PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wm Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Bobandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hawkins
vs
Bobandy

157 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wm Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Bobandy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobandy looks to clinch

and Hawkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hawkins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bobandy looking to control.
Hawkins is in close to Bobandy's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Bobandy looking for a guillotine here but Hawkins defends easily.
Hawkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Bobandy.
Hawkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bobandy is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bobandy, not yet.
Hawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bobandy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawkins is in close to Bobandy's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bobandy controls Hawkins momentarily but Hawkins frees himself.
Hawkins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bobandy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Bobandy has wrist control.
Hawkins stopping the sweep attempt from Bobandy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bobandy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkins is fending him off so far but Bobandy persists. Nope, Hawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobandy shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawkins tries to sprawl out of it but Bobandy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawkins stuffs the takedown.
Hawkins feinted with a counter takedown.
Wm Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Bobandy.
Bobandy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Hawkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bobandy looks winded!
Hawkins wants to stand and escape but instead Bobandy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hawkins looking to control.
Bobandy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawkins seems keen to control Bobandy's posture.
Bobandy wants to pass the guard but Hawkins is keeping the position.
Hawkins working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Hawkins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobandy throws a strike but Hawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bobandy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawkins chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bobandy can do anything to dispel that myth.

Hawkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hawkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Bobandy has wrist control.

Hawkins gets to his feet - Bobandy follows without any prompting.
Hawkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bobandy throws a head kick but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Bobandy shoots and misses

and Hawkins counters by clinching up.
Bobandy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hawkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hawkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wm Hawkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bobandy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hawkins counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bobandy!

Hawkins swings around for an armbar but Bobandy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hawkins's guard.
Bobandy won't allow Hawkins to sweep him here.
Bobandy throws an elbow that misses. Hawkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bobandy's guard. Nice move by Hawkins!

Bobandy looking for a sweep. Not yet Bobandy, not yet.
Bobandy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bobandy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Bobandy has wrist control.
Hawkins scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bobandy dives on top into guard.

Bobandy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Bobandy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bobandy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bobandy's guard.

Wm Hawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Hawkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bobandy, up you get!
Hawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bobandy's waist but Bobandy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawkins off to one side.
Hawkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bobandy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bobandy shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bobandy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bobandy or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawkins, which made it look bad.
Peter Bobandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hawkins gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Bobandy blocks it.
Bobandy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wm Hawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Bobandy.
Bobandy dives in and grabs Hawkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hawkins pushes down on Bobandy's head and hops out.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bobandy fails with the takedown.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Bobandy pushes him off.
Hawkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Bobandy is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bobandy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawkins is trying to control but can't.
Hawkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hawkins.
Hawkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawkins is on top in guard.

Bobandy trying to control the position.

Hawkins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wm Hawkins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bobandy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bobandy trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Hawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bobandy looking to sit in guard and control but Hawkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy wants to sweep here but Hawkins controlling him for the moment.
Hawkins working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hawkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bobandy dives on top into guard.

Hawkins throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bobandy throwing strikes but missing.
Bobandy wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Bobandy tries to pass.
Bobandy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hawkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bobandy can do to turn this around?
Hawkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bobandy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawkins thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bobandy stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Hawkins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bobandy to the mat! Bobandy manages to get full guard.
Hawkins postures up in Bobandy's guard and throws a big left but Bobandy blocks it.

Hawkins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bobandy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hawkins, into his guard.

Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bobandy looking to sit in guard and control but Hawkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws an elbow that misses. Bobandy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawkins's guard. Nice move by Bobandy!

Bobandy wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
Bobandy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bobandy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four 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.
Bobandy wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hawkins holds on and takes a little breather.

Bobandy content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hawkins has locked up a guillotine! Hawkins's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bobandy is holding on here and Hawkins must be using up a lot of energy. Bobandy has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hawkins gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wm Hawkins!