|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Griffey Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Hammer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 193 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
188 cm
19
202 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
|
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Griffey Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Hammer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer defending well as Griffey Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Griffey Jr is out of range.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight right.
Griffey Jr misses with a looping left.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hammer is just out of range.
Griffey Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffey Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Griffey Jr loads up on a big right hand but Hammer slips the punch.
Griffey Jr misses the shot to the body.
Griffey Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
Hammer's coach down at CT + BJJ & Wrestling & Boxing & MT SPARRING GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hammer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hammer scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffey Jr ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Griffey Jr misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammer misses.
Griffey Jr misses with a body shot.
Hammer is looking for the big counter here.
Griffey Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Griffey Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Hammer slips a jab from Griffey Jr.
A nice side step and Hammer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffey Jr thinking.
Griffey Jr looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
Griffey Jr misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffey Jr tries to clinch up.
Griffey Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer lands an overhand right.
Griffey Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffey Jr looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Griffey Jr throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight left.
Hammer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffey Jr. Hammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffey Jr misses with a left hand
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffey Jr tries to move into range but Hammer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Griffey Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Griffey Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Griffey Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffey Jr throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Griffey Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Griffey Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Griffey Jr misses.
Griffey Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffey Jr.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Griffey Jr's belly button to the back.
Griffey Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Griffey Jr's shoulder, as Griffey Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Griffey Jr cracks Hammer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hammer lands a slapping body shot.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer throws out a counter right but Griffey Jr avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Griffey Jr.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffey Jr.
Hammer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffey Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammer takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffey Jr.
Hammer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Griffey Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight right.
Hammer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Griffey Jr looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hammer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Griffey Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Griffey Jr.
Hammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffey Jr off the cage and back into range.
Hammer defending well as Griffey Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Hammer avoids the body shot from Griffey Jr.
Hammer blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Griffey Jr. That snapped Hammer's head back.
Griffey Jr misses with a looping left.
Griffey Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hammer cracks Griffey Jr with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffey Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Griffey Jr looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffey Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Griffey Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffey Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffey Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffey Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
Hammer scores with a body shot.
Griffey Jr misses with a straight left.
Griffey Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Griffey Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffey Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammer counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffey Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Griffey Jr throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffey Jr throws out the jab.
Griffey Jr throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thor Hammer will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffey Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Griffey Jr misses with a hook
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffey Jr throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griffey Jr. Griffey Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffey Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hammer slips a straight right by Griffey Jr.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffey Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Hammer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Griffey Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Griffey Jr misses.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griffey Jr.
Griffey Jr misses with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffey Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer scores with a counter punch that sends Griffey Jr to the canvas! Hammer smells blood - he's punishing Griffey Jr with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Griffey Jr has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
65% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
