PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bill hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chen
vs
hawkins

160 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Fugly Face (formerly known as HoBo Clothing)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vince Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bill hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen wants to clinch up but hawkins keeps it at a distance.
hawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chen pinned against the cage. Chen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

hawkins gets caught flat footed, as Chen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chen thows a big elbow that misses.
Chen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen postures up and lands a big shot to hawkins's brow.
hawkins keeping full guard, as Chen tries to pass.
Chen connects with a couple of short punches.
hawkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Chen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chen lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Chen there.
Chen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
hawkins wants to get back to full guard.
Chen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chen connects with a nice short shot to hawkins's temple.
hawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chen scores with a couple of nice shots.
hawkins is in trouble now - Chen has advanced to mount!
Chen with a couple of short strikes.
hawkins flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chen landing shots from mount.
hawkins working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chen cracks hawkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hawkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Chen lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chen raining down shots from the mount!
Chen prevents hawkins from getting the reversal.
hawkins looks gassed!
Chen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hawkins hang on?
Chen cracks hawkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chen landing strikes from the mount and hawkins is in trouble!
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hawkins?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chen lands a big elbow.
Chen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chen unloading with bombs!
Chen breaks from hawkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chen landing shots from mount.

hawkins is rocked!
Chen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
hawkins is still in real trouble! Can Chen finish him?
Chen cracks hawkins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chen landing strikes from the mount.
Chen content just to control the position here.
hawkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Chen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chen unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of hawkins's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
hawkins tries to hold on but Chen pushes him away.
Chen punishing his opponent with strikes.
hawkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chen landing shots from mount.
Chen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chen avoids the attempt from hawkins to control.
Chen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chen is landing with some decent strikes but hawkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of hawkins's face.
hawkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Chen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Chen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chen connects with a nice short shot to hawkins's temple.
Chen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
hawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Chen sits in half guard.
Chen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chen slips a nice elbow through hawkins's hands, connecting with hawkins's forehead.
hawkins is breathing heavily.
Chen working over hawkins with some ground and pound. hawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Chen there.
Chen working hawkins over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Chen.
Chen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Chen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, hawkins has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vince Chen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
hawkins is squirming around, avoiding Chen's attempts to control the action.
Chen is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hawkins?
Chen breaks from hawkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chen is landing with some decent strikes but hawkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. hawkins looks a forlorn figure.
Chen lands a nice shot to the head.
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chen with shots to the head and body - hawkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chen wants to control the pace but hawkins is squirming around nicely.
Chen content just to control the position here.
Chen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that hawkins can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen landing punches.
hawkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hawkins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Chen.
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hawkins?
Chen with shots to the head and body - hawkins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen working hawkins over with strikes here.
Chen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Chen is working for a guillotine from mount but hawkins frees his head quite easily.
Chen lands with some strikes.
Chen breaks from hawkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chen is landing with some decent strikes but hawkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chen tries to control but hawkins wriggling away.
BOOM! Chen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
hawkins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vince Chen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chen works over hawkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Chen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of hawkins's head.
Chen slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from hawkins.
hawkins is looking for a sweep. Chen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
hawkins is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Chen there.
Chen working the head and body with strikes.
Chen is controlling the pace.
Chen lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen lands with a punch from half guard.
Chen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
hawkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chen working over hawkins with some ground and pound. hawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chen slips a nice elbow through hawkins's hands, connecting with hawkins's forehead.
Chen works his way into full mount!
Chen working hawkins over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen working the ground and pound effectively.
Chen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hawkins?
Chen dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Chen.
Chen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of hawkins's face.
hawkins taking shots to the head.
Chen looking to finish hawkins with some ground and pound. This is bad for hawkins!
Chen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
hawkins tries to hold on but Chen pushes him away.
Chen landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen punishing his opponent with strikes.
hawkins is in a horrible position here. Chen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hawkins wants to hold on but Chen pushes him away.
hawkins taking shots to the head.
Chen breaks from hawkins's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hawkins?
Chen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
hawkins is in a horrible position here. Chen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chen dominating with strikes here.
Chen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hawkins?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen landing strikes from the mount.
Chen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vince Chen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chen 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Chen!