PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 1097 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Damien Hawthorne (ranked 30 p4p, 40 weight class). Philippe comes into the arena with Chant vaudou haitien blaring out of the sound system. Hawthorne has chosen Schism by Tool as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Philippe
vs
Hawthorne

187 cm
27
193
17 - 12 - 0

190 cm
36
249
30 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
Brooklyn Apothecary

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Hawthorne!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philippe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Philippe throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Hawthorne.

It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawthorne. That's going to slow Philippe down.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Philippe.
Hawthorne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hawthorne has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne has a couple of punches blocked by Philippe.
Hawthorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Philippe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Philippe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Philippe takes a swing at Hawthorne's ribcage but misses.

Hawthorne has Philippe up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawthorne misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawthorne backwards.
Hawthorne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawthorne scores with a shot to the side of Philippe's head.
Still in the clinch, Hawthorne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Philippe blocks a body shot from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawthorne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawthorne.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.

Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Philippe dips to his left and cracks Hawthorne with an uppercut!
Hawthorne avoids the head kick by Philippe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
Hawthorne throws a push kick but Philippe slaps the foot to one side.
Philippe is looking for a counter combo.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawthorne to score with a decent uppercut.
Philippe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hawthorne looks to land a body kick but Philippe moved away.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Philippe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawthorne scores with the left hand. Philippe knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been informed that Hawthorne 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.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot
and Philippe counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Hawthorne misses.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
Philippe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Philippe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Philippe slips the punch.
Hawthorne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hawthorne is looking to land body kicks.
Philippe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Philippe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne dips to his left and cracks Philippe with an uppercut!
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne works the jab nicely.
Philippe throws a right and a left that Hawthorne avoids nicely.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Philippe on the side of the head.
Hawthorne cracks Philippe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawthorne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Philippes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hawthorne throws out a powerful jab.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe throws a combination. Hawthorne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Philippe.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. Philippe moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands with a straight right. Philippe didn't see that one coming.
Hawthorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Philippe misses the target.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
A big left from Hawthorne misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hawthorne there.
Jab from Philippe.
Philippe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philippe.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Philippe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Philippe misses with a shot to the body
and Hawthorne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe thuds a left hand into Hawthorne's body.
Hawthorne lands with an overhand left.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from Philippe.

Hawthorne clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe is leaning against Hawthorne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawthorne tries to work over Philippe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawthorne lands a body punch.

Philippe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawthorne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Philippe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
A little jabbing left from Hawthorne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawthorne, as that shot connected.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Philippe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.

Hawthorne has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Philippe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawthorne has Philippe pressed against the cage, preventing Philippe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the head.

Philippe manages to break the clinch.

Hawthorne drives through and clinches with Philippe against the cage.
Hawthorne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawthorne throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe tries a body shot but Hawthorne blocks it.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippe.
Philippe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawthorne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Hawthorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Hawthorne controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hawthorne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hawthorne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Philippe. Hawthorne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Hawthorne clinches up against the cage.
Philippe scores with a shoulder strike.
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Hawthorne scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Philippe on the inside.

Hawthorne breaks the clinch.
Philippe feints a jab promting Hawthorne to slip. Philippe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hawthorne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne looks to land a left hand but Philippe moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Philippe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawthorne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Philippe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philippe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Philippe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
Philippe is looking to counter the offense by Hawthorne and move into the clinch.
Hawthorne stuns Philippe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Philippe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hawthorne. That one must have hurt.
Philippe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hawthorne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawthorne.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Philippe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne connects with the punch.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but Philippe is having none of it.
Hawthorne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Philippe misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Hawthorne ducks down to avoid it.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Philippe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Philippe avoids it easily.
Philippe avoids a kick to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Philippe lands a body shot.
Philippe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Philippe throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
Philippe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawthorne tries to clinch up.
Hawthorne defending well as Philippe loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peguero Jean Philippe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawthorne tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Philippe's head backwards.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
Philippe throws a jab when Hawthorne was well out of range.
Philippe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Hawthorne drives through and clinches with Philippe against the cage.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawthorne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Philippe cracks Hawthorne with a nice body shot.
A short left from Philippe.

Philippe 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.
Hawthorne misses with a hook
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawthorne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Philippe walks into a left hand.
Hawthorne misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Hawthorne lands.
Hawthorne tries to clinch but Philippe moves out of range.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Philippe.
Hawthorne misses the jab.
Philippe loads up on a big right hand but Hawthorne slips the punch.
Philippe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hawthorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Hawthorne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a jab to the body
and Philippe counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Philippe throws a shot from downtown. Hawthorne moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philippe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Philippe staying out of range there.
Hawthorne looks to land a right hand but Philippe moved out of range.
Philippe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Philippe scores with a punch to the head.
Hawthorne ducks right into an uppercut from Philippe.
Philippe moves out of range of the body kick from Hawthorne.
Philippe looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne thows a body kick. Philippe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Philippe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Philippe misses with a looping left.
Hawthorne ducks right into an uppercut from Philippe.
Hawthorne connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Philippe misses with a hook.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Philippe.
Peguero Jean Philippe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorne throws the left hand but Philippe avoids the punch easily.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. Philippe saw that one coming.
Hawthorne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawthorne swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe counters with a one-two to the body.
Philippe punishes Hawthorne's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot
and Philippe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Philippe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hawthorne will feel that in the morning.
Hawthorne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawthorne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawthorne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawthorne.
Philippe throws a big shot that misses.
Philippe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
Hawthorne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hawthorne scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Philippe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawthorne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Philippe to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawthorne blocks a jab.
Jab by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Philippe is just out of range.
It looked like Philippe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hawthorne.
Philippe digs a good hook to Hawthorne's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne keeps Philippe at a distance using the push kick.
Hawthorne misses with a left hand
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Philippe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peguero Jean Philippe.
Well Hawthorne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Hawthorne!
A relieved looking Damien Hawthorne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.