PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thors Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Legstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hammer
vs
Legstrong

177 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thors Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Legstrong!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Legstrong misses.
Hammer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Thors Hammer has been cut.
Legstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt
and Legstrong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Legstrong throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hammer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hammer postures up and lands a big shot to Legstrong's brow.
Legstrong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Legstrong is trying to control the position but Hammer postures up.

Legstrong looking for a guillotine here but Hammer defends easily.

Legstrong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Legstrong controls Hammer momentarily but Hammer frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Legstrong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hammer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Legstrong.
Hammer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hammer looks up at the clock and then as Legstrong takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hammer smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Legstrong is trying to control Hammer's posture but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Legstrong to see if he's OK.
Legstrong can't do much from the bottom here.
Hammer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Legstrong struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legstrong struggling a bit here.
The ground and pound from Hammer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hammer working away.
Hammer is trying to move to mount but Legstrong reverses beautifully and ends up in Hammer's guard.
Hammer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legstrong is one step ahead there.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hammer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to sweep here but Legstrong controlling him for the moment.

Legstrong drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hammer dives on top into guard.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Legstrong keeps moving.
Hammer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Legstrong trying to keep a closed guard but Hammer is proving a slippery customer.
Legstrong is pulling down on Hammer's head to control his posture.

Legstrong working for a triangle but Hammer defends it easily.
Hammer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legstrong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammer throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer lands a couple of elbows.
Hammer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hammer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Legstrong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thors Hammer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hammer misses with a takedown
and Legstrong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legstrong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Legstrong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hammer moves out of range as Legstrong throws a body kick.
Hammer misses with a takedown
and Legstrong counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thors Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt
and Legstrong counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Legstrong lands a really nice looking cross but Hammer seems unphased.

Thors Hammer's cut is getting worse.
Legstrong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Legstrong lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Hammer out cold! Hammer is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lance Legstrong!
Lance Legstrong decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.