PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dax Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. The key to victory for Dax Hawkins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hawkins
vs
Kuukonen

190 cm
19
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
204 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dax Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaari Kuukonen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Kuukonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuukonen throws a right hand that Hawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkins also avoids with ease.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Kuukonen's head but Kuukonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A right-left combo lands from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Good shot there by Hawkins.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Kuukonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkins swivels and escapes.
Hawkins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins cracks Kuukonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Some wild striking there from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen misses with a double jab
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Hawkins's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hawkins duly obliges.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A left and a right from Hawkins both land. Nice combination.
Kuukonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuukonen's head.
Hawkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuukonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukonen walks into a jab.
Kuukonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuukonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dax Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Kuukonen moved out of range.
Hawkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuukonen's head backwards.
A jab from Hawkins does it's job there.
Hawkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuukonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawkins.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Kuukonen is out of range.
Hawkins throws a shot to the body.
Hawkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuukonen on the side of the head.
Kuukonen thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Kuukonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to de liver by Hawkins. Beautiful body shot.
Hawkins lands a jab to Kuukonen's midsection.
Kuukonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins lands a nice shot that snaps Kuukonen's head back.
A left lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuukonen on the side of the head.
A jab from Hawkins misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands with a good body shot.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuukonen looks gassed!
Kuukonen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawkins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hawkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuukonen's head.
Hawkins sizes up Kuukonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuukonen misses with the combination.
Hawkins falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kuukonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hawkins!
Hawkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawkins squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hawkins is working to get back to half guard.
Kuukonen throwing strikes here but Hawkins is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Kuukonen working for a guillotine from mount but Hawkins is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hawkins is squirming around, avoiding Kuukonen's attempts to control the action.
Hawkins prevents Kuukonen from taking his back.
Hawkins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kuukonen wants to pass the guard but Hawkins is defending well.
Hawkins is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hawkins looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kuukonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawkins keeps working.
Kuukonen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Kuukonen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hawkins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen trying to control but Hawkins is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Hawkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hawkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuukonen in his tracks.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins lands with a straight right. Kuukonen didn't see that one coming.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Kuukonen's head but Kuukonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuukonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hawkins.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuukonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawkins throws a hook but Kuukonen avoids it easily.
Hawkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuukonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuukonen.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Kuukonen ducked under it nicely.
Hawkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuukonen ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuukonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dax Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuukonen's head.
Dax Hawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Hawkins lands.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
Hawkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Kuukonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawkins lands a jab to the nose.
Horrible takedown by Kuukonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkins which made him look bad.
Kuukonen is breathing heavily.
Hawkins connects with a jab.
Kuukonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kuukonen.
Hawkins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuukonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Kuukonen is out of range.
Hawkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuukonen's hands.
Kuukonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuukonen slips a jab and a cross from Hawkins.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Kuukonen moves away and avoids it.
Kuukonen dodges the punch combination from Hawkins.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Kuukonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Jaari Kuukonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuukonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuukonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Kuukonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Kuukonen's head.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Kuukonen takes one on the button.
Hawkins with a jab.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuukonen takes one to the chin there.
Hawkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkins as he avoids it easily.
Dax Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaari Kuukonen.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Kuukonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Hawkins.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuukonen slips under a jab from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Kuukonen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuukonen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kuukonen duly obliges.
Hawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuukonen.
Kuukonen lands with a nice combination. Hawkins backs away looking to recover.
Kuukonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hawkins lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Hawkins.
Kuukonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukonen walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Kuukonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Kuukonen shakes it off.
Hawkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Hawkins.
A right-left combo lands from Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuukonen should have avoided that one.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Kuukonen saw that one coming.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins digs a good hook to Kuukonen's body.
Kuukonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Hawkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Hawkins - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins works over Kuukonen's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Hawkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Hawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kuukonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hawkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawkins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuukonen's hands.
Kuukonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
Hawkins thuds his right hand into Kuukonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Kuukonen moved out of range.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins lands a slapping body shot.
Hawkins looks to land a combination. Kuukonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuukonen.
Kuukonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Kuukonen moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Kuukonen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuukonen ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Kuukonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkins is just out of range.
Kuukonen walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuukonen ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Kuukonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A cross from Hawkins lands.
Kuukonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hawkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hawkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Kuukonen.
Hawkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuukonen at a distance.
Kuukonen throws a combination. Hawkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hawkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Hawkins stalks Kuukonen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuukonen's face. Kuukonen staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Nice defenses there by Kuukonen.
Hawkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Kuukonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Kuukonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuukonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Kuukonen saw that one coming.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Kuukonen moved out of range.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Kuukonen's shoulder, as Kuukonen tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Kuukonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuukonen walks into a stiff left hand from Hawkins.
Kuukonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Kuukonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuukonen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice straight punches there by Hawkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawkins.
Hawkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
A swing and a miss from Kuukonen.
Hawkins lands with a good body shot.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuukonen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hawkins rather than just go for the knockout.
Some wild striking there from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Kuukonen walks into a jab.
Hawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuukonen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws out a loose jab but Kuukonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuukonen scores with a one two! Hawkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hawkins connects with a jab.
Hawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuukonen.
Dax Hawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuukonen looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Kuukonen's shoulder, as Kuukonen tries to avoid the shot.
Hawkins works Kuukonen's body with a nice hook.
Hawkins cracks Kuukonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jaari Kuukonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuukonen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuukonen somewhat.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Kuukonen moved out of range nicely.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Kuukonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Hawkins.
Hawkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dax Hawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dax Hawkins!