PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saeng Arthit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hawk
vs
Arthit

178 cm
20
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Wolfpack Threadz

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saeng Arthit!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawk throws a lazy right hand but Arthit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victor Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arthit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arthit doesn't seem bothered though.
Arthit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arthit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthit wants to clinch but Hawk slips to the side
and Hawk counters with a one-two to the body.
Arthit slips under a jab from Hawk.
Arthit moves away from the strike by Hawk.

Arthit clinches with his opponent.
Hawk can't get the takedown.
Arthit landing knees to the body.
Arthit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawk avoids it.
Hawk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arthit prevents it.

Hawk has picked Arthit up - he's going for a ride! Hawk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hawk wants to stand but Arthit has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Arthit pushes Hawk off looking to stand but Hawk dives back in and keeps control.

Hawk decides to stand up.
Arthit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arthit darts in trying to clinch
and Hawk counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arthit tries to clinch but Hawk moves away
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arthit wants to clinch up but Hawk keeps it at a distance.
Hawk misses with a left hand

and Arthit moves into the clinch.
Arthit trying to stall but Hawk improves his position.
Arthit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawk avoids it.
Hawk stalling in the clinch but Arthit improves position.
Hawk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Arthit.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arthit prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arthit is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawk gets an underhook and turns Arthit into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawk wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthit won't allow it.
Arthit looking to stall.
Arthit lands an elbow inside.
Hawk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arthit trying to control the position but instead, Hawk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arthit into the cage.
Arthit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawk avoids it.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Arthit is controlling him.
Arthit pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arthit trying to land knees to the body.
Hawk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arthit walks away with a smile on his face. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arthit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hawk misses.
Hawk misses with a hook.
Arthit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arthit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawk keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawk misses with a left hand

and Arthit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arthit tries a knee to the head but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Arthit is controlling him.
Arthit is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk avoiding damage as Arthit throws knees to the body.
Hawk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arthit working Hawk over with knees to the body.
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.

Hawk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Arthit counters by moving into the clinch.
Arthit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hawk.
Hawk dodges an elbow strike from Arthit.
Hawk goes for a takedown attempt but Arthit pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss

and Arthit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arthit.
Arthit is struggling to control the position.
Arthit prevents Hawk from breaking the clinch.
Hawk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arthit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Arthit holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawk drops back down to his feet.

Hawk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hawk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Arthit's guard.

Arthit kicks Hawk off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Arthit back to the cage. Hawk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Arthit tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Arthit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Arthit rushes Hawk and presses him up against the cage.
Hawk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arthit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arthit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arthit is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arthit looking to throw knees to the head but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Arthit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.
Hawk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Arthit is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawk gets an underhook and turns Arthit into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.
Arthit will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hawk up against the cage.
Arthit looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saeng Arthit.
Hawk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawk catches Arthit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arthit tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Arthit moves into the clinch.
Arthit lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Arthit stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arthit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawk is trying to drag Arthit to the mat but Arthit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hawk is trying to break free.
Arthit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
Arthit pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arthit lands a knee to the head.
Hawk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arthit walks away with a smile on his face. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Arthit moves out of range of the strikes.
Arthit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arthit moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses

and Arthit counters by clinching up.
Hawk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arthit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Arthit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawk dodges an elbow strike from Arthit.
Arthit missing with knees to the body.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Arthit has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arthit.
Arthit trying to stall but Hawk improves his position.
Arthit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.
Hawk takes an elbow to the temple.
Arthit prevents the takedown attempt.
Arthit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Saeng Arthit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss

and Arthit moves into the clinch.
Arthit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawk avoids it.
Hawk avoiding damage as Arthit throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arthit lands a knee to the body.
Arthit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arthit trying to land knees to the body.
Arthit tries to land a knee to the head but Hawk blocks with his arms.
Arthit stalling in the clinch but Hawk improves position.
Hawk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arthit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Arthit.
Arthit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawk blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawk wants to get back to striking at distance but Arthit won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arthit is pressed up against the cage. Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arthit down to the mat. Arthit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hawk throws a left and a right that both miss

and Arthit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arthit misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arthit.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Arthit, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arthit.
Hawk is trying to force a seperation but Arthit has the dominant position.
Hawk is trying to break free.
Hawk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawk is leaning against Arthit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawk looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arthit misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawk looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arthit pressing his opponent against the cage.
Arthit is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawk gets an underhook and turns Arthit into the cage.
Hawk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arthit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arthit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawk swinging wildly here.
Arthit closes the distance but Hawk moves to the side
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Victor Hawk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawk throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Hawk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Arthit counters by clinching up.
Arthit controlling the action here for a moment.
Hawk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arthit trying to control the position but instead, Hawk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arthit into the cage.
Hawk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hawk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arthit missing with knees to the body.
Arthit has Hawk pressed against the cage.
Hawk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arthit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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 is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arthit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arthit is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawk gets an underhook and turns Arthit into the cage.
Hawk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arthit is looking to control Hawk's arms but Hawk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arthit has his back to the cage.
Arthit is pressed up against the cage. Hawk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arthit down to the mat. Arthit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arthit tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Arthit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arthit darts in trying to clinch
and Arthit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Arthit counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawk takes an elbow to the temple.
Arthit is trying to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saeng Arthit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Arthit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saeng Arthit!