
and Hammond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stephens tries to move into range but Hammond moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hammond misses.
Hammond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stephens gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hammond.
Stephens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stephens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown but Hammond shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stephens closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stephens looks for a takedown but Hammond sprawls well.
Hammond seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stephens misses with a takedown
and Hammond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stephens has his takedown stuffed
and Hammond counters with a nice uppercut.
Stephens gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stephens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stephens moves forwards but Hammond connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammond lands with a hook. Stephens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stephens throws a head kick that misses
and Hammond counters with a stiff right hand.
Stephens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammond as he avoids it easily.
Stephens takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stephens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stephens with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hammond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stephens looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stephens fails with the takedown
and Hammond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammond leaves Stephens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hammond throwing a counter right hand but Stephens manages to avoid it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stephens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stephens with a poor takedown
and Hammond counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Hammond dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hammond misses with an uppercut. Stephens saw that one coming.
Hammond scores with a decent looking hook.
Stephens fails with the takedown
and Hammond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stephens gets the takedown into side control.
Stephens tries to move to mount but Hammond blocks the move with his legs.
Hammond is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stephens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hammond is trying to control Stephens's posture but Stephens avoids it.
Hammond looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Stephens is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hammond's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hammond can't do much from the bottom here.

Stephens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hammond can't do much from the bottom here.
Hammond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stephens can do to turn this around?

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stephens is looking to take a break and control but Hammond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Stephens.
Stephens is looking to take a break and control but Hammond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stephens is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammond wants to control but Stephens postures up.
Hammond is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stephens is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stephens wants to control but Hammond is keeping him busy.
Stephens creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hammond sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens trying to control the position but Hammond is working away.

Stephens swings around for an armbar but Hammond sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stephens's guard.
Stephens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stephens keeping moving, preventing Hammond from controlling successfully.
Hammond stopping the sweep attempt from Stephens.

Stephens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hammond doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hammond manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammond trying to control but Stephens is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Stephens is looking for a triangle but Hammond pushes his legs off easily.
Hammond trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stephens trying to keep a closed guard but Hammond is proving a slippery customer.
Hammond trying to control the position from guard on top but Stephens is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammond has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stephens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stephens tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hammond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stephens.
Stephens changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hammond looks to land a right hand but Stephens moved out of range.
Hammond lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stephens with a poor takedown
and Hammond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stephens has his takedown stuffed
and Hammond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyler Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaden Stephens.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stephens takes one to the side of the head.
Stephens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hammond throws a big counter combination but Stephens scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Hammond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hammond.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stephens.
Hammond is not content to let Stephens control the position.

Stephens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hammond, who protects the arm well.
Hammond is trying to control Stephens's posture but Stephens avoids it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stephens advances to full mount.

Stephens is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hammond can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hammond is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Stephens has taken his back.

Stephens is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hammond is defending well though. Stephens let's go of the attempt for now.
Hammond trying to control the hands but Stephens won't let him.

Stephens sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Hammond taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kaden Stephens!