PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M as his entrance music. Lamont Hawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Konopacki
vs
Hawkins

179 cm
32
171 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

174 cm
31
159 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Hawkins tenderised Konopacki's leg. Konopacki is trying to keep his angry face on.

Konopacki gets a takedown into half guard.
Hawkins wants to control but Konopacki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Konopacki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Konopacki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konopacki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawkins's head.

Hawkins actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki is just content to waste time from the top position. Hawkins takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hawkins managing to control the position.
Hawkins being controlled here, momentarily.
Konopacki looking to pass the guard.
Konopacki stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.
Konopacki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Konopacki throws a strike but Hawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Konopacki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Konopacki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hawkins controls the pace.

Konopacki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Konopacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Konopacki controls Hawkins momentarily but Hawkins frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Konopacki looking for a guillotine here but Hawkins defends easily.

Konopacki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Konopacki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawkins trying to control but Konopacki is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawkins misses with a low kick as Konopacki jumps back.
Konopacki misses with a two punch combination.
Konopacki throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Konopacki.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konopacki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Konopacki throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Konopacki throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Konopacki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hawkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Konopacki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Hawkins forces Konopacki back against the cage and clinches.
Hawkins tries to work over Konopacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Konopacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Konopacki backwards.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Konopacki is keeping busy.
Konopacki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Konopacki blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins lands with a left to the head.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkins fails to land.
Konopacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Konopacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkins.
Hawkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Konopacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Konopacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Konopacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konopacki blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins tries to throw a body punch but Konopacki avoids it by throwing Hawkins back against the cage.
Hawkins pushes Konopacki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lamont Hawkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Konopacki is trying to push Hawkins away but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawkins misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Konopacki misses with some punches.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Konopacki stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hawkins.

Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
Konopacki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Konopacki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawkins. That did some damage!
Konopacki misses with a takedown

and Hawkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Konopacki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hawkins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hawkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Konopacki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konopacki has hold of Hawkins's hands but Hawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawkins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Konopacki!
Hawkins looking to control but Konopacki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawkins with a couple of short strikes.
Konopacki swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Konopacki tries to hold on but Hawkins pushes him away.
Hawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Konopacki is looking to improve his position but Hawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Konopacki is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
Hawkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Konopacki is looking to improve his position but Hawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Hawkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Konopacki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Hawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hawkins misses with the combination.
Hawkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Konopacki.
Konopacki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Konopacki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawkins can pounce on him.
Konopacki misses with a two punch combination.
Konopacki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Konopacki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Konopacki checks it well.
Konopacki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Konopacki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konopacki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Hawkins misses with a kick to the body.
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Konopacki.
Hawkins circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Konopacki drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hawkins follows Konopacki to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamont Hawkins!
A very excited looking Lamont Hawkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.