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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bro Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spray Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bro Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spray Norte!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ham.
Ham moves into range and clinches up with Norte.
Norte stops a takedown attempt from Ham.
Ham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Norte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bro Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norte trying to stall but Ham improves his position.
Norte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Norte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Norte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ham fails to pull guard.
Norte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bro Ham has been cut.
Norte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norte prevents the takedown attempt.
Ham is breathing heavily.
Ham takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norte misses with a knee strike.
Norte misses with an elbow over the top.
Norte prevents the takedown attempt.
Norte lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Norte throws an elbow that misses.
Norte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ham managing to block the knees to the body from Norte.
Norte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ham blocks the elbow strike.
Norte misses with an elbow strike.
Norte lands a nice elbow.
Bro Ham's cut is getting worse.
Norte pushes off an throws an elbow but Ham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Norte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norte misses with a knee to the head.
Ham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ham wants a takedown but no success here.
Ham tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norte smiles and moves away.
Norte forces Ham back against the cage and clinches.
Ham gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Norte had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Norte Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ham's back instead.
Norte keeps control of the position as Ham tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ham defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ham trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ham turns into Norte and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham tries to free his leg and advance position but Norte is retaining full guard.
Ham is working Norte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ham controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ham throwing strikes but missing.
Ham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ham working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ham wants to control from the top but Norte keeps moving.
Ham with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Norte is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ham, into his guard.
Ham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norte is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spray Norte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bro Ham's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ham fails with a takedown attempt.
Norte darts in trying to clinch
and Ham counters with a nice double leg into side control. Norte won't be happy with that.
Ham is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Norte is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ham decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Norte clinches but Ham breaks the clinch
and Ham counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norte misses with a knee strike.
Ham goes for a takedown attempt but Norte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Norte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bro Ham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ham tries for a takedown but Norte manages to get underhooks.
Norte tries a knee to the head but Ham blocks it.
Ham has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Norte avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Norte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norte throws an elbow but it misses.
Norte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norte missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norte throws an elbow but misses.
Norte looking to throw knees to the head but Ham is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ham tries to clinch there but Norte circles away.
Norte tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Norte wants to get back to his feet.
Ham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ham working Norte over with strikes.
Ham controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ham decides to stand up.
A slow jab from Ham misses its intended target.
Ham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham is pressing down on Norte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Norte is holding on for now.
Ham is looking for a kimura but Norte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ham to get the leverage.
Norte taking some punishment here, with Ham in his half guard.
Ham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norte actively working from the bottom here.
Norte is breathing heavily.
Ham decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bro Ham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bro Ham's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Norte tries to clinch up
and Ham counters with a nice uppercut.
Norte tries to clinch but Ham moves away
so Ham counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ham connects with a couple of short punches.
Ham is working Norte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Norte keeping moving, preventing Ham from controlling successfully.
Norte has momentary wrist control but Ham slips an elbow through the middle.
Ham wants to control from the top but Norte keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ham trying to control but Norte is working from the bottom.
Norte had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ham is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Norte Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ham's back instead.
Norte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ham turns into Norte and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ham lands a couple of elbows.
Ham decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norte, up you get!
Ham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norte clinches up against the cage.
Norte lands a knee to the head.
Ham manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ham is pulling down on Norte's head to control his posture.
Norte wants to stand and escape but instead Ham has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ham trying to control the position from guard on top but Norte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham stands and throws Norte's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ham is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Norte will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ham is chipping away with strikes.
Norte takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Norte is trying to escape and Ham transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Norte is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ham! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bro Ham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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