PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Hawking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias Frederico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawking comes into the arena with Shady Lane blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hawking
vs
Frederico

168 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephen Hawking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matias Frederico!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederico dives in and grabs Hawking's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawking pushes down on Frederico's head and hops out.

Hawking gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Frederico is trying to maintain a safe position but Hawking gets an underhook and turns Frederico into the cage.
Hawking working Frederico over with knees to the body.
Frederico has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawking avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Frederico looks gassed!
Hawking working Frederico over with knees to the body.
Hawking is working Frederico over against the cage.
Hawking landing knees to the head.
Hawking with a knee to the head.
Frederico drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matias Frederico.
Hawking lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Frederico backwards.
Hawking lands an elbow that stopped Frederico in his tracks for a moment.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Hawking.
Hawking lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawking.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking presses Frederico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frederico in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Frederico won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawking.
A hook to the body from Hawking.
Hawking lands a nice elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawking.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking cracks Frederico with a nice body shot.
Hawking is working Frederico over against the cage.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Frederico won't want to take too many of those.
Frederico takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hawking.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Frederico's ribcage. Frederico let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking working Frederico over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hawking.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Frederico won't want to take too many of those.
Hawking lands an elbow just above Frederico 's eye.
Frederico has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hawking is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frederico or not.
Frederico has a couple of punches blocked by Hawking.
Hawking works on Frederico's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Hawking.
Frederico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawking works on Frederico's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Frederico.
Frederico takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frederico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Frederico won't want to take too many of those.
Hawking has Frederico pressed against the cage, preventing Frederico from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frederico drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawking scores with a hook to the body.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frederico is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawking gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawking lands an elbow that stopped Frederico in his tracks for a moment.
Hawking with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frederico blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frederico has Hawking pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawking manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the body.
Frederico takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawking lands a shot to the body.
Frederico is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking digs a right hand into Frederico's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frederico's gas tank.
Hawking tries a knee to the head but Frederico blocks it.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frederico avoids it.
Frederico wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frederico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frederico has had enough of the clinch but Hawking keeps him there for the moment.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking prevents a body shot from Frederico.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawking works on Frederico's body with a couple of short punches.
Frederico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Hawking lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Frederico gets control of Hawking's arms and successfully pulls guard. Frederico will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hawking stays in close to Frederico's body and controls the position.
Hawking has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frederico trying to keep a closed guard but Hawking is proving a slippery customer.
Hawking wanted to stand there but Frederico had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawking gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Hawking drives through and clinches with Frederico against the cage.
Frederico stalling in the clinch but Hawking improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hawking instigates a clinch.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.
Hawking connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frederico's face.
Hawking lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frederico or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hawking.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawking.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking lands an uppercut.
Frederico tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawking shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Hawking.
Hawking lands a shot to the body.
Hawking tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frederico avoids it.
Hawking lands a damaging elbow.

Frederico manages to pull guard.
Frederico wants to sweep here but Hawking controlling him for the moment.
Hawking would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawking is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Frederico is trying to control the position but Hawking postures up.
Hawking stopping the sweep attempt from Frederico.
Hawking trying to stand up but can't free himself from Frederico's guard.
Frederico is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawking.

Hawking closes the distance and clinches.
Frederico is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hawking gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawking lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawking pushes Frederico back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hawking working Frederico over with knees to the body.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Frederico won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Frederico shrugs off.
Stephen Hawking has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frederico avoiding damage as Hawking throws knees to the body.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Frederico wants a takedown.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matias Frederico.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking crunches a lovely knee into Frederico's ribcage.
Frederico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawking throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederico is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawking is keeping busy.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Frederico manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frederico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hawking gets to his feet. Frederico looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Stephen Hawking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawking tries to clinch up but Frederico circles away and keeps his distance.
Frederico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawking sprawls well. Hawking wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frederico gets slowly back to his feet.

Frederico tries to keep at a distance but Hawking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hawking lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frederico can't get the takedown.
Hawking putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frederico in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawking obliges.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Frederico decides to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking preventing the sweep.
Hawking wants to stand but Frederico has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hawking stands up from Frederico's guard - Hawking perhaps looking for a knockout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frederico is defended easily by Hawking.

Hawking has closed the distance and engaged Frederico in a clinch.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Hawking dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hawking closes the distance and pushes Frederico back into the cage.
Good body shot from Hawking.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Frederico shrugs off.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking lands an elbow that stopped Frederico in his tracks for a moment.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking lands a shot to the body.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hawking lands a body shot.
Hawking lands a body shot.
Frederico tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawking shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frederico takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawking lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frederico goes for a takedown attempt but Hawking pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frederico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawking has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frederico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Frederico changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawking fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stephen Hawking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matias Frederico.

Hawking drives through and clinches with Frederico against the cage.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Frederico.
Hawking lands a knee to the body.
Hawking lands a good knee to the midsection. Frederico won't want to take too many of those.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawking is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frederico can do to turn this around?
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frederico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawking lands with a right to the head.
Frederico managing to block the knees to the body from Hawking.
Frederico wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frederico tries to break the clinch but Hawking is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawking lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Frederico jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hawking walks away with a smile on his face. Frederico gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hawking has managed to clinch.
Frederico takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawking digs a right hand into Frederico's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frederico's gas tank.
Frederico is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawking is keeping busy.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawking working Frederico over with knees to the body.
Hawking missing with knees to the body.
Frederico goes for a takedown attempt but Hawking pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stephen Hawking is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Frederico or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawking which made him look bad.
Frederico tries to clinch up.
Frederico tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hawking counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawking throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frederico wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Hawking.
Hawking lands with a right to the head.
Hawking landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking stops a takedown attempt from Frederico.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawking using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hawking landing knees to the body.
Hawking gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Frederico.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frederico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawking lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawking is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Frederico blocks a body shot from Hawking.
Frederico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawking prevents it.
Hawking digs a right hand into Frederico's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Frederico's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frederico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Frederico tries to pull guard but Hawking won't allow it.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Frederico's ribcage. Frederico let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawking scores with a knee to the head.
Frederico tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawking unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hawking lands an elbow inside that Frederico shrugs off.
Frederico goes for a takedown attempt but Hawking pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hawking closes the distance and clinches.
Hawking landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Hawking.
Hawking utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Hawking.
Hawking throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Matias Frederico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frederico wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawking digs a right hand underneath Frederico's ribcage. Frederico let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hawking is leaning against Frederico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Hawking showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hawking 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hawking!