PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thompson
vs
Hawkes

176 cm
19
173 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

TFP GRAPHICS

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hawkes.
Hawkes just misses with a punch to the body.
Jonathan Hawkes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Hawkes sprawls well.
Hawkes throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkes moves out of range easily.
Hawkes misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawkes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawkes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Thompson gets a clinch.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hawkes avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Hawkes avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.

Hawkes manages to break the clinch.
Hawkes lands an overhand right.
Hawkes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Hawkes swinging wilding here.
Thompson checks a low kick from Hawkes.
Hawkes misses with a body shot.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawkes throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Hawkes.
Hawkes slips a jab from Thompson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawkes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes throws a combination that misses

and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hawkes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Hawkes is looking to break free of the clinch but Thompson has double underhooks.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jonathan Hawkes has been cut.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkes fails to land.
Hawkes looking to slow down the pace here.
Hawkes misses with a body punch.
Hawkes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hawkes managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Hawkes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawkes dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson landing knees to the body.
Hawkes avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkes avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawkes blocks an elbow strike.
Hawkes wants to stall.
Hawkes scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Hawkes blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawkes's brow.
Hawkes is trying to break free.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tane Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawkes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Hawkes breaks the clinch.
Hawkes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawkes throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawkes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Hawkes is predictable there

so Thompson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson slips nicely into half guard.

Thompson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hawkes wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.

Thompson wants to work for an arm triangle but Hawkes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thompson moves into full mount! Hawkes won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Thompson has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Hawkes is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tane Thompson!