PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Breslin Stalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stalis
vs
Hawkins

200 cm
24
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Breslin Stalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hawkins.
Hawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stalis keeps working.
Hawkins cracks Stalis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stalis wants to control but Hawkins postures up.
Stalis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hawkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stalis parries the strikes from Hawkins easily there. Hawkins is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stalis to escape.

Hawkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stalis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Hawkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stalis, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Hawkins seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stalis is pushing Hawkins's head away, looking to escape. Hawkins manages to hold on to the position though.
Stalis is not content to let Hawkins control the position.
Stalis gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hawkins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stalis looks a forlorn figure.
Hawkins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hawkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkins breaks from Stalis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hawkins looking to finish Stalis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stalis!
Stalis tries to hold on but Hawkins pushes him away.
Hawkins looking to control but Stalis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins avoids the attempt from Stalis to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hawkins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Stalis is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Hawkins.
Hawkins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stalis's face.
Hawkins controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hawkins has hold of Stalis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Stalis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Stalis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalis tries to reverse the position but Hawkins maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stalis gets a takedown into half guard.
Hawkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawkins is looking for a sweep. Stalis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stalis thows a huge punch but Hawkins dodges it nicely.
Hawkins is staying active underneath Stalis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hawkins tries to get to full guard but Stalis has control of the leg.
Stalis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hawkins is trying to maintain the position but Stalis is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stalis connects with a nice short shot to Hawkins's temple.
Stalis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Stalis is working for a submission of some sort.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hawkins will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stalis manages to get himself to full guard.
Hawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Stalis has wrist control.

Stalis working for submissions but it's allowed Hawkins to get to half guard.
Hawkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Stalis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stalis reverses the position - he's now on top in Hawkins's guard.
Hawkins trying to strike off his back.
Stalis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stalis.
Stalis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stalis cracks Hawkins with a solid left hand.
Hawkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.

Hawkins goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stalis is on top in guard.
Stalis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hawkins is proving hard to escape from.
Stalis with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stalis is one step ahead there.
Stalis chips away with some ground and pound.

Stalis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hawkins looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hawkins looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hawkins!
Hawkins wants to control but Stalis is keeping him busy.

Hawkins swings around for an armbar but Stalis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hawkins's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalis throwing strikes but missing.
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 Breslin Stalis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawkins tries for a takedown but Stalis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stalis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawkins looks to land a combination but Stalis avoids it well.
Hawkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyler Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stalis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hawkins misses with a two punch combination.
Stalis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stalis circles away.
Hawkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalis fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
Stalis shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stalis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Breslin Stalis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Hawkins.
Stalis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stalis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawkins swivels and escapes.

Stalis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawkins trying to control the position.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Stalis tries to pass.
Stalis trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Stalis slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkins is keeping the position for now.
Stalis preventing the sweep.
Stalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalis stands up over Hawkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawkins is striking from the bottom but Stalis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hawkins won't allow Stalis to pass to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stalis wants to stand up but Hawkins is controlling the position.
Hawkins is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hawkins.

Stalis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stalis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stalis throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawkins is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stalis wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Stalis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stalis cracks Hawkins with a solid left hand.
Stalis trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stalis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawkins's head.
Stalis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
Hawkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stalis is one step ahead there.
Stalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Hawkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stalis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins lands a decent shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Breslin Stalis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stalis 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 William Gold scores the fight for Tyler Hawkins!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Tyler Hawkins!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Tyler Hawkins!

Tyler Hawkins wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Tyler Hawkins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.