PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hawkins
vs
Jones

180 cm
24
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Hawkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones pushes Hawkins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones blocking some punches.
Hawkins stalling against the cage.
Hawkins tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Jones pulls Hawkins into guard.
Hawkins wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones pulls Hawkins in close to prevent any damage.
Hawkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jones has his foot on Hawkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawkins works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Hawkins cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Hawkins throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Hawkins preventing the sweep.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Jones looking for a guillotine here but Hawkins defends easily.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones has his foot on Hawkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawkins works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hawkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hawkins wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Hawkins is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.

Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Hawkins is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hawkins controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to get back to full guard.
Hawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is looking to advance position but Hawkins won't allow it.
Hawkins is controlling Jones's trapped leg to prevent Jones from advancing to side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lance Hawkins wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hawkins scores with a three punch combo!
Hawkins throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Hawkins connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawkins lands with a left to the head.
Hawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.

Hawkins clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones avoids the head kick by Hawkins.
Hawkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Hawkins sprawls well.
Hawkins fails to land with a series of punches.

Hawkins lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Hawkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Hawkins misses the shot to the body.

Hawkins lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Hawkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jones is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Hawkins. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Hawkins misses with the combination.

Hawkins clinches.
Hawkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Hawkins misses with the head strike.

Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lance Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Hawkins. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Lance Hawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones checks a low kick from Hawkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves to clinch but Hawkins breaks away
and Hawkins counters with a thumping low kick.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hawkins is trying to buck Jones off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hawkins can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hawkins is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jones asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hawkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hawkins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins has his hands clasped together around Jones's back. He's all about the action.
Hawkins trying to control here.
Hawkins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hawkins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hawkins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Hawkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Hawkins in a clinch.

Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawkins is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hawkins throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Jones working for a triangle but Hawkins defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Hawkins is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Hawkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Hawkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hawkins passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawkins is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Hawkins is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Hawkins drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.

Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hawkins pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hawkins.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawkins.
Jones is trying to control but Hawkins passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkins landing strikes.
Hawkins working the head with strikes.
Lance Hawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hawkins is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hawkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hawkins landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Hawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Hawkins finish him?
Hawkins postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jones in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jones to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Hawkins!