PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Hawkings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes to the cage accompanied by ac/dc- war machine. This should be a great matchup!

Connor
vs
Hawkings

196 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
192 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shawn Hawkings!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawkings in his tracks.
A big left from Connor misses.
Connor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Connor duly obliges.
Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawkings dodges the punch combination from Connor.
Connor misses with an uppercut.
Connor throws a right hand that Hawkings ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkings also avoids with ease.
Connor throws a right hand that Hawkings ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkings also avoids with ease.
Hawkings shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Connor throws a body punch but Hawkings moves out of range.

Hawkings moves into the clinch successfully.
Connor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Connor tries to circle away but Hawkings has him pinned against the cage.
Hawkings is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Connor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Hawkings has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Connor is trying to keep an underhook but Hawkings manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hawkings scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hawkings lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Connor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Connor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawkings on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkings throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawkings tries to pass the half guard into mount. Connor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Connor tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hawkings manages to move to mount!
Hawkings lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawkings scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Connor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Connor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hawkings scoring with strikes but Connor is staying in there.
Hawkings controlling from mount.
Hawkings lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkings with good strikes from the mount here!
Hawkings controlling his opponent.
Hawkings lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkings landing strikes from the mount and Connor is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkings lands a big shot there that rocks Connor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hawkings raining down shots from the mount!

Connor is rocked!
Hawkings misses with some ground and pound and Connor recovers position to half guard.
Oh Connor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkings is keen to just control but Connor is a slippery customer.
Connor seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to kick Hawkings off but Hawkings keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawkings thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Connor's head.
Hawkings lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Connor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawkings.

Hawkings seems to be looking for submissions.
Connor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawkings.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Connor looks to land a combination but Hawkings avoids it well.
Connor scores with a sloppy right hand. Hawkings should have avoided that one.
Connor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawkings fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Hawkings avoids a punch combination nicely.
Connor misses with a double jab.
Connor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Connor tries to bum rush Hawkings with a series of wild strikes but Hawkings uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkings.

Hawkings shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawkings showed some decent athleticism there.
Hawkings missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hawkings manages to move to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Connor connects with a jab.
Hawkings with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Connor to score with a decent uppercut.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkings.
Connor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkings circles away quickly and effectively.
Connor misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Connor misses.
Connor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor scores with a three punch combo!
Connor slaps away a takedown attempt from Hawkings, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Connor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkings doesn't manage to clinch there - Connor circles away.
Connor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkings wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkings.
A punch combination from Connor misses.
Connor throws a right hand that Hawkings ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkings also avoids with ease.
Hawkings tries to move into range but Connor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hawkings takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Connor throws a big shot that misses.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Scott Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connor lands a jab to the nose.
Hawkings tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connor throws a series of punches but Hawkings moves out of range.
Hawkings tries to clinch up.
Connor misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkings tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
Connor misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Connor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hawkings.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hawkings has managed to clinch.
Connor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawkings is working for takedown but Connor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scott Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Hawkings.
Hawkings drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawkings throws an elbow but it misses.

Hawkings is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Connor can't fight it off and eventually Hawkings manages to take the fight to the floor. Connor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Connor keeping moving, preventing Hawkings from controlling successfully.
Hawkings stops Connor from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Connor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Connor scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut there from Connor.
Connor misses with a few strikes there.

Hawkings feints and as Connor raises his hands in defense, Hawkings changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Connor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hawkings has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkings slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Connor dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Connor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Scott Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connor swinging wildly here.
Connor throws a right hand that Hawkings ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkings also avoids with ease.
Connor lands with a hook. Hawkings tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Connor misses with the combination.
Connor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor misses with a wild combination.
Connor misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Connor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Connor.
Hawkings ducks right into an uppercut from Connor.
Hawkings wants to clinch up but Connor keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Connor does no damage.
Hawkings wants to clinch.
A big right from Connor misses.
Connor throws a body punch but Hawkings moves out of range.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two 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.
Hawkings tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Connor misses with a few strikes there.
Hawkings slips a jab and a cross from Connor.
Hawkings on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hawkings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Connor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Connor.

Connor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hawkings to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hawkings postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Connor wants to stand but Hawkings is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkings keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Connor's head.
Connor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hawkings working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hawkings stands and throws Connor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hawkings trying to control the action but Connor is working from the bottom.
Hawkings lands an elbow.
Hawkings creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Connor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hawkings scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Connor to see if he's OK.
Hawkings misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Hawkings goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Connor rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hawkings's guard! Nice work there by Connor!
Hawkings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawkings is on top in guard.
Hawkings with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawkings's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Connor wants to stand up but Hawkings is controlling him.
Connor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hawkings postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Hawkings comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawkings has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Hawkings!