PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ban Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hammer
vs
Johnson

225 cm
23
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ban Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Hammer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Hammer on that attempt.

Hammer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Hammer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hammer works his way into side control.
Johnson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hammer asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Hammer drags him back down.
Hammer looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hammer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hammer remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Hammer is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Hammer is dominant here and he's now got Johnson's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Hammer is in full control for now.
Johnson looks gassed!
Hammer connects with a big shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Hammer scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Johnson.
Good control from Hammer.

Hammer is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer is persistently looking for the submission but Johnson is defending it well.
Hammer really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Johnson.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hammer biding his time, controlling Johnson.

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's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hammer scores with punches to the body.
Johnson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hammer is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ban Hammer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hammer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ban Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ban Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hammer.
Hammer throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammer.
Hammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ban Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Hammer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ban Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Hammer advances position into side control!
Hammer looks up at the clock and then as Johnson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hammer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Hammer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hammer works to advance to full mount. Johnson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Hammer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Johnson wants to control but Hammer is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hammer has taken his back!

Hammer working for the choke.
Johnson is trapped and Hammer is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Hammer working for a choke but Johnson is defending well.
Hammer has good solid back control here.

Hammer has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Johnson.
Johnson tries to escape but Hammer has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Johnson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hammer.
Hammer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson for as long as he can get away with.

Johnson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ban Hammer dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hammer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hammer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hammer scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hammer working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Hammer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hammer prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johnson is trying to improve his position.

Hammer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
A lull in the action here as Hammer stalls from top position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ban Hammer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hammer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

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 shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Igor Johnson has been cut.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ban Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hammer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Hammer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.

Hammer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Hammer stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Hammer is controlling the pace.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Hammer in his half guard.
Igor Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hammer works his way into full mount!
Hammer controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hammer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling Hammer's body position as best he can.
Ban Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammer looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ban Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

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