PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calico Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack comes into the arena with Me Favourite Grog blaring out of the sound system. Nathan Hawke told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jack
vs
Hawke

190 cm
27
210 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

192 cm
21
205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calico Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke misses the jab.
Hawke avoids the body shot from Jack.
Hawke scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Hawke does no damage.
Jack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Calico Jack has been cut.
Hawke misses with an uppercut.
Hawke throws a combination that misses
and Jack counters with a left to the body.
Hawke walks into a jab.

It looks like Nathan Hawke has been cut.
Hawke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Hawke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke throws a big shot that misses.
Calico Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack clobbers Hawke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawke.
Hawke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jack lands a nice looking body shot.
Jack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hawke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.
Hawke misses the body punch
and Jack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack misses with a shot to the body
and Hawke counters with a left and a right that stings Jack.
Hawke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hawke ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawke moves away.
Jack throws a hook but Hawke blocks it.
Hawke throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Hawke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawke under the eye.
Jack takes a swing at Hawke's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hawke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hawke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hawke connects with a looping right hand.
Jack throws the left hand but Hawke avoids the punch easily.
Hawke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jack avoids the body shot from Hawke.
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jack.
Hawke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack lands with a straight right. Hawke didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Hawke connects with a crisp jab.
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 Calico Jack will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Hawke. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Hawke lands a really nice looking cross but Jack seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Hawke. Those never looked like landing.
Hawke scores with a nice head shot.
Nathan Hawke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big left from Hawke misses.
A slow jab from Hawke misses its intended target.
Jack lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Jack misses
and Hawke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawke throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jab by Jack.
Hawke moves out of range as Jack strikes.
A lazy left from Jack finds it's target.
The crowd cheers as Jack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hawke doesn't seem phased though.

That has opened up Nathan Hawke's cut even more.
Jack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawke was well out of range. Poor timing from Jack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Hawke ducks down to avoid it.
Hawke moves out of range as Jack strikes.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Hawke's shoulder, as Hawke tries to avoid the shot.
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawke in his tracks.
Jack lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawke manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hawke counters with a nice body shot.
Hawke connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Hawke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawke misses with a hook.
Hawke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Hawke jabs Jack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
Hawke throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack cracks Hawke with a good jab.
Jack looks to land a combination. Hawke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Hawke misses with a hook to the body
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.

The cut above Nathan Hawke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hawke throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Hawke throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawke loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calico Jack dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hawke throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jack pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack thows a body shot but no joy.
Jack cracks Hawke with a good jab.
Hawke throws a big shot that misses.
Jack looks to land a right hand but Hawke moved out of range.
Hawke thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jack. Hawke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Jack. Beautiful body shot.
Hawke ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Hawke ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
A big right from Jack misses.
Jack throws the left hand but Hawke avoids the punch easily.
Hawke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack throws a jab when Hawke was well out of range.
Hawke dodges the punch combination from Jack.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke slips a jab from Jack.
Jack lands a nice hook to Hawke's body. Hawke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hawke moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack misses with a body shot.
A cross from Jack lands.
Hawke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jack misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jack.
Hawke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawke slips a jab from Jack.
Jack feints a jab promting Hawke to slip. Jack then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hawke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Calico Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Jack misses.
Jack connects with a looping right hand.
Jack lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jack misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a looping overhand right but Hawke ducks down to avoid it.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawke.
Hawke lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Nice defenses there by Hawke.
Jack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hawke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawke swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Jack.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calico Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calico Jack!