PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes comes into the arena with My name is MUD blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hawk's choice of entrance music: Winner Takes it All. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Clawnes
vs
Hawk

190 cm
24
223 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
214 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clawnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk checks a low kick from Clawnes.
Sloppy strikes from Hawk. Those never looked like landing.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hawk has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Clawnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by Clawnes.
Clawnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clawnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawk.

Clawnes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Clawnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clawnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clawnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawk's brow.
Clawnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hawk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clawnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hawk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Clawnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas Clawnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Hawk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes misses with an elbow strike.
Clawnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
Clawnes lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.

It looks like Lincoln Hawk has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clawnes.
Hawk dodges an elbow strike from Clawnes.
Hawk blocks the elbow strike.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hawk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hawk working hard to break the clinch.
Hawk blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Clawnes.
Hawk wants to get back to striking at distance but Clawnes won't allow it.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Hawk has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Clawnes regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clawnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hawk's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clawnes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hawk trying to keep a closed guard but Clawnes is proving a slippery customer.
Clawnes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thomas Clawnes.
Clawnes tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clawnes throws a right hand that Hawk ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawk also avoids with ease.
Clawnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawk. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.

Clawnes takes the fight into the clinch.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
Hawk avoids a wild elbow strike from Clawnes.
Nice elbow from Clawnes.
Clawnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Clawnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hawk's brow.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Hawk blocks the elbow strike.
Clawnes lands an elbow that stopped Hawk in his tracks for a moment.
Clawnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Hawk dodges an elbow strike from Clawnes.
A short right from Clawnes.

Hawk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clawnes misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk takes a swing at Clawnes's ribcage but misses.
Clawnes wants to clinch.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clawnes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clawnes!
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Clawnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clawnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
Hawk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Clawnes pulls his leg out and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hawk throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Clawnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hawk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clawnes throws a nice looking combination but Hawk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawk shoots in for a double leg but Clawnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Clawnes has Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Clawnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawk's defenses.
Clawnes blocks an elbow strike.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
Clawnes lands a damaging elbow.
Hawk tries to circle away but Clawnes has him pinned against the cage.
Clawnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hawk wants to get back to striking at distance but Clawnes won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
Hawk avoids a wild elbow strike from Clawnes.
Clawnes misses with an elbow over the top.
Clawnes lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
Clawnes lands a body shot.
Clawnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Clawnes.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Clawnes lands a damaging elbow.

Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Clawnes does no damage.
Clawnes lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clawnes.
Hawk swings for the body but Clawnes moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clawnes has time to react.
Clawnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clawnes tries to clinch up

and Hawk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Clawnes wants to control but Hawk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clawnes is refusing to be controlled, as Hawk sits in half guard.
Clawnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clawnes defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clawnes keeps working.
Clawnes manages to get to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Clawnes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hawk postures up.
Clawnes keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
Hawk trying to control but Clawnes is working from the bottom.
Clawnes is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hawk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Clawnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clawnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawk throws out the jab.
Clawnes misses with a two punch combination.
Hawk throws a hook but Clawnes avoids it easily.
Clawnes is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Hawk throws a right hand that misses
and Clawnes counters with a three punch combo that has Hawk backing up. Hawk nods at Clawnes to acknowledge the strikes.
Clawnes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clawnes tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Clawnes misses.
Clawnes looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Clawnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hawk's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clawnes tries to clinch but Hawk moves away
and Hawk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clawnes thinking.
Hawk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clawnes looks to land a combination but Hawk avoids it well.
Clawnes misses with an uppercut. Hawk saw that one coming.
Hawk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clawnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clawnes is looking to clinch but Hawk is avoiding it.
Hawk throws a body punch but Clawnes moves out of range.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Clawnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clawnes wants to clinch but Hawk slips to the side

and Hawk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Clawnes trying to control from the bottom.
Hawk uses his free foot to push down on Clawnes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Clawnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clawnes tries to hold on but Hawk postures up.
Clawnes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hawk tries to control but Clawnes wriggling away.
Hawk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk throws some wild stikes that Clawnes manages to avoid easily.
Clawnes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Hawk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clawnes is fighting to break Hawk's control of his arms but Hawk is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Clawnes preventing the sweep.
Clawnes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Thomas Clawnes just wasn't active enough.
Hawk cracks Clawnes with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Clawnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Clawnes is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Hawk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clawnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clawnes stops a takedown attempt from Hawk.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clawnes throws an elbow but misses.
Hawk blocks an elbow strike.
Clawnes lands an elbow that stopped Hawk in his tracks for a moment.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clawnes.
Clawnes pushes Hawk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clawnes throws an elbow but misses.
Clawnes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawk is trying to break the clinch but Clawnes has him pressed against the cage.
Hawk takes an elbow to the temple.
Clawnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Hawk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clawnes lands an elbow inside that Hawk shrugs off.
Clawnes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clawnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawk is trying to break free.
Hawk tries a knee to the head but Clawnes blocks it.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Hawk avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clawnes looking to throw knees to the head but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Hawk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thomas Clawnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clawnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clawnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lincoln Hawk.
I think Clawnes 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Clawnes!
Thomas Clawnes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.