PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McDonovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hawkin
vs
McDonovan

185 cm
21
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Hawkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James McDonovan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McDonovan connects with a jab.
Hawkin misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Hawkin.
McDonovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Stephen Hawkin has been cut.

McDonovan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonovan misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonovan lands an elbow that stopped Hawkin in his tracks for a moment.
McDonovan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McDonovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hawkin blocks an elbow strike from McDonovan.
McDonovan working Hawkin over with knees to the body.
McDonovan connects with a knee to the head.
McDonovan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDonovan connects with a knee to the head.
McDonovan misses with a knee strike.
McDonovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Hawkin lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Hawkin gets to his feet - McDonovan follows without any prompting.
McDonovan tries to clinch but Hawkin is having none of it.
McDonovan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hawkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonovan circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkin swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonovan.
McDonovan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hawkin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkin throws a right and a left that McDonovan avoids nicely.
McDonovan scores with a nice right hand.
McDonovan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McDonovan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Hawkin is rocked!
McDonovan throws a head kick but Hawkin moves out of range.
McDonovan finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the ropes, ducking and weaving under Hawkin's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and McDonovan falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Hawkin!
Stephen Hawkin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.