PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Hammerstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isee Deadpeople (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin Hammerstein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hammerstein
vs
Deadpeople

180 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franklin Hammerstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isee Deadpeople!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deadpeople pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hammerstein back to the cage. Deadpeople follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hammerstein is defended easily by Deadpeople.
Hammerstein throws a jab when Deadpeople was well out of range.
Deadpeople getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hammerstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Deadpeople manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hammerstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hammerstein misses with a double jab
and Deadpeople counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deadpeople lands with a hook. Hammerstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hammerstein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Deadpeople manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammerstein dodges the punch combination from Deadpeople.
Nice sprawl there from Deadpeople as Hammerstein shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Hammerstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadpeople listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hammerstein shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Deadpeople but Deadpeople pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Isee Deadpeople is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deadpeople comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hammerstein misses with a head kick.
Hammerstein tries to clinch but Deadpeople is having none of it.
Hammerstein shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hammerstein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammerstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deadpeople swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein shoots in and drives through. Deadpeople sprawls well.
Hammerstein is breathing heavily.

Hammerstein closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammerstein working hard to break the clinch.
Hammerstein tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Deadpeople smiles and moves away.
Hammerstein tries to clinch but Deadpeople moves away
and Deadpeople connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Deadpeople. Those never looked like landing.
Deadpeople checks the leg kick.
Hammerstein moves to clinch but Deadpeople breaks away
and Deadpeople counters with a three punch combo that has Hammerstein backing up. Hammerstein nods at Deadpeople to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deadpeople lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franklin Hammerstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deadpeople with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deadpeople cracks Hammerstein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Deadpeople stalks Hammerstein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hammerstein's face. Hammerstein staggers backwards, shaken.
Deadpeople looks to land a combination. Hammerstein sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deadpeople closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Deadpeople with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Deadpeople fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammerstein on the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Deadpeople!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deadpeople scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammerstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Deadpeople lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hammerstein dodges the punch combination from Deadpeople.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Hammerstein checks a low kick from Deadpeople.
Hammerstein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hammerstein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hammerstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerstein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deadpeople is fending him off so far but Hammerstein persists. Nope, Deadpeople circles away and we're back to standing.
Deadpeople shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hammerstein eats them both and turns towards Deadpeople to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Deadpeople has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deadpeople throws a series of punches but Hammerstein avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isee Deadpeople 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.

Deadpeople lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hammerstein fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Deadpeople avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammerstein is looking to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hammerstein. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Deadpeople avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick from Hammerstein misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Deadpeople scores with a four punch combination!
Deadpeople throws a head kick but Hammerstein moves out of range.
Hammerstein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deadpeople sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab, jab by Deadpeople - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerstein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hammerstein throws a head kick that misses.
Deadpeople scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammerstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Hammerstein shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deadpeople sprawls well. Deadpeople wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammerstein gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Hammerstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Deadpeople. That snapped Hammerstein's head back.
Hammerstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deadpeople swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deadpeople throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammerstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Deadpeople throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammerstein.
Deadpeople's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hammerstein under the eye.
Hammerstein checks the leg kick.
Hammerstein walks into a jab.
Deadpeople connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deadpeople lands with a shot to the body.
Hammerstein tries to score with a low kick but Deadpeople moves his leg out of the way.
Isee Deadpeople seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hammerstein shoots in but Deadpeople avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Deadpeople!
Deadpeople connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hammerstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deadpeople sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hammerstein somewhat.
Deadpeople moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Franklin Hammerstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deadpeople throws a right hand that Hammerstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammerstein also avoids with ease.
Hammerstein misses with a hook. Deadpeople ducked under it nicely.
Deadpeople changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deadpeople lands with a shot to the body.
Deadpeople moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deadpeople lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deadpeople lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammerstein at a distance.
Hammerstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Deadpeople walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hammerstein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Deadpeople lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isee Deadpeople showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hammerstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Hammerstein shoots in for a double leg but Deadpeople sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammerstein tries to clinch up but Deadpeople circles away and keeps his distance.
Deadpeople stuffs the takedown attempt from Hammerstein. Hammerstein gets slowly back to his feet.
Deadpeople comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Deadpeople circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammerstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deadpeople scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hammerstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deadpeople lands with a nice combination. Hammerstein backs away looking to recover.
Deadpeople scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deadpeople lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hammerstein takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Deadpeople throws out a powerful jab.
Deadpeople shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hammerstein eats them both and turns towards Deadpeople to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hammerstein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hammerstein takes a jab right on the kisser.
Deadpeople stuns Hammerstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deadpeople moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Deadpeople throws a series of punches but Hammerstein moves out of range.
Deadpeople moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Deadpeople.
Hammerstein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deadpeople can pounce on him.
Deadpeople pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deadpeople fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deadpeople misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deadpeople connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deadpeople scores with a hook to the body. Hammerstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hammerstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hammerstein takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerstein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deadpeople.
Deadpeople looks to land a combination. Hammerstein sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Deadpeople feints a jab promting Hammerstein to slip. Deadpeople then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hammerstein slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Deadpeople lands a really nice looking cross but Hammerstein seems unphased.
Deadpeople connects with a right hand. Hammerstein shakes it off.
Hammerstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deadpeople scores with a one two! Hammerstein had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deadpeople circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammerstein shoots in looking for a takedown but Deadpeople manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hammerstein's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franklin Hammerstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deadpeople takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Deadpeople connects with the punch.
Hammerstein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hammerstein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deadpeople lands with a nice body punch.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Deadpeople.
Franklin Hammerstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deadpeople moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isee Deadpeople comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Deadpeople 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isee Deadpeople!