PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Cong (ranked 1559 p4p, 3663 weight class) and Schreesch Hawk (ranked 202 p4p, 393 weight class). King Cong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cong
vs
Hawk

179 cm
19
167
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
172
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, King Cong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schreesch Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk lands with a right hand.
Cong throws a head kick that half lands.
Cong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cong.
Cong throws a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cong on the side of the head.
Cong throws a front kick aimed at Hawk's knee but Hawk avoids it well.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Cong avoids it with no problem.
That kick from Cong tenderised Hawk's leg. Hawk is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Cong motions for Hawk to come forward. Cong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Hawk blocks the low kick.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Cong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cong looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk's coach down at The Scrap Squad was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hawk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hawk checks it well.
Cong misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong throws a head kick that misses.
Cong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawk blocks a jab.
Hawk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cong misses with a head kick.
Hawk works the jab nicely.
Hawk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Cong avoids it with no problem.
Hawk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cong. That one must have hurt.

Cong gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cong.
Cong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cong lands a right hand.
Cong lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cong misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cong.
A short right from Cong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cong digs a right hand into Hawk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawk's gas tank.
Cong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawk.
Cong controlling the action here for a moment.
Cong misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawk wants to get back to striking at distance but Cong won't allow it.
Cong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
Cong misses with some punches.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch but Cong keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cong.
Cong working aggressively here.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Cong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cong lands with a left to the head.
Cong has a couple of punches blocked by Hawk.
Cong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cong lands a shoulder strike.
Cong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cong scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cong misses with the head strike.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cong taking a breather.
Cong swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cong misses with a punch to the body.
Cong controlling the action here for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

King Cong 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.

Cong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cong throws a leg kick which misses Hawk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawk tries to avoid it.
Cong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawk's sensitive parts.
Cong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Hawk lands with a straight right. Cong didn't see that one coming.
Hawk throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cong.
King Cong is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Hawk misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawk checks a leg kick.
Cong misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Cong slams his shin into Hawk's torso.
Cong misses with a wild body shot.
Cong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawk is out of range.
Cong throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk takes one on the button.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Cong's shoulder, as Cong tries to avoid the shot.
Cong tried to counter with a leg kick but Hawk avoided it.
Cong 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.

Cong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hawk, pushing him back against the cage.
Cong has a couple of punches blocked by Hawk.
Cong misses with a punch to the body.
Cong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cong working aggressively here.
Hawk can't break the clinch.
Cong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cong swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cong lands a hook that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Cong struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Hawk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cong lands with a light punch inside.
Hawk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cong misses with a punch on the inside.
Cong lands with a left to the head.
Cong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cong misses with the head strike.
Cong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawk's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Cong scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cong.
Cong keeps control of Hawk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong is struggling to control the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Cong.
Hawk tries to stall but Cong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Cong lands a left hand.
Cong stalls.
Hawk prevents a body shot from Cong.
Cong misses with some punches.
Hawk blocking some punches.
Cong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawk can do to turn this around?
Hawk is trying to push Cong away but Cong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hawk up against the cage.
Cong misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cong misses with a body punch.
Cong misses with some punches.
Hawk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cong lands with a right to the head.
Cong throws a head punch that misses.
Cong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cong misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

King Cong dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Cong just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cong throws a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cong defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Cong staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cong throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cong seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hawk blocks a low kick nicely.
Cong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hawk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cong momentarily.
Cong throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk lands a head shot.
Cong thows a leg kick but Hawk checks it
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Cong looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk misses with a looping right.
Cong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King Cong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Cong, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cong. Hawk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cong throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Cong throws a hook to the side of Hawk's head but Hawk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk throws the left hand but Cong avoids the punch easily.
Cong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cong misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cong throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Cong.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hawk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cong moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cong.
Hawk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Hawk as he checks the leg kick.
Cong misses with a low kick.
Cong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cong tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
Cong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Cong tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Cong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Hawk gets tackled into the cage by Cong. Cong maintains the clinch.
Cong struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawk.
Cong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hawk is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawk.
Cong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawk is trying to force a seperation but Cong has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cong has a couple of punches blocked by Hawk.
Cong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
King Cong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hawk is trying to force a seperation but Cong has the dominant position.
Cong stalls.
Cong has a couple of punches blocked by Hawk.
A head punch on the inside from Cong fails to land.
Cong misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cong.
Cong has a couple of punches blocked by Hawk.
Cong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schreesch Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawk.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Cong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cong 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Cong!