PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Otis Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otis Maguire could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Hawkins's chin.

Maguire
vs
Hawkins

155 cm
21
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

165 cm
28
142 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otis Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hawkins swings for the body but Maguire moves out of range.

Maguire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hawkins!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hawkins is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maguire landing punches.
Hawkins is trying to escape the mount.
Maguire landing strikes from the mount and Hawkins is in trouble!
Maguire landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins is squirming around, avoiding Maguire's attempts to control the action.
Maguire dominating with strikes here.

Hawkins is rocked!
Hawkins is trying to escape the mount.
Hawkins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hawkins stops Maguire from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins landing with the ground and pound.
Hawkins working some strikes from top position.
Hawkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maguire's head.
Hawkins trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawkins stands and throws Maguire's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hawkins controlling the position from side mount.
Maguire avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawkins.
Maguire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawkins on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Maguire's face as Hawkins controls the position.
Hawkins fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maguire avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawkins.
Maguire is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hawkins connects with a decent elbow.
Hawkins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Hawkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is chipping away with strikes.
Hawkins happy to just control the position for now.
The ground and pound from Hawkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hawkins wants to control but Maguire is keeping him busy.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins cracks Maguire with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maguire is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hawkins off and has taken his back!
Hawkins trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hawkins turns into Maguire and is now in his guard.
Maguire trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkins is proving a slippery customer.
Hawkins looking to pass the guard.
Hawkins lands a couple of elbows.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maguire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maguire is keeping the position for now.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maguire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maguire fails with the takedown
and Hawkins counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hawkins takes a swing at Maguire's ribcage but misses.
Hawkins throws a shot from downtown. Maguire moves away and avoids it.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawkins as he jumps to the side.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Maguire avoids the body shot from Hawkins.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawkins but Hawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Maguire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawkins but Hawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawkins throws a big shot that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Maguire is out of range.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maguire.
No joy there for Maguire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maguire shoots and misses
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins lands a right hook to the body.
Hawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Otis Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Maguire.
Maguire is breathing heavily.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maguire shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Maguire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hawkins throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Hawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkins scores with a jab. Maguire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maguire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maguire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkins.
Maguire shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Hawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.

Maguire gets caught napping as Hawkins dives in and scores a takedown. Maguire manages to retain guard.
Hawkins stands up over Maguire, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maguire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawkins working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins postures up in Maguire's guard and throws a big left but Maguire blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Hawkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maguire.
Maguire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins leaves Maguire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.
Jonathan Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Hawkins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Hawkins crashes against the mat.
Maguire regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hawkins's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hawkins is pressing down on Maguire's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maguire is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maguire is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawkins thows a huge punch but Maguire dodges it nicely.
Hawkins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control the action but Maguire is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Hawkins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hawkins throws a hook but Maguire blocks it.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maguire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawkins.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maguire gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkins misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawkins is on top in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Maguire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maguire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Maguire on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Maguire tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hawkins advances to half guard.
Hawkins is taking a breather. Maguire says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hawkins wants to control but Maguire is keeping him busy.
Hawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins passes to full mount!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to hold on but Hawkins postures up.
Hawkins controlling his opponent.
Hawkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to control the pace but Maguire is squirming around nicely.
Hawkins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hawkins landing shots from mount.
Hawkins misses with some ground and pound and Maguire recovers position to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawkins passes to side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maguire tries to buck Hawkins off but Hawkins is having none of it.
Hawkins misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hawkins trying to control the action but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Hawkins in side control, throwing shots but Maguire defends.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is not content to let Hawkins control the position.
Hawkins misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maguire dodges the ground and pound from Hawkins.
Maguire sneaks back into half guard.
Hawkins thows a huge punch but Maguire dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonathan Hawkins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Maguire slips the punch.

Hawkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maguire!
Otis Maguire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Hawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hawkins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Hawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawkins 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jonathan Hawkins!

Jonathan Hawkins wins by unanimous decision!
Jonathan Hawkins decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.