PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trip Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and luis The Brazilian Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Brazilian Thunder's choice of entrance music: Breakin the Law. luis The Brazilian Thunder will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Hammer
vs
The Brazilian Thunder

150 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trip Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, luis The Brazilian Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hammer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hammer trying to control the position but The Brazilian Thunder is working away.
The Brazilian Thunder is looking to get back to his feet here but Hammer is keeping cool and he's managed to take The Brazilian Thunder's back.
Hammer wants to control but The Brazilian Thunder is keeping busy.
The Brazilian Thunder controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The Brazilian Thunder covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hammer lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hammer.
Hammer is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at The Brazilian Thunder. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hammer is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The Brazilian Thunder trying to get back to his feet but Hammer is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Brazilian Thunder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammer tries to keep control of the position but The Brazilian Thunder is staying busy.
The Brazilian Thunder holding both Hammer 's hands and preventing any damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hammer's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hammer cracks The Brazilian Thunder with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing The Brazilian Thunder from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Brazilian Thunder is trying to shake Hammer off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Hammer won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but The Brazilian Thunder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer throws a body punch but The Brazilian Thunder moves out of range.
The Brazilian Thunder shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The Brazilian Thunder rushes Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow just above Hammer 's eye.
Hammer takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by The Brazilian Thunder.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by The Brazilian Thunder.

It looks like Trip Hammer has been cut.
Hammer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Brazilian Thunder just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer has had enough of the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder keeps him there for the moment.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a damaging elbow.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Hammer shrugs off.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a knee to the head.

Hammer pulls guard effortlessly.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to stand but Hammer is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trip Hammer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The Brazilian Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer digs a good body shot into The Brazilian Thunder's ribs.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammer fails with the takedown

and The Brazilian Thunder counters by clinching up.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow just above Hammer 's eye.
Hammer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer tries to break free but The Brazilian Thunder pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants a takedown but no success here.
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from The Brazilian Thunder.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Hammer in his tracks for a moment.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a knee to the head.
Hammer tries for a takedown but The Brazilian Thunder manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trip Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by The Brazilian Thunder.
Hammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Hammer shrugs off.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
Hammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Brazilian Thunder gets underhooks to prevent Hammer's takedown attempt.
The Brazilian Thunder is pressed up against the cage. Hammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Brazilian Thunder down to the mat. The Brazilian Thunder avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hammer falls off balance throwing a combination

and The Brazilian Thunder counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside.
The Brazilian Thunder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by The Brazilian Thunder.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.
Hammer looking for a takedown.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head.

Hammer is rocked!
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Hammer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A frustrated look appears on Hammer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Hammer in his tracks for a moment.
Hammer seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from The Brazilian Thunder.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.

The Brazilian Thunder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammer swats away the attempt to clinch by The Brazilian Thunder.
A head kick by Hammer misses

and The Brazilian Thunder counters by moving into the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder with a knee to the head.
Hammer takes an elbow to the temple.
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow inside that Hammer shrugs off.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder blocks a body shot from Hammer.
Hammer tries to circle away but The Brazilian Thunder has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Brazilian Thunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammer takes an elbow to the temple.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a knee to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer fails to pull guard.
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Brazilian Thunder lands an elbow that stopped Hammer in his tracks for a moment.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a nice elbow.
The Brazilian Thunder gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hammer tries to score a body lock takedown but The Brazilian Thunder shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The Brazilian Thunder connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.
The Brazilian Thunder scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

luis The Brazilian Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trip Hammer's cut.
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!

Hammer tries to clinch up

and The Brazilian Thunder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Brazilian Thunder.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hammer has had enough of the clinch but The Brazilian Thunder keeps him there for the moment.
Hammer is trying to break free.
The Brazilian Thunder landing knees to the head.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Brazilian Thunder is pressed up against the cage. Hammer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Brazilian Thunder down to the mat. The Brazilian Thunder avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Brazilian Thunder misses with a takedown

and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Brazilian Thunder won't be happy with that.
The Brazilian Thunder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hammer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The Brazilian Thunder closes the distance but Hammer moves to the side

and Hammer counters with a shoot takedown. The Brazilian Thunder fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Brazilian Thunder wants to stand but Hammer is controlling the position.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but The Brazilian Thunder is keeping the position.
The Brazilian Thunder keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Hammer trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Brazilian Thunder's guard.

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.
Hammer prevents The Brazilian Thunder from getting back to his feet.
Hammer lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Brazilian Thunder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Hammer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammer pushes down on The Brazilian Thunder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hammer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Brazilian Thunder tries to kick Hammer off but Hammer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hammer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Hammer.

That's four 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.
Hammer wants to take a breather but The Brazilian Thunder is having none of it.
Hammer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Hammer decides to return to a standing position.
Hammer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and The Brazilian Thunder moves into the clinch.
The Brazilian Thunder creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammer's defenses.
The Brazilian Thunder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer tries to circle away but The Brazilian Thunder has him pinned against the cage.
The Brazilian Thunder with a knee to the head.
Hammer is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trip Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

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