PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiav Alvy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hammil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammil has chosen This Fire Burns as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Alvy
vs
Hammil

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jiav Alvy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Hammil!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammil lands a slapping body shot.
Hammil lands with a kick to the temple. Alvy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jiav Alvy has been cut.
Hammil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammil connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hammil doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvy circles away.

Alvy gets a double leg takedown into Hammil's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvy tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammil is retaining full guard.
Hammil has momentary wrist control but Alvy slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvy throws a big right hand that misses.
Alvy throws a strike but Hammil rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alvy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alvy tries to get out of the position.
Hammil is looking to stand up but Alvy won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammil is in close to Alvy's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Alvy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alvy is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Hammil as Alvy shoots in.
Alvy shoots for a double leg takedown but Hammil sprawls well. He's pushed Alvy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alvy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammil lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alvy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hammil.
Hammil lands a two punch combo.
Alvy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammil.
Hammil tries to clinch there but Alvy circles away.
Hammil doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvy circles away.
Hammil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hammil shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alvy eats them both and turns towards Hammil to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jiav Alvy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammil lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hammil.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hammil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alvy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammil counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiav Alvy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alvy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammil as he avoids it easily.
Hammil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammil sprawls well. Hammil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvy gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hammil circles away.
Alvy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hammil moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hammil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammil wants to clinch up but Alvy keeps it at a distance.
Hammil throws a nice head kick!
Hammil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alvy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Hammil as Alvy shoots in.
Hammil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alvy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammil.
Alvy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammil defends it nicely.
Alvy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammil.
Alvy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammil as he jumps to the side.
Alvy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hammil tries to clinch but Alvy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Hammil darts in and clinches Alvy up against the cage.
Alvy prevents Hammil from breaking the clinch.
Hammil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvy.
Hammil can't break the clinch.
Hammil is trying to break the clinch but Alvy has him pressed against the cage.
Alvy tries for a takedown but Hammil manages to get underhooks.
Hammil has had enough of the clinch but Alvy keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Hammil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammil is pressed up against the cage. Alvy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hammil down to the mat. Hammil avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alvy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammil sprawls well. Hammil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alvy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammil scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hammil.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Hammil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jiav Alvy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hammil works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alvy looks for a takedown but Hammil sprawls well.

Hammil gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alvy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alvy trying to move into half guard but instead Hammil has managed to sweep!
Alvy is looking to stand up but Hammil isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammil is looking to stand up but Alvy won't let him.
Alvy wants to stand and escape but Hammil is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alvy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alvy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hammil with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammil lands a leg kick that knocks Alvy off balance momentarily.
Hammil connects with a body shot that sends Alvy's belly button to the back.
Alvy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammil avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiav Alvy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alvy shoots for a takedown but Hammil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hammil connects with a body shot.
Mike Hammil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammil's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hammil duly obliges.
Hammil scores with a push kick.
Horrible takedown by Alvy or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammil which made him look bad.
Hammil wants to clinch.

Hammil clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Hammil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hammil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvy is trying to drag Hammil to the mat but Hammil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Hammil breaks the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hammil.

Alvy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Alvy misses with a head shot. Hammil uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvy is working Hammil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alvy thows a big elbow that misses.
Alvy throws and elbow that misses. Hammil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alvy's guard. Nice move by Hammil!

Alvy has his feet on Hammil's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hammil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammil sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammil slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvy, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammil throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alvy's head.
Alvy shoots in for a takedown but Hammil shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jiav Alvy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alvy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammil as he avoids it easily.
Hammil lands with a kick to the temple. Alvy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hammil doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvy circles away.
Alvy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hammil scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from Hammil as Alvy shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvy.
Hammil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mike Hammil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammil moves in looking to clinch but Alvy pushes him off.
Alvy shoots in for a double leg but Hammil sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammil fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Hammil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jiav Alvy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Alvy shoots in and drives through. Hammil sprawls well.
Hammil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvy shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammil tries to sprawl out of it but Alvy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammil fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammil is looking to clinch but Alvy is avoiding it.
Hammil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammil tries to clinch up.
Hammil tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammil lands a high kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alvy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammil.
Nice sprawl there from Hammil as Alvy shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiav Alvy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammil tries to clinch but Alvy moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hammil.
Alvy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alvy closes the distance and clinches up with Hammil, looking for a takedown. Alvy pushes Hammil against the cage but Hammil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hammil tries to clinch up but Alvy circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hammil.
Alvy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hammil.
Hammil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hammil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice takedown defense from Hammil. No joy for Alvy on that attempt.
Hammil is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alvy rather than just go for the knockout.
Alvy fails to land the takedown.
Alvy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammil stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammil wants it to stay on the feet.
Hammil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hammil stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvy. Alvy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammil tries to clinch there but Alvy circles away.
Alvy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Alvy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hammil looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Alvy with the ground and pound but Hammil regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alvy slips a nice elbow through Hammil's hands, connecting with Hammil's forehead.
Alvy thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hammil to regain full guard.
Hammil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvy trying to move into half guard but instead Hammil has managed to sweep!
Alvy wants to stand up but Hammil is controlling him.

Alvy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hammil wants to clinch up but Alvy keeps it at a distance.
Alvy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammil lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alvy backs up against the cage.
Hammil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hammil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hammil keeps Alvy at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvy looking to score a takedown here. Hammil is defending well but Alvy drives through and ends up in Hammil's guard.
Hammil has momentary wrist control but Alvy slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alvy throws and elbow that misses. Hammil uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alvy's guard. Nice move by Hammil!
Hammil prevents Alvy from getting back to his feet.

Alvy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hammil off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jiav Alvy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hammil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammil is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammil lands with a kick to the temple. Alvy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Hammil.
I've got Hammil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hammil!