PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba. Audet has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. Dave Hawkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hawkins
vs
Audet

193 cm
27
217 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

175 cm
25
222 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Audet!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Michael Audet has been cut.
Audet throws a head kick that misses.
Audet slips under a jab.
Audet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Audet moves in looking to clinch but Hawkins pushes him off.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Audet shoots in and drives through. Hawkins sprawls well.
Hawkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Audet closes the distance and clinches up with Hawkins, looking for a takedown. Audet pushes Hawkins against the cage but Hawkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Audet.

Hawkins cracks Audet with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hawkins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Audet to stand back up!

Audet is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Audet switches off momentarily and Hawkins cracks him with a monster right hand! Audet topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Hawkins dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Hawkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Hawkins!