PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 77 p4p, 141 weight class) and Matrix Man (ranked 12 p4p, 24 weight class). Matrix Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hawk
vs
Man

181 cm
27
174
19 - 3 - 0

181 cm
27
169
16 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matrix Man!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man 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.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawk works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hawk.
Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hawk throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man misses with a hook
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man throws out a counter right but Hawk avoids it with no problem.
Man misses the body punch
and Hawk counters with a leg kick.
Man with a jab.
Good leg kick by Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man misses the body punch
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawk.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man slips a straight right by Hawk.
Man avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Man thows a leg kick but Hawk checks it
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Man avoids it.
Man staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawk walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Man looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Man tries to work over Hawk's front leg with a kick but Hawk checks it.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawk is able to avoid easily.
Hawk throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man tries a quick counter leg kick but Hawk is wise to it.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man staying out of range there.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Hawk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man misses with a leg kick.
As Man backs away, Hawk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Man misses.
Hawk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawk connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
A cross from Hawk lands.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawk swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man moves out of range as Hawk strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawk is out of range.
Man looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Man swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Man slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawk can pounce on him.
Hawk misses the jab.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
Hawk walks into a left hand.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawk checks a leg kick.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Man takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hawk checks a low kick from Man.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk throws a low kick but Man moves out of range easily.
A big left from Hawk misses.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Hawk is predictable there
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hawk.
Hawk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawk cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Hawk tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hawk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Man.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hawk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawk motions for Man to come forward. Hawk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Hawk defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
As Man backs away, Hawk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hawk is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawk half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawk.
Hawk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Man might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hawk has got the better of the exchanges.
Hawk throws a shot to the body.
Hawk throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Hawk lands with a cross.
Man takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawk.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hawk.
It seemed like Man was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a one-two to the body.
Ethan Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawk throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawk misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawk.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Hawk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Hawk finds it's target.
Man dips to his left and cracks Hawk with an uppercut!
Man digs a good hook to Hawk's body.
Hawk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Man misses with a hook. Hawk ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk throws a hook but Man blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Hawk down.
Hawk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man throws a lazy body kick
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hawk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Hawk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk moves out of range as Man strikes.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hawk there.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Hawk throws a body kick that misses.
Hawk tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Hawk misses with a body shot
and Hawk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawk tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawk misses with a looping left.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hawk is looking to counter punch.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
Man with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Man. That did some damage!
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man misses with a looping left.
Hawk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hawk scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawk. That snapped Man's head back.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man connects with a body shot that sends Hawk's belly button to the back.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hawk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab lands there for Man.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Ethan Hawk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Hawk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a nice body shot.
Hawk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Man.
Man walks into a jab.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man is looking to chop away at Hawk's legs.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a hook.
Hawk misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Hawk's leg but Hawk calmly moves out of range.
Man throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Man cracks Hawk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Hawk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawk checks it well.
Man connects with the punch.
Jab from Man.
Hawk lands with a right hand.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Man misses.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man misses with a looping left.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Man.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Man misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawk counters with a solid body kick.
Hawk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Man moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Hawk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk misses with a leg kick.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawk checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawk checks a leg kick nicely.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawk is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Hawk.
Man misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a low kick.
Hawk throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man lands a jab to Hawk's midsection.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawk.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man is looking to score with low kicks.
Man misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Man, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man misses with a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a nice leg kick.
Hawk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man misses with a hook.
Hawk wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Man moves out of range as Hawk throws a body kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Man throws a leg kick
and Hawk counters with an inside leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick but Hawk moved away.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
A little jabbing left from Man on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Man flicks out a counter leg kick but Hawk steps away.
Man looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Man misses.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Man now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Hawk misses
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man misses with a straight right.
Hawk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hawk walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man misses with a hook
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawk moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Hawk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hawk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hawk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man throws a solid leg kick but Hawk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
Man checks a low kick from Hawk.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Hawk.
Nice defenses there by Hawk.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Hawk's shoulder, as Hawk tries to avoid the shot.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hawk feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hawk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hawk connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Hawk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man throws a good cross that connects.
Hawk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man looks to throw a body kick
and Hawk counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Hawk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawk's knee momentarily.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Man let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hawk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Hawk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Man works the jab nicely.
Hawk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Man.
Man lands with a straight right. Hawk didn't see that one coming.
Hawk defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man lands with a right hand.
Man slips under a jab from Hawk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Hawk counters with a leg kick.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Hawk scores with a nice right hand.
Hawk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Man throws a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Man finds it's target.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawk.
Man motions for Hawk to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Matrix Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Man throws an off balance right hand
and Hawk counters with a low kick, right behind Man 's knee.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Man on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawk. Hawk obviously looking to wear him down.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Hawk is looking to land body kicks.
A left lands for Man.
Man throws a leg kick but Hawk checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Hawk.
Man throws the left hand but Hawk avoids the punch easily.
Hawk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Man was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Man feints and then cracks Hawk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawk down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Hawk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hawk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Hawk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man.
Man swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Man is looking to chop away at Hawk's legs.
Nice body kick there by Man.
A big right from Man misses.
Hawk throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Hawk moves his leg out of the way.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a straight right.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man misses with a low kick as Hawk jumps back.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Man.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hawk scores with a hook.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Man tries to move into range but Hawk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hawk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Hawk coming out on top.
Hawk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man checks a low kick from Hawk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Hawk.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Hawk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man wants to slow Hawk down by chopping away at his legs.
Hawk drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man.
Some wild striking there from Hawk.
Man checks a leg kick.
Man misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Man checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Hawk saw it coming and moves away.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hawk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Man just manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man checks the leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawk.
Hawk swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk tried to counter with a leg kick but Man avoided it.
Man misses with a right hand
and Hawk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawk momentarily.
Hawk throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matrix Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Matrix Man!

The fight ends as a draw!
Ethan Hawk retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!