PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blayne Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Deeds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawke comes to the cage accompanied by Send the Pain Below. Deeds has chosen Palmdale by Afroman as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hawke
vs
Deeds

181 cm
21
170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blayne Hawke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Deeds!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawke just misses with a punch to the body.
Deeds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Blayne Hawke has been cut.
Hawke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawke as he connects with a hook.
Hawke misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Deeds misses.
Deeds cracks Hawke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deeds lands an overhand right.
Hawke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deeds. Deeds obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Deeds.
A head kick misses from Deeds.
Deeds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawke's calf.
Deeds attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mister Deeds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deeds throws a hook but Hawke avoids it easily.
Deeds connects with a body shot that sends Hawke's belly button to the back.
Deeds doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawke circles away.
Deeds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Deeds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deeds.
Hawke throws a series of punches but Deeds avoids them all with ease.
Deeds rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Deeds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Deeds misses with a head kick.

Deeds rushes Hawke and presses him up against the cage.
Deeds tries to throw a body punch but Hawke avoids it by throwing Deeds back against the cage.
Hawke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deeds blocks an uppercut.
Hawke throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hawke has a couple of punches blocked by Deeds.

Hawke successfully pulls guard.
Hawke tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke looking to control.

Hawke is looking for a triangle but Deeds pushes his legs off easily.
Hawke keeping moving, preventing Deeds from controlling successfully.
Hawke throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hawke keeping moving, preventing Deeds from controlling successfully.

Hawke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Deeds wants to control from the top but Hawke keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deeds controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mister Deeds was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hawke tries for a takedown but Deeds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deeds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deeds throws a head kick but Hawke moves out of range.
Deeds misses with a head kick.
Hawke looks for a takedown but Deeds sprawls well.
Hawke misses with a double jab.
Deeds with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Deeds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hawke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hawkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Deeds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hawke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blayne Hawke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deeds fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawke is out of range.
A head kick from Deeds lands but Hawke takes it in his stride.
Hawke throws a hook but Deeds blocks it.
Hawke misses with a takedown attempt - Deeds sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hawke is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deeds.
Hawke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hawke there as he acknowledges the shot.

Blayne Hawke's cut is getting worse.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawke!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawke avoids the head kick by Deeds.
Deeds lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hawke's sensitive parts.
Hawke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Deeds avoids the body shot from Hawke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Deeds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blayne Hawke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hawke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deeds as he jumps to the side.
Deeds lands with a nice body kick.
Hawke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hawke throws a series of punches but Deeds moves out of range.
Deeds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Deeds throws a jab when Hawke was well out of range.

Hawke gets caught flat footed, as Deeds shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Deeds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Deeds has managed to get both his arms back between Hawke's legs - danger averted.
Deeds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deeds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deeds stopping the sweep attempt from Hawke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke tries to strike from the bottom.
Deeds slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mister Deeds wasn't active enough on the ground.
Deeds misses with a low kick.
Deeds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Deeds misses with a head kick.
Hawke throws a hook but Deeds blocks it.
Hawke checks a leg kick.
Mister Deeds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hawke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Deeds.
Hawke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Deeds throws a head kick but Hawke moves out of range.
Hawke cracks Deeds with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deeds jabs Hawke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deeds feints and then cracks Hawke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hawke down.
Deeds dodges the punch combination from Hawke.
Deeds looks to throw the jab but Hawke is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deeds.
Hawke dives in and grabs Deeds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Deeds pushes down on Hawke's head and hops out.
Deeds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawke throws a hook but Deeds blocks it.

Hawke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Deeds quickly recovers to half guard.
Deeds is controlling Hawke's trapped leg to prevent Hawke from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds gets full guard.
Deeds trying to control the position.
Hawke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deeds is keeping the position for now.
Deeds wants to sweep here but Hawke controlling him for the moment.

