PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Norrlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norrlund is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cathedral - Voodoo Fire. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hawkins
vs
Norrlund

190 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pekka Norrlund!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norrlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norrlund throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawkins misses with a looping left.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Norrlund works Hawkins's body with a nice hook.
Norrlund fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pekka Norrlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norrlund keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Norrlund avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawkins misses with a takedown attempt - Norrlund sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norrlund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norrlund looks to land a combination but Hawkins avoids it well.
Norrlund throws a nice looking combination but Hawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norrlund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Norrlund misses.

Hawkins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hawkins laying and praying for a moment but Norrlund takes advantage and regains half guard.
Norrlund is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins stops Norrlund from getting back to his feet.

Hawkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Norrlund doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hawkins.
Norrlund gets back to full guard.
Norrlund wants to stand and escape but Hawkins is having none of it.
Hawkins wants to control from the top but Norrlund keeps moving.
Norrlund keeping full guard, as Hawkins tries to pass.
Hawkins won't allow Norrlund to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Norrlund swinging wilding here.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Norrlund circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins shoots in but Norrlund avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Hawkins tries to clinch up but Norrlund circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawkins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Norrlund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Norrlund misses with a two punch combination.
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hawkins rushes Norrlund and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norrlund changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hawkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hawkins tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Norrlund pushes Hawkins off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins forces Norrlund back against the cage and clinches.
Norrlund is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hawkins is pressed up against the cage. Norrlund has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawkins down to the mat. Hawkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Norrlund, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norrlund is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hawkins hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pekka Norrlund!