PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hawkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkings has chosen Happy Happy Joy Joy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Evans
vs
Hawkings

193 cm
28
287 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Hawkings!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Evans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawkings struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkings controls his hands.
Hawkings is looking to break free of the clinch but Evans has double underhooks.
Evans gets through Hawkings's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkings throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hawkings thumps Evans with a low kick.
Hawkings lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Cody Evans has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Hawkings.
Hawkings getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawkings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Hawkings takes a jab right on the kisser.

Evans rushes Hawkings and presses him up against the cage.
Evans keeps control of Hawkings as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hawkings breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Hawkings - just one landing.
Donk. Hawkings catches Evans right on the button with a cross.

Evans is rocked!
Hawkings misses with a hook
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkings is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Evans hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephen Hawkings!