PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mij Neztil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mij Neztil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Hawkins's chin.

Hawkins
vs
Neztil

193 cm
23
217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mij Neztil!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neztil drops Hawkins with a left and a right! Oh, Hawkins is hurt - Neztil dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Dave Hawkins has been cut.
Hawkins tries to escape but Neztil is in control.
Hawkins is trying to escape the position but Neztil is controlling the position.

Neztil stands up and beckons Hawkins to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Neztil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neztil drops Hawkins with a nice combination! Neztil dives into Hawkins's guard, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neztil not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Neztil stops Hawkins from standing up.
Neztil is standing up over Hawkins. Hawkins looks to escape but Neztil dives into side control.

Neztil decides to stand back up.
Mij Neztil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neztil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab from Hawkins.
Neztil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawkins counters with a straight right hand.
Neztil looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Neztil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Neztil.
Hawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Neztil.
Neztil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neztil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neztil thinking.
Neztil misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Hawkins misses with a wild combination.
Neztil lands a jab to Hawkins's midsection.
Hawkins lands a jab to the head.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Neztil.

Neztil tries to keep at a distance but Hawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neztil wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neztil backwards.

Neztil breaks the clinch.
Neztil takes one on the button.
Neztil throws a big shot that misses.
Neztil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawkins moves forwards but Neztil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawkins walks into a left hand.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Hawkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neztil doesn't seem phased though.
Neztil misses with a double jab

and Hawkins moves into the clinch.
Hawkins presses Neztil against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neztil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Neztil is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Neztil takes a shot to the head.
Neztil is trying to break free.
Neztil looks gassed!
Neztil is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkins prevents Neztil from breaking the clinch.
Neztil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hawkins on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Neztil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawkins prevents Neztil from breaking the clinch.
Neztil wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Neztil is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkins has double underhooks.
Neztil wants to break free but Hawkins has control.
A short right from Hawkins on the inside.
Neztil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hawkins lands a right hand.
Neztil wants to break free but Hawkins has control.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Neztil can't break the clinch.
Hawkins is leaning against Neztil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins pushes Neztil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neztil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neztil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Neztil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neztil's gas tank.
Hawkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neztil backwards.
Neztil has had enough of the clinch but Hawkins keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawkins pushes Neztil back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Hawkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mij Neztil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Hawkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Neztil misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neztil.

Hawkins pushes Neztil up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neztil backwards.
Hawkins lands with a light punch inside.
Neztil blocking some punches.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the side of Neztil's head.
Neztil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neztil tries to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling the position.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Neztil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neztil's gas tank.
Neztil has had enough of the clinch but Hawkins keeps him there for the moment.

Neztil breaks from the clinch.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neztil.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neztil.
Neztil drops his hands momentarily and Hawkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Neztil throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Neztil throws a right hand that Hawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkins also avoids with ease.
Neztil is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws and low kick but Neztil moves out of range easily.
Neztil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Neztil throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Hawkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Neztil is avoiding it.

Hawkins clinches up with Neztil and pushes him back against the cage.
Neztil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hawkins.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawkins can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

Neztil manages to break the clinch.
Neztil scores with a nice head shot.
Neztil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neztil.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Neztil circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Neztil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neztil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Neztil's shoulder, as Neztil tries to avoid the shot.
Neztil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Neztil walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big left from Neztil misses.
Hawkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawkins cracks Neztil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neztil misses with a straight left.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neztil.
A combination from Neztil does no damage.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Neztil moved out of range nicely.
Jab, jab by Neztil - just one landing.
Neztil lands a left and a right that sends Hawkins crashing to the canvas! Neztil dives into mount looking to finish!

Hawkins is rocked!
Hawkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawkins tries to get out of the position.
Neztil controlling the pace for now.
Oh Hawkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkins's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hawkins seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neztil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Neztil has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neztil wants to control the pace but Hawkins is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mij Neztil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dave Hawkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Neztil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neztil throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Neztil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neztil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Neztil.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neztil.
Neztil is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hawkins hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mij Neztil!