PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keeping Promises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Keeping Promises has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Promises
vs
Ham

185 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keeping Promises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Ham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Promises fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ham shoots in for a takedown but Promises shows good takedown defense.
Promises fails with an attempt to clinch.
Promises tries to clinch there but Ham circles away.

Ham gets a double leg takedown into Promises's guard.
Ham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham pushing down on Promises's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Promises knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ham on the ground.
Ham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Promises avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.
Ham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Promises's head.
Promises keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Promises defending well though.
Ham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ham winds up and cracks Promises with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ham scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Promises is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham is nestled in close to Promises, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Promises avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.
Ham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ham drops an elbow to the side of Promises's head.
Ham lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ham looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Promises avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ham.
Ham working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham slips a nice elbow through Promises's hands, connecting with Promises's forehead.

Ham maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Promises could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ham has cracked it and Promises is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ham!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Ham!