PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alec Terp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alec Terp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Terp
vs
Hawk

188 cm
20
156 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

NEMESIS CAGE CLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alec Terp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Terp lands a head kick. Hawk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the body from Terp misses

so Hawk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawk prevents Terp from getting back to his feet.
Hawk postures up in Terp's guard and throws a big left but Terp blocks it.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Terp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Terp wants to get back to his feet but Hawk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Terp's head.
Terp is trying to keep Hawk in close.
Terp is pulling down on Hawk's head. It's preventing any offense from Hawk, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hawk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Terp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawk is controlling him.
Hawk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Terp wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hawk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Terp's guard.
Terp is not content to let Hawk control the position.
Hawk with the ground and pound but Terp uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Terp wants to stand but Hawk is controlling the position.
Hawk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing.
Terp is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Terp keeps moving.
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Terp keeps moving.
Terp is trying to keep Hawk in close.
Hawk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawk prevents Terp from getting back to his feet.
Hawk working some strikes from top position.

That's four 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.
Hawk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Terp keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing.
Hawk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawk stays in close to Terp's body and controls the position.
Hawk is pushing down on Terp's leg trying to pass to half guard. Terp is fighting to maintain full guard but Hawk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Terp is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Hawk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Terp defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawk.
Terp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Hawk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Terp wants to stand and escape but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Terp is looking to stand back up but Hawk counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Terp.
Hawk wants to pass to mount but Terp is defending the position.
Hawk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Terp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Terp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawk stops Terp from getting back to his feet.
Hawk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hawk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Terp takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hawk working Terp over with strikes here.
Hawk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Terp really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Terp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk landing shots from mount.
Hawk wants to control the pace but Terp is squirming around nicely.
Hawk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hawk looking to finish with strikes here!
Hawk controlling the pace for now.
Hawk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to control but Terp wriggling away.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Terp is looking to escape.
Hawk looking to ground and pound but Terp is blocking nicely.
Hawk unloads with some shots from mount but Terp bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Terp is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hawk looking to ground and pound but Terp is blocking nicely.
Hawk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Terp is squirming around, avoiding Hawk's attempts to control the action.
Hawk looking to ground and pound but Terp is blocking nicely.
Hawk lands a big elbow.
Hawk thowing shots but they're missing.
Hawk with shots to the head and body - Terp looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hawk wants to control but Terp is keeping him busy.
Hawk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Terp!
Terp wants to control but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hawk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the head.
Hawk with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hawk looking to control but Terp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawk controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk thowing shots but they're missing.
Hawk lands with some strikes.
Hawk lands a heavy elbow.
Hawk cracks Terp with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Terp blocking the ground and pound.
Hawk looking to ground and pound but Terp is blocking nicely.
Alec Terp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Terp that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hawk punching from mount but Terp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hawk thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hawk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Terp can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hawk with a couple of short strikes.
Hawk lands a big shot there that rocks Terp but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Terp hang on?
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Terp holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hawk tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hawk prevents Terp from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Terp is staying in there.
Hawk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Terp tries to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
Hawk looking to finish Terp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Terp!
Hawk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Terp is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawk punching from mount but Terp doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hawk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Terp looks a forlorn figure.
Hawk with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk with a couple of short strikes.
Hawk controlling his opponent.
Hawk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hawk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Hawk!