PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mack. Super Trooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hawk
vs
Trooper

200 cm
25
283 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

218 cm
20
295 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Hawk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Trooper!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Trooper.
Trooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Trooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Trooper there.

Trooper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hawk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hawk is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Hawk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Trooper 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.

Trooper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hawk is just riding it out for now. Trooper eventually gives up the hold.
Trooper is looking to take a break and control but Hawk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trooper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Hawk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Hawk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hawk taking some punishment here, with Trooper in his half guard.

Trooper is looking for a kimura here.

Hawk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trooper pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trooper passes to side control.
Hawk is looking to reverse the position.
Check out the look on Trooper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Trooper trying to control the action but Hawk is working from the bottom.

Trooper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawk, who protects the arm well.
Hawk is not content to let Trooper control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trooper passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hawk!

Trooper working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hawk looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Trooper! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Super Trooper!
Super Trooper is the new super heavyweight champion!