PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandy Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawkins's choice of entrance music: Enter Sandman. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sandy Hawkins enters the ring!

Nongkeeswuit
vs
Hawkins

180 cm
27
167 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

180 cm
29
164 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sandy Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nongkeeswuit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hawkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawkins moves out of range as Nongkeeswuit throws a body kick.
Hawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nongkeeswuit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Nongkeeswuit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandy Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nongkeeswuit is looking to clinch but Hawkins is avoiding it.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Nongkeeswuit.
Nongkeeswuit throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Hawkins with a jab.
Nongkeeswuit throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nongkeeswuit. That one must have hurt.
Nongkeeswuit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawkins misses with a wild body shot.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nongkeeswuit as he avoids it easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nongkeeswuit struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkins controls his hands.

Nongkeeswuit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hawkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nongkeeswuit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nongkeeswuit is fending him off so far but Hawkins persists. Nope, Nongkeeswuit circles away and we're back to standing.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that Nongkeeswuit avoids nicely.
Nongkeeswuit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Hawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nongkeeswuit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Nongkeeswuit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nongkeeswuit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hawkins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nongkeeswuit throws a body kick that misses.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big right from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins shoots and misses
and Hawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Hawkins.
Nongkeeswuit cracks Hawkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nongkeeswuit swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Nongkeeswuit misses.
Hawkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nongkeeswuit throws a push kick but Hawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Nongkeeswuit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Hawkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nongkeeswuit doesn't seem phased though.
Nongkeeswuit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit keeping full guard, as Hawkins tries to pass.
Nongkeeswuit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Hawkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nongkeeswuit dives on top into guard.
Hawkins controls Nongkeeswuit momentarily but Nongkeeswuit frees himself.
Nongkeeswuit wants to get up but he can't break Hawkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nongkeeswuit is one step ahead there.
Hawkins controls Nongkeeswuit momentarily but Nongkeeswuit frees himself.
Hawkins is looking to sweep but instead, Nongkeeswuit has passed into half guard.
Hawkins is looking for a sweep. Nongkeeswuit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkins wants to control but Nongkeeswuit is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandy Hawkins dominated that round.
That's time! Nongkeeswuit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nongkeeswuit misses with a kick to the body.
Hawkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nongkeeswuit clobbers Hawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawkins blocks a head kick by Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nongkeeswuit throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Nongkeeswuit misses.
Nongkeeswuit tests Hawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Hawkins misses
and Nongkeeswuit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hawkins misses with a low kick.
Hawkins avoids the body shot from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins tries to bum rush Nongkeeswuit with a series of wild strikes but Nongkeeswuit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Nongkeeswuit tries to land a front kick but Hawkins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hawkins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Nongkeeswuit slips the punch.
Nongkeeswuit walks into a left hand.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Nongkeeswuit moves out of range.
Nongkeeswuit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawkins misses with a leg kick
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a series of strikes. Hawkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nongkeeswuit lands with a hook. Hawkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Hawkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nongkeeswuit throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawkins throws a front kick that sends Nongkeeswuit stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nongkeeswuit tries to bum rush Hawkins with a series of wild strikes but Hawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nongkeeswuit lands a head kick!
Sandy Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nongkeeswuit fails to land with a series of punches.
Nongkeeswuit blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawkins scores with a nice right hand.
Nongkeeswuit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nongkeeswuit misses with the combination.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but Nongkeeswuit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawkins scores with a body shot.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawkins throws a nice head kick!
Hawkins misses with a head kick.
Nongkeeswuit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Nongkeeswuit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkins 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.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins with a hook.
A combination from Nongkeeswuit does no damage.
Nongkeeswuit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nongkeeswuit throws a big shot that misses.
Hawkins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nongkeeswuit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hawkins throws a body punch but Nongkeeswuit moves out of range.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nongkeeswuit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Hawkins misses with a double jab
and Nongkeeswuit counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by Nongkeeswuit.
Nongkeeswuit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of punches but Hawkins moves out of range.
Nongkeeswuit looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins throws a push kick but Nongkeeswuit slaps the foot to one side.
Hawkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A combination from Hawkins does no damage.
Nongkeeswuit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nongkeeswuit takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nongkeeswuit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nongkeeswuit scores with a one two! Hawkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nongkeeswuit fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawkins in the body.
Nongkeeswuit looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawkins throws a series of strikes that have Nongkeeswuit backpedaling.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
A combination from Nongkeeswuit does no damage.
Nongkeeswuit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nongkeeswuit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nongkeeswuit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left and a right from Hawkins both land. Nice combination.
Nongkeeswuit pushes Hawkins away with a front kick.
Nongkeeswuit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nongkeeswuit throws the kick towards the body but Hawkins avoids it.
Nongkeeswuit throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit ducks under a wild hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkins lunges at Nongkeeswuit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nongkeeswuit's hand.
Nongkeeswuit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Nongkeeswuit connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawkins's hands.
Nongkeeswuit slips a jab and a cross from Hawkins.
Hawkins swings for the body but Nongkeeswuit moves out of range.
Nongkeeswuit is looking to land body kicks.
Hawkins digs a good hook to Nongkeeswuit's body.
Nongkeeswuit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nongkeeswuit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Hawkins.
Nongkeeswuit scores with a head kick. Hawkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hawkins takes a step back to recover.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nongkeeswuit misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawkins moves out of range of the body kick from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins slips under a jab.
Nongkeeswuit throws a series of strikes that have Hawkins backpedaling.
Nongkeeswuit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nongkeeswuit throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nongkeeswuit pinned against the ropes. Nongkeeswuit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Nongkeeswuit is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins shoots for a takedown but Nongkeeswuit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandy Hawkins.
A good leg kick by Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins looks to throw the jab but Nongkeeswuit is out of range.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nongkeeswuit fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawkins in the body.
Hawkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the body.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Nongkeeswuit avoids them all with ease.
Nongkeeswuit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawkins.
Nongkeeswuit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nongkeeswuit throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nongkeeswuit throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawkins.
Hawkins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nongkeeswuit back to the ropes. Hawkins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nongkeeswuit swinging wildly here.
Hawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nongkeeswuit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawkins. That did some damage!
Nongkeeswuit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hawkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nongkeeswuit.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but Nongkeeswuit shows good takedown defense.
Nongkeeswuit throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nongkeeswuit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit!
Rakkiat Nongkeeswuit took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.