PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Antistar (by Massive Attack). 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! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Salazar
vs
Hawkins

185 cm
27
218 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

193 cm
29
217 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salazar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Salazar closes the distance and clinches up with Hawkins, looking for a takedown. Salazar pushes Hawkins against the cage but Hawkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salazar misses with a straight left.
Hawkins displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salazar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Salazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
Salazar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawkins pinned against the cage. Hawkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salazar misses with a body shot.
Salazar misses with a left hand
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawkins lands a jab.
Robbie Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Salazar or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkins which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawkins cracks Salazar with a good jab.
Salazar looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salazar.
Hawkins lands with a shot to the body.
Salazar lands a nice shot that snaps Hawkins's head back.
Salazar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salazar throws an off balance right hand
and Hawkins counters with a nice body shot.
Salazar has a takedown stuffed.
Hawkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Salazar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice straight punches there by Hawkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawkins.
Salazar misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salazar.
Hawkins tests Salazar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salazar fails with the takedown.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salazar misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hawkins counter with a right hand.
Salazar misses with a lunging right hand
and Hawkins counters with a nice uppercut.

Salazar is rocked!
Hawkins cracks Salazar with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Salazar falls to his knees and Hawkins doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Hawkins!