PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Winner Takes it All. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hawk
vs
Bolan

188 cm
21
214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

196 cm
22
218 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

The Big Kabosh

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
Hawk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bolan on the side of the head.
Hawk throws a hook but Bolan blocks it.
Bolan is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
No luck for Hawk with that takedown attempt.

Hawk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hawk showed some decent athleticism there.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk tries to pass to full mount but Bolan defends it.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
Bolan tries to get to full guard but Hawk has control of the leg.
Hawk trying to control the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bolan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bolan is trying to get back to full guard.
Bolan won't allow Hawk to pass to mount.
Bolan wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy.

Hawk is looking for a kimura here.
Bolan tries to roll over but Hawk keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is controlling the pace.
Bolan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hawk tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawk swings away with a body shot that misses

and Bolan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bolan.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk is looking for a takedown.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan crunches a lovely knee into Hawk's ribcage.
Hawk avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bolan obliges.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawk is looking for a takedown.
I was talking to Hawk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
Hawk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk throws an elbow that misses.
Hawk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bolan.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Hawk blocks it.
Hawk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hawk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hawk has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawk avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hawk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawk throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Hawk blocks it.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawk is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hawk is defended easily by Bolan.
Hawk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Bolan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawk.
Bolan darts in trying to clinch

and Hawk counters with a single leg into guard. Bolan didn't expect that.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Bolan keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bolan is looking to stand up but Hawk isn't so interested in that idea.

Bolan looking for a guillotine here but Hawk defends easily.
Hawk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lincoln Hawk.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Bolan dodges the punch combination from Hawk.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Bolan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk misses with the combination.
Lincoln Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolan is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Hawk keeps the fight on the outside.
Hawk throws a hook but Bolan avoids it easily.
Hawk stalks Bolan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bolan's face. Bolan staggers backwards, shaken.
Bolan tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk lands a jab-cross combination.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Bolan's shoulder, as Bolan tries to avoid the shot.
Hawk swings for the body but Bolan moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolan clinches.
Hawk lands a nice uppercut.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawk tries to stall but Bolan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bolan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Hawk managing to block the knees to the body from Bolan.
Hawk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bolan is breathing heavily.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hawk.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawk wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk stalling against the cage.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Hawk blocks with his arms.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Hawk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bolan blocks an elbow strike from Hawk.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawk lands an elbow just above Bolan 's eye.

It looks like Mack Bolan has been cut.
Hawk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk misses with a knee strike.
Bolan blocks an elbow strike from Hawk.
Hawk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hawk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bolan is defending well.
Hawk tries to score a body lock takedown but Bolan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hawk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolan after a bit of a struggle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Hawk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bolan wants to clinch
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Hawk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mack Bolan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hawk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bolan's head.
Hawk feints a jab promting Bolan to slip. Hawk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bolan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bolan tries to clinch up.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Bolan moved out of range nicely.
Bolan tries to clinch up
and Hawk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bolan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk scores with a hook.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bolan but Bolan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan tries to clinch but Hawk moves out of range.

Hawk shoots in and bounces Bolan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hawk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bolan keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Hawk stands up over Bolan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawk pushes down on Bolan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hawk is trying to control the action in half guard but Bolan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hawk is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk wants to control but Bolan is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan is trying to control but Hawk manages to pass to mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bolan is looking to escape.
Bolan is trying desperately to improve position.
Bolan is squirming around, avoiding Hawk's attempts to control the action.

Hawk quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hawk but it's paid off an Bolan is forced to tap! Nice work by Hawk.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lincoln Hawk!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lincoln Hawk thanked The Big Kabosh for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).