PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trynda Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guzman comes to the cage accompanied by Maximal Crazy. Hawk has chosen Perkele - Heart full of pride as his entrance music. Dan Guzman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trynda Hawk's chin.

Guzman
vs
Hawk

187 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trynda Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.
Guzman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Guzman gets tackled into the cage by Hawk. Hawk maintains the clinch.
Hawk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hawk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hawk told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Guzman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guzman tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Hawk gets a clinch.
Hawk tries to land knees in the clinch but Guzman avoids the damage to the body.
Guzman fails to pull guard.

Guzman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hawk clinches up against the cage.
Guzman tries to pull guard but Hawk holds him up against the cage and eventually Guzman drops back down to his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guzman as Hawk tries to tie him up.
Guzman fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman wants to take the fight to the mat but Hawk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The referee calls for Hawk to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
Guzman is trying to push Hawk away but Hawk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawk leaning against his opponent.
Hawk avoids a wild elbow strike from Guzman.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hawk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hawk receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Guzman misses with a body punch.
Guzman tries a knee to the head but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guzman.
Guzman wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawk won't allow it.
Hawk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guzman.
Hawk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guzman blocks it with crossed arms.
Guzman avoiding damage as Hawk throws knees to the body.
Hawk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Guzman tries to circle away but Hawk has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawk.
Guzman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guzman misses with a body punch.
Hawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guzman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Guzman.
Hawk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawk lands an elbow inside that Guzman shrugs off.
Hawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guzman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guzman jumps guard but Hawk stands there with Guzman around his waist. Guzman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guzman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
Guzman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk throws a head punch that misses.
Hawk with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawk.
Guzman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawk crunches a lovely knee into Guzman's ribcage.
Guzman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawk walks away with a smile on his face. Guzman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.
Hawk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guzman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guzman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guzman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hawk takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawk controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trynda Hawk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Guzman tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Dan Guzman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawk tries to clinch but Guzman is having none of it.
Guzman tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.

Hawk takes the fight into the clinch.
Guzman tries to circle away but Hawk has him pinned against the cage.
Hawk lands an elbow that stopped Guzman in his tracks for a moment.
Guzman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hawk to keep the fight standing.
Hawk tries to land a knee to the head but Guzman blocks with his arms.
Hawk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawk controlling the action here for a moment.
Guzman wants to break free but Hawk has control.
Trynda Hawk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a knee strike.
Hawk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guzman blocks an elbow strike from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a knee strike.
Hawk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Guzman taking a breather.
Guzman looking to throw knees to the head but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Hawk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guzman blocks it with crossed arms.
Guzman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawk tries to land a knee to the head but Guzman blocks with his arms.
Hawk tries to stall but Guzman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hawk blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a knee to the head.
Hawk avoiding damage.
Guzman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawk misses with an elbow strike.
Guzman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawk missing with knees to the body.
Hawk tries a knee to the head but Guzman blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk misses with a knee strike.
Hawk landing knees to the head.
Guzman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawk.
Guzman misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to stall.
Guzman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawk has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Guzman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guzman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guzman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawk misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Hawk to work.
Guzman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Guzman blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk controlling the action here for a moment.
Guzman tries to break free but Hawk pushes him back against the cage.
Guzman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hawk just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk looking to throw knees to the head but Guzman is blocking nicely.
Guzman takes a knee right on the jaw!

Guzman decides to pull guard.
Guzman keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Guzman pushes Hawk off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trynda Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Guzman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawk is looking to clinch.
Guzman 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.
Guzman lands a front kick.
Hawk moves in looking to clinch but Guzman pushes him off.
Hawk tries to clinch but Guzman is having none of it.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guzman stalks Hawk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawk's face. Hawk staggers backwards, shaken.

Guzman has Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Guzman tries to circle away but Hawk has him pinned against the cage.
Hawk lands an elbow inside that Guzman shrugs off.
Hawk looking to throw knees to the head but Guzman is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guzman blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guzman lands an elbow that stopped Hawk in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Trynda Hawk has been cut.
Hawk lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawk trying to land knees to the body.
Hawk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guzman blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawk tries a knee to the head but Guzman blocks it.

Guzman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Guzman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Guzman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Guzman breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Guzman finds it's target.
Hawk takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guzman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guzman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawk but Hawk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guzman misses the shot to the body.
Dan Guzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guzman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guzman closes the distance and clinches up with Hawk, looking for a takedown. Guzman pushes Hawk against the cage but Hawk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Guzman has managed to clinch.
Guzman jumps guard but Hawk stands there with Guzman around his waist. Guzman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Guzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guzman unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hawk misses with a knee to the head.
Hawk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guzman.
A frustrated look appears on Guzman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hawk tries to land knees in the clinch but Guzman avoids the damage to the body.
Hawk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guzman is keeping busy.
Guzman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hawk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hawk prevents Guzman from breaking the clinch.
Hawk is pressed up against the cage. Guzman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawk down to the mat. Hawk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Guzman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guzman swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawk.
Hawk tries to clinch there but Guzman circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guzman takes the fight into the clinch.
Guzman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dan Guzman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guzman lands an elbow just above Hawk 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk misses with a knee to the head.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trynda Hawk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guzman misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Guzman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hawk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trynda Hawk!
A very excited looking Trynda Hawk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Dan Guzman was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll come back!'.