PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Darko
vs
Hawkins

172 cm
27
182 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Darko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hawkins.
Darko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Darko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick there by Hawkins.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hawkins.
Nice defenses there by Hawkins.
Darko is looking to clinch.
Hawkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darko. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins lands a leg kick that knocks Darko off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darko.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Darko did well to prevent Hawkins getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darko's head.
Darko is breathing heavily.
Hawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darko defending well though.
Hawkins trying to advance position but Darko counters by regaining guard.
Darko keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawkins thows a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins postures up.
Hawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Darko's guard.
Darko is staying active underneath Hawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawkins wants to pass the guard but Darko is defending well.
Hawkins stalling away here and it's allowed Darko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Darko has wrist control.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Darko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Hawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Darko is keeping the position for now.
Hawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hawkins is in close to Darko's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hawkins has gone for a leg lock! Darko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hawkins's guard.

Hawkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Darko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko grinds an elbow into Hawkins's temple.
Hawkins regains half guard.
Hawkins is staying active underneath Darko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawkins gets full guard.
Darko preventing the sweep.
Darko is in close to Hawkins's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hawkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Darko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Hawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Darko has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hawkins to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Darko is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hawkins pulls down on the head and he's put Darko to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charon Hawkins!
Charon Hawkins is the new welterweight champion!