PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Sinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinner has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Kim Sinner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sinner
vs
Hawk

185 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Acton Nutritional Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kim Sinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawk instigates a clinch.
Hawk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sinner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Sinner jumps guard.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sinner keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hawk looking to sit in guard and control but Sinner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hawk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sinner is breathing heavily.
Sinner can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sinner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sinner and Hawk has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hawk in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hawk controls the position.

Hawk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sinner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hawk wants to control but Sinner is keeping him busy.
Sinner controls the position for a moment.
The referee asks Hawk politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hawk prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sinner is not content to let Hawk control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk grinds an elbow into Sinner's temple.
Hawk advances to mount.
Hawk tries to control but Sinner wriggling away.
Sinner regains half guard.
Hawk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sinner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawk.
Hawk thows a huge punch but Sinner dodges it nicely.

Hawk is working for a kimura but Sinner is defending it quite comfortably.
Hawk wants to free his trapped foot but Sinner is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinner tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.

Hawk is working for a kimura but Sinner is defending it quite comfortably.
Sinner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hawk wants to pass the guard but Sinner is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hawk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hawk pushing down on Sinner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hawk is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawk passes to side control.
Sinner prevents Hawk from moving into mount.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Sinner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sinner is being controlled here.

Hawk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sinner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hawk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sinner, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Sinner. Sinner gets slowly back to his feet.
Sinner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinner shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk blocks a head kick by Sinner.

Hawk clinches up against the ropes.

Hawk has picked Sinner up - he's going for a ride! Hawk dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hawk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Hawk looking to secure an arm triangle but Sinner defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hawk has hold of Sinner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sinner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk goes for an armbar but Sinner turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sinner.
Sinner trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sinner manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.

Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawk throwing strikes but missing.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sinner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawk stays in close to Sinner's body and controls the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Hawk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sinner dives on top into guard.
Sinner tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawk is retaining full guard.
Hawk throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinner's guard.
Sinner is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Sinner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hawk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sinner is trying to keep Hawk in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Sinner keeps moving.
Hawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sinner is keeping the position for now.
Hawk advances position into side control!
Hawk trying to control the action but Sinner is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawk tries to clinch but Sinner moves out of range.
Hawk swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hawk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawk showed some decent athleticism there.

Hawk decides to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hawk drives through and clinches with Sinner against the ropes.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Sinner manages to get underhooks.
Sinner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Sinner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk lands a knee to the body.
Sinner is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawk has double underhooks.
Hawk jumps guard but Sinner stands there with Hawk around his waist. Hawk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hawk.
Hawk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hawk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sinner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sinner pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hawk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Hawk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Hawk goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sinner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hawk's guard! Nice work there by Sinner!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Hawk.
Hawk doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinner circles away.

Hawk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sinner sprawls well initially but Hawk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hawk seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sinner is looking to control Hawk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sinner avoid being mounted?

Hawk is trying to work for a kimura but Sinner is defending well.
Sinner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawk takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sinner trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but Sinner defending well.
Sinner is in trouble now - Hawk has advanced to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawk is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sinner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sinner!
Hawk managing to control the position.
Sinner trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Hawk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Hawk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sinner won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinner is looking to stand up but Hawk won't let him.
Hawk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.
Sinner postures up.

Hawk working for a triangle but Sinner defends it easily.

Hawk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sinner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sinner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinner's guard.
Hawk trying to control but Sinner is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hawk is looking for a kimura here.
Sinner wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy.
Sinner is staying active underneath Hawk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hawk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hawk landing strikes from the mount.
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sinner has given up his back here. Will Hawk look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Sinner trying to control the hands but Hawk breaks the grip.
Hawk controls the action.
Hawk tries to keep control of the position but Sinner is staying busy.

Hawk is persistently looking for the submission but Sinner is defending it well.
Sinner tries to break free.
Sinner is working hard here to advance position.
Kim Sinner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hawk is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawk 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Hawk!