PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Bleekwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis Bleekwood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bleekwood
vs
Hawkins

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Bleekwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleekwood shoots for a takedown but Hawkins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bleekwood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkins circles away.
Bleekwood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkins circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Bleekwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleekwood throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Curtis Bleekwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bleekwood shoots in but no luck this time.
Hawkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hawkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bleekwood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bleekwood showed some decent athleticism there.
Hawkins manages to get to full guard.
Hawkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hawkins controls Bleekwood momentarily but Bleekwood frees himself.
Bleekwood passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to get back to his feet.

Bleekwood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bleekwood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bleekwood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bleekwood is breathing heavily.
Bleekwood wants to control but Hawkins is keeping him busy.
Hawkins struggling a bit here.

Bleekwood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hawkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bleekwood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to improve his position.
Bleekwood working away.

Bleekwood looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Hawkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hawkins pushes Bleekwood away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bleekwood gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bleekwood content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hawkins wants to control but Bleekwood postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bleekwood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hawkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bleekwood advances to full mount.
Bleekwood looking to control but Hawkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawkins wants to hold on but Bleekwood pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bleekwood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hawkins is trying desperately to improve position.
Hawkins manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to stand up here but Bleekwood is controlling him well.
Bleekwood moves into full mount! Hawkins won't be happy about that!
Hawkins tries to buck Bleekwood off but he can't manage it.
Hawkins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hawkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hawkins tries to control Bleekwood's body but Bleekwood pushes him off. Hawkins squirms to his side and now Bleekwood has his back!
Hawkins covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Bleekwood gets his hands free as Hawkins looks to control.
Hawkins is trying to get back to his feet but Bleekwood has full control of the position and if anything, Hawkins has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Bleekwood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bleekwood shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkins sprawls well. He's pushed Bleekwood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hawkins!
Bleekwood closes the distance and clinches up with Hawkins, looking for a takedown. Bleekwood pushes Hawkins against the cage but Hawkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hawkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bleekwood!
Bleekwood is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
Bleekwood manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Bleekwood looking for submissions off his back.
Hawkins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but Bleekwood defending well.
Bleekwood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bleekwood looking for a triangle here. Hawkins is fighting it but it looks tight! Bleekwood pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hawkins is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Curtis Bleekwood!