PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Spies (ranked 4409 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Stephen Hawking (ranked 519 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Spies
vs
Hawking

185 cm
25
177
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
176
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harald Spies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen Hawking!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spies, as that shot connected.
Spies bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Spies keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Spies wants to clinch.
Spies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spies staying out of range there.
Hawking throws a right hand that misses
and Spies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawking thinking.
Hawking keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Hawking on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawking throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Spies closes the distance and clinches.
Hawking misses with the head strike.
Spies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hawking manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spies tries to clinch there but Hawking circles away.
Spies moves in looking to clinch but Hawking pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Spies tries to clinch but Hawking moves out of range.
Spies tries to clinch but Hawking is having none of it.
Hawking pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spies seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hawking throws an overhand right that lands on Spies's shoulder, as Spies tries to avoid the shot.
Spies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawking misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spies.
Spies moves away from the strike by Hawking.
It looked like Spies wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spies scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Spies 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spies wants to clinch.
Hawking misses with a lunging right hand
and Spies counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spies is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Spies takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawking swings wildly with an uppercut but Spies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawking goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawking is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spies.
Hawking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spies's elbow.
Spies lands a nice uppercut.
Hawking tries to throw a body punch but Spies avoids it by throwing Hawking back against the cage.
Spies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.
Hawking working hard to break the clinch.
Spies lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawking.
Hawking misses with a punch on the inside.
Spies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawking blocking some punches.
Hawking lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spies misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawking is trying to break the clinch but Spies is controlling him.
Spies blocks a body shot from Hawking.
Hawking misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spies.
Hawking blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spies.
Spies misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spies.
Hawking throws a head punch that misses.
Spies throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawking.
Hawking throws a head punch that misses.
Spies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawking misses with a punch to the body.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies misses with a body punch.
Spies lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spies.
Spies struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawking controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Spies.
Spies gets through Hawking's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spies scores with a shot to the side of Hawking's head.
Spies lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spies prevents Hawking from breaking the clinch.
Hawking tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawking is trying to break the clinch but Spies has him pressed against the cage.
Spies lands a right hand.
Spies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spies lands a body punch.
Hawking misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spies's elbow.
Hawking being controlled against the cage.
Spies misses with a body punch.
Hawking can't find room to land a body shot as Spies controls the action.
Spies is pushing Hawking up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Spies dominated that round.
That's time! Spies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Spies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spies keeps control of Hawking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spies throws a head punch that misses.
Hawking blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spies.
Hawking tries to work over Spies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spies scores with a shoulder strike.
Spies has a couple of punches blocked by Hawking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spies.
Spies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawking can do to turn this around?
Hawking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harald Spies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spies tries a body shot but Hawking blocks it.
Hawking throws a head punch that misses.
Spies lands a right hand.
Spies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spies tries a body shot but Hawking blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking prevents a body shot from Spies.
Hawking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spies's elbow.
Spies throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawking.
Hawking blocks an uppercut.
Spies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawking throws a punch but it's blocked by Spies.
Hawking swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Spies.
Hawking has a couple of punches blocked by Spies.
Spies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spies prevents a body shot from Hawking.
Hawking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spies's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawking.
Spies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spies pushes Hawking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spies is looking to control Hawking's arms but Hawking gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spies has his back to the cage.
Spies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawking misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawking pushes Spies back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawking tries to break free but Spies pushes him back against the cage.
Hawking prevents a body shot from Spies.
Spies blocks an uppercut.
Hawking has a couple of punches blocked by Spies.
Hawking misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.
A short uppercut from Spies.
A head punch on the inside from Spies fails to land.
Hawking swings wildly with an uppercut but Spies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spies goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawking tries to throw a body punch but Spies avoids it by throwing Hawking back against the cage.
Spies trying to control the position but instead, Hawking has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spies into the cage.
Hawking misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Spies - that landed with a thud.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hawking misses with a punch on the inside.
Spies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spies stalling the fight.
Spies is looking to control Hawking's arms but Hawking gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spies has his back to the cage.
Spies misses with the head strike.
Hawking scores with a shot to the side of Spies's head.
Spies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spies - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hawking misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Spies as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spies tries to work over Hawking's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawking.
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spies leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hawking misses with the head strike.
Spies scores with a hook to the body.
Spies is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Spies lands a left hand.
Hawking fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Spies swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spies tries to stall but Hawking uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hawking throws a punch but it's blocked by Spies.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Spies dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Spies lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Spies instigates a clinch.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spies gets through Hawking's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawking can't break the clinch.
Spies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Spies.
Spies works on Hawking's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawking wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Spies prevents a body shot from Hawking.
Spies keeps control of Hawking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spies lands a right hand.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies stalling in the clinch.
Spies stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Spies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawking throws a head punch that misses.
Hawking fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spies is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawking is keeping busy.
Spies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawking has a couple of punches blocked by Spies.
Spies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawking's efforts to push away.
Hawking can't break the clinch.
Spies pushes Hawking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hawking pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawking looks to throw the jab but Spies is out of range.
Spies dips to his left and cracks Hawking with an uppercut!
Spies moves out of range as Hawking strikes.
Hawking throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Spies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spies lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawking or not.
Spies working aggressively here.
Spies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawking is trying to break the clinch but Spies is controlling him.
Hawking tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawking throws a head punch that misses.
Spies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spies lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawking or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spies pushes Hawking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Spies.
Hawking blocks a body shot from Spies.
Spies misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Spies on the inside.
A short right from Spies on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawking prevents a body shot from Spies.
Hawking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Spies as the two fighters clinch.
Spies has a couple of punches blocked by Hawking.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawking.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spies.
Spies cracks Hawking with a nice body shot.
Spies keeps control of Hawking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spies.
Spies throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawking.
Hawking tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spies's elbow.
Hawking throws a punch but it's blocked by Spies.
Hawking can't find room to land a body shot as Spies controls the action.
Hawking tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Spies.
Spies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawking goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spies lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spies cracks Hawking with a nice body shot.
Hawking can't find room to land a body shot as Spies controls the action.
Hawking is trying to force a seperation but Spies has the dominant position.
Spies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawking backwards.
Spies blocking some punches.
Spies is working Hawking over against the cage.
Spies lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawking takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Spies.
Stephen Hawking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Spies.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harald Spies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spies 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Spies!