PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Dragosavac (ranked 4428 p4p, 5393 weight class) and Mason Hawkins Jr (ranked 424 p4p, 485 weight class). Dragosavac's entrance music is Gonzo Vech danima. A fine choice. Hawkins Jr has chosen It’s Not Unsual as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dragosavac
vs
Hawkins Jr

190 cm
19
180
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Dragosavac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Hawkins Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawkins Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dragosavac wants to control from the top but Hawkins Jr keeps moving.
Dragosavac stands up out of Hawkins Jr's guard for a moment - Hawkins Jr manages to land a nice upkick.
Dragosavac throwing strikes from guard but Hawkins Jr blocks nicely.
Hawkins Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Hawkins Jr pushes Dragosavac off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dragosavac connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Dragosavac sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawkins Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stefan Dragosavac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawkins Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Dragosavac's guard.

Dragosavac pushes Hawkins Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dragosavac jabs Hawkins Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hawkins Jr blocks a head kick by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawkins Jr's waist but Hawkins Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dragosavac off to one side.

Dragosavac gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dragosavac changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkins Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dragosavac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And Hawkins Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Dragosavac pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dragosavac scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Stefan Dragosavac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Hawkins Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Dragosavac.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dragosavac.
Dragosavac's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawkins Jr under the eye.

Hawkins Jr clinches up with Dragosavac and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawkins Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dragosavac walks away with a smile on his face. Hawkins Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Dragosavac pushes Hawkins Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dragosavac pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Dragosavac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragosavac tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac blocks a head kick by Hawkins Jr.
Dragosavac throws a head kick that Hawkins Jr semi-blocks.
Dragosavac lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawkins Jr backs up against the cage.

Hawkins Jr gets caught flat footed, as Dragosavac shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hawkins Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dragosavac.
Dragosavac tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawkins Jr is retaining full guard.
Hawkins Jr seems keen to control Dragosavac's posture.
Dragosavac looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dragosavac postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dragosavac gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hawkins Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragosavac circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragosavac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragosavac darts in looking for a takedown but Hawkins Jr gets double underhooks and turns Dragosavac into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins Jr has had enough of the clinch but Dragosavac keeps him there for the moment.

Dragosavac gets control of Hawkins Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dragosavac will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hawkins Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawkins Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hawkins Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Dragosavac dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dragosavac fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hawkins Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dragosavac.
Dragosavac thuds his right hand into Hawkins Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawkins Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dragosavac counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body punch from Dragosavac.
Hawkins Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dragosavac is looking to counter punch.

Hawkins Jr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hawkins Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragosavac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dragosavac is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragosavac looking to pass the guard.
Dragosavac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawkins Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dragosavac is stalling in the full guard.

Dragosavac gets to his feet - Hawkins Jr follows without any prompting.

Dragosavac clinches.

Dragosavac breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dragosavac defends well and Hawkins Jr ends up having to push Dragosavac into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dragosavac thinks about countering with a head kick.
Stefan Dragosavac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Hawkins Jr.

Dragosavac manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hawkins Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Hawkins Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Hawkins Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dragosavac passes Hawkins Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hawkins Jr pushes Dragosavac off but Dragosavac dives into side control.
Hawkins Jr tries to buck Dragosavac off but Dragosavac is having none of it.

Dragosavac looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hawkins Jr is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac cracks Hawkins Jr with a big right hand but Hawkins Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hawkins Jr struggling a bit here.
Hawkins Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.

Dragosavac is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hawkins Jr looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dragosavac gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hawkins Jr is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dragosavac lets go of the hold and Hawkins Jr can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stefan Dragosavac!
Stefan Dragosavac took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.