PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hamilton (ranked 1437 p4p, 183 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 1703 p4p, 204 weight class). Hamilton's entrance music is Alexander Hamilton. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hamilton
vs
Justis

185 cm
24
176 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
183 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis misses with an uppercut.
Hamilton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hamilton shoots and misses
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Justis misses with a looping right.
Hamilton misses with a kick to the body

and Justis moves into the clinch.
Hamilton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Justis works on Hamilton's body with a couple of short punches.
Justis throws a punch but it's blocked by Hamilton.
Justis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justis gets underhooks to prevent Hamilton's takedown attempt.
I was talking to Hamilton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justis lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton wants a takedown.
A short uppercut from Justis.
Hamilton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hamilton stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Justis throws a head punch that misses.
Justis struggles to land a body shot inside as Hamilton controls his hands.
Justis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamilton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hamilton is trying to drag Justis to the mat but Justis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Justis.
Justis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Justis after a bit of a struggle.
Justis misses with a punch on the inside.
Justis has a couple of punches blocked by Hamilton.
Justis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamilton blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Justis.
Justis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamilton's elbow.
Hamilton goes for a takedown attempt but Justis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Justis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justis wants it to stay on the feet.
Justis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Justis.
Hamilton goes for a double leg but Justis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Justis continues to drive forward.
Justis with the counter takedown but Hamilton avoids it easily.
Justis misses with a hook
and Hamilton counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamilton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Justis.

Hamilton dives in and scores a takedown into Justis's guard.

Justis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hamilton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Justis lunges at Hamilton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hamilton's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Justis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamilton somewhat.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Justis enables Hamilton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Justis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Justis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hamilton.
Hamilton wants to control from the top but Justis keeps moving.
Justis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamilton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hamilton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hamilton preventing the sweep.
Hamilton won't allow Justis to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Justis managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hamilton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hamilton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Justis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamilton somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hamilton misses with a takedown
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hamilton.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.

Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Justis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justis misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton tries to pull guard but Justis holds him up against the cage and eventually Hamilton drops back down to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Justis swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis tries to throw a body punch but Hamilton avoids it by throwing Justis back against the cage.
Hamilton blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Justis fails to land.

Hamilton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamilton shoots in looking for a takedown. Justis tries to sprawl out of it but Hamilton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Justis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamilton fails with the takedown.
Justis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hamilton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws out a loose jab but Hamilton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamilton darts in looking for a takedown but Justis gets double underhooks and turns Hamilton into the cage.
Hamilton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Justis avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hamilton.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Justis sprawls well. Justis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamilton gets slowly back to his feet.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hamilton fails with a takedown attempt.
And Justis tries to counter it with a takedown but Hamilton pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton closes the distance but Justis moves to the side
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamilton staying out of range there.
Hamilton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Logan Justis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamilton darts in looking for a takedown but Justis gets double underhooks and turns Hamilton into the cage.
Hamilton fails with the takedown
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Alexander Hamilton has been cut.
Hamilton fails with the takedown
and Justis counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hamilton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Justis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hamilton somewhat.
Justis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Justis thuds a left hand into Hamilton's body.
Justis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hamilton.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Justis 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamilton misses with a takedown attempt
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamilton fails with the takedown
and Hamilton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Justis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Hamilton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Justis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justis wants it to stay on the feet.
Hamilton moves to clinch but Justis breaks away
and Justis counters with a nice uppercut.

Hamilton is rocked!
Justis steps in with a hook that catches Hamilton right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Justis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hamilton looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Justis!