PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Snider will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ham
vs
Snider

165 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Snider!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snider closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Snider lands in his opponent's guard.
Snider won't allow Ham to sweep him here.
Snider postures up in Ham's guard and throws a big left but Ham blocks it.
Snider has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ham is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ham is on top in guard.
Snider keeping full guard, as Ham tries to pass.
Snider tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snider working a defensive guard here.
Ham might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham wants to control from the top but Snider keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Snider doesn't manage to clinch there - Ham circles away.
Snider fails in his attempt to clinch.

Snider closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham manages to work his way to half guard, despite Snider's best efforts.
Snider lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ham wants to get back to full guard.
Ham is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham is not content to let Snider control the position.
Ham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ham tries to get out of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Snider pushes Ham up against the cage in a clinch.
Snider tries to pull guard but Ham holds him up against the cage and eventually Snider drops back down to his feet.
Snider gets underhooks to prevent Ham's takedown attempt.
Ham blocks the elbow strike.
Ham keeps control of Snider as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ham in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham lands a nice shot to the head.
Ham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Snider looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Ham.
Ham working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ham lands with some strikes.
Ham scoring with strikes but Snider is staying in there.
Ham tries to control but Snider wriggling away.
Snider is in all sorts of trouble here.

Ham has hold of Snider's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Snider manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Snider tries to hold on but Ham postures up.
Snider taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Snider takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ham with the ground and pound from mount.
Ham raining down shots from the mount!
Ham lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ham lands a nice shot to the head.
Ham looking to finish Snider with some ground and pound. This is bad for Snider!
Ham controlling the pace for now.
Ham lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ham with good strikes from the mount here!
Ham prevents Snider from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bro Ham dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Snider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Snider has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ham wants to control from the top but Snider keeps moving.
Ham passes Snider's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ham drops an elbow to the side of Snider's head.
Ham is looking to advance position but Snider won't allow it.
Snider is breathing heavily.
Ham slips a nice elbow through Snider's hands, connecting with Snider's forehead.
Snider is staying active underneath Ham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snider is in trouble now - Ham has advanced to mount!
Ham is landing with some decent strikes but Snider is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Snider takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ham scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ham dominating with strikes here.
Snider is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Ham wants to finish this one by submission but Snider is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ham.
Snider can't escape the position.
Snider avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ham.
Ham misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider tries to lock up and control but Ham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Snider is looking to get to half guard.
Snider regains half guard.
Snider is refusing to be controlled, as Ham sits in half guard.
Ham stops Snider from getting back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ham lands a nice short elbow.

Snider actively working from the bottom here.
Snider avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham thows a huge punch but Snider dodges it nicely.
Ham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ham thows a huge punch but Snider dodges it nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Snider with a poor takedown

and Ham counters with a shoot takedown. Snider fights it but they end up in guard.
Ham passes Snider's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Snider has hold of Ham's hands but Ham slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Snider moves into full guard.
Snider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ham won't allow Snider to sweep him here.
Ham won't allow Snider to get back to his feet.
Snider trying to keep a closed guard but Ham is proving a slippery customer.
Ham postures up in Snider's guard and throws a big left but Snider blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ham scores a takedown into full mount!
Snider is in all sorts of trouble here.
Snider wants to hold on but Ham pushes him away.
Ham pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Snider working to try and regain half guard.
Ham misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Snider wants to control but Ham is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ham cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ham landing strikes from the mount and Snider is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ham working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snider tries to lock up and control but Ham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bro Ham dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ham drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Snider tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snider misses with a strike from the bottom.
Snider on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Snider managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ham.
Ham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Snider is avoiding damage well.
Ham is looking to take a break and control but Snider is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ham has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ham looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ham tries to control but Snider wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham is really struggling to control Snider but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ham dominating with strikes here.
Snider is trying to stand up.
Ham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ham landing shots from mount.
Ham postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Snider looks a forlorn figure.
Ham raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Snider is looking to escape.
Snider really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snider is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ham avoids the attempt from Snider to control.
Ham wants to control but instead Snider manages to regain half guard.
Bro Ham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snider does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ham works his way into full mount!

Ham is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Snider can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Snider really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ham looking to control but Snider is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snider is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Snider regains half guard.
Snider is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snider gets back to full guard.
Snider manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Snider jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ham manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Snider working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ham is not content to let Snider control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bro Ham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ham, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bro Ham!