PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Peter Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Hall comes into the arena with Predator Apocalypse blaring out of the sound system. Hawkins has chosen Diary of a Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Peter Hall
vs
Hawkins

186 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Peter Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peter Hall lands with a cross.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Peter Hall avoids the punch easily.
Peter Hall throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peter Hall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Peter Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Peter Hall avoids them all with ease.
Peter Hall scores with a kick to the body.
Peter Hall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Hawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Peter Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall throws a leg kick which misses Hawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Hawkins tries to avoid it.
Peter Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawkins manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Peter Hall.
Hawkins throws a front kick aimed at Peter Hall's knee but Peter Hall avoids it well.
Hawkins drops his hands momentarily and Peter Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Peter Hall thows a body kick. Hawkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peter Hall is looking to slow Hawkins down with leg kicks.
Hawkins looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a right hand that Peter Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Peter Hall also avoids with ease.

Peter Hall has closed the distance and engaged Hawkins in a clinch.

Hawkins decides to pull guard.
Peter Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Peter Hall won't allow Hawkins to get back to his feet.
Hawkins is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peter Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawkins is looking to stand up but Peter Hall isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Peter Hall wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Peter Hall. No joy for Hawkins on that attempt.
Peter Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Peter Hall lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peter Hall lands a jab to Hawkins's midsection.
Peter Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawkins in the body.

Peter Hall takes the fight into the clinch.
Peter Hall with a knee to the head.
Hawkins jumps guard but Peter Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Peter Hall tries a knee to the head but Hawkins blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins jumps guard but Peter Hall stands there with Hawkins around his waist. Hawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin Peter Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Hawkins.
Hawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hawkins is trying to push Peter Hall away but Peter Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peter Hall lands a nice elbow.
Peter Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Peter Hall - that landed with a thud.
Hawkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Peter Hall lands an elbow inside.
Hawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hawkins being controlled against the cage.
Hawkins tries to break the clinch but Peter Hall is controlling the position.
Peter Hall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peter Hall works on Hawkins's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to pull guard but Peter Hall turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Peter Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hawkins gets control of Peter Hall's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hawkins will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Peter Hall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Peter Hall passes into half guard.
Peter Hall slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Peter Hall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Peter Hall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hawkins misses with an uppercut. Peter Hall saw that one coming.
Hawkins moves away from the strike by Peter Hall.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peter Hall counters with a good, hard body kick but Hawkins shrugs it off.

Hawkins instigates a clinch.
Peter Hall lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peter Hall lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Peter Hall putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hawkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawkins tries to pull guard but Peter Hall holds him up against the cage and eventually Hawkins drops back down to his feet.
Peter Hall lands an elbow just above Hawkins 's eye.
Peter Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Peter Hall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Peter Hall.
Hawkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kevin Peter Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Hawkins.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Peter Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peter Hall counters with a nice leg kick.
Peter Hall turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peter Hall scores with the left hand. Hawkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Peter Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peter Hall 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.
A jab lands there for Peter Hall.
Peter Hall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawkins eats them both and turns towards Peter Hall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peter Hall is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Peter Hall scores with a push kick.
Peter Hall throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Peter Hall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Peter Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peter Hall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Hawkins is rocked!

Hawkins pushes Peter Hall up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Peter Hall.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter Hall lands a body shot.
Peter Hall with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter Hall obliges.
Peter Hall lands an elbow inside that Hawkins shrugs off.
Peter Hall crunches a lovely knee into Hawkins's ribcage.
Hawkins fails to pull guard.
Peter Hall manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hawkins looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peter Hall avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Peter Hall throws an elbow but misses.
Peter Hall lands a nice elbow.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peter Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Peter Hall walks away with a smile on his face. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Peter Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Peter Hall.
Hawkins lands a nice hook to Peter Hall's body. Peter Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peter Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Peter Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Peter Hall has closed the distance and engaged Hawkins in a clinch.
Peter Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Peter Hall scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Peter Hall.
Hawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Peter Hall.
Peter Hall trying to stall but Hawkins improves his position.
Peter Hall landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hawkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Peter Hall counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Peter Hall throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Peter Hall drives through and clinches with Hawkins against the cage.
Peter Hall is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hawkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Peter Hall won't allow it.
Hawkins is trying to break the clinch but Peter Hall is controlling him.
Hawkins is trying to push Peter Hall away but Peter Hall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peter Hall connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hawkins's face.
Hawkins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawkins is looking to break free of the clinch but Peter Hall has double underhooks.
Peter Hall unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kevin Peter Hall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peter Hall with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peter Hall utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Peter Hall lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peter Hall comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Peter Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawkins gets a clinch.
Hawkins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peter Hall obliges.
Peter Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hawkins breaks the clinch.
Kevin Peter Hall is winning the standup battle so far.
Peter Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Peter Hall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hawkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peter Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Peter Hall lands a head kick. Hawkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Peter Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hawkins has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peter Hall misses with an uppercut. Hawkins saw that one coming.
Hawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peter Hall misses with a head kick.

Peter Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peter Hall misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hawkins tries to circle away but Peter Hall has him pinned against the cage.
Peter Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Peter Hall lands a damaging elbow.
Peter Hall working Hawkins over with knees to the body.
Peter Hall stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hawkins working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Peter Hall.
Peter Hall is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawkins is trying to pull guard but Peter Hall has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Peter Hall - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peter Hall tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peter Hall prevents Hawkins from breaking the clinch.
Hawkins jumps guard but Peter Hall stands there with Hawkins around his waist. Hawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin Peter Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peter Hall misses with a knee strike.
Hawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Peter Hall smiles and moves away.
Clay Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Peter Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Peter Hall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hawkins takes one on the button.
Hawkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peter Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Peter Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Peter Hall, as that shot connected.
Peter Hall goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Peter Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peter Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peter Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clay Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peter Hall leaves Hawkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hawkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peter Hall throws a head kick that half lands.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peter Hall moves away.
Peter Hall scores with a head kick.
Peter Hall throws a head kick that misses.
Clay Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peter Hall takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hawkins lands a jab to Peter Hall's midsection.
Peter Hall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A cross from Hawkins lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawkins.
Peter Hall scores with a kick to the body.
Peter Hall lunges at Hawkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawkins's hand.
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Peter Hall.

Hawkins moves into the clinch.
Peter Hall taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Peter Hall to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Hawkins.
Hawkins jumps guard but Peter Hall stands there with Hawkins around his waist. Hawkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin Peter Hall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Peter Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Peter Hall 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Peter Hall!
Kevin Peter Hall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.