PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Van Beethoven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turo Hamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Beethoven comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven-Symphony 7. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Van Beethoven
vs
Hamara

213 cm
29
277 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

201 cm
28
286 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Cynical Truth Vegas

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turo Hamara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamara slips under a jab from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Beethoven looks to land a left hand but Hamara moved out of range nicely.
Hamara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hamara throws a hook but Van Beethoven avoids it easily.
Van Beethoven lands a body shot.
Van Beethoven slips a straight right by Hamara.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Beethoven staying out of range there.
Hamara misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been informed that Hamara has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hamara swings widly with a right hand
and Van Beethoven counters with a good, hard body kick but Hamara shrugs it off.
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!
Van Beethoven misses with a leg kick.
Van Beethoven missing with a left hand there. Hamara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hamara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamara thows a leg kick but Van Beethoven checks it
and Van Beethoven counters with a straight right hand.
Hamara scores with a nice strike.
Van Beethoven is looking to slow Hamara down with leg kicks.
Hamara misses with the combination.
Hamara misses the body punch
and Van Beethoven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hamara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamara.
Van Beethoven misses with the combination.
Van Beethoven throws a body kick that misses.
Van Beethoven cracks a nice hook into Hamara's ribs.
Van Beethoven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hamara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Beethoven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hamara scrambles back to his feet.
Van Beethoven needs to keep his hands up - Hamara had a free shot at his head there.
Hamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Beethoven scores with a push kick.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hamara just misses with a punch to the body.
Hamara stuns Van Beethoven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hamara takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hamara.
Van Beethoven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamara.
Van Beethoven lands with a straight right. Hamara didn't see that one coming.
Van Beethoven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hamara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Beethoven lands with a shot to the body.
Hamara looks winded!
Van Beethoven thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven lands with a nice body kick.
Van Beethoven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hamara's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Van Beethoven blocks the low kick.
A big left from Van Beethoven misses.
Van Beethoven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hamara lands with a nice body punch.
Van Beethoven defending well as Hamara loads up on a big left hand.
Hamara misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Beethoven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Beethoven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hamara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hamara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Beethoven lands a leg kick that knocks Hamara off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hamara blocks the low kick.
Van Beethoven throws a leg kick but Hamara checks it.
Van Beethoven missing with a left hand there. Hamara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Beethoven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamara lands an overhand right.
Hamara misses with a wild body shot.
Hamara throws a jab when Van Beethoven was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Beethoven . Hamara does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven is looking to slow Hamara down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamara takes one to the side of the head.
Van Beethoven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Beethoven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Beethoven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Van Beethoven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Beethoven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hamara misses with a hook. Van Beethoven ducked under it nicely.
Hamara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Beethoven misses the jab.
Van Beethoven thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Beethoven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hamara.
Van Beethoven is looking to chop away at Hamara's legs.
Hamara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hamara misses with a body shot.
Van Beethoven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hamara's head backwards.
Van Beethoven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hamaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Beethoven is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Beethoven .
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!
Van Beethoven throws a body kick that misses
letting Hamara counter with a right hand.
Hamara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beethoven wants to slow Hamara down by chopping away at his legs.
Hamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamara.
A head kick misses from Van Beethoven .
Hamara sizes up Van Beethoven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hamara lands a slapping body shot.
Van Beethoven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hamara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Beethoven lunges at Hamara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamara's hand.
Van Beethoven just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Beethoven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A lazy body kick from Hamara
and Van Beethoven counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamara is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamara is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Beethoven motions for Hamara to come forward. Van Beethoven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beethoven misses with a body shot.
Hamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Beethoven .
Hamara throws a front kick aimed at Van Beethoven 's knee but Van Beethoven avoids it well.
Hamara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Beethoven .
Hamara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Beethoven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamara.
Van Beethoven fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Beethoven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van Beethoven connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamara. Hamara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hamara throws the left hand but Van Beethoven avoids the punch easily.
Hamara moves away from the strike by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamara moves away.
Hamara misses with a few strikes there.
Van Beethoven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamara.
Wolfgang Van Beethoven is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamara avoids the body shot from Van Beethoven .
Jab by Hamara.
Van Beethoven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot by Van Beethoven .
Van Beethoven scores with a spinning back kick!

Van Beethoven lands a big right hand that sends Hamara crashing to the mat! Van Beethoven stays standing though and waves Hamara back to his feet!

Hamara is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Beethoven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hamara is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Beethoven finish him?
Van Beethoven cracks Hamara with a left hook right on the temple and Hamara goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Van Beethoven lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Hamara is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wolfgang Van Beethoven !
As Wolfgang Van Beethoven got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you thank you! You were a wonderful audience! '.