|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Sousa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 192 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
|
190 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Hammersmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Sousa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sousa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hammersmith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sousa closes the distance and clinches up with Hammersmith, looking for a takedown. Sousa pushes Hammersmith against the cage but Hammersmith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hammersmith gets a takedown into half guard.
Sousa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammersmith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sousa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hammersmith wants to work for an arm triangle but Sousa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hammersmith is looking for a kimura but Sousa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hammersmith to get the leverage.
Hammersmith works his way into side control.
Hammersmith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sousa, who protects the arm well.
Sousa is trying to control Hammersmith's posture but Hammersmith avoids it.
Sousa is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sousa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hammersmith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sousa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sousa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hammersmith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sousa trying to control but Hammersmith postures up.
Sousa looking for submissions off his back.
Hammersmith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Sousa tries to get to full guard but Hammersmith has control of the leg.
Hammersmith is thwarting Sousa's attempts to control the position.
Hammersmith seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hammersmith has his takedown stuffed
and Sousa moves into the clinch.
Hammersmith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sousa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sousa is trying to drag Hammersmith to the mat but Hammersmith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hammersmith tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Hammersmith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammersmith is breathing heavily.
Sousa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sousa throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammersmith.
Hammersmith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sousa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sousa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hammersmith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sousa wants to control but Hammersmith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sousa is looking to improve his position.
Sousa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammersmith pulls his head out easily.
Sousa trying to control from the bottom.
Sousa looking for submissions off his back.
Sousa tries to roll over but Hammersmith keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sousa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammersmith checks a low kick from Sousa.
Hammersmith gets the takedown into side control.
Hammersmith has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sousa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hammersmith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sousa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hammersmith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Hammersmith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hammersmith shoots in but no luck this time.
Hammersmith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sousa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sousa tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammersmith is retaining full guard.
Sousa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammersmith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sousa wants to control from the top but Hammersmith keeps moving.
Sousa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sousa postures up in Hammersmith's guard and throws a big left but Hammersmith blocks it.
Hammersmith looking for a guillotine here but Sousa defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammersmith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hammersmith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sousa, into his guard.
Sousa working for a triangle but Hammersmith defends it easily.
Hammersmith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hammersmith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith tries for a kimura but Sousa is defending well.
Hammersmith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sousa, who protects the arm well.
Hammersmith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sousa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sousa tries to bench press Hammersmith off him but Hammersmith keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sousa looking for a sweep but Hammersmith has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sousa tries to hold on but Hammersmith pushes him away.
Hammersmith has control of Sousa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sousa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sousa wants to hold on but Hammersmith pushes him away.
Sousa regains half guard.
Hammersmith is working for a kimura but Sousa is defending it quite comfortably.
Sousa trying to hold on to Hammersmith's head to control him but Hammersmith postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sousa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sousa gets back to full guard.
Hammersmith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammersmith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hammersmith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammersmith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sousa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammersmith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damien Sousa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
A punch combination from Sousa misses.
Hammersmith shoots and misses
and Sousa counters with a single leg into guard. Hammersmith didn't expect that.
Hammersmith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sousa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sousa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hammersmith has his foot on Sousa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sousa works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammersmith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sousa is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sousa wants to control from the top but Hammersmith keeps moving.
Sousa throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sousa slips nicely into half guard.
Hammersmith wants to get back to full guard.
Sousa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammersmith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sousa pulls his head out easily.
Hammersmith wants to control but Sousa is keeping busy.
Sousa drops an elbow to the side of Hammersmith's head.
Sousa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sousa is trying to control. Hammersmith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sousa passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hammersmith wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Sousa doesn't have the hooks in and Hammersmith manages to turn into his guard.
Hammersmith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammersmith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sousa has his foot on Hammersmith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammersmith works his way back into a safe position though.
Kyle Hammersmith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammersmith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hammersmith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sousa is trying to keep Hammersmith in close.
Hammersmith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sousa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sousa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hammersmith is working for a submission of some sort.
Sousa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammersmith pulls his head out easily.
Hammersmith passes to full mount!
Sousa gets back to half guard.
Sousa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammersmith pulls his head out easily.
Hammersmith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyle Hammersmith!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
