PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pabpy Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh comes to the cage accompanied by Quake 2 Big Guns. Hawkins has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Obeh
vs
Hawkins

178 cm
26
162 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
164 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Vandal Fight Boutique
Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pabpy Obeh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Obeh counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Obeh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obeh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obeh throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obeh throws a leg kick that misses.
Sandy Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Obeh.
Hawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawkins throws a right hand that Obeh ducks under and follows up with a left that Obeh also avoids with ease.
Obeh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Obeh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A thudding body kick lands there by Obeh!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hawkins rushes Obeh and presses him up against the cage.
Hawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obeh is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obeh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Obeh.
Hawkins looks gassed!
Obeh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obeh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obeh.
Obeh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Obeh presses Hawkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obeh presses Hawkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obeh lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Obeh.
Nice body punch from Obeh.
Obeh works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Obeh.
Obeh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Obeh.
Obeh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Obeh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Obeh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawkinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pabpy Obeh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obeh throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obeh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawkins's head.
Obeh misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh throws a push kick but Hawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Obeh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obeh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hawkins lands with a right hand.
Hawkins moves out of range of the leg kick from Obeh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Obeh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obeh doesn't seem bothered though.
Obeh lands a front kick.
Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Obeh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawkins jabs Obeh to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Hawkins misses
and Obeh counters with a left and a right that stings Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a push kick but Obeh slaps the foot to one side.
Hawkins walks into a left hand.
Obeh fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Obeh blocks a jab.
Hawkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Hawkins swings widly with a right hand
and Obeh counters with a solid body kick.
Obeh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obeh feints a jab promting Hawkins to slip. Obeh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hawkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obeh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins blocks the body kick.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obeh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Obeh keeps Hawkins at a distance using the push kick.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Obeh is out of range.
Obeh misses with a straight right.
Obeh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obeh can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obeh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obeh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hawkins catches Obeh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pabpy Obeh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Obeh looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Obeh misses with a straight right.
Hawkins blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obeh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Obeh.
Hawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Obeh pinned against the cage. Obeh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Obeh throws a right hand that Hawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkins also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obeh misses with a wild combination.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Obeh sprawls well. Obeh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Obeh moves out of range.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from Obeh.
Obeh misses with a combination
and Hawkins counters with a left and a right that stings Obeh.
Hawkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Obeh counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Obeh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hawkins misses the body punch
and Obeh counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obeh.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Obeh is just out of range.
Hawkins closes the distance but Obeh moves to the side
and Obeh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obeh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
Obeh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obeh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hawkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Obeh is trying to maintain the position but Hawkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Hawkins wants to pass the guard but Obeh is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Obeh wants to get back to full guard but Hawkins has passed into side control.
Obeh is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh wants to control but Hawkins is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hawkins unloads with some shots from mount but Obeh bucks and avoids them well.
Hawkins prevents Obeh from getting the reversal.

Hawkins working for a submission but Obeh is keeping him at bay.
Poor strikes thrown by Hawkins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawkins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Obeh reaches up to try and control the position but Hawkins seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Obeh rolls and tries to escape and now Hawkins has his back!
Hawkins tries to get the hooks in deep but Obeh pushed the leg off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Obeh wants to control his opponent's hands but Hawkins gets his hands free.

Hawkins working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Obeh is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Obeh defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hawkins's arms.
Obeh breaks Hawkins's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Obeh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawkins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Obeh stands and throws Hawkins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pabpy Obeh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Hawkins misses with a body kick.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Obeh misses.
Pabpy Obeh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obeh throws a sloppy body shot

and Hawkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hawkins.
Obeh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obeh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obeh's elbow.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Obeh.
Obeh has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkins.
Obeh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obeh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obeh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obeh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.

Obeh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obeh moves out of range of the body kick from Hawkins.
Obeh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obeh cracks Hawkins with a good jab.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Obeh throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Obeh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the body.
Obeh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Obeh. That snapped Hawkins's head back.
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from Obeh.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins shoots for a takedown but Obeh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pabpy Obeh is winning the standup battle so far.
Hawkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obeh misses with a head kick.
Obeh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.

Hawkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Obeh to the mat! Obeh manages to get full guard.
Obeh is trying to control the position but Hawkins postures up.
Hawkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Obeh's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obeh is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obeh wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Obeh looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obeh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Obeh trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Hawkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Obeh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Obeh trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obeh throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Obeh!
Hawkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Hawkins prevents Obeh from getting the reversal.
Hawkins landing shots from mount.
Hawkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hawkins is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Obeh is in real trouble.
Hawkins controlling well, preventing Obeh from escaping the position.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hawkins patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sandy Hawkins just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Obeh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obeh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hawkins counters with a nice body shot.
Hawkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Obeh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obeh throws a low kick, looking for Hawkins's leg but Hawkins calmly moves out of range.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Hawkins blocks the leg kick.
Hawkins throws a one two combo.
Hawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Obeh throws a push kick but Hawkins slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Hawkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries for a takedown but Obeh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Obeh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obeh misses with a jab to the body
and Hawkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obeh.
Hawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Obeh throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hawkins is trying to control. Obeh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hawkins is pressing down on Obeh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Obeh is holding on for now.
Hawkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Obeh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Obeh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh controlling Hawkins's posture.
Obeh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obeh is keeping the position for now.
Obeh trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Obeh keeping full guard, as Hawkins tries to pass.
Obeh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins pushes down on Obeh's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Obeh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Hawkins is looking for a kimura but Obeh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hawkins to get the leverage.
Obeh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hawkins is working away from the top position though.
Obeh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hawkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hawkins's back!
Hawkins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hawkins covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins rolls, trying to escape but Obeh keeps control of the position.
Obeh is not going to allow Hawkins to sit and survive in this position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Obeh. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Obeh has Hawkins flattened out and is raining down punches.
Hawkins tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Obeh looking to finish with strikes here!
Hawkins is desperately trying to improve his position but Obeh has a good base and remains in mount.
Obeh working Hawkins over with strikes here.
Obeh lands a nice shot to the head.
Obeh throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandy Hawkins dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Obeh lands with a shot to the body.

Hawkins closes the distance and clinches.
Obeh lands a left hand.
Obeh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hawkinss head.
Hawkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obeh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obeh trying to land knees to the body.
Obeh presses Hawkins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawkins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obeh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Obeh scores with a hook to the body.
Obeh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawkins's defenses.
Hawkins with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkins being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Obeh avoiding damage.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Obeh.
Hawkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obeh.

Obeh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obeh misses with a hook
and Hawkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obeh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obeh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obeh throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Obeh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obeh tries to bum rush Hawkins with a series of wild strikes but Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obeh throws a lazy right hand but Hawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins shoots in and gets a takedown into Obeh's guard.
Hawkins looking to pass the guard.
Obeh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obeh looking for a sweep. Not yet Obeh, not yet.
Hawkins trying to control but Obeh is working from the bottom.
Obeh working a defensive guard here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hawkins passes into half guard.
Hawkins is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Obeh reaches up to try and control the position but Hawkins seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Obeh rolls and tries to escape and now Hawkins has his back!
Obeh wants to escape the position.

Obeh defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hawkins gets his hands free as Obeh looks to control.
Hawkins is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hawkins gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hawkins gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hawkins apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Hawkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Obeh is looking for a sweep. Hawkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawkins is thwarting Obeh's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh is looking for a sweep. Hawkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hawkins controlling the pace.
Obeh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawkins thows a huge punch but Obeh dodges it nicely.
Obeh is not content to let Hawkins control the position.
Hawkins prevents Obeh from improving his position.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but Obeh defending well.
Obeh trying to hold on to Hawkins's head to control him but Hawkins postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sandy Hawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pabpy Obeh!
Pabpy Obeh retains his lightweight title!