PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmine Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sando Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Hawkins
vs
Han

182 cm
27
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

181 cm
25
178 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carmine Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sando Han!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with a jab.

Han gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hawkins trying to control the position but instead, Han has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hawkins into the cage.
Hawkins lands a knee to the head.
Hawkins prevents a body shot from Han.
Han tries a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks it.
Han lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins missing with knees to the body.

Hawkins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Han moved out of range nicely.

Han clinches up with Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Han blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Han.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Han is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Han being controlled against the cage.
Hawkins tries to break free but Han pushes him back against the cage.

Han breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Han clinches.
Hawkins wants to stall.
Hawkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hawkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Han has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Han looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Han.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Han's efforts to push away.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Han blocks with his arms.
Han lands an uppercut.
Hawkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Han has had enough of the clinch but Hawkins keeps him there for the moment.

Han breaks the clinch.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the head.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Han moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Han fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Han has managed to clinch.
Hawkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Han.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Han misses with a hook to the ribs.

Han escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Han swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Han clinches.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Han blocks with his arms.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Han blocks with his arms.

Han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Han scores with a one two! Hawkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Han tries to bum rush Hawkins with a series of wild strikes but Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Han, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Han lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Hawkins instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Han has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Han can't break the clinch.
Han looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Han lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawkins.
Hawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Han.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Han is blocking nicely.
Han lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Han lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Han's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Han's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Han duly obliges.
A thudding body kick lands there by Han!
Han connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawkins. Hawkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Han gets a clinch.
Han has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawkins scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Han tries a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks it.
Hawkins effectively controlling the action here.
Han can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Han lands a body shot.
Hawkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hawkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Han.
Hawkins trying to control the position but instead, Han has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hawkins into the cage.
Han throws an elbow but it misses.
Hawkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a knee right on the jaw!

Han breaks from the clinch.
Hawkins swings for the body but Han moves out of range.
Hawkins throws a hook to the side of Han's head but Han sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Han closes the distance and clinches.
Hawkins lands a knee to the head.
Han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but Han blocks it.
Hawkins landing knees to the head.
Han tries to break the clinch but Hawkins is controlling the position.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Han blocks with his arms.

Han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Han tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Han delivers a nice body kick.
Han lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hawkins takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Han looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Han moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sando Han 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.

Han looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.

Han moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Han.
Han tries to circle away but Hawkins has him pinned against the cage.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Han is blocking nicely.
Hawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Han is defending well for now.
Han managing to block the knees to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Han blocks with his arms.
Hawkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Han blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkins misses with a knee strike.
Han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Han thows a body kick. Hawkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Han wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Han closes the distance and clinches.
Sando Han seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Han wants to break the clinch but can't.

Han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Han connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Han throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Han moves into the clinch.

Han manages to break the clinch.
Han lands with a kick to the ribs.
Han throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
Han 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.
Hawkins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Han misses with the combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Han finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Han rushes Hawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Hawkins tries to break the clinch but Han is controlling the position.

Han breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawkins throws a right hand that misses
and Han counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Han.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Han moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins moves out of range as Han throws a body kick.
Han ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Han lands.
Han lands with a slapping head kick.

Han moves into the clinch.
Hawkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Hawkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hawkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Han lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Han.
Hawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Han avoids the damage to the body.

Han breaks from the clinch.
Han avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Han rushes Hawkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Han lands a body shot.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Han is blocking nicely.

Han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Han scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Han throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han stalks Hawkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hawkins's face. Hawkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Han keeps the fight on the outside.
Han misses with a head kick.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Han slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Hawkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Han throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Sando Han is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Han.
Han slips a straight right by Hawkins.

Han forces Hawkins back against the cage and clinches.
Hawkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Han has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Han breaks the clinch.
Han misses with a few strikes there.
Hawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Han.
Hawkins lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Han counters with a straight right hand.
Hawkins throws an off balance right hand
and Han counters with a nice body kick.
Hawkins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Han throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Han instigates a clinch.
Han trying to land knees to the body.
Han missing with knees to the body.
Hawkins trying to stall but Han improves his position.
Han throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hawkins managing to block the knees to the body from Han.
Han has had enough of the clinch but Hawkins keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but Han blocks with his arms.
Han makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Han working hard to break the clinch.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Han is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins dodges an elbow strike from Han.
Han landing knees to the head.
Hawkins dodges an elbow strike from Han.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Han obliges.
Han is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkins has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sando Han showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hawkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Han fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hawkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Han has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Han is blocking nicely.
Han unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Han wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage.
Han is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkins has double underhooks.

Han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Han clinches up against the cage.
Hawkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Han lands with a short shot to the head.

Han breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Han throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hawkins's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Han uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Han connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Han forces Hawkins back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawkins throws a knee to the head but misses.

Han's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Han has taken the fight to the clinch.
Han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Han misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
Han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Han.
Hawkins stalling in the clinch but Han improves position.

Han manages to break the clinch.
Han lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hawkins tried to score with a low kick but Han checks it.
Hawkins takes a swing at Han's ribcage but misses.

Han gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hawkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Han.
Han has had enough of the clinch but Hawkins keeps him there for the moment.
Han working Hawkins over with knees to the body.
Han goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Han's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Han.
Han moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Han throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Han throws a leg kick but Hawkins moved away.
Han slips a jab and a cross from Hawkins.
Han misses with a wild combination.
Han has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hawkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Han closes the distance and clinches.
Han avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Han lands a shot to the body.

Han escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Han does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han connects with a leg kick. Hawkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Han misses with a head kick.
Han swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Han lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hawkins backs up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Han avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Han scores with a push kick.
Hawkins throws a hook but Han avoids it easily.
Hawkins stalks Han and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Han's face. Han staggers backwards, shaken.
Han 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.
Sando Han seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Han throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Han throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Han tries a low kick but Hawkins avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Han avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Han takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Hawkins coming out on top.
Han takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carmine Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Han has closed the distance and engaged Hawkins in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawkins obliges.
Hawkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Hawkins.

Han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins throws a leg kick but Han sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Han falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Han throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawkins, as that shot connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sando Han comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Han 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sando Han!