Hawke drops back looking for a leg! Deeds is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Deeds manages to kick Hawke off! Hawke jumps back into Deeds's guard.
Hawke wants to control from the top but Deeds keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mister Deeds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deeds pulls Hawke in close to prevent any damage.
Hawke trying to control but Deeds is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawke. Deeds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deeds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deeds ducks under a wild hook from Hawke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Deeds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blayne Hawke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Deeds throws a head kick but Hawke moves out of range.
Deeds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawke is able to avoid easily.
Hawke cracks Deeds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hawke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deeds's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hawke under the eye.
Deeds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawke's calf.
Deeds swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawke fails with a takedown attempt.
Deeds misses with a straight left.
Deeds throws a solid leg kick but Hawke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Deeds.
Deeds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawke blocks a low kick nicely.
Deeds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawke slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke misses with a takedown attempt - Deeds sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deeds lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blayne Hawke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawke blocks a head kick by Deeds.
Deeds dips to his left and cracks Hawke with an uppercut!
Deeds connects with a single shot there.
Deeds lands with a good body shot.
Deeds works the jab nicely.
Deeds misses with a head kick.
Hawke throws a shot from downtown. Deeds moves away and avoids it.
Hawke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deeds moves away.
Deeds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deeds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Deeds wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blayne Hawke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawke takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deeds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hawke swings for the body but Deeds moves out of range.
Deeds lands a slapping body shot.
Deeds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hawke fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawke tries to move into range but Deeds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Deeds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Deeds clinches up against the cage.
Deeds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hawke.
Deeds struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawke controls his hands.
Hawke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deeds blocks an uppercut.
Hawke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds misses with a body punch.
Deeds blocks an uppercut.
Hawke blocks a body shot from Deeds.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hawke prevents a body shot from Deeds.
Hawke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deeds throws a head punch that misses.
Hawke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Deeds walks away with a smile on his face. Hawke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Deeds lands with a slapping head kick.
Deeds connects with a solid leg kick.
Hawke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deeds.
Deeds tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawke is able to avoid easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Deeds misses the target.
Deeds throws a low kick but Hawke avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds is looking to clinch.
Hawke avoids the head kick by Deeds.
Hawke thows a body shot but no joy.
Hawke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deeds moves away.
Hawke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deeds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawke doesn't seem bothered though.
Deeds lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deeds pinned against the cage. Deeds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deeds tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawke scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Hawke.
Donk. Deeds catches Hawke right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Deeds really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blayne Hawke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slow jab from Hawke misses its intended target.

Deeds moves into range and clinches up with Hawke.
Hawke tries to work over Deeds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Deeds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deeds lands with a right to the head.
Deeds stops a takedown attempt from Hawke.
Deeds leaning against his opponent.
Deeds misses with a punch to the body.
Deeds misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawke lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Deeds.
Hawke working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hawke tightens his grip and picks Deeds up, before dumping him to the ground. Deeds manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawke looking to sit in guard and control but Deeds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Deeds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deeds controls the pace.

Hawke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Deeds defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawke tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hawke working for a triangle but Deeds defends it easily.
Hawke will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deeds passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeds is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Deeds controlling the pace.
Deeds trying to control from half guard but Hawke is working away.
Hawke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hawke is looking to control Deeds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hawke avoid being mounted?
Deeds is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Deeds really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mister Deeds was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Deeds misses with a leg kick.

Deeds moves into range and clinches up with Hawke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeds blocks an uppercut.
Deeds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawke is keeping busy.
Hawke prevents a body shot from Deeds.
Deeds misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Deeds - that landed with a thud.
Deeds misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawke lands a body shot.
Hawke is trying to drag Deeds to the mat but Deeds just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hawke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deeds working aggressively here.
Deeds blocks a body shot from Hawke.
Hawke misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds digs a right hand into Hawke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawke's gas tank.
Hawke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blayne Hawke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deeds is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Deeds prevents a body shot from Hawke.
Deeds tries to throw a body punch but Hawke avoids it by throwing Deeds back against the cage.
Deeds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deeds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deeds lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deeds.
Hawke prevents a body shot from Deeds.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deeds can't find room to land a body shot as Hawke controls the action.
Hawke misses with a short punch on the inside.

Deeds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Deeds dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Blayne Hawke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hawke misses with a series of wild punches.
Deeds lands a head shot.
Hawke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deeds was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawke.
Hawke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Deeds with a nice cross.
Hawke blocks a leg kick.
Deeds listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Deeds throws a leg kick but Hawke moved away.
Deeds moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deeds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Deeds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawke manages to avoid it.
Hawke lands a nice shot to the body.
Hawke fails to land the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawke takes a kick to the side of the head.

Hawke is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hawke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hawke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deeds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Deeds turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hawke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Deeds.
Deeds throws the left hand but Hawke avoids the punch easily.
Hawke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deeds has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Deeds there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawke shoots in for a double leg but Deeds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Deeds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Deeds.
A big left from Deeds misses.
Deeds throws a head kick but Hawke moves out of range.
Deeds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deeds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Deeds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deeds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deeds feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hawke's calf.
Hawke throws a combination that misses
and Deeds counters with a leg kick.
Hawke misses the shot to the body.
Deeds bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawke's head.
Hawke misses with a two punch combination.
Deeds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawke paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke scores with a sloppy right hand. Deeds should have avoided that one.
Hawke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deeds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deeds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deeds throws a head kick that misses.
Deeds fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawke is out of range.
Hawke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deeds.
Hawke swats away the attempt to clinch by Deeds.
Hawke throws a series of punches but Deeds moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deeds.
A head kick misses from Deeds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeds tries to land a leg kick but Hawke saw it coming and moves away.
Hawke lands a nice hook to Deeds's body. Deeds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deeds lands with a slapping head kick.

Deeds has managed to clinch.
Hawke has a couple of punches blocked by Deeds.
Hawke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blayne Hawke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deeds swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawke lands a right hand.
Deeds looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawke misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hawke.
Deeds tries to throw a body punch but Hawke avoids it by throwing Deeds back against the cage.
Deeds lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Deeds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deeds 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Deeds!
Mister Deeds is the new lightweight champion!
Mister Deeds made sure to mention his sponsor, Anti-Tapout Clothing in his post fight interview.