PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didi Hamman (ranked 1253 p4p, 171 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 653 p4p, 95 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamman
vs
Mahoney

185 cm
23
187 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dark Knight Nutrition

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Didi Hamman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney scores with a punch to the head.
Mahoney cracks Hamman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Mahoney closes the distance and clinches.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahoney blocks it with crossed arms.
We've been informed that Mahoney has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hamman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mahoney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahoney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahoney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hamman landing knees to the head.
Hamman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahoney throws an elbow that misses.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahoney.
Mahoney can't find room to land a body shot as Hamman controls the action.
Hamman blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahoney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamman is defending well for now.
Mahoney lands with a light punch inside.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahoney is defending well for now.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Hamman blocks with his arms.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahoney lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Hamman.
Hamman managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahoney swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamman uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Hamman has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahoney avoids it.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hamman wants a takedown.
Hamman prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
Mahoney is leaning against Hamman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hamman blocks a body shot from Mahoney.
Mahoney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Hamman.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but Hamman blocks with his arms.
Mahoney stops a takedown attempt from Hamman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamman misses with a knee to the head.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahoney avoids it.
Mahoney lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahoney scores with a shot to the side of Hamman's head.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahoney is defending well for now.
Mahoney tries to throw a body punch but Hamman avoids it by throwing Mahoney back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Mahoney.
Mahoney misses with some punches.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahoney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Didi Hamman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mahoney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hamman.
Mahoney throws a shot from downtown. Hamman moves away and avoids it.

Mahoney has closed the distance and engaged Hamman in a clinch.
Mahoney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahoney scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mahoney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Mahoney manages to break the clinch.
Hamman lands a right hook to the body.
Hamman misses with a body shot.
Mahoney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Mahoney closes the distance and clinches.
Mahoney lands a shot to the body.
Mahoney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hamman's face.
Hamman misses with a knee strike.
Mahoney tries to score a body lock takedown but Hamman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hamman trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Mahoney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carey Mahoney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mahoney rushes Hamman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hamman missing with knees to the body.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Carey Mahoney has been cut.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mahoney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahoney is defending well for now.
Mahoney managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Mahoney managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Hamman can't get the takedown.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahoney is defending well for now.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamman backwards.
Hamman misses with a knee to the head.
Mahoney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahoney lands a nice uppercut.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahoney blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahoney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahoney avoids it.
Mahoney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahoney is defending well for now.
Carey Mahoney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mahoney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahoney is working Hamman over against the ropes.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahoney scores with a hook to the body.
Hamman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahoney is defending well for now.
Hamman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahoney.
Hamman misses with a body punch.
Hamman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahoney avoids it.
Mahoney tries to throw a body punch but Hamman avoids it by throwing Mahoney back against the ropes.
Mahoney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hamman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahoney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahoney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but Mahoney blocks it.
Mahoney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hamman backwards.
Hamman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahoney avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Hamman lands a knee to the body.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
Mahoney avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hamman's elbow.
Mahoney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mahoney avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Mahoney has Hamman pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hamman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hamman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mahoney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahoney blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamman tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahoney avoids the damage to the body.
Mahoney managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
Mahoney looking to throw knees to the head but Hamman is blocking nicely.
Hamman with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahoney.
Hamman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mahoney managing to block the knees to the body from Hamman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamman misses with a body punch.
Mahoney lands a body shot.
Hamman tries to land a knee to the head but Mahoney blocks with his arms.
Hamman looking to throw knees to the head but Mahoney is blocking nicely.
Mahoney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahoney avoiding damage as Hamman throws knees to the body.
Mahoney lands a shot to the body.
Mahoney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mahoney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahoney cracks Hamman with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahoney.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mahoney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Didi Hamman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carey Mahoney's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Mahoney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hamman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahoney throws a series of punches but Hamman moves out of range.

Mahoney has closed the distance and engaged Hamman in a clinch.
Mahoney scores with a hook to the body.
Mahoney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahoney blocks an elbow strike from Hamman.
Hamman goes for a takedown attempt but Mahoney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hamman shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahoney manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mahoney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hamman with a body shot.
Hamman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahoney throws out the jab.

Mahoney takes the fight into the clinch.

Mahoney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mahoney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Hamman is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mahoney clinches up against the ropes.
Oh Hamman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahoney digs a right hand into Hamman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hamman's gas tank.
A short right from Mahoney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney is leaning against Hamman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahoney scores with a shoulder strike.
Hamman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahoney unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hamman! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Mahoney is unloading with more strikes now! Hamman drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carey Mahoney!
Carey Mahoney bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.