PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hal Hawkes (ranked 4157 p4p, 5104 weight class) and Kamport Sitsunpeong (ranked 494 p4p, 546 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hawkes
vs
Sitsunpeong

189 cm
26
185
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
180
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hal Hawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamport Sitsunpeong!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsunpeong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsunpeong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sitsunpeong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkes.
Hawkes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawkes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch but Hawkes is having none of it.
Hawkes looks to land a combination but Sitsunpeong avoids it well.
Sitsunpeong lands a nice looking body kick.
Hawkes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Hawkes both land. Nice combination.
Sitsunpeong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawkes's sensitive parts.
Hawkes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sitsunpeong.
Hawkes misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hawkes instigates a clinch.
Sitsunpeong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsunpeong pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawkes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsunpeong misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsunpeong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Hawkes.
Hawkes tries to break free but Sitsunpeong pushes him back against the cage.

Sitsunpeong breaks from the clinch.
Sitsunpeong misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsunpeong looks to land a right hand but Hawkes moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes stuns Sitsunpeong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsunpeong throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch up
and Hawkes counters with a left to the body.
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!
Sitsunpeong throws a lazy body kick
and Hawkes counters with a left and a right that stings Sitsunpeong.

Hawkes instigates a clinch.
Hawkes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsunpeong is keeping busy.
Sitsunpeong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sitsunpeong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sitsunpeong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkes avoids it.
Hawkes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsunpeong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsunpeong avoids the damage to the body.

Hawkes manages to break the clinch.
Sitsunpeong wants to clinch up but Hawkes keeps it at a distance.
Sitsunpeong throws a front kick that sends Hawkes stumbling back into the cage.
Hawkes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsunpeong.
Sitsunpeong darts in trying to clinch
and Hawkes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsunpeong thinking.
Sitsunpeong looks winded!

Hawkes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawkes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sitsunpeong obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsunpeong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hawkes managing to block the knees to the body from Sitsunpeong.
Sitsunpeong has Hawkes pressed against the cage, preventing Hawkes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawkes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sitsunpeong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawkes's efforts to push away.
Sitsunpeong lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawkes leaning against his opponent.
Hawkes dodges an elbow strike from Sitsunpeong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawkes stalling in the clinch.
Sitsunpeong takes a shot to the head.
Sitsunpeong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawkes is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsunpeong has double underhooks.
Sitsunpeong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sitsunpeong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawkes avoids a wild elbow strike from Sitsunpeong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Hawkes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hawkes misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters circling a little - Sitsunpeong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hawkes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsunpeong misses with a few strikes there.
Hawkes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sitsunpeong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Hawkes does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sitsunpeong throws a series of punches but Hawkes moves out of range.
Hawkes misses with a body shot.
Sitsunpeong takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawkes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Sitsunpeong is rocked!
Hawkes avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsunpeong is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawkes finish him?
Hawkes lands a jab to Sitsunpeong's midsection.

Sitsunpeong closes the distance and clinches.
Hawkes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sitsunpeong can do to turn this around?
Hawkes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sitsunpeong up against the cage.
Sitsunpeong seems to have recovered his senses.
Hawkes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sitsunpeong is breathing heavily.
Sitsunpeong keeps control of Hawkes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hawkes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sitsunpeong up against the cage.
Sitsunpeong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsunpeong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sitsunpeong pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawkes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sitsunpeong is trying to push Hawkes away but Hawkes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawkes dodges an elbow strike from Sitsunpeong.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hawkes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsunpeong backwards.
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!
Sitsunpeong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawkes.
Hawkes blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkes blocks an elbow strike from Sitsunpeong.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Hawkes breaks the clinch.
Hawkes is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Hawkes shuts the power down on Sitsunpeong. Lights out, game over! Hawkes is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hal Hawkes!
Hal Hawkes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.