PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien Hawthorne (ranked 4241 p4p, 3808 weight class) and John Bennett (ranked 547 p4p, 506 weight class). Hawthorne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Schism by Tool. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hawthorne
vs
Bennett

190 cm
31
218
18 - 12 - 0

187 cm
29
203
22 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne misses with an uppercut.
Hawthorne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawthorne lands a nice hook to Bennett's body. Bennett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Bennett moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Hawthorne.
Bennett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bennett working Hawthorne over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne lands a shot to the body.
Hawthorne lands a body shot.
Hawthorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawthorne lands with a light punch inside.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Hawthorne.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawthorne.
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!
Hawthorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hawthorne manages to break the clinch.
Hawthorne is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Hawthorne misses.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Hawthorne wants to land a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawthorne defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Bennett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawthorne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawthorne throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a wild combination.
Bennett 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.
Bennett catches Hawthorne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawthorne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hawthorne connects with a jab.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Hawthorne is avoiding it.
Hawthorne throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawthorne throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawthorne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
Hawthorne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick lands for Hawthorne.
Bennett is looking to clinch.
Hawthorne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawthorne.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hawthorne lands with a good body shot.
Hawthorne tries to score with a low kick but Bennett moves his leg out of the way.
Bennett tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hawthorne throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Hawthorne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Bennett lands a high kick!
Damien Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawthorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawthorne misses with a wild body shot.
Damien Hawthorne is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawthorne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennett tries to clinch but Hawthorne is having none of it.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett throws a combination. Hawthorne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawthorne catches Bennett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bennett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawthorne rather than just go for the knockout.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Hawthorne misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett lands a nice hook to Hawthorne's body. Hawthorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawthorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hawthorne scores with a nice body kick.
Hawthorne missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Bennett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hawthorne lands with a right hand.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawthorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawthorne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Hawthorne throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Hawthorne looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Hawthorne moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Hawthorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne lands a really nice looking cross but Bennett seems unphased.
Hawthorne is looking to chop away at Bennett's legs.
Bennett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett unleashes a big counter combination but Hawthorne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawthorne moves away.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Hawthorne moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Bennett slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett.
Bennett tries to clinch but Hawthorne is having none of it.
Hawthorne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from Hawthorne.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawthorne.
Bennett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bennett tries to clinch up but Hawthorne circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Hawthorne is looking to land body kicks.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett connects with a jab.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne slips under a jab.
Bennett cracks Hawthorne with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Damien Hawthorne will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bennett misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hawthorne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawthorne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawthorne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hawthorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne feints a jab promting Bennett to slip. Hawthorne then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bennett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hawthorne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bennett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawthorne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawthorne throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Hawthorne loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bennett! But no joy.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawthorne jabs Bennett right on the nose. Bennett blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawthorne slips a straight right by Bennett.
Hawthorne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawthorne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bennett lands a head shot.
Hawthorne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne slips a jab from Bennett.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawthorne is looking for a counter combo.
Bennett tries to clinch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Bennett takes one on the button.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett throws the left hand but Hawthorne avoids the punch easily.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Hawthorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Bennett.
Hawthorne connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawthorne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hawthorne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hawthorne cracks Bennett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bennett clinches up with Hawthorne and pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett lands a damaging elbow.
Hawthorne misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawthorne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Hawthorne blocks the elbow strike.
Hawthorne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Hawthorne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hawthorne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett throws a body punch but Hawthorne moves out of range.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett tries to bum rush Hawthorne with a series of wild strikes but Hawthorne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawthorne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Hawthorne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawthorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawthorne is looking to score with low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne connects with a nice looking jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Hawthorne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawthorne has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Damien Hawthorne!

Damien Hawthorne wins by unanimous decision!
Damien Hawthorne decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.