PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Dyachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dyachenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DESERT STORM. Hawks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 300 Violin Orchestra. Alexandr Dyachenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dyachenko
vs
Hawks

180 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexandr Dyachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Hawks!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Dyachenko there.
Hawks misses with a few strikes there.
Hawks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dyachenko can pounce on him.
Dyachenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dyachenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dyachenko looks to land a combination. Hawks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dyachenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Dyachenko cracks Hawks with an open hand slap.
Hawks blocks a head kick by Dyachenko.
Hawks throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dyachenko.
Hawks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dyachenko connects with a jab.
Dyachenko leaves Hawks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hawks takes one to the chin there.
Dyachenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawks scores with a kick to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawks wants to clinch up but Dyachenko keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dyachenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Dyachenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hawks on the side of the head.
Dyachenko throws a series of punches but Hawks avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Hawks or perhaps it was just good defense by Dyachenko which made him look bad.
Alexandr Dyachenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hawks.
Hawks looks gassed!
Dyachenko cracks Hawks with a good jab.
Jason Hawks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dyachenko blocks a leg kick.
Dyachenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawks in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dyachenko.
Dyachenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Dyachenko with a nice cross.
Dyachenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dyachenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawks's head.
Hawks blocks a head kick by Dyachenko.
Hawks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dyachenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dyachenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawks misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dyachenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawks misses with the combination.
Dyachenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dyachenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dyachenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dyachenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dyachenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawks.
Nice uppercut lands for Dyachenko. That snapped Hawks's head back.
Nice shot lands for Dyachenko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dyachenko, right into the meat.
Dyachenko scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dyachenko.
Dyachenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dyachenko scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dyachenko.
Dyachenko with a hook.
Hawks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hawks wants to clinch.
A combination from Hawks does no damage.
Dyachenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dyachenko. That's going to slow Hawks down.
Hawks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dyachenko connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dyachenko.
Dyachenko thows a body kick. Hawks tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dyachenko.
Dyachenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Dyachenko.
Hawks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyachenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyachenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawks eats them both and turns towards Dyachenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dyachenko lands a two punch combo.
Dyachenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Hawks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dyachenko.
Dyachenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dyachenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dyachenko misses with a head kick.
Alexandr Dyachenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dyachenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawks throws an off balance right hand
and Dyachenko counters with a left and a right that stings Hawks.
Dyachenko throws a combination. Hawks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dyachenko lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dyachenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawks.
Hawks is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dyachenko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hawks.
Hawks misses with a combination
and Dyachenko counters with a straight right hand.
Dyachenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Dyachenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dyachenko lands with a kick to the temple. Hawks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hawks motions for Dyachenko to come forward. Hawks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawks tries to score with a low kick but Dyachenko moves his leg out of the way.
Hawks misses with a low kick.
Hawks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hawks dives in and grabs Dyachenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dyachenko pushes down on Hawks's head and hops out.
Dyachenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dyachenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dyachenko thuds his right hand into Hawks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dyachenko throws a head kick but Hawks moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alexandr Dyachenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hawks misses with the combination.
Jason Hawks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawks misses with a double jab.
Hawks is breathing heavily.
Dyachenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawks. Hawks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dyachenko lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good leg kick by Dyachenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dyachenko works the jab nicely.
Hawks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dyachenko.
Dyachenko lands with a straight right. Hawks didn't see that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Dyachenko.
Dyachenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dyachenko works over Hawks's head and body with a nice combination.
Dyachenko lands a jab to the head.
Hawks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dyachenko. That one must have hurt.
Dyachenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dyachenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dyachenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That kick from Dyachenko tenderised Hawks's leg. Hawks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dyachenko lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyachenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyachenko throws a combination. Hawks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dyachenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawks is looking to clinch.
Hawks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dyachenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawks misses with a wild combination.
Dyachenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That kick from Dyachenko tenderised Hawks's leg. Hawks is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dyachenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawks's sensitive parts.
Dyachenko with a nice cross.
Hawks fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Dyachenko.
Hawks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dyachenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawks has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dyachenko.
Dyachenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hawks back to the cage. Dyachenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyachenko scores with a head kick. Hawks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dyachenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dyachenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dyachenko throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawks swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dyachenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Dyachenko thuds his shin into the meat of Hawks's side.
Dyachenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hawks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dyachenko.
Dyachenko lands with a kick to the temple. Hawks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hawks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dyachenko has got the better of the exchanges.
Dyachenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dyachenko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawks.
Dyachenko keeps Hawks at a distance using the push kick.
Dyachenko lands a leg kick that knocks Hawks off balance momentarily.
Dyachenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawks can do to turn this around?
Hawks fails with the takedown
and Hawks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexandr Dyachenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hawks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyachenko connects with a leg kick. Hawks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dyachenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dyachenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawks tries to move into range but Dyachenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hawks throws a right hand that Dyachenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Dyachenko also avoids with ease.
Hawks ducks right into an uppercut from Dyachenko.
Hawks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dyachenko can pounce on him.
Dyachenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dyachenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dyachenko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hawks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Dyachenko.
A good leg kick by Dyachenko.
Hawks lands a jab to Dyachenko's midsection.
Dyachenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandr Dyachenko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hawks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dyachenko.
Hawks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dyachenko can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Hawks.
Dyachenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawks throws a shot from downtown. Dyachenko moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Dyachenko.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dyachenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hawks throws a right hand that Dyachenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Dyachenko also avoids with ease.
Dyachenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dyachenko.
Dyachenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dyachenko cracks Hawks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hawks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawks wants to clinch up but Dyachenko keeps it at a distance.
Dyachenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dyachenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hawks on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dyachenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dyachenko lands with a straight right. Hawks didn't see that one coming.
Hawks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dyachenko scores with a jab to the head.
Dyachenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawks is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawks has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dyachenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dyachenko scores with a jab to the head.
Dyachenko connects with a high kick.
Hawks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawks tries to clinch there but Dyachenko circles away.
Hawks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dyachenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dyachenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dyachenko.
Hawks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dyachenko tries to avoid it but Hawks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dyachenko to the ground. Dyachenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dyachenko.
Dyachenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawks. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Hawks misses.
Dyachenko with a hook.
Dyachenko cracks Hawks with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dyachenko lands with a kick to the temple. Hawks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hawks shoots in for a takedown but Dyachenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawks takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dyachenko, right into the meat.
Dyachenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dyachenko lands with a hook. Hawks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jason Hawks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawks tries to clinch up but Dyachenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Dyachenko lands a really nice looking cross but Hawks seems unphased.
Dyachenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dyachenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dyachenko, as that shot connected.
Hawks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dyachenko lands a two punch combo.
Hawks misses with a double jab
and Dyachenko counters with a leg kick.
Dyachenko lands with a nice combination. Hawks backs away looking to recover.
Dyachenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hawks's head.
Dyachenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dyachenko is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyachenko lands with a hook. Hawks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawks fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexandr Dyachenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hawks.
A nice combination there by Dyachenko.
Dyachenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dyachenko lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dyachenko checks it well.
Hawks throws a low kick, looking for Dyachenko's leg but Dyachenko calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dyachenko.
Dyachenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawks's calf.
Dyachenko pushes Hawks away with a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dyachenko misses with a two punch combination.
Hawks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dyachenko counters with a good low kick that Hawks was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Dyachenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dyachenko 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Dyachenko!
Alexandr Dyachenko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.