PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 414 p4p, 768 weight class) and Chad Hammer (ranked 59 p4p, 105 weight class). Gibbons comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Raw Dog. Roydell Gibbons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gibbons
vs
Hammer

185 cm
26
181
12 - 12 - 0

180 cm
26
185
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Pulling Guard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gibbons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Gibbons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gibbons throwing a counter right hand but Hammer manages to avoid it.
Gibbons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chad Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that Hammer avoids nicely.
Gibbons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Roydell Gibbons has been cut.
Hammer misses with a double jab
and Gibbons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gibbons swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Gibbons looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Gibbons is just out of range.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Gibbons.
Nice defenses there by Gibbons.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Gibbons moved out of range.
Gibbons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Gibbons.
Nice straight punches there by Gibbons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gibbons.
Gibbons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Hammer moves out of range.
Gibbons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammer throws a sloppy body shot
and Gibbons counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbons misses with a looping right.
Hammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gibbons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hammer tries to move into range but Gibbons moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gibbons.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gibbons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
A lazy left from Hammer finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Gibbons does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Gibbons misses the target.
Gibbons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gibbons throws a body shot but no joy.
Gibbons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gibbons misses with a wild body shot.
Hammer slips a jab from Gibbons.
A jab from Hammer finds it's way through Gibbons's defenses.
Hammer misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Hammer.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibbons was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Hammer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hammer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Gibbons counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Gibbons loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer dips to his left and cracks Gibbons with an uppercut!
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gibbons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gibbons is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammer.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Gibbons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gibbons avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Gibbons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Gibbons should have avoided that one.

Gibbons is rocked!
The fighters circling - Gibbons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gibbons throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer lands with a cross.
Oh Gibbons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an uppercut. Gibbons saw that one coming.
Gibbons seems to have got his legs back now.
Hammer misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Gibbons misses the target.
Gibbons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Gibbons.
Gibbons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammer misses.
Hammer is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Gibbons like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Gibbons from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Hammer!
After winning the bout, Chad Hammer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.