PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 4364 p4p, 4180 weight class) and Best Best (ranked 525 p4p, 510 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ethan Hawk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ethan Hawk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hawk
vs
Best

181 cm
18
175
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
170
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Best Best!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Best has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hawk digs a good body shot into Best's ribs.
Best moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Best tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Best throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Best tests Hawk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Best misses with a combination
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Best misses with a left hand
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Best closes the distance looking to clinch
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best tries to clinch but Hawk moves away
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Best closes the distance but Hawk moves to the side
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Best tries to clinch
and Hawk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Best tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawk sets himself, and Best steps forward looking for the clinch! Hawk avoids it this time.
Best misses with a lunging right hand
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Best darts in trying to clinch
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Best rushes Hawk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hawk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Best lands a nice uppercut.
Hawk dodges an elbow strike from Best.
Hawk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Best's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawk stalling in the clinch but Best improves position.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Best swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Best misses with some punches.
Hawk tries to break the clinch but Best is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawk.
A nice left hand lands by Hawk.
Best misses with a knee strike.
Best tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Best lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawk.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Best, against the cage.
Hawk tries to circle away but Best has him pinned against the cage.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawk pushes Best back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Best throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawk blocks it with crossed arms.
Best scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawk blocks the elbow strike.
Hawk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Best or not.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Best throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Best.
Best swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawk throws a punch but it's blocked by Best.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Best's head.
Hawk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Best misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk is trying to force a seperation but Best has the dominant position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Best lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ethan Hawk has been cut.
Hawk takes an elbow to the temple.
Best misses with a hook from the clinch.
Best misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Hawk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hawk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawk scores with a body shot.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Best misses with an uppercut
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Best misses with a left hand
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawk lands with an uppercut that bounces Best off the cage and back into range.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Best can do to turn this around?
Best looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Hawk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Best rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Hawk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Best scores with a nice strike.
Best swings widly with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Best misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk slips under a jab from Best.
It looked like Hawk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Best.
A jab from Hawk misses.
Best misses with a left hand
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk moves away from the strike by Best.
Hawk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Best misses
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Best misses with a right hand
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Best throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Best catches Hawk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Best digs a good hook to Hawk's body.
Best misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk digs a good body shot into Best's ribs.
Best might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hawk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Best wants to clinch
and Hawk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawk scores with a hook.
Best misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Hawk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Best.
Best uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawk has time to react.
Best throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Best throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Best jabs Hawk right on the nose. Hawk blinks but takes it well.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Best moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Best throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk cracks a nice hook into Best's ribs.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Best rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with a right hand to the body.
Best waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
Hawk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk lands a head shot.
Ethan Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.

Best drives through and clinches with Hawk against the cage.
Hawk can't find room to land a body shot as Best controls the action.
Best lands an elbow inside.
Best takes a shot to the head.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Best's elbow.
Best gets through Hawk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Best to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Best.
Best swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Best throws an elbow but it misses.
Best tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Best lands with a light punch inside.
Hawk lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hawk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Best misses with a hook
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hawk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Hawk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hawk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Best throws an off balance right hand
and Best takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Best tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk throws a combination. Best tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Best is rocked!
Hawk fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Best to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Best looks to clinch but Hawk throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Best taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ethan Hawk!
Post fight, Ethan Hawk stared into the camera and said 'Thanks for the good fight, Best, and I wish you the best of luck in future contests.'.