PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brenton Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammy Hamerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammy Hamerson has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sharp
vs
Hamerson

218 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brenton Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammy Hamerson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamerson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sharp.
Sharp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sharp drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sharp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hamerson has a closed guard, preventing Sharp from standing up.
Sharp postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hammy Hamerson.
Sharp lands with a nice body kick.
Hamerson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sharp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamerson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sharp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hamerson defends it nicely.
Hamerson tries to bum rush Sharp with a series of wild strikes but Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hamerson defends well and Sharp ends up having to push Hamerson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenton Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sharp lands a takedown into guard.
Hamerson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hamerson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharp engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hamerson is trying to control the position but Sharp postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammy Hamerson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Hamerson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hamerson trying to mount his opponent but Sharp defends it.
Hamerson not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sharp is not content to let Hamerson control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hammy Hamerson was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Hamerson gets a takedown into half guard.
Hamerson prevents Sharp from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamerson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sharp!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hammy Hamerson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hamerson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamerson controlling the position from side mount.
Sharp is trying to control Hamerson's posture but Hamerson avoids it.
Sharp stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
We've been informed that Hamerson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamerson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Hamerson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sharp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hamerson looking to pass the guard.
Sharp wants to stand but Hamerson is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamerson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharp is controlling Hamerson's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Brenton Sharp has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sharp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hamerson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sharp to the ground. Hamerson is now in Sharp's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sharp is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sharp prevents Hamerson from getting the reversal.
Sharp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Sharp is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hamerson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hamerson shrugs it off.
Hamerson tries to reverse the position but Sharp maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamerson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sharp prevents Hamerson from improving his position.
Hamerson is trying is best to control the position here.
Hamerson wants to control but Sharp is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Sharp seems to be working for a kimura but Hamerson defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamerson wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hammy Hamerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hamerson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sharp napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Hamerson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sharp is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hamerson laying and praying for a moment but Sharp takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hamerson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sharp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hamerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamerson trying to control from Sharp's half guard. Sharp has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sharp wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hamerson throws an elbow that misses. Sharp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamerson's guard. Nice move by Sharp!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sharp gets to his feet. Hamerson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Sharp closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hamerson did well to prevent Sharp getting side control.
Sharp wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamerson keeps working.
Sharp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sharp is taking a breather. Hamerson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamerson tries to roll over but Sharp keeps him under control.
Sharp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brenton Sharp wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Sharp closes the distance and clinches.
Sharp wants to take the fight to the mat but Hamerson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sharp tries to pull guard but Hamerson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sharp jumps guard but Hamerson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brenton Sharp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamerson landing knees to the head.

Sharp is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hamerson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sharp to the mat. Sharp regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamerson wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hamerson controlling from the top position.

Hammy Hamerson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Hamerson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hammy Hamerson.
I've got Hamerson 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hammy Hamerson!