PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murtagh Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawke's choice of entrance music: Sleep Now In The Fire. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lopez
vs
Hawke

178 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murtagh Hawke!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawke postures up.
Hawke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawke passes Lopez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawke lands strikes from half guard.
Hawke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Hawke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lopez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lopez is not content to let Hawke control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawke lands a nice short elbow.
Hawke winds up and cracks Lopez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hawke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Lopez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lopez.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Hawke slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Hawke from controlling successfully.
Hawke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawke is pushing down on Lopez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lopez is fighting to maintain full guard but Hawke has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hawke works his way into side control.
Hawke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawke is looking to take a break and control but Lopez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawke working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hawke working the ground and pound from side control.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hawke lands a nice forearm strike.
Lopez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hawke in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lopez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lopez taking a bit of punishment here - Hawke scoring with strikes.
Hawke working the head and body with strikes.
Hawke scoring with punches from side control.
Lopez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke lands an elbow.
Lopez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hawke is chipping away with strikes.
Hawke controlling the position.
Hawke scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lopez to see if he's OK.
Hawke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.
Hawke lands an elbow.
Hawke connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lopez some visible discomfort.
Hawke wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Hawke cracks Lopez with a big right hand but Lopez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawke working the ground and pound.
Lopez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hawke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hawke working the head and body with strikes.
Hawke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hawke cracks Lopez with a big elbow.
Lopez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hawke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hawke trying to control the action but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Lopez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hawke has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murtagh Hawke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hawke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lopez is refusing to be controlled, as Hawke sits in half guard.
Hawke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lopez is refusing to be controlled, as Hawke sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hawke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lopez is trying to maintain the position but Hawke is very close to passing his half guard.
Hawke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lopez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawke throwing shots but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Hawke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lopez!
Hawke scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Hawke landing strikes from the mount and Lopez is in trouble!
Hawke landing strikes from the mount and Lopez is in trouble!
The referee warns Lopez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hawke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.
Hawke working Lopez over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke working the ground and pound effectively.
Hawke lands a heavy elbow.
Hawke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lopez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hawke looking to finish Lopez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lopez!
Hawke with shots to the head and body - Lopez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hawke landing shots from mount.
Hawke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.
Hawke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hawke breaks from Lopez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Hawke connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hawke lands with some strikes.
Hawke working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawke scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Lopez taking shots to the head.
Hawke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hawke lands a big elbow.
Hawke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hawke raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hawke landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hawke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lopez looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hawke is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Hawke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Hawke.
Hawke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hawke scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Hawke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lopez tries to reverse the position but Hawke maintains control.
Hawke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
Hawke landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murtagh Hawke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Hawke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lopez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hawke is in Lopez's guard.
Lopez trying to keep a closed guard but Hawke is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet but Hawke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawke wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hawke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lopez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawke with a nice head shot there.
Hawke postures up and lands a big shot to Lopez's brow.
Hawke wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawke is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hawke trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hawke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
Lopez has momentary wrist control but Hawke slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hawke pushes down on Lopez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hawke trying to control from half guard but Lopez is working away.
Lopez pushes Hawke off looking to stand but Hawke dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Hawke.
Hawke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawke wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawke.
Hawke not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke lands with a punch from half guard.
Hawke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hawke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopez is not content to let Hawke control the position.

Lopez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Lopez tries to sprawl but Hawke drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Hawke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lopez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Murtagh Hawke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hawke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jorge Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Hawke has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hawke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hawke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Lopez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hawke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hawke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murtagh Hawke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murtagh Hawke!