PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wapen Arsenaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Arsenaal
vs
Hawkins

179 cm
21
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wapen Arsenaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arsenaal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arsenaal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawkins. Hawkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Arsenaal lands a body shot.
Hawkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arsenaal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charon Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Wapen Arsenaal has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins lands a nice shot that snaps Arsenaal's head back.
Hawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arsenaal throws out the jab.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Arsenaal should have avoided that one.
Hawkins digs a good hook to Arsenaal's body.
Arsenaal thuds his right hand into Hawkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Charon Hawkins has been cut.
Arsenaal scores with the left hand. Hawkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Hawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arsenaal.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a nice hook to Arsenaal's body. Arsenaal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arsenaal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
A punch combination from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arsenaal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arsenaal is breathing heavily.
Arsenaal scores with a jab. Hawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arsenaal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Arsenaal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkins scores with a nice body kick.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Hawkins throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins lands with a right hand.
Arsenaal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawkins. Hawkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arsenaal is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Arsenaal is just out of range.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Nice body kick there by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arsenaal on the side of the head.
Hawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Arsenaal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawkins can pounce on him.
Hawkins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arsenaal had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsenaal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hawkins scores with a jab. Arsenaal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Wapen Arsenaal's cut is getting worse.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Arsenaal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawkins connects with a single shot there.
Hawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arsenaal at a distance.
Hawkins lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hawkins lands a head shot.
A big left from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from Arsenaal.
Hawkins lands a two punch combo.
Hawkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawkins.
Nice shot lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arsenaal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawkins can pounce on him.
Hawkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arsenaal on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hawkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arsenaal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arsenaal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hawkins. Hawkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawkins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Wapen Arsenaal's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hawkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arsenaal.
Arsenaal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins lands with a kick to the temple. Arsenaal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hawkins cracks the inside of Arsenaal's front leg.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arsenaal moves away.
Hawkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Jeez, Wapen Arsenaal's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hawkins lands with a nice body punch.
Hawkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arsenaal's calf.
Hawkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawkins connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawkins.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wapen Arsenaal's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charon Hawkins!