PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk has chosen White Rabbit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Pacquiao
vs
Hawk

170 cm
24
144 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
144 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pacquiao throws a chopping leg kick but Hawk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
Hawk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown attempt
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matt Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pacquiao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Pacquiao misses
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pacquiao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao throws a lazy uppercut
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a lazy body kick
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hawk is out of range and Pacquiao settles back down.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Hawk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pacquiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawk circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao throws a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pacquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a nice head kick!
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a high kick!
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Pacquiao throws a lazy head kick
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawk's waist but Hawk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pacquiao off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Hawk with a series of wild strikes but Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pacquiao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hawk.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pacquiao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
Pacquiao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Hawk avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matt Pacquiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawk. That did some damage!
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao misses with a combination
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tim Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk moves out of range as Pacquiao throws a body kick.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a left hand
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hawk might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pacquiao has got the better of the exchanges.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacquiao throws a lazy head kick
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Hawk moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao looks for the body kick but Hawk saw that one coming.
Pacquiao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawk as he jumps to the side.
Hawk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Pacquiao. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pacquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Hawk counter with a right hand.
Hawk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao throws a body kick that misses
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hawk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacquiao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
Matt Pacquiao is winning the standup battle so far.
Pacquiao misses with a head kick.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawk is just out of range.
Pacquiao throws a wild body kick that Hawk sees coming a mile off.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Pacquiao misses with a takedown
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws the kick towards the body but Hawk avoids it.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pacquiao throws a poor cross that misses
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao throws a solid leg kick but Hawk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pacquiao.
Hawk throws out a counter right but Pacquiao avoids it with no problem.
Pacquiao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the body from Pacquiao misses
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Hawk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pacquiao is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hawk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pacquiao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hawk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Hawk moves out of range.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Hawk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Pacquiao. Those never looked like landing.
Hawk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Pacquiao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Pacquiao is predictable there
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Hawk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab to the body
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacquiao misses with a shot to the body
and Hawk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hawk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick
and Hawk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hawk! But no joy.
Pacquiao throws a lazy head kick
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao misses with a jab to the body
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a sloppy head kick and Hawk moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Pacquiao misses
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Hawk!
Tim Hawk took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I Cannot Express My happiness right now.I Want to thank all my fans,Sponsor,My Wife,Kids,And David Morrison.I'll be at the streets tommorow to sign your autographs and all that stuff.Also alot of people have asked me what technique i use to win,Basically i Go for the body first,When i wear them down'.