PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dunder Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hammer (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.

Heed
vs
Hammer

224 cm
25
297 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dunder Heed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, George Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heed is looking to clinch.
Hammer misses with a hook. Heed ducked under it nicely.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heed.
A big right from Hammer misses.

Heed fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammer, pushing him back against the cage.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Heed.
Heed missing with knees to the body.
Hammer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heed backwards.
Hammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hammer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heed backwards.
Hammer lands a nice uppercut.
Heed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heed misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Hammer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heed up against the cage.
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammer as Heed tries to tie him up.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hammer struggles to land a body shot inside as Heed controls his hands.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Hammer digs a right hand into Heed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heed's gas tank.
Hammer blocks an elbow strike.
Heed is trying to maintain a safe position but Hammer gets an underhook and turns Heed into the cage.
Heed throws a head punch that misses.
Hammer misses with the head strike.
Hammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heed's elbow.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer presses Heed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Heed is breathing heavily.
Hammer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Hammer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heed.
Hammer lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Hammer.
Hammer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
Hammer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heed backwards.
Heed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hammer pushes Heed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hammer.
Hammer is leaning against Heed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hammer presses Heed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Heed's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hammer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hammer dodges an elbow strike from Heed.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Hammer misses with a knee strike.
Heed tries a knee to the head but Hammer blocks it.
Nice body punch from Hammer - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammer.
Hammer lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Hammer.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hammer lands with a left to the head.
Hammer tries a body shot but Heed blocks it.
Heed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
Heed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hammer up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hammer gets through Heed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Heed.
Heed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heed throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Heed.
Heed lands a knee to the head.
Heed throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer lands a shot to the body.
Hammer lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heed blocks an uppercut.
Heed missing with knees to the body.
Heed throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer presses Heed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hammer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Heed tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Heed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammer. Heed does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammer misses the target.

Hammer lands a left and a right that send Heed crashing to the mat, dazed. Hammer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Heed is rocked!
Hammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Heed counters with a three punch combo that has Hammer backing up. Hammer nods at Heed to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer jabs at Heed's body.
Dunder Heed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Heed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heed appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heed seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Heed counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Heed moves out of range.
Heed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Heed counters with a thumping low kick.
Heed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Heed has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heed is looking to clinch.

Heed darts in and clinches Hammer up against the cage.
Heed stalls.
Heed tries a knee to the head but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Heed.
Hammer avoiding damage as Heed throws knees to the body.
Heed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heed trying to land knees to the body.
Heed throws an elbow but it misses.
Heed landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Heed.
Heed scores a nice knee to the body.
Heed missing with knees to the body.
Heed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hammer as Heed tries to tie him up.
Hammer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heed pushes Hammer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Heed.
Hammer tries to work over Heed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Hammer blocks an elbow strike from Heed.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heed trying to land knees to the body.
Heed tries a knee to the head but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Heed avoids it by throwing Hammer back against the cage.
Heed creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammer's defenses.
Knees to the body from Heed.
Heed wants to stall.
Heed working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heed stalling in the clinch but Hammer improves position.
Heed connects with a knee to the head.
Heed wants to stall.
Hammer is leaning against Heed and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Hammer.
Hammer lands a shot to the body.
Hammer misses with a body punch.
Heed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer tries to stall but Heed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Heed.
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heed utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammer lands with a short shot to the head.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Heed moves into the clinch.
Hammer throws a punch but it's blocked by Heed.
Heed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammer is defending well for now.
Hammer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Heed.
Heed missing with knees to the body.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Heed avoids the damage to the body.
Heed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
Hammer lands with a light punch inside.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heed avoids it.
Heed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hammer.
Hammer dodges an elbow strike from Heed.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer working aggressively here.
George Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heed blocking some punches.
Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Heed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heed pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hammer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heed stalling in the clinch but Hammer improves position.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer scores with a shot to the side of Heed's head.
Still in the clinch, Hammer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hammer.
Hammer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hammer.
Heed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammer is defending well for now.
Heed tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammer avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heed takes a shot to the head.
Hammer swings wildly with an uppercut but Heed uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Hammer.
Hammer has a couple of punches blocked by Heed.
Heed creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Heed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heed wants to stall.
Heed misses with an elbow strike.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heed gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Heed trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Heed avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer letting Heed take a breather here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heed just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammer's brow.
Heed lands a damaging elbow.
Heed trying to land knees to the body.
Heed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
George Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammer avoids a wild elbow strike from Heed.
Heed dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Heed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
Hammer misses with a punch on the inside.
Hammer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heed trying to land knees to the body.
Heed throws an elbow but it misses.
Heed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heed.
Heed is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hammer is defending well for now.
Hammer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heed gets through Hammer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heed trying to land knees to the body.
Hammer takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heed is trying to stall.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Heed controls the action.
Dunder Heed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Hammer!