PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ethan hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Sweeney will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

hawke
vs
Sweeney

225 cm
24
307 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, ethan hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

hawke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

hawke gets to his feet. Sweeney looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
hawke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sweeney defends it nicely.

hawke shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sweeney napping and manages to drive through into side control!

hawke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sweeney, who protects the arm well.

hawke tries for a kimura but Sweeney is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeney wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

hawke is trying to get an arm triangle but Sweeney is defending well.

hawke tries for a kimura but Sweeney is defending well.

hawke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
hawke is breathing heavily.
hawke has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sweeney!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

hawke looking to secure an arm triangle but Sweeney defends it well.

hawke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sweeney is surviving well by controlling hawke's body position as best he can.

hawke is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sweeney can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

hawke looking for a guillotine from mount but Sweeney is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney really wants to buck hawke off and get back to his feet.
hawke prevents Sweeney from getting the reversal.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sweeney can do anything to dispel that myth.

hawke is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sweeney to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sweeney shrugs it off.

hawke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sweeney has managed to escape the submission attempt.
hawke prevents Sweeney from getting the reversal.

Sweeney defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from hawke.

hawke gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney misses with a two punch combination.
Fedor Sweeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweeney throws a combination but it was largely blocked by hawke.
hawke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sweeney pinned against the cage. Sweeney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
hawke shoots in but Sweeney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ethan hawke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sweeney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sweeney misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeney misses with a wild combination.
Sweeney thows a body shot but no joy.
hawke shoots in for a takedown but Sweeney shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
hawke ducks under a wild hook from Sweeney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ethan hawke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab lands there for Sweeney.

hawke moves into the clinch successfully.

hawke pulls guard successfully.
ethan hawke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sweeney is sitting in close to hawke's body. hawke has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sweeney is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sweeney is tapping! That was a very nice submission by hawke.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). ethan hawke!