PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 3730 p4p, 22249 weight class) and Connor McDavid (ranked 462 p4p, 732 weight class). Hawthorne comes to the ring accompanied by Schism by Tool. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Connor McDavid enters the ring!

Hawthorne
vs
McDavid

190 cm
31
218
16 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
225
11 - 3 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from McDavid misses.
Hawthorne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawthorne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawthorne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawthorne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawthorne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDavid staying out of range there.
McDavid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawthorne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne slips a jab from McDavid.
McDavid scores with a jab. Hawthorne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McDavid lands a jab to Hawthorne's midsection.
McDavid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDavid is looking to slow Hawthorne down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne throws a looping overhand right but McDavid ducks down to avoid it.
McDavid moves away from the strike by Hawthorne.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
McDavid appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut
and McDavid counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
McDavid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne throws a jab but it's blocked by McDavid.
McDavid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDavid turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - McDavid coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne swings for the body but McDavid moves out of range.
Hawthorne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDavid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDavid misses with a straight left.
McDavid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but McDavid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDavid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDavid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawthorne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDavid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
McDavid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the side of McDavid's head but McDavid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McDavid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawthorne.
McDavid with a nice calf kick.
McDavid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.
Hawthorne avoids the body shot from McDavid.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawthorne lands with an uppercut that bounces McDavid off the ropes and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDavid ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Hawthorne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice leg kick from McDavid, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. McDavid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDavid misses with a hook.

Hawthorne gets tackled into the ropes by McDavid. McDavid maintains the clinch.
McDavid tries to work over Hawthorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDavid misses with the head strike.
McDavid lands a right hand.
Hawthorne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawthorne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawthorne throws a punch but it's blocked by McDavid.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawthorne.
McDavid struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawthorne controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McDavid misses with a punch to the body.
Hawthorne misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Connor McDavid dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hawthorne scores with a sloppy right hand. McDavid should have avoided that one.
Hawthorne throws a shot from downtown. McDavid moves away and avoids it.
McDavid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawthorne throws a sloppy head kick and McDavid moves out of range easily.
McDavid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDavid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDavid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDavid. McDavid obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawthorne misses the target.
A little jabbing left from McDavid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from McDavid misses.
It looked like Hawthorne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Connor McDavid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDavid slips a straight right by Hawthorne.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDavid.
A head kick by Hawthorne misses
and McDavid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDavid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Hawthorne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McDavid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McDavid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawthorne.
A jab from McDavid misses.
Hawthorne defending well as McDavid loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Damien Hawthorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a glancing blow to the side of McDavid's head.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from McDavid.
Hawthorne throws a hook but McDavid blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from McDavid misses the target.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDavid flicks out a counter leg kick but Hawthorne steps away.
Hawthorne misses with a lunging right hand
and McDavid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDavid dips to his left and cracks Hawthorne with an uppercut!
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but McDavid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne takes a swing at McDavid's ribcage but misses.
McDavid misses the shot to the body.
Hawthorne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from McDavid misses.
Nice straight punches there by Hawthorne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawthorne.
McDavid defending well as Hawthorne loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - McDavid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDavid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDavid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawthorne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid is looking to slow Hawthorne down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for McDavid.
Hawthorne throws a head kick but McDavid moves out of range.
McDavid feints a counter leg kick.
McDavid uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McDavid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawthorne blocks a jab.
McDavid throws a hook but Hawthorne avoids it easily.
It looked like Hawthorne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut. McDavid saw that one coming.
Hawthorne looks to throw the jab but McDavid is out of range.
McDavid throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
McDavid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDavid digs a good body shot into Hawthorne's ribs.
Hawthorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne connects with a body shot.
McDavid takes a swing at Hawthorne's ribcage but misses.
Hawthorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawthorne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDavid.
McDavid misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Connor McDavid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

McDavid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawthorne to score with a decent uppercut.
Hawthorne scores with a nice strike.
McDavid throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawthorne misses the target.
McDavid lands a nice hook to Hawthorne's body. Hawthorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawthorne moves forwards but McDavid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. McDavid ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Hawthorne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but McDavid sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawthorne avoids the body shot from McDavid.
Hawthorne takes one to the side of the head.
Hawthorne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDavid.
Hawthorne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDavid throws a leg kick which misses Hawthorne's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawthorne tries to avoid it.
McDavid moves away from the strike by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
McDavid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
McDavid throws out a counter right but Hawthorne avoids it with no problem.
Hawthorne lands with a nice body punch.
Hawthorne defending well as McDavid loads up on a big left hand.
Hawthorne is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McDavid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawthorne.
McDavid scores with a jab to the body.
Hawthorne throws a right hand that McDavid ducks under and follows up with a left that McDavid also avoids with ease.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDavid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hawthorne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawthorne throws a quick counter head kick but McDavid was just out of range.
A jab from Hawthorne misses.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDavid.
Hawthorne misses with a head kick.
McDavid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Hawthorne swings widly with a right hand
and McDavid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but McDavid is just out of range.
Hawthorne throws a quick inside leg kick.
McDavid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid throws a lazy right hand but Hawthorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDavid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne ducks under a wild hook from McDavid.
McDavid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McDavid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but McDavid slips the punch.
It seemed like McDavid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawthorne stuns McDavid with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDavid looks to throw the jab but Hawthorne is out of range.
Hawthorne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McDavid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from McDavid. Those never looked like landing.
McDavid moves out of range as Hawthorne strikes.
McDavid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawthorne manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Hawthorne misses its intended target.
Hawthorne throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDavid wants to slow Hawthorne down by chopping away at his legs.
McDavid moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damien Hawthorne.
Well McDavid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Connor McDavid!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Connor McDavid!

Connor McDavid wins by majority decision!
Connor McDavid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.