PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawks comes to the cage accompanied by over the top. Wesson has chosen Cryin like a Bitch as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hawks
vs
Wesson

180 cm
22
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Muscle UP
Rivers Edge Nutrition

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Hawks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Smith Wesson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawks throws a wild body kick that Wesson sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Hawks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wesson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wesson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab by Wesson.
Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawks circles away.
Wesson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hawks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Smith Wesson has been cut.
Wesson lunges at Hawks with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawks's hand.
Hawks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawks throws a chopping leg kick but Wesson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wesson.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wesson cracks Hawks with a good jab.
Wesson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Wesson misses its intended target.
Wesson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawks circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Hawks misses.
Hawks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wesson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wesson works the jab nicely.
Hawks loads up on a big right hand but Wesson slips the punch.
Wesson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wesson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawks throws a leg kick that misses.
Wesson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson lands a lovely overhand right.
Hawks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wesson.
Some wild striking there from Wesson.
Hawks slips under a jab.
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawks.
Hawks's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wesson blocks a leg kick.
Wesson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wesson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawks throws a front kick aimed at Wesson's knee but Wesson avoids it well.
Wesson lands a two punch combo.
Wesson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Hawks misses its intended target.
Hawks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wesson throws a hook to the side of Hawks's head but Hawks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawks counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawks swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Hawks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wesson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawks circles away.
Hawks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawks swings for the body but Wesson moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawks steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wesson. That one must have hurt.
Hawks blocks a head kick by Wesson.
Hawks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wesson is out of range.
Hawks throws a series of punches but Wesson avoids them all with ease.
Wesson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Wesson closes the distance and pushes Hawks back into the cage.
Wesson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawks avoids the damage to the body.

Hawks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wesson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wesson has Hawks pressed against the cage, preventing Hawks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wesson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawks.
Wesson missing with knees to the body.
Wesson lands a nice elbow.
Wesson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawks's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawks has had enough of the clinch but Wesson keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesson.
Wesson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hawks's efforts to push away.
Wesson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hawks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawks dodges an elbow strike from Wesson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lincoln Hawks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Smith Wesson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hawks throws a body punch but Wesson moves out of range.
A jab from Wesson does it's job there.
Wesson throws a wild body kick that Hawks sees coming a mile off.
Hawks misses with a head kick.
Wesson looks to land a body kick but Hawks moved away.
Wesson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Hawks misses its intended target.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesson wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawks.
Wesson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hawks lands with a slapping head kick.

That has opened up Smith Wesson's cut even more.
Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson tries to clinch up but Hawks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawks throws a leg kick that misses.
Wesson throws a right hand that Hawks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawks also avoids with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawks.
Hawks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith Wesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawks misses with a looping right.
Hawks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wesson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lincoln Hawks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hawks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawks slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawks misses with a hook. Wesson ducked under it nicely.
Hawks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wesson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wesson at a distance.
Wesson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawks misses with a straight right.
Wesson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawks throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hawks.
A combination from Hawks does no damage.
Hawks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wesson throws a head kick but Hawks moves out of range.
Wesson misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wesson is breathing heavily.
Hawks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawks throws a low kick, looking for Wesson's leg but Wesson calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawks cracks the inside of Wesson's front leg.
Wesson moves in looking to clinch but Hawks pushes him off.
Wesson checks a leg kick.
Lincoln Hawks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The cut above Smith Wesson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hawks blocks a head kick by Wesson.
Hawks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wesson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawks.
Both fighters circling a little - Wesson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wesson misses with a straight right.
Wesson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawks misses with a head kick.
Wesson blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wesson does no damage.
Wesson tries to score with a low kick but Hawks moves his leg out of the way.
Wesson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hawks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesson throws a front kick that sends Hawks stumbling back into the cage.
Wesson throws a leg kick
and Hawks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wesson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawks counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesson looks to clinch
and Hawks counters with a solid body kick.
Wesson tries to bum rush Hawks with a series of wild strikes but Hawks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawks misses the shot to the body.
Hawks misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Hawks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smith Wesson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wesson throws a nice looking combination but Hawks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawks tries to bum rush Wesson with a series of wild strikes but Wesson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wesson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wesson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawks misses with a straight right.
Wesson throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hawks counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Wesson.
A head kick by Hawks misses
and Wesson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hawks's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson throws a leg kick but Hawks sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawks throws out a leg kick but Wesson moves out of range and Hawks only half commits.
Wesson misses with a wild body shot.
Hawks throws a sloppy head kick
and Wesson counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesson.
Hawks throws a hook to the side of Wesson's head but Wesson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesson is looking to clinch but Hawks is avoiding it.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Hawks circles away.
Wesson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wesson tries to clinch up.
Hawks motions for Wesson to come forward. Hawks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two 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.
Wesson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawks was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesson.
Wesson misses with a two punch combination.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawks.
Wesson connects with a solid leg kick.
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawks.
Hawks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wesson.
Wesson is looking to slow Hawks down with leg kicks.
Hawks misses with a low kick.
Wesson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawks.
Hawks throws a jab when Wesson was well out of range.
Wesson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hawks lands a jab to the nose.
Hawks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hawks.
Wesson is looking to clinch.
Hawks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawks walks into a straight right hand from Wesson.
Wesson tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Wesson.
Wesson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawks counters with a nice leg kick.
Wesson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawks throws a leg kick which misses Wesson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wesson tries to avoid it.
Wesson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wesson blocks a leg kick.
Hawks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wesson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wesson throws out a loose jab but Hawks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wesson looks to clinch
letting Hawks counter with a right hand.
Hawks motions for Wesson to come forward. Hawks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson looks to throw a body kick
and Hawks counters with a good low kick that Wesson was not able to check.
Smith Wesson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln Hawks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wesson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawks wants to slow Wesson down by chopping away at his legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Wesson blocks the leg kick.
Hawks is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hawks throws a sloppy head kick and Wesson moves out of range easily.
Wesson dodges the punch combination from Hawks.
Wesson throws a series of punches but Hawks avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Smith Wesson.
I think Hawks has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!