PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M C Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomas Araya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammer comes to the cage accompanied by M.C. Hammer: U Cant Touch This. Araya has chosen Slayer - Angel of Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

C Hammer
vs
Araya

181 cm
26
186 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, M C Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomas Araya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araya fakes the leg kick and cracks Hammer in the body.
Araya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Hammer wants to slow Araya down by chopping away at his legs.
Araya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Araya scores with a nice right hand.
Araya swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Araya throws a big shot that misses.
Araya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammer takes a step back to recover.
Araya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammer.
Araya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Hammer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hammer rushes Araya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Araya lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Araya avoids it by throwing Hammer back against the cage.
Araya can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Araya.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Araya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Araya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hammer is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Araya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Araya misses with a body shot.
Araya swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Donk. Araya catches Hammer right on the button with a cross.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Araya ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Araya.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammer.
Araya landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Araya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Araya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Araya lands a high kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Araya.
A nice leg kick lands there from Araya.
A slapping leg kick lands for Araya.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Araya connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Araya connects with a body shot.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Araya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Araya. Araya obviously looking to wear him down.
Araya tries to clinch but Hammer moves out of range.
Araya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hammer. That did some damage!
Araya misses with a shot to the body
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Araya misses with a two punch combination.
A good leg kick by Araya.
Hammer needs to keep his hands up - Araya had a free shot at his head there.
Hammer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Araya. Araya obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomas Araya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araya scores with a leg kick.
Araya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Araya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hammer has time to react.
Hammer moves out of range of the body kick from Araya.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Araya.
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Araya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hammer if he has to take too many more of those.
Araya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araya with a jab.
Araya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Araya scores with a sloppy right hand. Hammer should have avoided that one.
Araya throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
Hammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Araya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Araya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Araya cracks the inside of Hammer's front leg.
Araya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Araya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Araya tries to clinch there but Hammer circles away.
Hammer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araya lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Araya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Araya lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Araya. That's going to slow Hammer down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Araya.
An inside leg kick lands from Araya.
Hammer walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Araya. That snapped Hammer's head back.
Araya scores with a kick to the body.
Araya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammer's calf.
Araya tests Hammer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Araya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Araya feints and then cracks Hammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hammer down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Araya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Araya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammer.
Araya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Araya, right into the meat.

Araya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Araya.

Araya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Araya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Araya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Araya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Araya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hammer swivels and escapes.
Araya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Araya wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Hammer keeps the fight on the outside.
Araya dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hammer. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Araya, right into the meat.
Hammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Araya connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hammer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Araya - the referee stops the clock and Hammer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Araya. Hammer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Araya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Araya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammer's sensitive parts.
Araya throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.
Hammer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Araya thumps Hammer with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Araya.
A slapping leg kick lands for Araya.
A thudding body kick lands there by Araya!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Araya clinches up with Hammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Araya.
Araya crunches a lovely knee into Hammer's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Araya.
Araya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Araya lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hammer fails to land.
Araya lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araya misses with a knee to the head.
Araya lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hammer or not.
Hammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Araya fails to land.
Araya lands a shoulder strike.
Araya gets through Hammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Araya.
A right hand to the body from Araya.
Araya working aggressively here.
Araya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Araya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Araya.
Araya lands a body shot.
Araya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Araya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammer is trying to stall.
Tomas Araya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Araya.
Araya pushes Hammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Araya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Araya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Araya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Araya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammers head.
Hammer trying to stall but Araya improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Araya digs a right hand into Hammer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammer's gas tank.
Araya lands a nice shot to the body.
Araya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hammers head.
Araya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Araya lands with a right to the head.
Hammer trying to stall but Araya improves his position.
Nice body punch from Araya - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Araya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Araya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Araya manages to break the clinch.
Araya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Araya looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Araya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Araya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tomas Araya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Araya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Araya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Araya buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Araya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Araya clinches with his opponent.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Araya uses good head movement to avoid it.

Araya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Araya cracks the inside of Hammer's front leg.
Araya scoring well with a low kick there.
Araya connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Araya.
Araya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hammer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Araya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Araya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Araya.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Araya throws a front kick aimed at Hammer's knee but Hammer avoids it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Araya. Hammer shrugs it off though.
Hammer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Araya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

No joy there for Araya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Araya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hammer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A good leg kick by Araya.
Araya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Araya is looking to chop away at Hammer's legs.
Araya throws the kick towards the body but Hammer avoids it.
M C Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araya scores with a decent looking hook.
Araya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hammer misses with the combination.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Araya avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Araya.
Araya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a double jab
and Araya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Araya misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Araya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Araya jabs Hammer right on the nose. Hammer blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Araya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Araya throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.
Araya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammer moves away.
Araya lands a body shot.
Araya lands with a cross.
Araya connects with a high kick.
Araya fakes the leg kick and cracks Hammer in the body.
Araya is looking to clinch but Hammer is avoiding it.

Araya drives through and clinches with Hammer against the cage.

Araya manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Araya.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
M C Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Araya clinches.
Araya scores with a hook to the body.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Araya.
Araya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Araya.
Hammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Araya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hammer's face.

Araya breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Araya rushes Hammer and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Araya is working Hammer over against the cage.
Araya connects with a knee to the head.
Araya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Araya lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammer.
A right hand to the body from Araya.
A body shot lands from Araya.
A knee to the head by Araya.
Hammer avoiding damage as Araya throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Araya.
Hammer misses with some punches.
Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Araya avoids it by throwing Hammer back against the cage.

Araya breaks the clinch.
Araya misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araya misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Hammer throws a jab but it's blocked by Araya.
Araya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hammer's sensitive parts.
Araya scores with a leg kick.
Araya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Araya.
Hammer blocks a low kick nicely.
Araya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Araya defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Araya.
A big right from Araya misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Araya throws a leg kick
and Hammer counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Araya.
Hammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Araya is looking to slow Hammer down with leg kicks.
Araya misses with a wild body shot.
Araya throws a wild body kick that Hammer sees coming a mile off.
Araya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammer.
Araya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Araya swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab lands there for Araya.
Araya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Araya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Araya tries to clinch up.
Araya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hammer's calf.
Good leg kick by Araya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Araya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Araya has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Araya!