PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aha Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aha Dark acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Hamilton
vs
Dark

172 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Domenic Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aha Dark!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hamilton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dark misses with an elbow over the top.
Dark lands an elbow just above Hamilton 's eye.

It looks like Domenic Hamilton has been cut.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hamilton moves into the clinch.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dark wants to clinch but Hamilton slips to the side
and Hamilton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dark's knee momentarily.
Dark darts in trying to clinch
letting Hamilton counter with a right hand.
Dark tries to clinch but Hamilton is having none of it.
Hamilton misses with a head kick.

Hamilton has Dark up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dark moves in looking to clinch but Hamilton pushes him off.
Dark closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamilton counters with a solid body kick.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hamilton closes the distance and pushes Dark back into the cage.
Hamilton can't get the takedown.

Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dark tries to clinch there but Hamilton circles away.

Hamilton drives through and clinches with Dark against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dark throws an elbow that misses.
Dark lands a nice elbow.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hamilton clinches with his opponent.
Dark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamilton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domenic Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dark to keep the fight standing.
Hamilton has Dark pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dark manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dark comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dark wants to clinch.
Hamilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Dark.
Hamilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Dark.
Aha Dark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark darts in trying to clinch
and Hamilton counters with a straight right hand.

Dark has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hamilton moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dark throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Domenic Hamilton's cut is getting worse.
Hamilton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dark lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Hamilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Domenic Hamilton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamilton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aha Dark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dark stuffs the takedown.

Hamilton forces Dark back against the cage and clinches.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dark wants to clinch
and Hamilton counters with a stiff right hand.

Hamilton clinches up with Dark and pushes him back against the cage.
Hamilton tries to score a body lock takedown but Dark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hamilton breaks the clinch.
Dark tries to clinch but Hamilton moves out of range.

Dark clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domenic Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dark misses with an elbow strike.
Hamilton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dark fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dark forces Hamilton back against the cage and clinches.

Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Dark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown. Dark tries to sprawl out of it but Hamilton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark wants to clinch up but Hamilton keeps it at a distance.
Dark tries to clinch but Hamilton is having none of it.
Dark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton swats away the attempt to clinch by Dark.

Hamilton moves into range and clinches up with Dark.
Hamilton blocks an elbow strike.
Dark lands an elbow just above Hamilton 's eye.

Jeez, Domenic Hamilton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Domenic Hamilton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dark misses with an elbow over the top.
Hamilton is trying to drag Dark to the mat but Dark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dark throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hamilton breaks the clinch.

Dark closes the distance and clinches.
Hamilton tries to pull guard but Dark holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamilton drops back down to his feet.
Hamilton dodges an elbow strike from Dark.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton blocks an elbow strike.
Hamilton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hamilton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dark wants to clinch.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dark clinches up with Hamilton and pushes him back against the cage.
Dark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Hamilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dark has taken the fight to the clinch.

Hamilton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hamilton moves into the clinch.

Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hamilton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dark rushes Hamilton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hamilton blocks an elbow strike from Dark.
Dark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hamilton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dark walks away with a smile on his face. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dark pushes Hamilton up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dark throws an elbow but misses.
Dark pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dark stops a takedown attempt from Hamilton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Domenic Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dark is defending well.
Hamilton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dark throws an elbow but it misses.

Hamilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dark closes the distance and clinches.

Hamilton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamilton circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dark gets a clinch.

Hamilton breaks from the clinch.
Dark is looking to clinch but Hamilton is avoiding it.
Dark fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamilton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dark wants to clinch up but Hamilton keeps it at a distance.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamilton paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hamilton rushes Dark and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark throws an elbow that misses.
Dark lands a nice elbow.
Dark looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dark lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Domenic Hamilton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aha Dark!