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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paha Hemmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Beast (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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191 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paha Hemmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hemmo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Beast controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hemmo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Beast gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beast wants to pass the guard but Hemmo is keeping the position.
Hemmo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast trying to control but Hemmo is working from the bottom.
Hemmo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Beast is aware though and is defending well.
Hemmo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Hemmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beast looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hemmo jabs Beast right on the nose. Beast blinks but takes it well.
Hemmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Beast slips a jab from Hemmo.
Hemmo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beast.
Beast is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hemmo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hemmo throws a series of punches but Beast avoids them all with ease.
Beast swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hemmo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beast uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hemmo.
Hemmo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo lands with a nice combination. Beast backs away looking to recover.
Hemmo misses with a combination
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Hemmo.
Beast shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hemmo pinned against the cage. Hemmo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hemmo throws a jab when Beast was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hemmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.
Beast shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hemmo is trying to defend but Beast finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Beast seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hemmo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beast seems to be looking for submissions.
Beast slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hemmo sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Beast is trying to work for a kimura but Hemmo is defending well.
Beast is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hemmo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hemmo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beast's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beast's back!
Beast is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Beast preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hemmo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beast wants to escape the position.
Beast is trapped and Hemmo is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beast rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hemmo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beast avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hemmo.
Beast has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hemmo is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paha Hemmo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Beast shoots in but no luck this time.
Beast lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beast moves out of range as Hemmo strikes.
Beast looking to score a takedown here. Hemmo is defending well but Beast drives through and ends up in Hemmo's guard.
Hemmo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beast can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hemmo controlling the position.
Hemmo keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.
Beast won't allow Hemmo to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Beast is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hemmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Beast is trying to control. Hemmo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hemmo swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Beast dives in and grabs Hemmo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hemmo pushes down on Beast's head and hops out.
Hemmo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hemmo wants it to stay on the feet.
Paha Hemmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
Hemmo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beast.
Hemmo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hemmo as he jumps to the side.
Hemmo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hemmo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hemmo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hemmo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hemmo won't allow Beast to sweep him here.
Hemmo trying to control but Beast is working from the bottom.
Beast wants to sweep but no luck.
Beast looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hemmo won't allow Beast to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beast closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hemmo is staying active underneath Beast, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Beast has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hemmo is defending against the submission attempts here by Beast.
Beast is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hemmo is just riding it out for now. Beast eventually gives up the hold.
Hemmo wants to improve his position but Beast is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hemmo has his hands clasped together around Beast's back. He's all about the action.
Beast is trying to work for a kimura but Hemmo is defending well.
Beast seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beast seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paha Hemmo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hemmo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beast avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hemmo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beast tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hemmo swivels and escapes.
Hemmo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hemmo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hemmo wants it to stay on the feet.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hemmo as he avoids it easily.
Paha Hemmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
Beast shoots in and bounces Hemmo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hemmo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Beast trying to control but Hemmo is working from the bottom.
Hemmo trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hemmo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Beast has Hemmo in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemmo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beast pulls Hemmo in close to prevent any damage.
Hemmo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beast holds on and takes a little breather.
Beast looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beast looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hemmo throws a right and a left that Beast avoids nicely.
Beast gets the takedown into side control.
Beast goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hemmo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Beast but great work by Hemmo.
Beast wants to control but Hemmo postures up.
Hemmo lands some shots froms side control.
Hemmo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beast keeps working.
Hemmo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Beast to see if he's OK.
Beast tries to buck Hemmo off but Hemmo is having none of it.
Hemmo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Beast is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Beast is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hemmo trying to control the action but Beast is working from the bottom.
Hemmo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beast is trying to control Hemmo's posture but Hemmo avoids it.
Beast is being controlled here.
Paha Hemmo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beast tries to improve position but can't.
Beast is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hemmo off and has taken his back!
Beast is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hemmo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Beast has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hemmo trying to control the position but Beast manages to sink in the hooks.
Beast working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beast is not going to allow Hemmo to sit and survive in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paha Hemmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hemmo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paha Hemmo!
Our winner, Paha Hemmo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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