PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Onkel Bergmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I have the whole world in my hand. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bergmann
vs
Hawkins

188 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
196 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes musicals

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 New York, Onkel Bergmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lance Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bergmann closes the distance and clinches.
Bergmann with a knee to the head.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawkins has Bergmann pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bergmann manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bergmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawkins backwards.
Hawkins is looking to control Bergmann's arms but Bergmann gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hawkins has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergmann is pressed up against the cage. Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bergmann down to the mat. Bergmann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bergmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkins.
Bergmann fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bergmann clinches.
Hawkins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Onkel Bergmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Hawkins.
Hawkins wants to break free but Bergmann has control.
Hawkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bergmann is defending well.
Bergmann misses with an elbow over the top.
Bergmann has Hawkins pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bergmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
Nice elbow from Bergmann.
Bergmann gets underhooks to prevent Hawkins's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Bergmann.
Hawkins is looking for a takedown.
Hawkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bergmann after a bit of a struggle.
Bergmann is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bergmann connects with a knee to the head.
Bergmann lands a damaging elbow.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Bergmann.
Hawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bergmann taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Bergmann.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bergmann is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bergmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Hawkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hawkins lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bergmann looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bergmann tries to get to full guard but Hawkins has control of the leg.
Hawkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Bergmann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hawkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bergmann wants to control but Hawkins is keeping busy.
Bergmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bergmann gets back to full guard.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins postures up.
Hawkins preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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 postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawkins is in close to Bergmann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hawkins connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergmann keeping moving, preventing Hawkins from controlling successfully.
Hawkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bergmann has his hands on Hawkins's head, controlling the position.
Hawkins postures up in Bergmann's guard and throws a big left but Bergmann blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lance Hawkins will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bergmann closes the distance and clinches.
Bergmann stalling.
A knee to the head by Bergmann.

It looks like Lance Hawkins has been cut.
Bergmann throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Hawkins avoids the elbow strike from Bergmann, against the cage.
Onkel Bergmann has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bergmann lands an elbow that stopped Hawkins in his tracks for a moment.
Bergmann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bergmann lands a nice elbow.
Bergmann avoiding damage.
Bergmann looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Bergmann just leaning against Hawkins, taking a breather.
Hawkins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bergmann gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bergmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bergmann is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Bergmann blocks it.
Bergmann utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bergmann.
Hawkins blocks an elbow strike.
Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bergmann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bergmann leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bergmann just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawkins's brow.
Bergmann has Hawkins pressed against the cage.
Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bergmann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Onkel Bergmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Hawkins.
Hawkins looking to stall.
Hawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hawkins looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bergmann as Hawkins tries to tie him up.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergmann looking to stall.
Bergmann gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bergmann misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bergmann fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bergmann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hawkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bergmann avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bergmann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bergmann throws an elbow but misses.
Bergmann prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bergmann as Hawkins tries to tie him up.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Bergmann throws knees to the body.
Bergmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bergmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bergmann is keeping busy.
Come on Bergmann - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bergmann has Hawkins pressed against the cage.
Hawkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bergmann or not.
Bergmann throws an elbow but it misses.
Hawkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bergmann is defending well.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergmann.
Bergmann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hawkins takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins is trying to stall.
Hawkins has Bergmann pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bergmann manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onkel Bergmann dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Hawkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hawkins moves into the clinch.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Hawkins is trying to trip Bergmann. He has hold of a leg but Bergmann is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hawkins persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hawkins won't allow Bergmann to get back to his feet.
Hawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hawkins distracts Bergmann with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hawkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hawkins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bergmann is just riding it out for now. Hawkins eventually gives up the hold.
Bergmann is trying to stand up here but Hawkins is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkins stops Bergmann from getting back to his feet.
Hawkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bergmann on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bergmann tries to get out of the position.
Bergmann is refusing to be controlled, as Hawkins sits in half guard.
Bergmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bergmann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hawkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bergmann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bergmann keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bergmann defending well though.
Hawkins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bergmann is refusing to be controlled, as Hawkins sits in half guard.
Hawkins is nestled in close to Bergmann, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hawkins is looking for a kimura but Bergmann is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hawkins to get the leverage.
Bergmann looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bergmann is controlling Hawkins's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Hawkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Bergmann is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lance Hawkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bergmann tries to roll over but Hawkins keeps him under control.
Bergmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawkins on the ground.
Bergmann regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins prevents Bergmann from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bergmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins content to stall in guard here.
Hawkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hawkins gets to his feet. Bergmann looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bergmann stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawkins. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet.

Hawkins gets a clinch.
Hawkins is working for takedown but Bergmann is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bergmann lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bergmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawkins is working for takedown but Bergmann is calmly controlling the position for now.
Onkel Bergmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Hawkins.
Bergmann lands a knee to the head.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are getting on Hawkins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Hawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawkins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Hawkins!
Post fight, an emotional Lance Hawkins said 'I want to thank God.'.