PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Remote Control (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins has chosen Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Control
vs
Hawkins

170 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

169 cm
25
148 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Remote Control!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins fails with the takedown.
Hawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Control pinned against the cage. Control gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Hawkins gets caught flat footed, as Control shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Control thows a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins wants to sweep here but Control controlling him for the moment.
Control trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Control in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Control lands a couple of elbows.
Control is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Control tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins slips a jab from Control.
Hawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Control decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hawkins's guard.
Remote Control has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Hawkins.
Control postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Control got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Control has managed to get both his arms back between Hawkins's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Control is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hawkins looks gassed!
Control tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawkins is retaining full guard.
Control in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Control is in close to Hawkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Control stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.

Hawkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Control doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Control manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Control trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Control missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Control shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hawkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Control is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Control wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
Hawkins tries to bench press Control off him but Control keeps the position.
Hawkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Control connects with a decent elbow.
Control scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Control stands up.
Control fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hawkins misses with a takedown
and Control counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Control.

Control feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Control works over Hawkins with some ground and pound from guard.
Control slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Control is trying to control. Hawkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Control landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Control.
Hawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Control scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hawkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkins fails with the takedown

and Control counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hawkins!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remote Control dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hawkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Control was covering up waiting for the punch and Hawkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hawkins passes into half guard.
Remote Control overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Control tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Control wants to get back to full guard.

Hawkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Control is staying active underneath Hawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Control punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Control is pressing down on Hawkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Control is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawkins is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Control shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hawkins's guard.
Control scoring with punches to the head and body.
Control trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Control landing some decent shots from guard.
Control is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
Control is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
Control is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Control drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Control jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Control connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Control is looking to clinch.
Hawkins fails with the takedown
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Control displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Control shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Control gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkins with a lazy takedown attempt

and Control counters with a single leg into guard. Hawkins didn't expect that.
Control postures up in Hawkins's guard and throws a big left but Hawkins blocks it.

Hawkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Control defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Control postures up.

Hawkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Control working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Control is in close to Hawkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hawkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Control defends well.
Control keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Control landing some decent shots from guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Control drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Control working away.
Control lands an elbow.
Control working the ground and pound.
Control tries to score with some ground and pound. Hawkins controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Control working the head with strikes.
Control cracks Hawkins with a big elbow.
Control in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hawkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawkins has his takedown stuffed
and Control counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remote Control 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Control misses with a takedown attempt

and Hawkins counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Control!
Hawkins tries to control but Control wriggling away.
Hawkins prevents Control from getting the reversal.
Control is working hard here to advance position.
Control is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Control is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Hawkins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Hawkins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Control has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hawkins trying to control but Control is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Control really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Hawkins stands up from mount. Strange move.

Control closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hawkins to the mat! Hawkins manages to get full guard.
Control looking to pass the guard.
Control distracts Hawkins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Control wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Control wants to pass the guard but Hawkins is keeping the position.
Control throws a big right hand that misses.
Control scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Control wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Control throws and elbow that misses. Hawkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Control's guard. Nice move by Hawkins!

Control looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hawkins with a poor takedown

and Control counters with a single leg into guard. Hawkins didn't expect that.
Control is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Control postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Control wants to stand but Hawkins has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Control wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Joe Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hawkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Control is working Hawkins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Control postures up.
Control tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawkins is retaining full guard.
Control loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Control closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hawkins gets full guard.

Control drops back looking for a leg! Hawkins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hawkins manages to kick Control off! Control jumps back into Hawkins's guard.
Remote Control is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Control trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Control is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hawkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Control controls the pace.

Hawkins working for a triangle but Control defends it easily.
Control is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Control trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remote Control showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Control 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remote Control!