PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between leon hamerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Emmure - When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

hamerson
vs
Ma

176 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, leon hamerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Ma!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ma drives through and clinches with hamerson against the cage.
Ma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. hamerson smiles and moves away.

Ma takes the fight into the clinch.
hamerson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
hamerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
hamerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

hamerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Will Ma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
leon hamerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Ma.

hamerson moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

hamerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
hamerson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

hamerson has Ma up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hamerson pressing his opponent against the cage.
hamerson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ma fails to pull guard.
hamerson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ma blocks it with crossed arms.

hamerson breaks the clinch.
hamerson slips a jab and a cross from Ma.

hamerson has taken the fight to the clinch.
hamerson lands an elbow inside.
hamerson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
hamerson lands an elbow inside that Ma shrugs off.

hamerson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

hamerson moves into the clinch.
hamerson lands a hook to the side of the head.

hamerson breaks from the clinch.
Ma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but hamerson swivels and escapes.

hamerson closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hamerson crunches a lovely knee into Ma's ribcage.
Ma looks gassed!
hamerson leaning his opponent against the cage.
hamerson lands an elbow inside.
Ma is looking to break free of the clinch but hamerson has double underhooks.
hamerson lands a hook that snaps the head of Ma backwards.
Ma is trying to force a seperation but hamerson has the dominant position.
hamerson stalling in the clinch.
Ma misses with a knee strike.
Ma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ma looking to stall.
hamerson lands an elbow just above Ma 's eye.
hamerson scores a nice knee to the body.
hamerson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ma blocks an elbow strike from hamerson.
A right hand to the body from hamerson.
hamerson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from hamerson.
hamerson cracks Ma with a nice body shot.
Ma is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. hamerson is defending well for now.
Ma looking for a takedown.
hamerson with a knee to the head.
hamerson landing knees to the body.
hamerson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
hamerson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
hamerson lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for hamerson.
hamerson landing knees to the body.

hamerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ma shoots in for a takedown but hamerson shows good takedown defense.

hamerson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

hamerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
hamerson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ma fails with the takedown.
hamerson lands a right hook to the body.

hamerson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ma, pushing him back against the cage.
Ma wants to get back to striking at distance but hamerson won't allow it.
The referee calls for hamerson to work.
Knees to the body from hamerson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hamerson has Ma pushed against the cage.
Ma tries to break free but hamerson pushes him back against the cage.
hamerson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for hamerson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

leon hamerson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ma is trying hard to land a takedown here. hamerson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
hamerson tries to bum rush Ma with a series of wild strikes but Ma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ma fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but hamerson avoids it really well and circles away.
Ma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around hamerson's waist but hamerson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ma off to one side.
leon hamerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Ma.

hamerson forces Ma back against the cage and clinches.
hamerson tries to land a knee to the head but Ma blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hamerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
hamerson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ma avoids the damage to the body.

hamerson manages to break the clinch.

hamerson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ma is trying to maintain a safe position but hamerson gets an underhook and turns Ma into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

hamerson breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ma shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ma was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
hamerson wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Ma.
Ma is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hamerson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ma looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ma can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as hamerson is looking to escape.
Ma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
hamerson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hamerson wants to hold on but Ma pushes him away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ma with the ground and pound from mount.
Ma controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ma landing strikes from the mount and hamerson is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
hamerson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ma looking to control but hamerson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ma sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four 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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Will Ma hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ma misses with a double jab
and hamerson counters with a series of strikes. Ma will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ma tries for a takedown but hamerson circles away easily

and hamerson counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ma tries to improve position but can't.
hamerson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ma tries to improve position but can't.
hamerson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Will Ma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ma has his takedown stuffed

and hamerson moves into the clinch.
leon hamerson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
hamerson connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ma.
Ma dodges an elbow strike from hamerson.
hamerson lands an elbow inside that Ma shrugs off.

hamerson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ma misses with a takedown attempt

and hamerson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
hamerson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
hamerson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

hamerson manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

hamerson moves into the clinch successfully.
hamerson gets underhooks to prevent Ma's takedown attempt.
leon hamerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Ma.
A hook to the body from hamerson.
hamerson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hamerson works on Ma's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hamerson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
hamerson lands a knee to the body.
hamerson lands an uppercut.
hamerson connects with a knee to the head.
Ma wants to get back to striking at distance but hamerson won't allow it.
hamerson is pressed up against the cage. Ma has hold of a leg and is looking to drag hamerson down to the mat. hamerson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Ma tries to sprawl but hamerson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
hamerson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
hamerson looking to control but Ma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

hamerson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ma has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
hamerson controlling his opponent.
hamerson with shots to the head and body - Ma looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ma wants to hold on but hamerson pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ma is squirming around, avoiding hamerson's attempts to control the action.
Ma wants to hold on but hamerson pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

hamerson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ma turns into him and now he's in hamerson's guard.

Ma drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ma jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
hamerson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ma controls the pace.
Ma pushes down on hamerson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
hamerson is trying to stand up here but Ma is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hamerson is not content to let Ma control the position.
hamerson is trying to stand.
Ma wants to pass to mount but hamerson is defending the position.
Ma stalling.
hamerson is refusing to be controlled, as Ma sits in half guard.

Will Ma has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
hamerson is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
leon hamerson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think hamerson 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... leon hamerson!