PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Sister (ranked 3951 p4p, 2846 weight class) and Thufir Hawat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sister
vs
Hawat

190 cm
25
175
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
178
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Sister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sister's sensitive parts.
Hawat has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hawat misses with a body kick.
Sister half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hawat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sister takes a step back to recover.
Hawat throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sister's head.
Hawat lands with a cross.
Hawat staying out of range there.
Sister closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawat circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat feints and then cracks Sister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sister down.
Sister blocks a jab.
Hawat cracks Sister with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sister shoots in for a double leg but Hawat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hawat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sister throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawat counters with a nice body shot.
Hawat sizes up Sister with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sister on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hawat thuds a left hand into Sister's body.
Hawat lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sister blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sister misses with a double jab
and Hawat counters with a series of strikes. Sister will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thufir Hawat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawat looks for the body kick but Sister saw that one coming.
Sister fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawat is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Sister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sister takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hawat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sister has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hawat.
Hawat lands a front kick.
Sister is breathing heavily.
Hawat is looking to slow Sister down with leg kicks.
Hawat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hawat throws a head kick that half lands.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Sister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hawat lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sister gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawat throws a head kick that Sister semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawat misses with a head kick.
Hawat scores with a sloppy right hand. Sister should have avoided that one.
Hawat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawat.
Hawat lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thufir Hawat dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sister on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hawat. That's going to slow Sister down.
Hawat connects with a leg kick.
Sister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawat thumps Sister with a low kick.
Hawat throws a leg kick which misses Sister's front leg but catches the back leg as Sister tries to avoid it.
Sister walks into a stiff left hand from Hawat.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sister might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hawat.
Hawat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawat. Hawat obviously looking to wear him down.
Sister throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hawat counters with a good low kick that Sister was not able to check.
Hawat thows a body kick. Sister tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawat.
Hawat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheers as Hawat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sister doesn't seem phased though.
Hawat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sister walks into a straight right hand from Hawat.
Hawat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sister takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sister will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hawat throws a head kick but Sister moves out of range.
As Hawat tries to get set, Sister tries to push him back and clinch up but Hawat manages to avoid the attempt.
Hawat with a hook.
Hawat works Sister's body with a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Hawat.
Hawat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat lands a nice looking body kick.
Hawat scoring well with a low kick there.
Sister shoots and misses
and Sister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sister under the eye.
Hawat lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawat throws a head kick but Sister moves out of range.
Sister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawat.
Sister with a poor takedown
and Hawat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sister. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Sister 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hawat with the inside leg kick.
Sister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawat. Hawat obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Hawat.
Sister throws a low kick, looking for Hawat's leg but Hawat calmly moves out of range.
Hawat connects with a body shot that sends Sister's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Thufir Hawat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hawat connects with a high kick.
A solid body kick from Hawat.
Sister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawat.
Hawat throws a leg kick which misses Sister's front leg but catches the back leg as Sister tries to avoid it.
Hawat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sister throws a hook but Hawat avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawat as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick from Hawat.
Hawat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sister jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawat can pounce on him.
Hawat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawat delivers a nice body kick.
Hawat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hawat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawat throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Sister wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawat throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sister stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawat connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawat with the inside leg kick.
Hawat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawat tests Sister's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawat. Hawat obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sister has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawat.
Sister takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hawat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sister's sensitive parts.
Hawat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hawat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawat works the jab nicely.
Hawat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sister takes one to the chin there.
Hawat feints and then cracks Sister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sister down.
Hawat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hawat.
Mister Sister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawat with the inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thufir Hawat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawat 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 William Peck scores the fight 24:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thufir Hawat!