PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MC Gusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sixto sounds & Zircon - Lunatic Moon. Gusto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Straight out of Locash kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hawkins
vs
Gusto

174 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, MC Gusto!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins slips a straight right by Gusto.
Gusto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Gusto as he connects with a hook.
Hawkins keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hawkins lands a jab to the nose.
MC Gusto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gusto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gusto looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Gusto is looking to clinch but Hawkins is avoiding it.
Gusto doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkins circles away.
Gusto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gusto is looking to clinch but Hawkins is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusto throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Gusto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gusto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins scores with a nice strike.

Gusto is rocked!
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
Gusto wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gusto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gusto doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawkins circles away.
Gusto is looking to clinch but Hawkins is avoiding it.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Hawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gusto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gusto closes the distance and clinches.
Gusto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Gusto breaks the clinch.
Hawkins slips a jab from Gusto.
Gusto loads up on a big right hand but Hawkins slips the punch.

Gusto moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gusto.
Gusto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Gusto blocks an uppercut.
Gusto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gusto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gusto scores with a nice short uppercut.

Gusto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gusto lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawkins off the cage and back into rage.
Gusto looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins misses the jab.

Gusto gets a clinch.
Gusto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gusto lands a body punch.
Gusto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gusto is leaning against Hawkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gusto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gusto blocks the elbow strike.

Gusto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gusto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MC Gusto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gusto lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hawkins is rocked!
Hawkins walks into a jab.
Oh Hawkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusto moves in looking to clinch but Hawkins pushes him off.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gusto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Gusto tries to clinch but Hawkins is having none of it.

Gusto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hawkins sprawling to the canvas! Hawkins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gusto finish him?!
Gusto thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusto walks into a jab.
Gusto moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Gusto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gusto tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins slips a straight right by Gusto.
Gusto tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawkins in his tracks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gusto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gusto slips a straight right by Hawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusto.
Hawkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gusto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gusto tests Hawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gusto.
Gusto ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a lovely overhand right.
Gusto is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawkins finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a jab when Gusto was well out of range.
Gusto seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Hawkins.
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from Gusto.
Gusto's corner calls for a 1-2. Gusto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gusto is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gusto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusto tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gusto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gusto loads up on a big right hand but Hawkins slips the punch.
Hawkins misses with a combination
and Gusto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gusto misses with an uppercut.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gusto.
Hawkins throws out a powerful jab.
Gusto wants to clinch up but Hawkins keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gusto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gusto tries to clinch up but Hawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

MC Gusto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gusto slips under a jab.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusto scores with a decent looking hook.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Gusto is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkins misses the target.
A punch combination from Gusto misses.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gusto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusto tries to clinch up but Hawkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Gusto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gusto misses with a straight right.
Gusto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gusto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Gusto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusto tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusto slips under a jab from Hawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusto.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Hawkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gusto lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawkins off the cage and back into rage.
Gusto tries to clinch but Hawkins is having none of it.
Gusto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Gusto lands a really nice looking cross but Hawkins seems unphased.

Gusto closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gusto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gusto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gusto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a lovely overhand right.

Gusto closes the distance and clinches.
Hawkins tries to stall but Gusto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gusto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Hawkins.
Gusto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawkins prevents Gusto from breaking the clinch.
Gusto stalling the fight.
Gusto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Gusto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gusto.

Gusto manages to break the clinch.
Tobias Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawkins misses the target.
Gusto looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.

Gusto drops Hawkins with a beautiful combination! Hawkins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gusto is looking for the KO!
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Gusto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gusto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusto tries to clinch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Gusto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
MC Gusto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gusto 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MC Gusto!