PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sebastian Joly (ranked 2520 p4p, 2247 weight class) and Shaun Hawkins (ranked 337 p4p, 307 weight class). Shaun Hawkins has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Joly
vs
Hawkins

182 cm
27
170
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
179
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jean Sebastian Joly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joly with a hook.
Joly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Joly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Joly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Joly.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Joly's head but Joly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Joly forces Hawkins back against the cage and clinches.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joly is working Hawkins over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Joly.
A right handed body shot lands from Joly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joly misses with a body punch.
Joly misses with a body punch.
Joly struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.
Joly is pressed up against the cage. Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Joly down to the mat. Joly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Joly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hawkins.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Joly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Joly does it's job there.
Shaun Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Joly ducked under it nicely.
Joly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Joly sends Hawkins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Joly is motioning to the referee to let Hawkins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Hawkins is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Joly finish him?
Joly throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hawkins clean off his feet! He's out cold! Joly stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Sebastian Joly!