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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Hamilton (ranked 4769 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Lee (ranked 24844 p4p, 0 weight class). Archibald Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 cm
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197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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224 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregor Hamilton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archibald Lee! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hamilton swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hamilton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hamilton is in Lee's guard. Hamilton content to stall in guard here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hamilton prevents Lee from getting back to his feet. Lee has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hamilton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Hamilton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Hamilton avoids a kick to the body.
Hamilton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard. Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Hamilton is stalling in the full guard. Hamilton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee keeping full guard, as Hamilton tries to pass. Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Hamilton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Hamilton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage. Hamilton manages to pull guard.
Lee being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee looking to pass the guard. Hamilton keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. Lee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamilton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lee wants to pass the guard but Hamilton is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hamilton's guard. Hamilton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Hamilton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamilton. Lee is in trouble now - Hamilton has advanced to mount! Hamilton controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hamilton dominating with strikes here. Hamilton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape. Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hamilton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hamilton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hamilton trying to control but Lee is having none of it. Hamilton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Hamilton dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hamilton gets the takedown into side control. Gregor Hamilton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hamilton cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty. Lee tries to bench press Hamilton off him but Hamilton keeps the position. You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Lee is trying to escape the position but Hamilton is controlling the position. Hamilton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hamilton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Hamilton is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lee's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee struggling a bit here. Hamilton is working Lee over with some ground and pound from side control. Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hamilton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working. You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Hamilton controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Lee is not content to let Hamilton control the position. Hamilton has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lee is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hamilton yanks on the arm and Lee is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hamilton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gregor Hamilton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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