PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Broderick Hammerness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaya Koye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammerness's entrance music is Role Model. A fine choice. Yaya Koye is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hammerness
vs
Koye

182 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Broderick Hammerness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yaya Koye!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koye throws a right hand that Hammerness ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammerness also avoids with ease.
Hammerness is looking to counter punch.
Koye throws a right and a left that Hammerness avoids nicely.
Hammerness avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Hammerness wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hammerness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koye is looking for the big counter here.
Koye connects with a crisp jab.
Hammerness tests Koye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koye cracks Hammerness with an open hand slap.
Hammerness defending well as Koye loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koye throws the left hand but Hammerness avoids the punch easily.
Hammerness seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Hammerness gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Hammerness - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hammerness gets through Koye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerness blocks a body shot from Koye.
Hammerness lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hammerness throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koye misses with the head strike.
Koye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koye tries to throw a body punch but Hammerness avoids it by throwing Koye back against the cage.
Hammerness lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hammerness stalls.
Hammerness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hammerness lands with a right to the head.
Hammerness scores with a shot to the side of Koye's head.
Hammerness scores with a shoulder strike.
Hammerness blocks an uppercut.
Koye blocks a body shot from Hammerness.
Koye's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Hammerness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koye misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hammerness breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammerness connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerness lands with an uppercut that bounces Koye off the cage and back into range.
Hammerness throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koye counters with a three punch combo that has Hammerness backing up. Hammerness nods at Koye to acknowledge the strikes.
Koye takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koye throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammerness.
Hammerness is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koye clobbers Hammerness with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koye closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koye throws a big shot that misses.
Hammerness misses with a double jab
and Koye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammerness thinking.
Koye connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koye.
Koye walks into a jab.
Koye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koye with a hook.
Koye lands a glancing blow to the side of Hammerness's head.
Koye has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerness misses with an uppercut
and Koye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koye tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammerness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Hammerness misses its target.
Hammerness works Koye's body with a nice hook.
Hammerness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammerness throws a shot to the body.
Koye has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Koye moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koye closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hammerness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hammerness throws an overhand right that lands on Koye's shoulder, as Koye tries to avoid the shot.
Hammerness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammerness.
Koye tries to counter with a clinch but Hammerness shakes him off and moves away.
Koye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koye slips a jab and a cross from Hammerness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hammerness has managed to clinch.
Hammerness digs a right hand underneath Koye's ribcage. Koye let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koye letting Hammerness take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Hammerness - that landed with a thud.
Hammerness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hammerness lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koye struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerness controls his hands.
Hammerness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Hammerness.
Hammerness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koyes head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerness lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koye backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hammerness.
Hammerness can't find room to land a body shot as Koye controls the action.
Koye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammerness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Broderick Hammerness dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Koye. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Hammerness finds it's target.
Yaya Koye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerness moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammerness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammerness!
Koye might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Koye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hammerness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koye scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koye swings widly with a right hand
and Hammerness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koye throws a good cross that connects.
Yaya Koye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammerness ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Broderick Hammerness is winning the standup battle so far.

Hammerness drives through and clinches with Koye against the cage.
Koye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammerness content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hammerness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hammerness scores with a shoulder strike.
Koye misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerness lands an uppercut.
Hammerness tries to throw a body punch but Koye avoids it by throwing Hammerness back against the cage.
Good body shot from Hammerness.
Hammerness can't find room to land a body shot as Koye controls the action.

Hammerness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammerness misses with a looping left.
Hammerness throws a big shot that misses.
Koye lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koye was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammerness.
Koye lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Koye shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hammerness.
Koye swings widly with a right hand
and Hammerness makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koye throws a hook to the side of Hammerness's head but Hammerness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammerness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koye throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammerness makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koye dodges the punch combination from Hammerness.
Koye is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koye tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hammerness counters with a nice body shot.
Hammerness is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right-left combo lands from Koye.
Hammerness throws a hook but Koye avoids it easily.
Hammerness cracks Koye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hammerness lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hammerness connects with a right hand. Koye shakes it off.
Hammerness blocks a jab.
Koye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammerness.
Hammerness pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammerness connects with a body shot that sends Koye's belly button to the back.
Koye looks to throw the jab but Hammerness is out of range.
Koye misses with a wild body shot.
Koye is breathing heavily.

Koye tries to keep at a distance but Hammerness has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerness prevents a body shot from Koye.
Broderick Hammerness has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hammerness lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hammerness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koyes head.
Hammerness tries to work over Koye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammerness stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Hammerness.
Hammerness lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koye backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Hammerness.
Hammerness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koye can do to turn this around?
Hammerness lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hammerness breaks from the clinch.
Koye throws an overhand right that lands on Hammerness's shoulder, as Hammerness tries to avoid the shot.
Koye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koye throws a big shot that misses.
Hammerness was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hammerness throws a nice looking combination but Koye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammerness moves out of range as Koye strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammerness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammerness stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Hammerness misses.
Koye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koye throws a shot from downtown. Hammerness moves away and avoids it.
Hammerness slips a straight right by Koye.
Koye misses with a right hand
and Hammerness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammerness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koye circles away quickly and effectively.

Hammerness clinches.
Hammerness pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Still in the clinch, Koye scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Broderick Hammerness dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Koye misses the target.
Hammerness looks to score with a jab to the body but Koye is just out of range.
Hammerness looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Koye tries to keep at a distance but Hammerness has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammerness cracks Koye with a nice body shot.
Hammerness misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koye.
Hammerness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerness's elbow.
Koye tries to work over Hammerness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hammerness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammerness lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hammerness or not.
Koye digs a right hand into Hammerness's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hammerness's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hammerness lands a shot to the body.
Hammerness lands a nice shot to the body.
Hammerness is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammerness scores with a shot to the side of Koye's head.
Koye struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerness controls his hands.
Hammerness lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koye backwards.
Hammerness throws a punch but it's blocked by Koye.
A short right from Hammerness.
Koye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammerness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hammerness struggles to land a body shot inside as Koye controls his hands.
Hammerness controlling the action here for a moment.
Hammerness softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerness struggles to land a body shot inside as Koye controls his hands.
Koye lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koye tries to break the clinch but Hammerness is controlling the position.
Koye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammerness holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hammerness leaning against his opponent.
Koye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammerness's elbow.
A short left from Hammerness.
Koye tries a body shot but Hammerness blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Hammerness.
Koye throws a head punch that misses.
Koye lands with a short shot to the head.
Koye tries to throw a body punch but Hammerness avoids it by throwing Koye back against the cage.
Koye misses with a hook to the ribs.
Broderick Hammerness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koye can't find room to land a body shot as Hammerness controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Hammerness.
Koye takes a shot to the head.
Koye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hammerness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koyes head.
Hammerness lands with a short shot to the head.
Hammerness blocks a body shot from Koye.
Koye misses with a punch to the body.
Hammerness taking a breather.
Koye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koye struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerness controls his hands.
Hammerness has Koye pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koye tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Koye.
Hammerness has Koye pressed against the cage.
Koye misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammerness.
A nice left hand lands by Hammerness.
Koye misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hammerness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerness lands a nice uppercut.

Hammerness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yaya Koye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koye cracks Hammerness with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Broderick Hammerness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hammerness has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Broderick Hammerness!
An out of breath Broderick Hammerness thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.