PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sky Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by What a Rush. Stevenson has chosen It's Time For War 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.

Hawk
vs
Stevenson

177 cm
19
162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Fight 4 America

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sky Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stevenson gets caught flat footed, as Hawk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stevenson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hawk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson has momentary wrist control but Hawk slips an elbow through the middle.
Hawk landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hawk working some strikes from top position.
Hawk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Hawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Stevenson is rocked!
Hawk works over Stevenson with some ground and pound from guard.
Stevenson is still in real trouble! Can Hawk finish him?
Hawk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawk is in close to Stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawk is in close to Stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevenson has momentary wrist control but Hawk slips an elbow through the middle.
Hawk scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk distracts Stevenson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hawk working some strikes from top position.
Hawk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stevenson is looking to stand up but Hawk isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hawk scoring with some ground and pound.
Stevenson seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stevenson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hawk lands a couple of digs.
Hawk landing some decent shots from guard.
Stevenson wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hawk postures up and lands a big shot to Stevenson's brow.
Hawk landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hawk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawk won't allow Stevenson to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawk won't allow Stevenson to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hawk chips away with some ground and pound.
Hawk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stevenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawk prevents Stevenson from getting back to his feet.
Hawk stands up over Stevenson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet but Hawk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawk scoring with some ground and pound.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.
Hawk preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk working some strikes from top position.
Hawk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawk cracks Stevenson with a solid left hand.
Hawk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawk lands a nice short elbow.
Hawk working over Stevenson with some ground and pound. Stevenson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Hawk there.
Hawk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hawk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hawk working Stevenson over with strikes.
Hawk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stevenson tries to get to full guard but Hawk has control of the leg.
Stevenson missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawk cracks Stevenson with a good jab.
An inside leg kick from Stevenson misses.

Stevenson gets caught flat footed, as Hawk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hawk with a nice head shot there.
Hawk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Hawk postures up and lands a big shot to Stevenson's brow.
Hawk chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hawk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
Hawk stopping the sweep attempt from Stevenson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sky Hawk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hawk feints and as Stevenson raises his hands in defense, Hawk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawk cracks Stevenson with a solid left hand.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawk lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawk won't allow Stevenson to get back to his feet.
Hawk lands a couple of digs.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.
Hawk with a nice head shot there.
Hawk scoring with some ground and pound.
Hawk working some strikes from top position.
Hawk scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawk landing with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawk with a nice head shot there.
Stevenson working a defensive guard here.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.
Stevenson wants to sweep here but Hawk controlling him for the moment.
Hawk stands up over Stevenson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawk postures up and lands a big shot to Stevenson's brow.
Hawk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawk scoring with some ground and pound.
Stevenson tries to strike from the bottom.
Hawk is working Stevenson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawk postures up and lands a big shot to Stevenson's brow.
Hawk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
Hawk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hawk scoring with some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hawk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hawk working away.
Hawk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hawk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawk prevents Stevenson from escaping the position.
Hawk scoring with punches and elbows.
Hawk working the head with strikes.
Stevenson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Stevenson gets caught flat footed, as Hawk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hawk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stevenson looking to control.
Hawk chips away with some ground and pound.
Hawk is in close to Stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawk chips away with some ground and pound.
Hawk prevents Stevenson from getting back to his feet.
Hawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson shoots and misses

and Hawk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hawk.
Sky Hawk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Hawk lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is in close to Stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawk is working Stevenson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hawk passes into half guard.
Hawk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevenson is trying to stand.
Hawk is nestled in close to Stevenson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.
Hawk working Stevenson over with strikes.
Hawk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sky Hawk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Good work by Hawk as he checks the leg kick.

Hawk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk looks up at the clock and then as Stevenson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hawk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hawk working the ground and pound.
Hawk scores with punches from side control.
Hawk creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stevenson is trying to improve his position.
Hawk cracks Stevenson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hawk lands some shots froms side control.
Hawk scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stevenson is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is chipping away with strikes.
Hawk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stevenson some visible discomfort.
Hawk is chipping away with strikes.
Stevenson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevenson can do to turn this around?
Stevenson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hawk cracks Stevenson with a big elbow.
Stevenson is trying to get back to half guard.
Hawk grinds an elbow into Stevenson's temple.
Hawk lands a few punches from side control.
Hawk cracks Stevenson with a big elbow.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Hawk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stevenson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hawk scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk winds up and cracks Stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hawk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stevenson wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawk uses his free foot to push down on Stevenson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stevenson.
Hawk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawk dominating with strikes here.
Stevenson wants to hold on but Hawk pushes him away.
Hawk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stevenson's face.
Stevenson is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawk with shots to the head and body - Stevenson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hawk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hawk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stevenson?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk avoids the attempt from Stevenson to control.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount.
Stevenson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hawk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stevenson is in a horrible position here. Hawk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawk working Stevenson over with strikes here.
Hawk landing shots from mount.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount and Stevenson is in trouble!
Hawk prevents Stevenson from getting the reversal.
Hawk working away from the top, dropping strikes.

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.
Hawk with a couple of short strikes.
Stevenson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hawk looking to finish Stevenson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stevenson!
Stevenson really wants to buck Hawk off and get back to his feet.
Stevenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawk looking to finish Stevenson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stevenson!
Hawk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount.
Hawk unloading with bombs!
Hawk with shots to the head and body - Stevenson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the head.
Hawk with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevenson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Will Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawk with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawk 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Hawk!