PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by Deadwood. On his way into the cage it seems that Thomas Hawk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thomas Hawk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hawk
vs
White

167 cm
27
183 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

190 cm
26
199 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier White!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk just misses with a punch to the body.
Hawk throws a jab when White was well out of range.

White moves into range and clinches up with Hawk.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Hawk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hawk on the inside.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hawk breaks from the clinch.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White is looking to clinch.

White pushes Hawk up against the cage in a clinch.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
I was talking to Hawk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
White holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk scores with an uppercut up the middle.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawk is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xavier White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White moves forwards but Hawk connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Xavier White has been cut.
Hawk tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xavier White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Hawk.
Hawk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from White does no damage.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawk, as that shot connected.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Hawk circles away.
Hawk looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
Hawk throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Hawk misses with a body shot.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Hawk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

White rushes Hawk and presses him up against the cage.
Hawk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawk avoids it.

White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hawk is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in White's half guard.
Hawk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawk slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
White wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is stalling here. White is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hawk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and White has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Hawk struggling a bit here.
Hawk is looking for a sweep.
Hawk is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on White's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hawk wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
White trying to control the action but Hawk is working from the bottom.
Hawk tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawk 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.
Hawk wants to get back to full guard.
White tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hawk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White prevents Hawk from improving his position.
Hawk gets full guard.
Hawk looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawk, not yet.

White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Hawk's legs - danger averted.
Hawk has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but White has passed into side control.
Hawk is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control.
Hawk looking for a sweep but White has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hawk regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Hawk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier White's cut.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

White tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.
Hawk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Hawk shoots in but no luck this time.
White defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hawk.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hawk.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hawk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk misses with the combination.
Hawk tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
Xavier White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawk gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
Hawk digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Hawk misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Hawk.
Hawk swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White takes a shot to the head.
Hawk throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
White working aggressively here.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hawk scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawk has double underhooks.
Hawk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hawk wants a takedown.
Hawk working aggressively here.
Thomas Hawk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White tries to break free but Hawk pushes him back against the cage.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
White trying to stall but Hawk improves his position.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hawk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hawk closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White throws a counter combo.
Hawk scores with a body shot.
White tries to clinch up but Hawk circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk connects with a single shot there.
White tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
White avoids the head kick by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White defending well as Hawk loads up on a big left hand.
Hawk loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White tries to clinch but Hawk moves away
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from White misses.
Hawk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White is looking to clinch.
Hawk drops down looking for a counter takedown but White sprawls and moves away.
Hawk works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk with a nice cross.

That has opened up Xavier White's cut even more.
Hawk is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Hawk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawk changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hawk jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hawk connects with a good right hand that stumbles White. White circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hawk throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.

Hawk gets a double leg takedown into White's guard.
Hawk wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Hawk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xavier White's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Hawk misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a flying knee. Nice.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Hawk keeps the fight on the outside.
White moves in looking to clinch but Hawk pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Hawk half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hawk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.

White rushes Hawk and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawk looking for a takedown.
Hawk works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White presses Hawk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

White breaks the clinch.
White wants to clinch.
Hawk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Hawk persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White tries to clinch up.
Hawk dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Hawk's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hawk misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White clinches with his opponent.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White misses with a body punch.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hawk backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White gets underhooks to prevent Hawk's takedown attempt.
White working hard to break the clinch.
White misses with a body punch.
White tries to work over Hawk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Hawk.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Hawk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Hawk tries to counter with a takedown but White is quick to defend against it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hawk.
Hawk misses the body punch
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawk misses with a body kick.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawk.
Hawk lands a jab.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White tries to clinch up.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from White misses.
Hawk throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Hawk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White tries to clinch there but Hawk circles away.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hawk gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawk sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Xavier White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hawk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hawk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hawk!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Thomas Hawk waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.