PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Ransom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ransom comes to the cage accompanied by fight fire with fire - metallica. Dexter Ransom has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ransom
vs
Hawkins

190 cm
24
274 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

195 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Ransom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ransom as Hawkins shoots in.
Ransom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Ransom is having none of it.
Ransom misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.

Ransom has managed to clinch.
Hawkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ransom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Ransom.
Hawkins has a takedown stuffed.
Dexter Ransom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a one two! Ransom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ransom tries to keep at a distance but Hawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ransom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ransom is trying to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling him.
Hawkins has Ransom pressed against the cage, preventing Ransom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.

Hawkins breaks the clinch.
Ransom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ransom shoots for a takedown but Hawkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ransom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Hawkins misses.
Dexter Ransom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ransom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Ransom has managed to clinch.
Ransom wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawkins won't allow it.
Ransom wants to get back to striking at distance but Hawkins won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawkins.

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

Hawkins closes the distance and clinches.
Ransom taking a breather.
Ransom is breathing heavily.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Hawkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ransom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkins scores with a jab. Ransom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Ransom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Hawkins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ransom swivels and escapes.
Ransom misses with a double jab.
Ransom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ransom misses with a combination
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ransom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hawkins has Ransom up against the cage in a clinch.
Ransom is trying to force a seperation but Hawkins has the dominant position.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ransom just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hawkins prevents Ransom from breaking the clinch.
Hawkins has Ransom pressed against the cage, preventing Ransom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawkins scores with a knee to the head.

Hawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ransom walks into a straight right hand from Hawkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ransom counters with a series of strikes. Hawkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hawkins with a nice cross.

Hawkins gets a clinch.
Ransom wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ransom has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ransom up against the cage.
Hawkins is trying to stall.
Ransom wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawkins.
Ransom is trying to force a seperation but Hawkins has the dominant position.
Ransom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Hawkins breaks the clinch.

Hawkins moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ransom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ransom wants to break free but Hawkins has control.
Ransom prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawkins lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hawkins manages to break the clinch.
Ransom shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hawkins is defended easily by Ransom.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Ransom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins lands with a good body shot.
Ransom stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawkins. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Ransom swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hawkins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hawkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ransom.
Ransom swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.
Hawkins wants to clinch.
Ransom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ransom stuffs the takedown.

Hawkins has closed the distance and engaged Ransom in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ransom avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Ransom won't allow it.

Ransom breaks from the clinch.
Ransom shoots in but no luck this time.
Ransom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawkins throws a combination. Ransom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hawkins. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins looks to land a combination. Ransom sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ransom paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hawkins pushes Ransom up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins has Ransom pressed against the cage, preventing Ransom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ransom up against the cage.

Hawkins breaks the clinch.
Ransom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from Ransom.

Hawkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ransom did well to prevent Hawkins getting side control.
Hawkins is keen to just control but Ransom is a slippery customer.
Ransom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ransom is staying active underneath Hawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ransom punching from the bottom.
Ransom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawkins prevents Ransom from improving his position.
Hawkins wants to stand but Ransom has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ransom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Ransom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ransom keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Ransom with that takedown attempt.
Ransom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ransom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ransom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ransom circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ransom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hawkins closes the distance and clinches.
Ransom is trying to force a seperation but Hawkins has the dominant position.
Hawkins looking to stall.
Ransom is trying to force a seperation but Hawkins has the dominant position.
Ransom is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hawkins.
Ransom has had enough of the clinch but Hawkins keeps him there for the moment.
Hawkins lands an uppercut.
Hawkins prevents Ransom from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Hawkins to work.
A nice left hand lands by Hawkins.
A short right from Hawkins.

Hawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ransom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ransom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hawkins tries to clinch up

and Ransom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hawkins's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ransom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Ransom as Hawkins shoots in.
Ransom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dexter Ransom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ransom.
Hawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ransom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ransom takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hawkins scores with a one two! Ransom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Ransom pushes him off.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ransom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawkins wants to clinch up but Ransom keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dexter Ransom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Hawkins.
Ransom fails with the takedown.
Ransom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jason Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ransom moves into the clinch.

Ransom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins tries to clinch
and Ransom counters with a two punch combo.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ransom counters with a series of strikes. Hawkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ransom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkins.
Hawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ransom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins dives in and grabs Ransom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ransom pushes down on Hawkins's head and hops out.
Ransom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ransom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hawkins at a distance.
Hawkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ransom tries to avoid it but Hawkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ransom to the ground. Ransom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawkins wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins has managed to clinch.
Ransom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Ransom working hard to break the clinch.
Hawkins blocking some punches.
Hawkins tries to stall but Ransom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ransom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Hawkins.

Hawkins pulls Ransom into guard.
Hawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ransom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Hawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ransom is controlling him.
Ransom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ransom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ransom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ransom misses with a takedown attempt - Hawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ransom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hawkins gets caught flat footed, as Ransom shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ransom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ransom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hawkins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ransom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hawkins pulls Ransom into guard.
Hawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hawkins pushes Ransom off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ransom lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ransom avoids it really well and circles away.
Dexter Ransom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Hawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ransom swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkins.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dexter Ransom.
I think Hawkins 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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