PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mabel Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Simmons
vs
Hammer

198 cm
18
268 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
219 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Fight 4 America

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mabel Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammer looks gassed!
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons dives in and grabs Hammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes down on Simmons's head and hops out.
Simmons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Simmons with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mabel Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simmons shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammer sprawls well. He's pushed Simmons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammer as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer swinging wilding here.
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simmons.
Simmons looks for a takedown but Hammer sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Simmons dives in and grabs Hammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes down on Simmons's head and hops out.
Jack Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Simmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer leaves Simmons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammer as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammer!
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simmons.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simmons shoots in for a double leg but Hammer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simmons.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Simmons shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hammer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simmons happy to just control the position for now.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Simmons drags him back down.

Simmons stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Simmons fails with the takedown.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Simmons avoids them all with ease.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simmons misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Hammer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Simmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammer misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mabel Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammer sprawls well. Hammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simmons gets slowly back to his feet.
Simmons slips a jab and a cross from Hammer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hammer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Simmons shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simmons has a takedown stuffed.
Simmons shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
Jack Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hammer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simmons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Hammer slaps away a takedown attempt from Simmons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Hammer misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Simmons feints and as Hammer raises his hands in defense, Simmons changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Simmons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Simmons wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jack Hammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Simmons looks for a takedown but Hammer sprawls well.
Simmons closes the distance and clinches up with Hammer, looking for a takedown. Simmons pushes Hammer against the cage but Hammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mabel Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Hammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Hammer as Simmons shoots in.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Simmons.
Hammer tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Simmons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Simmons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Simmons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammer avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammer throws a combination. Simmons tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hammer misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Simmons moves out of range.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Simmons or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.

That's four 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.
Simmons misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.
Hammer throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Hammer throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mabel Simmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simmons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hammer pinned against the cage. Hammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hammer scores with a one two! Simmons had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Simmons misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hammer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

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