PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay comes to the cage accompanied by Boom. Jordan Clay has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Clay
vs
Hammer

186 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay looks for a takedown but Hammer sprawls well.

Hammer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hammer is working Clay over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Clay wants to get back to his feet.
Clay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clay struggling a bit here.
Clay is trying to get back to half guard.
Hammer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay stops Hammer from passing to mount.
Hammer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Clay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Clay prevents Hammer from improving his position.
Hammer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hammer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clay passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Clay lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clay perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hammer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hammer.
Hammer wants to sweep here but Clay controlling him for the moment.
Hammer tries to strike from the bottom.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Clay trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Clay trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clay is not content to let Hammer control the position.
Clay is trying to maintain the position but Hammer is very close to passing his half guard.
Clay gets back to full guard.
Hammer works over Clay with some ground and pound from guard.
Clay will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammer landing with the ground and pound.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammer chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Clay is keeping the position.
Hammer distracts Clay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammer is in close to Clay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clay's head.
Hammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clay's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Hammer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hammer scores a takedown into full mount!
Hammer landing punches.
Hammer looking to finish Clay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clay!
Clay is trying desperately to improve position.
Clay tries to lock up and control but Hammer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Clay is looking to improve his position but Hammer isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Clay is in a horrible position here. Hammer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay is bucking up trying to escape but Hammer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay is bucking up trying to escape but Hammer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hammer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Clay can't escape the position.
Hammer dominating with strikes here.
Hammer landing strikes from the mount.
Clay is trying desperately to improve position.
Hammer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hammer lands a big shot there that rocks Clay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clay is trying to escape the mount.
Hammer looking to finish Clay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clay!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer landing strikes from the mount and Clay is in trouble!
Hammer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clay hang on?
Clay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammer lands with some strikes.
Clay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hammer dominating with strikes here.
Hammer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hammer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Clay tries to hold on but Hammer pushes him away.
Hammer working the ground and pound effectively.
Hammer is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Hammer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hammer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hammer lands a big shot there that rocks Clay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hammer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hammer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hammer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clay hang on?
Hammer landing strikes from the mount and Clay is in trouble!
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hammer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clay?
Clay wants to control but Hammer is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay is trying to escape the mount.
Clay wants to control but Hammer is having none of it.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the head.
Maximus Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clay is in a horrible position here. Hammer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hammer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hammer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hammer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hammer cracks Clay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hammer scoring with strikes but Clay is staying in there.
Hammer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hammer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Clay is looking to improve his position but Hammer isn't that keen on the idea.
Hammer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Clay looks a forlorn figure.
Clay is working to get back to half guard.
Hammer landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Hammer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
You get the feeling that Clay really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hammer breaks from Clay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hammer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hammer scoring with strikes but Clay is staying in there.
Hammer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Clay is looking to get to half guard.
Clay is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Hammer.
Hammer with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Clay flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hammer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hammer blocks Clay's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hammer lands a heavy elbow.
Hammer working the ground and pound effectively.
Hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hammer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clay?
Clay is bucking up trying to escape but Hammer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hammer with good strikes from the mount here!
Clay is in a horrible position here. Hammer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer unloading with bombs!
Hammer with good strikes from the mount here!
Hammer unloading with bombs!
Hammer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jordan Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer working the ground and pound effectively.
Hammer landing shots from mount.
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hammer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hammer blocks Clay's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

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.
Hammer lands a big elbow.
Hammer lands a big shot there that rocks Clay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hammer unloading with bombs!
Hammer looking to finish Clay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clay!
Hammer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clay?
Clay wants to get back to his feet.
Hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Clay trying desperately to get to his feet.
Maximus Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clay can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammer 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Hammer!