PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Tubthumping" by Chumbawumba kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich
vs
Hawkins

190 cm
23
212 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

193 cm
29
217 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich. Hawkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Hawkins.
Nice uppercut lands for Hawkins. That snapped Dmitrigorbachovovonovich's head back.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a leg kick but Hawkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a straight right.
Hawkins throws a looping overhand right but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich ducks down to avoid it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich loads up on a big right hand but Hawkins slips the punch.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the body.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws out a leg kick but Hawkins moves out of range and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich only half commits.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawkins. That did some damage!
Hawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Dmitrigorbachovovonovich circles away.
Hawkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a low kick.
Hawkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range as Hawkins strikes.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich pushes Hawkins away with a front kick.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a big head kick that sends Hawkins tumbling to the mat! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a step backwards and waves Hawkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Hawkins is rocked!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a leg kick.
Hawkins looks gassed!
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moved out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a jab to the nose.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to land a body kick but Hawkins moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a right hand
and Hawkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich slips under a jab.
Hawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws out the jab.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins cracks Dmitrigorbachovovonovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Hawkins.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to land a leg kick but Hawkins saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dmitrigorbachovovonovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crunch! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich slams his shin into Hawkins's torso.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a left hand
and Hawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hook to the side of Hawkins's head but Hawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Hawkins checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich 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.

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins slips under a jab from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawkins.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawkins moves away.
Hawkins slips a jab from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice looking body kick.
Hawkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands with a shot to the body.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a jab when Hawkins was well out of range.
Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Hawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich delivers a nice body kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich works over Hawkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that Hawkins semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins avoids a kick to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a nice body kick.
Hawkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a good cross that connects.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich feints and then cracks Hawkins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawkins down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich tries to score with a low kick but Hawkins moves his leg out of the way.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands with a good body shot.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a shot from downtown. Hawkins moves away and avoids it.
Hawkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to land a right hand but Hawkins moved out of range.
Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to throw the jab but Hawkins is out of range.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich connects with a high kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hawkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dmitrigorbachovovonovich has got the better of the exchanges.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich swings for the body but Hawkins moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a big head kick that sends Hawkins tumbling to the mat! Dmitrigorbachovovonovich takes a step backwards and waves Hawkins back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hawkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Dmitrigorbachovovonovich finish him?
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a body kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a head kick.
Hawkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawkins.
Hawkins moves out of range as Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a body kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
Hawkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a nice body kick.
Hawkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins misses with an uppercut
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws the left hand but Hawkins avoids the punch easily.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice shot that snaps Hawkins's head back.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich thumps Hawkins with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Dmitrigorbachovovonovich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich delivers a nice body kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins avoids a kick to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich looks to land a left hand but Hawkins moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hawkins throws a right hand that misses
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Hawkins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich. That one must have hurt.
Dave Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a head kick that Hawkins semi-blocks.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich delivers a nice body kick.
Hawkins misses with a right hand
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawkins's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dmitrigorbachovovonovich, right into the meat.
Hawkins misses with a hook
and Dmitrigorbachovovonovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the liver by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich. Beautiful body shot.
Dmitrigorbachovovonovich throws a hook but Hawkins blocks it.
Hawkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jab, jab by Dmitrigorbachovovonovich - just one landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dmitrigorbachovovonovich 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dmitrigorbachovovonovich!