PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Coryatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coryatt comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome 2 Houston. Kevin Hawke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Coryatt
vs
Hawke

176 cm
19
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hawke!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coryatt lands a leg kick that knocks Hawke off balance momentarily.
Coryatt's corner calls for a 1-2. Coryatt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawke wants to clinch
and Coryatt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Coryatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawke moves out of range of the strikes.
Coryatt missing with a left hand there. Hawke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coryatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawke tries to clinch up
and Coryatt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hawke tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Coryatt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Coryatt has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hawke works to full guard.
Coryatt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawke keeping full guard, as Coryatt tries to pass.
Hawke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawke wants to stand and escape but Coryatt is having none of it.
Coryatt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coryatt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Coryatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawke on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coryatt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawke keeping moving, preventing Coryatt from controlling successfully.
Coryatt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coryatt controlling from the top position.

We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Coryatt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hawke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawke closes the distance but Coryatt moves to the side
and Coryatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Coryatt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Coryatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawke.
Hawke tries to clinch up
and Coryatt counters with a left to the body.

Coryatt changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hawke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Coryatt stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hawke wants to clinch.

Hawke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coryatt lands an elbow inside.
Coryatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Coryatt lands a body shot.
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!
Hawke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coryatt blocks it with crossed arms.

Coryatt manages to break the clinch.
Hawke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Coryatt counters with a right hand to the body.
Hawke looks to clinch
and Coryatt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Hawke.
Hawke wants to clinch up but Coryatt keeps it at a distance.
Coryatt connects with a leg kick. Hawke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hawke tries for a takedown but Coryatt circles away easily
and Coryatt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Coryatt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hawke tries to clinch up
and Coryatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Coryatt catches Hawke right on the button with a cross.
Coryatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Coryatt.
Coryatt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hawke slips under a jab.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coryatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawke closes the distance looking to clinch

and Coryatt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coryatt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt stops Hawke from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Coryatt there.
Coryatt lands with a punch from half guard.
Coryatt wants to control but Hawke is keeping him busy.
Coryatt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Coryatt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coryatt is nestled in close to Hawke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hawke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hawke is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Coryatt there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coryatt is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Coryatt stands up out of the half guard.
Hawke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coryatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt cracks Hawke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hawke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coryatt.

Coryatt looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coryatt looking to pass the guard.
Coryatt wants to control from the top but Hawke keeps moving.
Hawke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coryatt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawke is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Coryatt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coryatt is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawke has wrist control.
Coryatt trying to control but Hawke is working from the bottom.
Coryatt is standing up over Hawke. Hawke looks to escape but Coryatt dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coryatt working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Coryatt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Coryatt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawke looks to clinch
and Coryatt counters with a nice body shot.
Hawke throws a head kick but Coryatt moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coryatt. Hawke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Hawke.
Hawke misses with a series of wild punches.

Hawke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Coryatt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hawke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coryatt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coryatt.
Coryatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawke can do to turn this around?
Coryatt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kevin Coryatt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Coryatt gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kevin Hawke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coryatt circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hawke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Coryatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hawke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Coryatt.
A jab from Coryatt finds it's way through Hawke's defenses.

Coryatt gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coryatt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coryatt 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.

Coryatt stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt with a nice cross.
Kevin Coryatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Coryatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawke.
Hawke walks into a jab.
Coryatt misses the jab.
Hawke darts in trying to clinch
enabling Coryatt to counter with a crisp jab.
Coryatt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawke.
Hawke tries to clinch but Coryatt moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coryatt scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt scores with a leg kick.
Hawke wants to clinch.
Coryatt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hawke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coryatt cracks Hawke with an open hand slap.
Hawke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coryatt.
Hawke tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Coryatt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coryatt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hawke wants to stand but Coryatt is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Coryatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coryatt 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Coryatt!
A less than humble Kevin Coryatt misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.