PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 1697 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Antonio Barbosa (ranked 229 p4p, 177 weight class). Barbosa has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hawk
vs
Barbosa

181 cm
33
174
25 - 12 - 2

180 cm
33
169
21 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction
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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 25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawk instigates a clinch.
Hawk lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Hawk is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Hawk pushes Barbosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Still in the clinch, Hawk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawk lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hawk.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Hawk lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawk tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Good body shot from Hawk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a body punch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Hawk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa is working Hawk over against the cage.
Hawk tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Hawk.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Hawk.
A body shot lands from Hawk.
Hawk tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawk lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
Good body shot from Hawk.
Hawk digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Hawk lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawk blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Hawk misses with a body punch.
Hawk is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawk.
Hawk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
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!
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Hawk tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Hawk back against the cage.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawk misses with some punches.
Hawk tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Hawk back against the cage.
Hawk gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Hawk.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
Barbosa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hawk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Barbosa can turn it around.
Hawk works on Barbosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Hawk.
Barbosa looks winded!
Hawk can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Hawk tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Hawk back against the cage.
Hawk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawk gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Hawk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Barbosa tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawk tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa cracks Hawk with a nice body shot.
Hawk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawk pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Hawk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawk's gas tank.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Hawk lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Hawk.
Hawk blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Hawk misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk works the jab nicely.

It looks like Antonio Barbosa has been cut.
Barbosa slips a jab from Hawk.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawk thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawk looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Hawk backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Barbosa's temple! It sends Barbosa violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Hawk celebrates and the doctors try to help Barbosa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ethan Hawk!
Ethan Hawk thanked the fans post fight for their support.